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The outrages mount | Hal Bidlack

Updated 1 hour ago

My kindly and forgiving editors understand that, from time to time, I can’t help myself from leaping atop my rickety soapbox to vent. And, like...

Weiser’s leadership crucial for rural win-win | Rachel Gabel

Updated 21 hours ago

Attorney General Phil Weiser is going to win the gubernatorial election. That said, Colorado agriculture and rural communities have a 30-year track record of finding...

A Colorado history lesson for Victor Marx | Dick Wadhams

Updated 21 hours ago

Victor Marx, who narrowly won the Republican nomination for governor by one half 1% after boasting of a massive 44-point lead, is just as misguided...

‘Be prepared to march in the streets’ | Miller Hudson

Updated 21 hours ago

It was early in 1974 when I first met Tim Wirth as he announced his candidacy for Congress, challenging Republican incumbent Don Brotzman. Although I...

‘CoCo’ would take taxpayers for a ride | Jon Caldara

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The through line from Donald Trump to Victor Marx | SONDERMANN

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Primary voters rejected big money in politics | Paula Noonan

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Colorado’s primary proved in this political climate money doesn’t buy electoral happiness | Paula Noonan

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Could an independent win CD-1?

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Affronts to our children’s children | Hal Bidlack

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Colorado Republicans will have to live with the consequences of their candidate of choice | Miller Hudson

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Colorado Commission prioritizes feelings over science | Rachel Gabel

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One Republican can save the First Congressional | Jon Caldara

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What the regionality of Marx’s Republican primary win reveals about Colorado conservatives | Cronin & Loevy

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Democrats and the siren call of socialism | SONDERMANN

Updated 1 week ago

The political pendulum continues to swing, though its arc these days seems far more volatile and exaggerated. While there have always been outliers and more...

Too many stories, too little space | Hal Bidlack

Updated 2 weeks ago

Well, this week’s column presents a problem: there are far too many things in Colorado Politics of interest, and I want to write about them...

Agriculture’s workforce act addresses H-2A program issues | Rachel Gabel

Updated 2 weeks ago

A bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. G.T. Thompson (Pennsylvania-15) making changes to the accessibility and cost of agricultural labor has wide support from growers...

Another of Marx’s claims — his primary lead — was fake news | Dick Wadhams

Updated 2 weeks ago

Self-declared exorcist of demons and swashbuckling rescuer of 45,000 innocent women and children, Victor Marx narrowly won the Republican nomination for governor despite claiming he...

What makes a ‘real American’ after all? | Miller Hudson

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The Weiser-Bennet primary election political geography | Cronin & Loevy

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What Colorado could look like in a year under a Gov. Phil Weiser | Jon Caldara

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Half of Americans don’t know what the 250th anniversary celebrates | Vince Bzdek

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Phil Weiser’s sudden need to find the brake pedal | SONDERMANN

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How Colorado progressives prevailed in the primary over the machine | Paula Noonan

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A few thoughts on returning home | Hal Bidlack

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Digesting all the consequences of a weighty Colorado primary election | Miller Hudson

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Patchwork laws challenge nationwide hog production | Rachel Gabel

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Colorado needs an Independence Day | Jon Caldara

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Colorado primary election voters shake things up | Cronin & Loevy

Updated 3 weeks ago

Every election has its surprises, but last Tuesday’s Colorado primary election results gave us several unexpected outcomes. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett lost his bid to...

25 lessons and wishes to celebrate America’s 250th | SONDERMANN

Updated 3 weeks ago

The 250th celebration of America’s birth is upon us. There is undoubtedly much to salute. Despite plenty of strife and discontent at home, America remains...

Our legislature’s mission — absolve criminal conduct | George Brauchler

Updated 4 weeks ago

As the dust settles on a primary election that should alert Coloradans to the downward dive public safety may take in November — our current...

Telling themes to take away from Tuesday’s primary elections | Paula Noonan

Updated 4 weeks ago

Let’s be clear about how Colorado’s primaries arrived at these unexpected results. The most significant voting cohorts on both the Democratic and Republican sides were...