Hit back at Trump’s assault on democracy by repealing Colorado’s independent Redistricting Commission (Letters)
Repeal the independent Redistricting Commission In 2018, voters created the independent Colorado Congressional Redistricting Commission in order to reduce partisan gerrymandering in the creation of congressional districts. The commission is prohibited from drawing district lines that protect any political party. This has worked well, for […]
Letters
Ken and John Salazar: Despite decade of planning for San Luis Valley land conservation, state could break yet another promise to southern Colorado
You can’t separate the history of Colorado from the iconic natural landscapes of the San Luis Valley, the first part of our state to see settlers who came from what is today New Mexico to farm and graze this land. The farmers provide the food […]
Columnists
Aurora’s new shelter strikes the right balance between work-first and housing-first approaches (Opinion)
Homelessness is a national problem but at its core it is a local challenge, impacting cities all across the country. Here in Aurora, where I have led as the mayor for the last six years, the city and our nonprofit partner, Advance Pathways, have developed […]
Columnists
Drawn to the News: Space Force
Cartoonists Nate Beeler of The Columbus Dispatch and Bruce Plante of the Tulsa World had a little fun with President Donald Trump’s talk of developing a new military branch, “Space Force.” “When it comes to defending America, it is not enough to merely have an American […]
CartoonsCartoonists Nate Beeler of The Columbus Dispatch and Bruce Plante of the Tulsa World had a little fun with President Donald Trump’s talk of developing a new military branch, “Space Force.” “When it comes to defending America, it is not enough to merely have an American presence in space. We must have American dominance in space,” Trump said during his announcement.
