Colorado law enforcement would be barred from breaking up a protest unless there is an imminent threat of violence or major property damage from a “significant” number of people acting in unison, under legislation introduced Tuesday at the state legislature. Senate Bill 31 comes in response to unrest last summer following the killing of George […]
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Posted inElection 2020, News, Politics and Government
PHOTOS: Coloradans react to Joe Biden winning the presidency
The presidential election was called in Democrat Joe Biden’s favor on Saturday, sending scores of Coloradans out into the streets to both celebrate and decry his victory. Colorado Sun photographers fanned out to capture the scene. Mobile users: Turn your phones horizontally to view the images and the captions. MORE: Joe Biden supporters across Colorado […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Carman: Now you’ve done it. Mom is mad and you’re in big trouble.
My brothers and I always knew where the real power lay in our family. Our dad was hot-headed and temperamental. He would blow up equally over a D on a report card, a kid getting caught smoking in the woods or milk spilled at the dinner table. Behind his back we called him Old Yeller. […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, News
Tragedy has prepared Colorado students for their next battle: police brutality and racism
Minutes before a group of young protesters was set to begin its own Black Lives Matter moment on Saturday, the skies opened up. Heavy rain mixed with wind gusts and swirling dust sent demonstrators sheltering in groups near cars at Strive Prep – RISE near Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. Most of the protesters, most […]