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Opinion: CELL’s dishonesty about violent extremism on Jan. 6 fuels threat to Nov. 5 election

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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.…