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Colorado primary election voters shake things up | Cronin and Loevy

Updated 2 days ago

Every election has its surprises, but Tuesday's Colorado primary results gave us several unexpected outcomes. Michael Bennett lost his bid to switch from the U.S. Senate and...

Perspective: Victims deserve justice

Updated 2 days ago

Another Colorado legislative session ended with lawmakers dealing another blow to victims. Gov. Jared Polis recently signed Senate Bill 26-115, which directly undermines the certainty...

GUEST OPINION: Freedom is a commitment of the people, not a guarantee

Updated 3 days ago

Two hundred and fifty years ago today, a group of ordinary people signed their names to an extraordinary idea. Not a law handed down from...

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman on what sleeping in a homeless shelter is teaching him | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 6 days ago

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman joins The OpEdge to explore why he's spent every Friday night since February sleeping at a homeless shelter. Coffman tells host...

GUEST OPINION: Let’s make America 250 about the nation we all share

Updated 1 week ago

Perspective: Giving is key to Colorado’s economy

Updated 1 week ago

GUEST COLUMN: Unions treat teachers like ‘political piggy banks’

Updated 2 weeks ago

GUEST OPINION: Colorado's talent pipeline is a business risk and opportunity

Updated 2 weeks ago

GUEST COLUMN: Changes at University of Denver ‘will drive excellence’

Updated 2 weeks ago

Candidates’ silence equals complicity with antisemitism

Updated 2 weeks ago

Perspective: Still no fix for our roads

Updated 2 weeks ago

GUEST OPINION: Colorado's next governor needs a solid plan for youth mental health

Updated 3 weeks ago

Lindsay Datko on school safety, misconduct and transparency in Jeffco schools | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 3 weeks ago

GUEST OPINION: The evolving AI economy demands continuous learning

Updated 3 weeks ago

Perspective: Eastern justice for the Western Slope

Updated 3 weeks ago

The Western Slope is roughly a third of Colorado. It holds the headwaters of the Colorado River system, the federal land that covers most of its counties, and...

GUEST COLUMN: Polis and the Great Colorado Wildlife Experiment

Updated 4 weeks ago

By now, Colorado sportsmen, ranchers, outfitters, cattle producers, and anyone who's ever dragged an elk quarter out of a snow-covered canyon have become familiar with Gov. Jared Polis's...

Dustin Zvonek pinpoints Colorado's housing-first homelessness failures | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 4 weeks ago

As homelessness continues to persist across Colorado, former Aurora City Councilman Dustin Zvonek paints a compelling picture of how the primary policy prescription may be...

Perspective: ‘Structural deficit’ = spending too much

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado voters will once again face a November ballot measure aimed at weakening the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, in our state constitution. This...

Rachel Gabel diagnoses Colorado's sharp rural-urban divide | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 1 month ago

Perspective: Colorado's declining competitiveness

Updated 1 month ago

Perspective: Behind the AI curtain at Anthropic

Updated 1 month ago

Michael Fields reviews Colorado's 2026 legislative session | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 1 month ago

Perspective: Front Range railroaded

Updated 1 month ago

GUEST COLUMN: When higher ed addresses real needs, Colorado wins

Updated 2 months ago

DJ Summers dives into the costlier state of Colorado | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 2 months ago

Perspective: Colorado's crumbling right to arms

Updated 2 months ago

GUEST OPINION: The banality of modern-day commencement speeches

Updated 2 months ago

Superintendent Michael Gaal on why schools work better without union contracts | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 2 months ago

Trends and challenges in higher education | Tom Cronin

Updated 2 months ago

Americans are both proud and critical of our higher-education system. More American universities are highly ranked than those in other countries. More international students come here than to...

PERSPECTIVE: Colorado's Legion of Doom under the Gold Dome

Updated 2 months ago

As a kid growing up in Colorado, I loved watching the animated series The Super Friends, who fought against evil and for good as a part of...

GUEST OPINION: Assure access to home-school enrichment programs

Updated 2 months ago

There’s a common misconception that homeschooling happens around a kitchen table. For many Colorado families, that picture is incomplete. Homeschooling is a deeply intentional choice, one...

Perspective: Gas is key to Colorado’s energy

Updated 2 months ago

In a state where winter isn't optional, you'd think reliable heat wouldn't be either. Yet, Colorado's Public Utilities Commission seems increasingly comfortable with discarding the...