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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…
Opinion: People with DACA protections and their families face mass deportation
There’s an image that’s stayed with me for weeks: A sea of people holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs at the Republican National Convention. Since then, I’ve been plagued with…
Opinion: Roots of radical-right Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 soaked in Coors
Project 2025 is one of the most pernicious plans for an American presidential administration ever conceived, not just for what it is but also for how it might be implemented.…
The O. Zone: Biden bridged gap but it’s time for Harris to take on ‘America’s Hitler’
Joe must go. I’ve fully evolved since the June 27 Debate Debacle from thinking President Joe Biden should stay in the race at this late date, given the passage of…
Opinion: Colorado Democrats not named Bennet need to be more honest about President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Detail of Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz). The United States is approaching the…
Opinion: Trump-aligned Project 2025 envisions housing on our public lands
In his book “Rifle In Hand: How Wild America Was Saved,” renowned hunter-conservationist Jim Posewitz wrote, “In 1776 freedom and equality were radical thoughts. It took a Declaration of Independence, a Revolutionary…