If Denver Mayor Mike Johnston can find $2 million in the budget for pickleball, surely there is $1.5 million available for rethinking the city’s approach to public safety, community members say
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Posted inPolitics and Government
Jared Polis isn’t going to ban guns. But that might not be the point of the Colorado Capitol sit-in.
Part of asking for such a radical — if unrealistic — change is to garner attention, regardless of whether their demands will actually be met
Posted inEducation, Equity, Health, News
How programs across Colorado aim to end “period poverty” with free tampons and pads
As the new school term begins at Denver Public Schools, students who menstruate may be surprised to find new additions near the paper towels and soap in girls’, all-gender and teacher restrooms: free tampons and menstrual pads. While many private and public schools in the state have tampons and pads available for sale in restrooms, […]
Posted inCOVID, Health, News
Colorado is betting big on vaccine influencers. It’s unclear if people will “like” their message.
In April, a Breckenridge stylist who uses the Instagram name @ilikeprettyhair sat down in front of her phone and recorded a message for her roughly 5,000 followers. “What’s up, my mountain mamas?” the stylist, LaRissa Marie Chapa, said in a serene voice. She wore a bright red wide-brimmed hat and a sleeveless top that displayed […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Coping with virtual graduations and pandemic depersonalization
The moment my daughter graduated from college, I was knee-deep in dead weeds, my face behind a mask — not to block coronavirus, but to block all the allergens I was stirring up. This not-pretty moment came as I hacked away at the ragweed in the front yard. Though Emerald was graduating from a university […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, News, Politics and Government
Indigenous students say they need more from Colorado universities. An in-state tuition bill is a first step.
By Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado Indigenous students with historical ties to Colorado could soon get in-state tuition at public colleges under a proposal that recently cleared its first legislative hurdle. Student advocates say the bill is part of a broader push on how Colorado schools need to address injustice against Indigenous people and ensure all […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Amid COVID-19, the benefits of science depend on the quality of our democracy
We often idolize science as something that is apolitical or should be outside the political sphere. Yet, in the midst of the historic COVID-19 pandemic, science has become a political salvo in championing some causes while jeopardizing others. We see this across the world as governments choose whether they should open or close schools, mandate […]