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Opinion: The House passed a universal gun background check bill one year ago. The Senate and president must find the courage to act.

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Secret Service study: Most school shooters were badly bullied, showed warning signs

By The Associated Press Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published

These five bills are designed to make Colorado schools safer. None touches on guns.

By Erica Breunlin Education Primary category in which blog post is published

Wilson: Dear CSU, permitting blackface opens a racial Pandora’s box.

By Theo E.J. Wilson Opinion

Colorado’s trailblazing Safe2Tell system needs significant upgrades, lawmakers say

By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Crisanta Duran: “Never again” must be more than just words

By Crisanta Duran Opinion

Opinion: We are the children of gun violence, fear, racism and hate. Will you love us more than your guns?

By Nina Shelanski Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to tear down Columbine High School

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Should schools and buildings be torn down after mass shootings? Columbine looks to others as it struggles with trespassers

There are countless examples of macabre tourist attractions that have drawn the focus of the curious and the obsessed, or they were razed or remodeled quickly

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Colorado learned the danger of glamorizing shooters. Does lionizing student heroes also carry risks?

After two high-profile cases of students fighting back and dying, psychologists warn a shift in school safety could have dangerous ripple effects

Opinion: Let’s find ways to protect students without placing them at additional risk

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Austin Eubanks, Columbine school shooting survivor who became advocate for fighting addiction, found dead

Austin Eubanks was shot in the hand and knee in the Columbine attack that killed 12 classmates and a teacher

Nicolais: Sadly, the STEM School shooting will become just another statistic

The sheer volume of mass shootings in America has condemned the victims at STEM to become one more statistic in an ocean of school shootings

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Six big takeaways from The Colorado Sun’s forum with Gov. Jared Polis and top state lawmakers

The politicians discussed everything from how to improve Colorado’s vaccination rate to their reactions to the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting and the resignation Sunday of state Rep. Rochelle Galindo

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Jared Polis is learning early on about one of the hardest parts of being governor: serving as the state’s chief mourner

Jared Polis follows Gov. John Hickenlooper and others before him in leading Colorado through tragedy and disaster. He’s found that it’s one of the toughest parts of being the state's chief executive.

Nicolais: Finding hope amid evil thanks to Kendrick Castillo

In the STEM school shooting, Castillo joined a long list of heroes who put themselves between gun violence and the people around them

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