Longtime Colorado College English professor Claire Oberon Garcia assumes the title of Colorado State Historian as history, and how it’s taught, takes on an increasingly contentious role.
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Posted inEquity
Colorado emerges as a refuge for transgender children and their families
Once boycotted as the “hate state,” Colorado has become a bright spot on the map for the families of transgender children who are seeking care and safety.
Posted inWater
Water conservation remains a huge concern in the West, annual Colorado College poll shows
The State of the Rockies project’s 13th annual poll found that Coloradans and other western states are still on high alert about water shortages — and willing to act
Posted inOutdoors
The history of Colorado climbers who summit buildings instead of mountains
Many top Colorado climbing guides and pros have stories about buildering, the late-night ascents of campus buildings and public art that shaped their passions and careers.
Posted inClimate, Coloradans, Environment, News, Outdoors, Water
Citizen scientist records retreat of Colorado glaciers one ski run at a time
It’s the middle of summer and most people’s ski gear is packed away, but not Jonah Seifer’s. The moon is out, Denver streets are buzzing with people enjoying the cool night and Seifer is inside packing his gear to go skiing in the Front Range the following morning. He’ll begin his day carrying skis, a […]
Posted inClimate, Coloradans, COVID, Culture, Environment, News, Water
“A secret garden”: Hidden peonies on a farm near Pueblo became a public obsession
Just east of Pueblo, U.S. 50 stretches flat toward the plains, the glare of the sun muting the scrubby fields into dusty shades of brown and tan. It’s where the speed limit rises and you barely notice the trucking company yard, the cement plant or the wooden pallet-making company. South of the Arkansas River, where […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Stimulus funds should support Colorado students in need at both public and private colleges
Our colleagues in Colorado public higher education have affirmed a call for bold action to use monies from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) to support all students in need across Colorado no matter which college or university in our state that they choose to attend. As leaders of private Colorado higher-education institutions, we […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, News, Politics and Government
For Indigenous rights activists in Colorado, coronavirus brought momentum and pushback
Tziavii Stevens was born in Denver, and grew up mostly on a reservation in Nevada. She was the only girl on the reservation with a Paiute name. Tziavii means “the wild rose.” Stevens didn’t grow up particularly politically engaged, but that changed when she went to her first protest in Pueblo at the age of […]
Posted inClimate, Coloradans, Environment, News, Outdoors, Wildfire
Western wildfires, drought, coronavirus boost public fears about the state of public lands, new polls shows
Public alarm over the growing threats of climate change to Western lands and waters has doubled in the past decade, and Coloradans are even more worried than their neighbors about the ongoing drought’s brutal draining of rivers and lakes, according to new results from a long-term, eight-state poll run by Colorado College. People of color […]
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Opinion: New oil and gas rules make Colorado a leader in protecting public and the environment
Let’s set the record straight: Coloradans can’t trust the oil and gas industry to put public health and safety ahead of their bottom line. Just like any other industry, oil and gas must be held accountable in order to protect the well being of Coloradans and our environment. Thankfully, new rules governing oil and gas […]