The Fort Collins Coloradoan editorial: We honor all who sacrifice for freedom
Each year we rightly celebrate Memorial Day. We remember those who served in uniform and died either in armed conflict or from various other causes.
Memorial Day grew out of Decoration Day, first celebrated in 1868 when the Grand Army of the Republic decorated the graves of the Union war dead with flowers. Former Confederate soldiers soon created their own competing practice, and eventually the two were combined into one – Memorial Day.
We often hear it said that others died protecting our freedoms. That is a just cause.
We define our culture through the stories we tell, of our founding fathers and mothers, of our wars, of our best and our worst. Even our movies – think of the typical Western about someone fighting for the underdog – feature the repressed, the hopeless, the powerless.
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Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 2 minutes ago
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Marianne Goodland
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Updated 17 minutes ago
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Federal judge sanctions Pueblo for destroying evidence in lawsuit
Michael Karlik
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Updated 27 minutes ago
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Marianne Goodland
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Updated 1 hour ago
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House Democrats’ campaign arm adds five GOP seats to target list, including Colorado’s CD5
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
House Democrats‘ campaign arm is adding five new Republican seats to its target list for the 2026 midterm elections, bringing the total to 44 districts “in play” for the party as it seeks to turn public opinion in its favor...
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Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
A proof of citizenship and voter ID bill is hitting the floor for the third time in the House, granting Republicans another opportunity to push one of its strongest, election-tested messages as the party scrambles to recapture public opinion on...
JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge
Hap Fry, Special to The Gazette
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Updated 32 minutes ago
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Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans
Joey Cappelletti
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Updated 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group of state leaders meet in Washington later this month after the White House planned to invite only Republicans. Colorado...
Legal war over Trump’s immigration detention policy far from over despite key win
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 22 hours ago
The Trump administration won a key victory at a federal appeals court late last week, when its mandatory detention policy for illegal immigrants was upheld, but it still faces skepticism in various other federal courts. The administration’s mandatory detention policy...
Laura Clellan named sole finalist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife director
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 21 hours ago
The Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that Laura Clellan, who is currently serving as acting director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, is the only finalist for the job. Clellan has been acting director of CPW since Nov. 25, when...
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