For four months, Gov. Jared Polis has tried to appeal to our intellects with thorough presentations of the facts. He’s used flattery, suggesting that Coloradans are special and exceptional in our willingness to cooperate to protect each other’s health and to preserve our cherished way of life. He’s expressed empathy for all of us who […]
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Mullica: Gov. Polis, Colorado needs a statewide mask order
We continue to hear that masks save lives, and Gov. Jared Polis has not been shy in telling us to “wear your damn mask.” Let’s be clear: masks do save lives, and we should be wearing our “damn” masks. However, we need to realize that no amount of social media posts or news conference statements substitute […]
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Drew Litton: Mask-wearing is a matter of principle
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
The common refrain of “Wear a mask…” convinced me to respond with a prose poem
Oh, they say wear a mask for safety’s sake. Are they kidding? Fear grips the heart and throat of merchants when they cannot fully see a black or brown face: male or female. Masks intimidate. Suspect just by being alive. Complicated. We wish for normal more than others because we are aware what the masks […]
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New function for Phunkshun masks weaves connections through Colorado’s cut-and-sew community
When the pandemic shutdown hit, Jason Badgley sent his 16 employees home and locked the doors at his newly expanded Phunkshun Wear manufacturing shop. Two weeks later on April 3, Gov. Jared Polis asked Coloradans to start wearing masks and slipped a custom-made covering over his face. The Phunkshun label was just below his right […]
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Drew Litton: A Colorado reality check
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Littwin: Colorado’s legislature is where you’ll find the real unmasking scandal
It should come as no surprise that the decision to reopen the country — responsibly in the case of some governors, Brian Kemp-like in the case of others — has somehow become less a health issue than a political issue. Nothing, including the approach of 100,000 Americans dead of COVID-19, changes that. That’s the world […]
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I ache for the 2020 high school and college seniors who missed graduation traditions
COVID-19 Commencement Instead offuzzy dicerosary beadsTibetan bellscrystals amuletssunglassesparking permits and 2020 tassels face masks now hangfrom rear-view mirrors. MORE: See all of our Write On, Colorado entries and learn how to submit your own here. Andrea Doray is an author, poet and essayist who advocates for free speech, freedom of the press and funny stories. She lives […]
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It feels weird to wear a mask in public. But it could help save my husband’s life.
On April 3, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis advised everyone in our state to start wearing masks anytime we go outside – whether we’re shopping in a grocery store or walking our dogs. He suggested we make them out of old T-shirts, like a “1998 guacamole champion” shirt that shrunk and we thought we’d never use […]
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Uncertainty fuels coronavirus scams, misinformation around Colorado
Robocalls offering help getting stimulus checks. Posts on Facebook that suggest vitamins and essential oils to combat COVID-19. Debates on Twitter over the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus. Misleading information about rules on when to wear a face mask. There’s plenty of misinformation and disinformation circulating as Coloradans and the rest of the world […]