If I close my eyes, it seems the mob is still battering the gates to the US Capitol. I can hear their angry cries and see the sequence of thei…
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Jimmy Sengenberger: "Truthfully, and contrary to the narrative perpetuated by liberals and the media, most Republicans — particularly in Color…
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Hal Bidlack: "It is my sincere hope that with the departure of the most unfit occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we can get back to, well, …
- Heidi Ganahl
As I reflect on the election and the attack on the Capitol, I’m searching for wisdom to guide me as a citizen, a parent, and a public official…
- Kendra McCormick
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When Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman went undercover as a homeless person recently, he seemed to make lots of judgments, however his conclusions lac…
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Miller Hudson: "We should not forget that the personal freedoms we each enjoy can only be secured when those empowered to guarantee them are b…
- By Debbie Brown and Kristin Strohm
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented health and safety challenges to Coloradans and businesses across the state. Now, more than eve…
- Benjamin Waddell
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I was born and raised in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Like many, I’ve struggled to understand the actions of my district’s newly ele…
- John Johnson and Peter Hilts
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POINT: John Johnson
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Jon Caldara: "Nothing is more valuable to a free society than the unrestricted exchange of ideas, no matter how offensive some ideas might seem."
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Eric Sondermann: "From the moment [Donald Trump] took the oath four years ago in front of, 'the largest audience ever to witness an inaugurati…
- Vince Bzdek
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During the sacking of the Capitol last week, someone engraved the words “Murder the Media” on one of the doors of democracy’s cathedral. And m…
- Jimmy Sengenberger
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Today, the General Assembly is gaveling in for the third and final day of the “first part” of its legislative session before it adjourns until…
Hal Bidlack: "While I pointed out above how petty and vindictive some elected officials can be, quite often elected officials (at least at the…
Kelly Sloan writes how Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman's week as an undercover homeless person "should help inform the direction that public policie…
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Paula Noonan: "The goons seek to put a liar and grifter back into the White House and 'reclaim' the people’s house as if it’s theirs alone. Th…
- Mark Hillman
Five Americans lost their lives in the riot at the U.S. Capitol. What makes that tragedy even worse is that it was so unnecessary. We didn’t a…
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Jimmy Sengenberger: "I will say it bluntly: Gov. Jared Polis and his administration have already failed front-line health care workers, 'essen…
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Hal Bidlack: "Since the end of World War II our military has gone from an organization that drew from a wide swath of American culture ... to …
- Jason R. Dunn
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In the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office, we have a wide range of law enforcement priorities, from fighting violent crime and drug trafficking, …
- Heidi Ganahl
Miracles happen, right here in Colorado. I should know.
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Miller Hudson reviews "last week’s sequence of political thunderclaps."
- Pete Coors
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The National Western Stock Show had persevered through two world wars and a Great Depression. As the long summer of 2020 progressed, though, t…
- Neal Schuerer and Josh Dunn
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POINT: Neal Schuerer
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Jon Caldara: "We forget how quickly inflation can start and how easily it can run out of control. There are many signals that, despite what dr…
- Vince Bzdek
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When I’ve needed to reboot my enthusiasm for journalism, or restore my faith in humanity some, I’ve found myself turning to college kids for h…
- Mike Rosen
There must be something in the air of the northwest that makes them clueless in Seattle, to say nothing of Portland, where both cities allowed…
- Jimmy Sengenberger
Wednesday, as the U.S. Congress deliberated objections to the Electoral College votes for Arizona, the Capitol fell under siege for the first …
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Hal Bidlack: "While I understand the disapproval, I also think Coffman should get some credit for at least trying to understand the challenges…
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Kelly Sloan: "As fate would have it, the imposition of the Leviathan-version of the Five-Star program became a moot point; right about the tim…
- Douglas Jones and Paul Andrews
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It all started on the South Platte River banks in 1906 when the National Western Stock Show was born. The humble beginnings were led by cattle…
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Paula Noonan: "No traditional Denver public school carries over that much money in unassigned funds. If those funds are donations, no Denver p…
- Cole Finegan
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In addition to its devastating and tragic toll on human health and lives, the novel coronavirus within months has also taken downtown Denver b…
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Jimmy Sengenberger: "Let’s be real: The 2020 presidential election is over."
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Hal Bidlack: "There are enough substantive things to argue about without insisting on an alternative and fact-fluid world view."
- Heidi Ganahl
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Last summer, there was a loose but noteworthy consensus among Colorado’s political class that, compared to Democratic governors in other blue …
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Miller Hudson: "Let’s take a minute and consider the tightrope act Jared Polis is walking."
- Tatiana Bailey Executive Director, UCCS Economic Forum
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If there is one thing that Americans can agree upon it is that the divisions between us have only grown deeper during the past four years and …
- Jonathan Samet, and Jude Bayham; Carrie Geitner
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POINT: Samet and Bayham
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A year ago, as a rather new writer here, I noted the turning of the calendar with a column paying tribute to eight exemplars in my circle. As …
- Karol Markowicz
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On Dec. 8, NFL football player Dez Bryant of the Baltimore Ravens tested positive for COVID-19, 19 minutes before the Ravens were scheduled to…
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Jon Caldara: "Colorado judges wear black robes to symbolize the absolute lack of transparency in their operations."
- Vince Bzdek
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On Wednesday at 8:40 p.m., Gov. Jared Polis posted a major health policy change on Facebook, announcing that counties at the red level of the …
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Hal Bidlack: "After the most obvious folks, the decision on who gets the scarce vaccine becomes far more subjective and challenging (and it is…
- Larry Queen
Who is being hurt by eviction moratoriums? All of us.
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Paula Noonan: "A year ends and a new year begins. On the last day of the year, it’s a good time to think about what the state can do to make t…
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Kelly Sloan: "If government bureaucracy can be said to excel at any one thing, it is redundancy, usually of the harmful variety. Most of the t…
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Hal Bidlack: "With the duty to write the final column of the remarkable year 2020 now before me, I look back across a truly memorable yet forg…
- By JOEY BUNCH joey.bunch@coloradopolitics.com
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Joey Bunch: "It was less than two decades ago when it seemingly took Dick Wadhams 45 minutes to call out Jefferson County's elected Republican…