Tag: Opinion
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Of Trump, Tylenol, and autism | Pius Kamau
Before penning my observations about the president and Tylenol, and even though I know more about Tylenol than most Americans, I reached out to a number of my local medical friends and colleagues – internists and pharmacists — to hear their opinions about the deleterious relationship between Tylenol ingestion during pregnancy and autism. Their communal…
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EDITORIAL: Denver City Hall buys real estate like it’s Monopoly
Denver City Hall has put up the homeless in tent towns it has built as well as in hotels it has purchased. So, the administration of Mayor Mike Johnston must reason it’s no big deal to take the next step — buying and building longer-term “affordable housing.” Using taxpayers’ dollars, of course. Which, to City…
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Aurora’s future runs through its community college | Michael Hancock
Aurora is a city on the rise — diverse, fast-growing, and increasingly attractive to global companies scouting for talent. But beneath the headlines about new corporations and development deals lies a quieter engine of the city’s future: the Community College of Aurora. In a state ranked near the bottom for higher-ed funding, CCA has managed…
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Will Colorado courts curb lawmakers’ backdoor taxes
During its August special session, the Colorado General Assembly passed several bills to raise tax revenue and partially fill the growing chasm between federal tax policy and progressive Democrats’ insatiable spending. Although the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in our state constitution requires a public vote on any “tax policy change directly causing a net…
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LETTERS: More on Ford Amphitheater; public deserves transparency
More on Ford Amphitheater Congratulations to Brennen Kauffman for his well written article referencing the Dudek Engineering Peer Review of the Ford Amphitheater. With respect to the VENU representative’s comments regarding Dudek Engineering, “making up new rules”, the question arises, “ Who made the rules?” In the PUD and the 2025 Compliance Agreement, the only “rules” provided…
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GUEST OPINION: How a college scholarship changed my life
As a teenager in Lamar, I stared down the reality that college might never happen. My family could not afford it, and the thought of graduating with heavy student debt was overwhelming. But I knew one thing for sure: if I wanted a different future, I had to try. So, I applied for every scholarship…
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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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Colorado’s own ‘Gipper’ left an amazing legacy | Rachel Gabel
Often referred to only as Dan or Our Dan by the media at the time, photos and articles about former Governor Dan Thornton were mainstays in the state newspapers in the 1950s. He was Colorado’s own Gipper, born in California, educated in Texas, and a West Slope cattleman who entered politics and served as Governor…
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A small rebellion against nannies in Denver | CALDARA
Of all places to find a growing citizens’ rebellion against the nanny state, who’d guess it’s happening in woke Denver? Take note — if Denverites can claw back a little freedom from their elite, it can happen in your city too. In this city of 70 breweries, 2,000 liquor establishments, some 300 cannabis dispensaries and…
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EDITORIAL: Crow misses the mark again on U.S. airstrikes
Last June, Colorado’s 6th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Jason Crow sharply denounced the Trump administration for carrying out surprise airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons development facilities. We expressed disappointment at Crow’s response. Now, Crow is at it again, criticizing the Trump White House this week for launching air strikes against narcotraffickers in the Caribbean off…