Columns
The grift at the core of Colorado ed department’s ‘innovation programs’ | Paula Noonan
Updated 2 days ago
Colorado’s K-12 school finance, transparency and accountability systems have urgent, connected problems with a slow-motion state response. Money is spilling out of school finance funds...
Cherry Creek school district plays defense | Jimmy Sengenberger
Updated 3 days ago
Cherry Creek Schools is a shadow of its former self. When I graduated from Grandview High School in 2008, the district still earned its motto: “Dedicated...
Just kidding about the separation of church and state? | Hal Bidlack
Updated 4 days ago
You may recall the old truism the three things you shouldn’t discuss at a cocktail party are religion, politics, and, well, that last one often...
A bill to bring back Colorado’s world-class music scene | OPINION
Updated 4 days ago
By Akilah Graham and Bobby Rogers There was a time when Denver was a destination for music lovers. Jazz clubs lined our streets, and places...
Let the state’s narrative-laundering season begin | Jon Caldara
Updated 5 days ago
A longshot, upset bid and a few quick takes | SONDERMANN
Updated 6 days ago
The danger of when government goes rogue | Paula Noonan
Updated 1 week ago
Yet again, when rights are in conflict | Hal Bidlack
Updated 2 weeks ago
Threats inside and out loom for Colorado’s Republicans | Dick Wadhams
Updated 2 weeks ago
Recognizing the value of generational work | Rachel Gabel
Updated 2 weeks ago
The Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat in southeastern Colorado is a swath of prairie that begins in Cheyenne and far-southeastern Lincoln counties and moves south and...
Why the controversy with mail-in ballots? | Cronin & Loevy
Updated 2 weeks ago
Most Coloradans enjoy the right to vote “by mail” at election time. Most Americans favor this process. But U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to...
Who are the kings being crowned here in Colorado? | Jon Caldara
Updated 2 weeks ago
Though most of us celebrate “No Kings Day” on July 4, the Trump-deranged got a head start last weekend with rallies around the state. Attendees...
Democrats rebounding without learning necessary lessons | SONDERMANN
Updated 2 weeks ago
“When we fight, we win!” That, reportedly, was the chant heard over and over again at the Colorado Democratic Assembly a week ago. It suggests...
An April Fool’s Day to remember | Capitol M | Week of April 4, 2026
Updated 2 weeks ago
Killing off the Regional Transportation District | Miller Hudson
Updated 3 weeks ago
Colorado hates its disabled citizens | Jon Caldara
Updated 3 weeks ago
Kwame Spearman warrants plenty of criticism, not cancellation | SONDERMANN
Updated 3 weeks ago
Colorado’s place in President Trump’s oil-and-gas approach | Paula Noonan
Updated 3 weeks ago
What exactly makes you a public figure? | Hal Bidlack
Updated 4 weeks ago
Mum on his own replacement, Bennet disrespects voters | Dick Wadhams
Updated 4 weeks ago
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is playing an arrogant game of hide-and-seek with Colorado voters as he seeks to abandon his Senate seat to become governor....
What kind of energy independence did we pay for? | Miller Hudson
Updated 4 weeks ago
It was during the summer of 1972 AT&T published an internal solicitation for installation and repair supervisors with “inner-city” experience to transfer to Mountain Bell....
Those who cannot live without wild things | Rachel Gabel
Updated 4 weeks ago
Aldo Leopold wrote in his Sand County Almanac, “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” The collection of essays...
Thank God for Wyoming — the un-Colorado | Jon Caldara
Updated 4 weeks ago
Years ago, I interviewed a Canadian health-care broker whose job was helping his countrymen escape their own failing system. When their “free” health care turned...
It’s time to let unaffiliated voters caucus | Vince Bzdek
Updated 4 weeks ago
A Mile High, again: Capitol M | Week of March 21, 2026
Updated 4 weeks ago
The insular bubble of caucuses and assemblies | SONDERMANN
Updated 4 weeks ago
Penny wise but foolish by pounds | Paula Noonan
Updated 4 weeks ago
Want to talk to the Colorado legislature? Be nice | Hal Bidlack
Updated 1 month ago
Constituents still message DC — but are our reps even listening? | Miller Hudson
Updated 1 month ago
Stealing voters’ expectation of expert wildlife management | Rachel Gabel
Updated 1 month ago
Are our overlords normalizing power outages? | Jon Caldara
Updated 1 month ago
Who has the power to declare war? | Cronin and Loevy
Updated 1 month ago
The delicate, ever-changing dance between politics and religion | SONDERMANN
Updated 1 month ago

