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Gov. Jared Polis is Rodney Dangerfield | Jon Caldara

Updated 15 hours ago

Hang onto your wallet, it’s a Colorado legislative session. And the loneliest person under the Gold Dome is Jared Polis, a governor without a nation....

Vince Bzdek: Coloradans are fed up with the high price of cars

Updated 1 day ago

Car buyers in Colorado – and America – are fed up. Cars are too damn expensive. The average price of a new car broke the...

Unsolicited advice to both Republicans and Democrats | SONDERMANN

Updated 1 day ago

This even-numbered year will be one of political turnover in Colorado with the governor’s chair opening up, along with the other state executive offices (attorney...

Regime change, this time down Venezuela way | Kelly Sloan

Updated 3 days ago

As luck and the calendar would have it, I penned my annual “state of the world” column two days before the grand fireworks in Caracas...

Lack of accountability in state standardized testing system | NOONAN

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado chose politics over public safety and now our communities pay the price | PODIUM

Updated 5 days ago

Helping close Colorado school children’s literacy gaps | OPINION

Updated 5 days ago

Do Coloradans really care about reproductive health? | OPINION

Updated 6 days ago

Putting power back in the hands of the petty | BIDLACK

Updated 6 days ago

Thinking through what to expect in the world in 2026 | SLOAN

Updated 6 days ago

Are we all post-liberals now? | Luige del Puerto

Updated 6 days ago

The subtle independence at the heart of Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s shrewd politics | HUDSON

Updated 7 days ago

They don’t make ’em like Ben Nighthorse Campbell anymore | GABEL

Updated 7 days ago

Colorado’s ski bums on strike vs. ‘Big Ski’ | CALDARA

Updated 1 week ago

Ben Nighthorse Campbell was a Colorado original | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 week ago

One day in 1982, Ben Nighthorse Campbell walked into a political caucus in Colorado to kill time after thunderstorms grounded his flight. He ended up...

The lie that persists five years later| SONDERMANN

Updated 1 week ago

Some dates require no explanation. September 11. October 7. And to the subject of today’s column, January 6. Mention the calendar number and the images...

The year the Capitol Christmas tree was delivered by a senator | OPINION

Updated 2 weeks ago

The voice on the phone was familiar, but the request was not. It was the latter part of September 2000. The person on the other...

Peddling poor pay at Casa Bonita, ‘South Park’ creators a self-satire | NOONAN

Updated 2 weeks ago

Trey Parker and Matt Stone of the now fabled show “South Park” took on a rebuild of Casa Bonita in Lakewood out of nostalgia for...

Protecting 340B means protecting access to care close to home | OPINION

Updated 2 weeks ago

Rounding up a year that mostly won’t be missed | BIDLACK

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Republicans at a crossroads on election integrity | OPINION

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s next governor should make kids in foster care a priority | OPINION

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s unaffiliated vote is up for grabs in 2026 | Dick Wadhams

Updated 2 weeks ago

The men and women of meatpacking on my mind | Rachel Gabel

Updated 2 weeks ago

Thinking through what may be on tap in 2026 | HUDSON

Updated 2 weeks ago

Democracy is under attack, right here in Colorado | Jon Caldara

Updated 2 weeks ago

8 exemplars to guide us into the new year | SONDERMANN

Updated 2 weeks ago

‘The canary in the democracy mine is local journalism’ | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 weeks ago

Put a moratorium on plastic pipes to protect our firefighters | OPINION

Updated 2 weeks ago

By Stephen Clapham It may shock people to learn that cancer is the most dangerous threat to firefighter health and safety. In fact, cancer is...

A not-so-merry Christmas season for concerned Commerce City residents | NOONAN

Updated 3 weeks ago

Happy holidays and keep your eyes and ears open for coming events in 2026 during the election season. As a heads-up, the closer government is...

As Colorado’s soon-to-be majority, independent voters will determine state’s political future | PODIUM

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado, and Coloradans, value independence. Now that we’ve flipped the page on a new election year calendar, we will soon discover just how much we...

Modernize permitting to meet our energy needs | OPINION

Updated 3 weeks ago

By Gabe Evans and Heather Reams Energy needs across the country are growing, particularly as domestic AI and advanced manufacturing increase. To meet this demand,...