Social Security is now a shill for Trump. Trust nothing. (Letters)

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SSA is now a shill for Trump. Trust nothing. I woke Friday morning to an email from the Social Security Administration bragging about Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and how it was advantageous to me as a Social Security recipient. I verified this was actually […]

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Owning Pride: Overcoming oppression and being true selves (Letters)

Owning Pride: Overcoming oppression and being true selves Re: “Keep government out of Pride, whether it’s Trump or Biden,” June 29 commentary Had I grown up with a legion of Krista Kafers as my parents and neighbors and teachers and schoolmates and doctors and shopkeepers, […]

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A good day to remember the words in our Declaration of Independence (Letters)

A good day to remember our Declaration of Independence July 4th is much more than BBQs and beer, parades and horns. It celebrates the birth of our nation, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, a statement of why our first patriots felt compelled to […]

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Rancher compensation: Don’t cry wolf without the facts (Letters)

Don’t cry wolf without the facts Re: “Tie should go to the ranchers,” June 20 letter to the editor A recent letter suggests that if a wolf might be involved in a livestock death, the “tie should go to the rancher.” But with fewer than […]

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Trump’s ICE targeting noncriminals, like the nursing student detained in Colorado, here’s how we know (Editorial)

The apprehension and two-week detention of Caroline Dias Goncalves was a waste of federal resources and a violation of human decency. Goncalves, a nursing student from the University of Utah, has not been charged with any crime, and because the activities of Trump’s immigration force […]

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Move Denver Water for a new Broncos stadium? Not without money for all the trouble (Editorial)

We are thrilled by rumors that the Broncos’ new owners are acquiring land to keep the football team in the heart of Denver, right where it belongs. A brand new, privately financed stadium on currently contaminated and abandoned land, Burnham Yard, is a vision we […]

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Is downtown Denver dead? Not according to these inspiring Coloradans. (Editorial)

Hating on downtown Denver has become a sport for some, including recent college grads finding Denver’s cost of living to be unsustainable, anyone who has recently navigated Colfax’s construction cones, and yes, our Republican members of Congress who use the city as a political pawn […]

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Should Abraham Lincoln High School, and other low-performing Denver schools, be closed? (Editorial)

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero is right: the more accountability, the better for district schools that are struggling. We support his effort to reinstate district-led accountability metrics that bring support to low-performing schools, and as a last resort, include school closures. Marrero announced last […]

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The Boulder attack should deepen Colorado’s support for the Jewish community (Editorial)

The community of Boulder has once again suffered a horrific attack. On Sunday, a terrorist fueled by antisemitism attempted to burn people alive who had gathered on the Pearl Street Mall to walk in solidarity with Israeli hostages still held captive by Hamas. We pray […]

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Denver’s cuts will come at a terrible time, but no one should be surprised (Editorial)

No one should be surprised that Denver is scaling back hiring and spending for 2025 and 2026. The city has been living high on the hog for more than a decade, growing city government services and hiring hundreds, if not thousands, of new employees. Like […]

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