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Steve Schuck on the ‘magic’ of school choice | The OpEdge Podcast

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Parents Challenge co-founder and longtime school choice advocate Steve Schuck joins The OpEdge to discuss expanding educational opportunities and ensuring parents are in charge of...

DEA’s Miguel Chino describes Colorado’s place on the ‘fentanyl pill superhighway’ | The OpEdge Podcast

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Miguel Chino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, joins The OpEdge to paint the picture of Colorado’s...

Fourteen years after Aurora — we can’t afford to go backward | GUEST COLUMN

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By John Hickenlooper and Gabby Giffords Two Saturdays ago, a gunman shot and killed three people and wounded several others in Twin Falls, Idaho. This...

Perspective: Hunters and anglers are pushing back

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For generations, Coloradans hunted elk, caught trout and managed wildlife without consulting a constitutional attorney. That was before wildlife management became a recurring statewide election...

Colorado must continue finding common ground on wildfire policy | GUEST COLUMN

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Proposition NN is the best investment for Colorado’s students and schools | GUEST COLUMN

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Disagreement doesn’t have to mean disrespect | GUEST COLUMN

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Cedric Pride’s blueprint for opportunity through the trades | The OpEdge Podcast

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Colorado’s No. 1 education ranking should raise our ambition | GUEST COLUMN

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Colorado’s No. 1 education ranking reflects the power of school choice | GUEST COLUMN

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Colorado can’t afford to turn its back on proven public safety technology | GUEST COLUMN

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Meghan Shay on recovery, responsibility and second chances | The OpEdge Podcast

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Rural Colorado deserves a tax holiday | GUEST COLUMN

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Stop making business the health care scapegoat | GUEST COLUMN

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Could an independent win CD-1?

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Turnout in Colorado’s 2026 primary election should concern many citizens. Only 36% of active registered voters participated, meaning a relatively small share of the electorate...

The CPW Commission’s act of courage | GUEST COLUMN

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By Eric Washburn Winston Churchill once said: “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because, as has been said, it is the quality...

The CPW Commission’s act of courage | GUEST COLUMN

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By Eric Washburn Winston Churchill once said: “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because, as has been said, it is the quality...

Energy security starts at home | GUEST COLUMN

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By Carly West With Colorado’s legislative session behind us and a new group of lawmakers preparing to take office next year, now is a good...

The fight should be against corporate power, not local news | GUEST COLUMN

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Amy Oliver Cooke warns Colorado’s energy policies threaten grid reliability | The OpEdge Podcast

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Polis tobacco stance is a win for the addiction-for-profit industry | GUEST COLUMN

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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman on what sleeping in a homeless shelter is teaching him | The OpEdge Podcast

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Leading Colorado toward modern mental health solutions | GUEST COLUMN

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Colorado’s workers can’t afford a decline in tourism | GUEST COLUMN

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The perils of Colorado’s unregulated abortions | GUEST COLUMN

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Who gets to decide Colorado’s economic future? | GUEST COLUMN

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Colorado has a playbook for youth mental health — our next governor must use it | GUEST COLUMN

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Private equity has no place in health care | GUEST COLUMN

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Lindsay Datko on school safety, misconduct and transparency in Jeffco schools | The OpEdge Podcast

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Jeffco Kids First founder Lindsay Datko joins The OpEdge to explore concerns about school safety, staff misconduct and transparency in Jefferson County Schools. Datko tells...

Colorado’s role in Spirit Airlines’ demise should not be ignored | GUEST COLUMN

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By Robin Rossenfeld At a time when Colorado families are already struggling with rising transportation costs, the collapse of Spirit Airlines could not come at...

The new Trustees Report is a wake-up call for Congress | GUEST COLUMN

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By Sara Schueneman Every year, the Social Security Trustees Report provides an important snapshot of the long-term outlook for one of America’s most popular and...

Dustin Zvonek pinpoints Colorado’s housing-first homelessness failures | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 3 months ago

As homelessness continues to persist across Colorado, former Aurora City Councilman Dustin Zvonek paints a compelling picture of how the primary policy prescription may be...