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Silverii: Congress should follow Colorado’s lead on gun safety
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The shocking violence committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in Florida, on June 12 has horrified us all. The attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando has brought together the combined threats of terrorism, gun violence and hate our nation faces today. Here in Colorado, our state’s painful history of mass murder has…
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McCarron: Douglas County School District acquires war weapons for security
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Seventeen years ago, Colorado was horrified at the massacre at Columbine High School, where 12 students and one educator were shot and killed. Families who sent their children off to study in the morning spent terrifying hours awaiting word of their survival. Twelve never heard those words of relief. A sad and misdirected marking of…
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House advances Women in Politics Month, DLC names state co-chairs
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Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … The Colorado House of Representatives was considering a resolution honoring women in politics, with women from both sides of the aisle joining together to support the measure. State Rep. Alice Borodkin, D-Denver, sponsored the resolution to designate March as Women in Politics Month, to coincide…
