Russian journalist and editor-in-exile Marina Sedneva has been embedded at The Colorado Sun this month. She reflects on democracy and the importance of journalism.
Ukraine
Posted inNews
Joe Biden tells Air Force Academy graduates in Colorado Springs “the world is going to get more confusing”
Biden, 80, fell on stage as diplomas were being handed out. A spokesman suggested he tripped on a sandbag and said the president is fine.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Littwin: Biden couldn’t have picked a better time for his trips to a war zone
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that Joe Biden’s secret trip to war-torn Kyiv and his strongly worded rebuttal to Putin’s speech sent a clear and powerful message.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: An offense against national sovereignty
Our outdated immigration system is stressing resources, while the U.S. budget throws money everywhere except at border security
Posted inEquity, News
Dozens of Ukrainian refugees have found a temporary home in a Polish palace. A Colorado coalition is paying for their stay.
Each week, Valeria Baklanovski’s aunt stops by her family’s apartment and waters the flowers. They’re one of the few remaining signs of life in their home in Ukraine, still blooming at a time their city has shriveled under occupation by Russian forces. It’s been more than two months since Baklanovski and her parents fled Kherson, […]
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The story — and the mission — behind the Ukrainian artwork about to be sold in Denver
Maria Manuilenko was carrying lots of cash — and 10 suitcases filled with expensive artwork — when she got stranded at the Ukraine-Poland border. She had spent weeks collecting paintings made by Ukrainian artists, and had plans to bring them back to the United States, where they would be sold to support the artists and […]
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From Ukraine to Larkspur: A family adjusts to life in Douglas County after fleeing war
Maryna and Oleksandr Sheveria miss Ukrainian bread. They miss the taste and the texture of the freshly baked crust. They miss their home and their dog and their two cats. They miss the mundane day-to-day tasks of going to work, grilling out on weekends and planning for vacation. All of those parts of their lives […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Colorado’s Jason Crow travels with Nancy Pelosi to Kyiv for meeting with Volodymr Zelenskyy
By Vanesa Gera, The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — A U.S. congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the courage of the Ukrainian people in remarks during a visit to Poland on Sunday, a day after a surprise trip to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymr Zelenskyy. The American legislators assessed Ukraine’s needs […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Silverman: Denver’s Babi Yar Park is a hidden gem and a moving monument to Holocaust victims
Here is a southeast Denver secret for you to remember: Babi Yar Park lies just downhill and east of South Havana across from Sam’s No. 3 and the Stampede Club. Locate that giant Larry Miller flag. Go east on Yale. You are there. The parking lot is rarely full. On RTD, take the 83D. The […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Silverman: We need to stand up to bullies, at the Oscars or in the Kremlin
Humor is hard these days. Witness Chris Rock, who got slapped hard by Will Smith for a bad bald joke. Weeks later, Chris Rock and the world are still processing what we witnessed. The last thing this world needs right now is more violence, pain and bullying. Putin’s War and worldwide pandemics don’t lend themselves […]