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Opinion: Convicted felon Trump rides MAGA crime wave into Aurora
At a candidate forum in January, GOP candidates for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, including U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, raise their hands when asked if they’ve ever been arrested (screenshot from…
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The two questions I get the most from Real Vail readers are can you please cover a particular local issue, and is there a way for me to know when…
Opinion: CELL’s dishonesty about violent extremism on Jan. 6 fuels threat to Nov. 5 election
Visitors at the CELL terrorism exhibit in Denver view a video monitor at which 1 of 7 segments addresses the Jan. 6 insurrection (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline). When the CELL first…
The O. Zone: Paddleboarding past oil trains like whistling past graveyards
A pair of paddleboarders navigate the Upper Colorado River between Roundup River Ranch and Dotsero over Labor Day weekend with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe oil train in the background…
Opinion: Election denial has morphed into democracy denial in Colorado
“It’s not over on Election Day, it’s over on Inauguration Day,” Chris LaCivita, a top Trump campaign official, said about the upcoming election during the Republican National Convention in July…
The O. Zone: Silencing discussion of political violence is not how we end it
The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. So you don’t think Donald Trump’s well documented and closely studied War on the Press is a big deal? In fact, you…
Opinion: Colorado property tax special session shines light on undue influence of dark money groups
There are very few people with the power to force a whole state government to get to work. In Colorado, the governor is one of those people. We know his…
Opinion: Dems darken 50 years of sunshine with legislative super-majority maneuvers
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a news conference about a bipartisan property tax reduction bill on May 6, 2024, at the Colorado Capitol, with House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon,…
The O. Zone: Why we need more on Israel, SCOTUS reform from Harris at DNC
Nearly eight years ago on this site, I asked young voters to “think about [Donald] Trump picking the next Supreme Court justice, who will likely be the deciding factor in whether [President…
Opinion: Peters’ guilty verdict in Mesa Co. requires similar result for America’s ultimate ‘Big Liar’ Trump
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters enters the courtroom during her trial in Grand Junction this week, where she was found guilty of seven criminal accounts (four felonies) in a…