The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Monuments fight is about the long view
The policy tug-of-war on federally owned lands in the West has been going since European settlers started moving into the frontier two centuries ago. As users move into areas with federal land holdings, they see opportunities for extractive development — mining, drilling, grazing and harvesting — while others see opportunities for preservation and ecologic diversity.
On Wednesday, the next sharp pull in the conflict between preservation and development took place, in Washington, D.C.
By executive order, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Interior to examine national monuments that have been declared since 1996 to determine whether their borders should remain intact or that their protections remain at all.
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Jimmy Sengenberger
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Updated 2 days ago
Denver Public Schools is seeing green — literally. As Superintendent Alex Marrero hailed the district’s new “accredited (green)” rating as “a significant milestone” last week, he asked teachers to wear green and even changed the district’s website’s color scheme to...
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Eric Sonderemann
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Hal Bidlack
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Dick Wadhams
dick-wadhams@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
Unaffiliated numbers continue to rise as major figures in both parties repel Colorado voters. As of Aug. 1, unaffiliated voters accounted for 49.5% (2,029,337) of the electorate with Democrats at 25.3% (1,036,115) and Republicans at 22.8 percent (936,002). But the...
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Rachel Gabel
rachel-gabel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
Sometimes the simple solution is the best. For most livestock producers in the state, fall is weaning time for calves which is a stressful but necessary event for livestock. Now, the only essential oils I’m into are the ones that...
Transgender gun rights | CALDARA
Jon Caldara
jon-caldara@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
The 23-year-old shooter of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was born male. He identified as a woman and legally changed his name before he killed two and injured 18. The shooter of the Nashville Covenant School in March 2023 was...
Leadership capital — and its paradoxes | CRONIN
Tom Cronin
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Updated 5 days ago
“Leadership capital” is a general metaphor used in business, politics and the military to denote a “leader” has approximately so much prestige or useable “currency.” It is not exactly the same as power or position, yet it is related. One can...
Legislature set renters up to fail with misguided change to income requirements | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 6 days ago
By Erica Sanchez It is no secret families across Colorado are struggling to pay rent. While anti-growth policies have continued to drive up the costs of all housing across the state, our elected leaders have desperately tried to pursue new...
From pause to possibility — Colorado can lead on AI | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 6 days ago
By Loren Furman and Brittany Morris Saunders The recent delay of Colorado’s AI Act (Senate Bill 205) is not a setback. It is an opportunity to get AI right in Colorado. Rather than starting over, this pause gives lawmakers, businesses...
What does it mean to be a man, and to be a woman, today? | NOONAN
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
Richard Reeves, a Brit expert on masculinity, investigates what it means to be a man today. He is commenting on the number of men under 40 who are scrambling to find their masculinity and humanity in the face of women’s...
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