Author: Eric Sonderemann
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The Governor and the inmate: Trying to make sense of Polis and Peters
Amidst the excess of news and outrage competing for our attention, much time and oxygen have been expended in trying to make sense of Jared Polis’s angst-ridden consideration of a sentence reduction for Tina Peters, former county clerk and now an ungrateful guest of the Colorado prison system. For any just emerging from some deep…
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Some hard truths for Democrats amidst the despair | Sondermann
Across the country, Democrats remain deep in despair accompanied by more than a bit of lingering disbelief that they lost to Donald Trump a second time. This is all compounded by the powerlessness of seeing the Senate and House also run by Republicans, mostly Trump apparatchiks, to go along with a Supreme Court dominated by…
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On boulders and bollards – and a “vibrant” Denver | SONDERMANN
St. Louis has its signature Arch. San Francisco is known for its iconic bridge. Think of Seattle and picture the Space Needle. New York imagery centers on the Statue of Liberty, at least until our President sends it back as no longer applicable. Now bring it home and ask yourself what defines Denver these days.…