Author: Pula Davis
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A tribute to Denver Health’s good work | Pius Kamau
The latest Colorado health-care facilities ’construction news is that University of Colorado Health (UCH) and Advent Health, two nonprofit hospital systems plan to build hospitals adjacent to one another in Broomfield, an area with more hospital beds than in most of America. We absolutely don’t need more hospitals in this area and I wish the…
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Perspective: What we want are warriors
The unusual all-hands meeting of flag and general officers — FOGOs, or officers of one to four stars — convened by War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, has concluded. Much of the speculation about the purpose of the meeting has proven to be overheated. For instance, the worst-case scenario imagined…
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GUEST OPINION: Thousands of Coloradans could lose health insurance
Michael Conway As Commissioner of Colorado’s Division of Insurance, part of my job is to keep health insurance affordable for Coloradans. Today, the progress we’ve made to get more people insured at lower costs is threatened by Congressional Republican leadership’s refusal to take the simple and straightforward step to extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs),…
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GUEST COLUMN: Thoughts drowned out in a noisy America
The noise around us is relentless; even at night, it’s a nonending cacophony. The noise in the ether comes in all forms; all geared to force one to take notice. It is audible and visual as on TV and elsewhere, as well as the internet chatter that won’t let one be. I lament many of…
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Lacking leadership, legislature lacks priorities
When the 2022 legislative session began, Gov. Jared Polis promised he’d tackle the two greatest problems plaguing our state. “Saving Coloradans money and keeping our state affordable is my top priority this session,” Polis promised in his State of the State address. “We owe it to the people of Colorado to improve safety and make…
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Tread lightly on ‘prior restraint’ of press
A couple of weeks ago, a judge ordered The Gazette not to publish information it had lawfully received from a public court file. Reporter Julia Cardi had asked a court clerk to provide her all publicly available records on file in five related cases arising from the alleged homicide of Elijah McClain. None of the…
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Students don’t feel safe at Cherry Creek
When I graduated from Grandview High School in 2008, Cherry Creek Schools were the crème de la crème. Parents clamored to send their kids there, confident in the safety and top-tier education. Yet in 2022, the district thrives only on its antiquated reputation. When hundreds of district students walked out to protest the mishandling of…
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Supporting the mental health of Colorado’s crime fighters
Colorado’s mounting crime wave threatens not only the physical safety of our citizens but also their mental health and sense of well-being. That is especially true for the men and women of law enforcement, whose job it is to carry out the crime fight daily. Now, more than at any time in recent memory, it…
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Denver school board splinters over innovation
Curtailing the freedoms of Denver’s 52 innovation schools was the first big power move by certain school board members and Superintendent Alex Marrero since Marrero arrived in Denver last summer, and new board members took office late last year. If the level of incompetence displayed throughout this process is any indication, however, those of us…
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Colorado’s small businesses need a break
Any small business owner can tell you, it’s been a rough couple of years. Just as we started to recover from COVID, we caught a horrible case of the worst inflation in 40 years. But believe me, the most resilient people around are small business owners. Small businesses are more than just the backbone of…