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Opinion: People with DACA protections and their families face mass deportation

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

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’

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

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

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…

Opinion: Rethinking Fourth of July fireworks as climate change dries West, bolsters wildfires

Opinion: Rethinking Fourth of July fireworks as climate change dries West, bolsters wildfires

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their…

The O. Zone: Picking primary candidates in an information vacuum, ad squabble

The O. Zone: Picking primary candidates in an information vacuum, ad squabble

Colorado Newsline photo So Tuesday, June 25, is Election Day for party primary voters, and not a whole helluva a lot of you seem to give a rat’s ass –…

Opinion: Most candidates are ignoring the issue Coloradans care about the most

Opinion: Most candidates are ignoring the issue Coloradans care about the most

There is a huge gap in Colorado between campaign rhetoric on political issues and what voters in the state say they want candidates to talk about: democracy and good government. …

The O. Zone: O, for f__k’s sake, way past time to try to reclaim my good name

The O. Zone: O, for f__k’s sake, way past time to try to reclaim my good name

Sometime back in 2015, Ernest Luning, my former colleague at the Colorado Independent and Colorado Statesman, forwarded me a press release from Dave Williams, a young conservative in Colorado Springs…

The O. Zone: There is hope this D-Day as Colorado voters voice support for democracy

The O. Zone: There is hope this D-Day as Colorado voters voice support for democracy

A U.S. Army helmet atop a captured German machine gun, marking the location at Pointe du Hoc of fallen comrades on June 6, 1944 (courtesy of the National World War…