In “What’d I Miss?” Myra, prodded by Ossie, ponders the silly things we believe as kids — and wonders if her 19-year-old self is still calling the shots.
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Zornio: Expanding Peña Boulevard isn’t the answer. Modernizing Denver’s airport is.
Denver International Airport officials have proposed expanding roads to ease your drive to DIA, but a better solution is to bring DIA to you
Posted inOutdoors
Colorado’s mountain towns are being loved to death. A new roadmap can help them escape the “amenity trap.”
A new report by Headwaters Economics highlights progressive growth strategies across the country to help amenity-rich communities navigate growth challenges
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Sens. Zenzinger-Kirkmeyer: As Gov. Jared Polis himself once said, local control matters
Two senators, a Democrat and Republican, argue that Colorado would be better off without a major land-use bill, unless there are big changes
Posted inHousing
Housing density requirements dramatically pared back in Colorado governor’s major land-use use bill
Senate Bill 213 was amended Tuesday to build more support for the measure among lawmakers and to ensure the legislation’s passage out of its first committee
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Laura Pritchett: A New Year’s discovery — a lost letter to future me
For columnist Laura Pritchett, a 6-year-old letter to her future self revealed an overstretched woman yearning for calm and laughter. And it allowed her to measure her progress.
Posted inWater
Thornton has plenty of water — it’s just in the wrong place. And that’s a very Colorado story.
As drought and unbridled population expansion stretch state water demand beyond the supply, Thornton’s plan-ahead vision is blocked at every turn.
Posted inEnvironment
How two big Denver suburbs are approaching the reality that they’re running out of water
Fast-growing Castle Rock starts with a turf ban, while Arvada doubles connection fees. Water prices are now part of the affordable housing equation.
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: We are rediscovering Denver after 22 years gone. Here’s what we found.
On a morning walk in our new neighborhood, my wife and I were reflecting on our move back to Denver after living and working in Portland, Oregon, the past 22 years. We’ve seen dramatic changes since we returned in November. Some for the better, some worse and some changes that are too early to judge […]
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Opinion: Why we need to reach hard-to-count Coloradans. There’s a lot at stake.
“Census undercount” is a daunting phrase arriving in most households with a thud, like “infrastructure decline” or “education reform.” It definitely sounds like a problem, somebody else should certainly be doing something about it, now what’s going on with Harry and Meghan? So we’re going to get specific right away, before we lose you. Let’s […]