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GUEST OPINION: The evolving AI economy demands continuous learning

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Across nearly every major industry, experienced professionals are increasingly being asked to adapt to AI-powered tools and evolving digital systems just to remain competitive. Research from the World...

Perspective: Eastern justice for the Western Slope

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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

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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

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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

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

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Perspective: Colorado's declining competitiveness

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Perspective: Behind the AI curtain at Anthropic

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

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Perspective: Front Range railroaded

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

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

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Perspective: Colorado's crumbling right to arms

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GUEST OPINION: The banality of modern-day commencement speeches

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

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In the latest episode of The OpEdge — The Gazette's new opinion podcast — Colorado Springs District 11 Superintendent Michael Gaal reveals why teachers' union contracts...

Trends and challenges in higher education | Tom Cronin

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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

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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

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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

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Dick Wadhams charts Colorado's rocky political shifts | The OpEdge Podcast

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GUEST OPINION: Hemp beverages pose new peril on Colorado Roads

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PERSPECTIVE: A reprieve for reliable Colorado energy?

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GUEST COLUMN: Critical public safety technology — better safeguards

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Michael A. Hancock's 'Rules for Restoration' to counter radicalism | The OpEdge Podcast

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GUEST COLUMN: Denver must change course to draw business

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GUEST COLUMN: Don’t let our schools become software

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GUEST COLUMN: Time to redefine access to higher education

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George Brauchler on Colorado's 'Jailbreak' | The OpEdge Podcast

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GUEST COLUMN: Putting Colorado's venues in legal limbo

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Colorado is not one place. It is mountain towns and plains cities, resort communities and agricultural hubs, neighborhoods that have been here for generations and...

GUEST COLUMN: A powerful cautionary tale for Pikes Peak-area families

Updated 2 months ago

My son, Sam, died April 3, 2021, after a 12-minute altercation with Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies during a cannabis-induced psychotic episode. If the term “cannabis-induced...

PERSPECTIVE: Artificial intelligence versus ideology

Updated 2 months ago

As a computer science professor, I’ve spent the last 40 years telling students “Our job as technical professionals is to make politicians’ lives difficult.” Judging from the Colorado legislature’s attempts to deal with artificial intelligence, I...

GUEST COLUMN: License plate readers bring swift justice

Updated 3 months ago

The tragic killings of Margaret Oldroyd, 86, Linda Dewey, 65, and Natalie Graves, 34, in Wayne County, Utah, earlier this month represent the kind of senseless violence that shakes communities to their...