Author: Lisa Walton
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Greeley Tribune: Story shows rehabilitation is the best result of criminal justice system
Shawna Cranmer knows she was lucky to get a second chance. When she crashed her car while drunk with her three kids in the car, she could have died. They could have died. Or, at the very least, she could have ended up in jail and lost custody of her children. But Cranmer instead got…
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Coloradoan: Homeless locker idea should face scrutiny of Fort Collins’ grant process
The long-running debate for how Fort Collins addresses homelessness has reached another flash point. This time, the issue is making lockers available to people who are experiencing homelessness. It’s a small piece of a much the bigger, complicated and messy issue of helping people who don’t have housing. The Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship has proposed…
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Aurora Sentinel: No way forward for state Sen. Baumgardner after sexual harassment claims — other than out of the Capitol
The way forward is now clear for state Sen. Randy Baumgardner, the latest state lawmaker caught up in a recent wave of sexual harassment allegations at the state Capitol and across the country. Baumgardner must apologize to the woman or women he abused at the Capitol. He must apologize to his constituents and to his…
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AG plans to fight $1.9M claim for overturned conviction
DENVER- Colorado’s attorney general is fighting a claim for $1.9 million in compensation filed by a man who spent 28 years in prison for a rape conviction that was eventually overturned. The attorney general’s office said Friday that Clarence Moses-EL’s case may not meet the requirements of Colorado’s Exoneration Act. The office says that while…
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Aurora Sentinel: Time for Coffman, Gardner, the rest of the GOP to make good on DACA promises
The moment of truth has arrived for those in Congress long professing to see the problem of so-called Dreamers solved because it’s undeniably the right thing to do. The heroic but ill-fated efforts of Senate Democrats to force a solution for immigrants put at risk by President Donald Trump’s attack on the Deferred Action for…
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Human trafficking awareness training in Colorado Springs addresses growing problem
The main difference between the slave trade of the 1700s and today’s version is that now it’s hidden. And that’s the reason the commercial sex trade hasn’t been abolished, according to experts who conducted training Thursday for school teachers and administrators across the region. “The biggest problem is people not seeing it, and if you…
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Air Force Academy cadet accused of sexual assault found not guilty
An Air Force Academy cadet accused of sexual assault in September was acquitted by a court martial Wednesday night. Senior cadet Steven Fox, who was lauded for his work with rape prevention programs, was accused in September of assaulting a Colorado Springs man he took as a date to an academy dance in 2015. Charging…
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Thousands join women’s marches in Colorado cities
DENVER – Coloradans have gathered in Denver, Pueblo, Grand Junction and Broomfield for rallies on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, supporting equality, immigrant rights, environmental protection and other causes. The Denver Post reported the women’s march at Denver’s Civic Center park on Saturday appeared to draw about 50,000 people. An estimated 100,000 attended last year’s…
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Aurora Sentinel: Dems were right to avert a DACA humanitarian crisis with government shutdown
Few things exemplify the dysfunction of American politics like the closure of the U.S. government, but few things warrant such histrionics as does the plight of America’s so-called DREAMer children. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and other Democrats were right to put an end to deceit and malfeasance by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, choosing…
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Denver Post: Denver Day Works program for homeless continues to inspire
Sometimes in our editorializing we promote a public program we really hope will succeed while secretly worrying about its chances. Such was the case more than a year ago with a plan from Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to offer homeless folks chances for day work. When it comes to finding helpful solutions for this community,…