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Editorial: Growing conflicts around bike lanes are a sign something isn’t working
Conflict is growing in Denver between drivers, cyclists, scooters, and pedestrians. We all see it on our daily commute — the pedestrian knocked aside by …
Editorial: Homeless services are coming to a Denver neighborhood near you — organize but, please, don’t oppose
Mayor Michael Johnston’s list of potential sites for temporary tiny home communities was met with swift backlash. Neighbors began organizing quickly to oppose the locations, …
Editorial: Frustrated by Denver’s new trash fee? It’s likely worse than you know.
In June 2022, the Denver City Council concocted a scheme to begin charging residents a fee for trash services with the goal of increasing composting …
Editorial: Colorado agency permitting Suncor pollution is derelict in its duty to protect the environment
Suncor Energy’s pollution permits in Colorado for both air and water are outdated and out of touch with modern expectations for environmental protection. For unknown …
Opinion: Denver’s board of education broke the law and violated our trust
Denver’s Board of Education met privately to discuss, develop and vote on a crucial school safety policy in clear violation of Colorado law. Video just …
Editorial: Wondering what Hancock did in 12 years? Look at Brighton Boulevard.
History will remember Mayor Michael Hancock for many things – his tireless service during the pandemic, the completion of Union Station on his watch, and …
Editorial: Don’t let children near Colorado’s airports suffer the same fate as kids in Flint, Mich.
Colorado’s airports must transition quickly to offering only unleaded gas to help protect children living nearby from the devastating effects of lead poisoning. Lead is …
Editorial: Don’t pack the Supreme Court, reform it with transparency and ethics rules
As Americans reel from the destabilizing impact of a U.S. Supreme Court intent on tearing down decades of precedent in a matter of years, the …
Editorial: Fight to protect our right to enjoy Colorado’s rivers and streams from private landowners
Coloradans have known for generations that our large rivers and streams and the wildlife therein are publicly owned assets held in trust by the state …