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Modern public safety tools strengthen the freedoms we cherish | OPINION
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By Samuel G. Michael As someone who has spent years working alongside Ethiopian families across Colorado, I’ve heard a common story. Many of us came to this country seeking two things that define the American promise — safety and freedom. We came because America offers the promise you can raise your children without fear, build…
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Trump joins Dems’ assault on rural Colorado | Dick Wadhams
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Ruling Colorado Democrats have assaulted rural Colorado for the past seven years under Gov. Jared Polis and the Democratic socialists who drive their massive legislative majorities. They are destroying mining and oil-and-gas jobs while imposing wolves on Colorado ranchers and communities. The First Gentleman tried to appoint a blatantly anti-livestock production activist onto the state veterinary…
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The art of a Trumpian Colorado deal for Tina Peters | Miller Hudson
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Listen up, Colorado! I have a hell of a deal for our state that’s a solid-gold work of art. We should know by now we have a president who won’t pass up any opportunity to micturate on the Centennial State. Yet, he still prides himself on his skills as a peace negotiator, except for his…
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Gov. Jared Polis is Rodney Dangerfield | Jon Caldara
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Hang onto your wallet, it’s a Colorado legislative session. And the loneliest person under the Gold Dome is Jared Polis, a governor without a nation. This will be the last regular session of his limited two terms, and he has managed to become disliked by just about everyone. Of course, no matter how often he…
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Regime change, this time down Venezuela way | Kelly Sloan
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As luck and the calendar would have it, I penned my annual “state of the world” column two days before the grand fireworks in Caracas took place, and the column was subsequently published two days after. To prove I was not sequestered in a monastery over the last week, herewith a few observations on the…
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Lack of accountability in state standardized testing system | NOONAN
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The General Assembly kicks up its heels this month along with the National Western Stock Show. Both should offer some exciting bull rides. Last General Assembly produced one interesting bill on K-12 public education. It’s HB25-1278 on the education accountability system. It offers an opportunity for long awaited solutions to festering problems that affect use…
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Don’t punish the stores playing by the rules | OPINION
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By Mary Szarmach My family has been in business in this state for decades serving some of the hardest working Coloradans. And, yes, they buy tobacco products, and, yes, my staff and I card them every single time. We know the law, we follow the law, and we pass our compliance checks. That is why the city of…
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Colorado chose politics over public safety and now our communities pay the price | PODIUM
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By Chris Richardson and Max Brooks This week, federal authorities arrested Jose Barrera-Bolanos in Denver. He is an illegal immigrant who had already been convicted of sexually assaulting a child. That fact alone should stop every parent, grandparent and lawmaker in Colorado in their tracks. This was not a minor offense. This was not a…
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Helping close Colorado school children’s literacy gaps | OPINION
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By Ellen Gelman Imagine being a high school student sitting in a room where everyone around you seems to understand texts that to you feel like a foreign language. Imagine knowing you’re smart, knowing you have ideas worth sharing, but feeling locked out because the words on the page won’t cooperate. That was Eddy’s daily…
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Do Coloradans really care about reproductive health? | OPINION
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Colorado Amendment 79 passed more than one year ago. It ensured access to abortion at any time during pregnancy for any reason. Sixty-two percent of Coloradans who voted for the amendment and the 38% who opposed the amendment both sincerely believed they were voting for women’s health and wellbeing. In instances where women’s health is in jeopardy…
