The tragedy at Evergreen High School reminds us that even this country’s most idyllic communities — from our mountain towns to the quaint cities on the plains — must prepare for violence in their schools. School shootings have never been only an inner-city problem, and to believe otherwise is to…
Americans are recoiling from the Democratic Party, and even in blue states like Colorado, Democrats are feeling the burn. With Republicans fielding the best candidate for governor they’ve had in a decade – Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer – liberal politicians would be wise to address the root causes of this dissatisfaction…
The Broncos are poised to stay in the heart of Denver, and that is an announcement that all of Colorado can celebrate, even if they’ve never cheered for the orange and blue. Greg Penner, CEO of the Broncos, announced Tuesday morning that the football team’s ownership group plans to spend…
College amateur hour is dead. Long live the revenue-sharing arms race. Starting this fiscal year, colleges and universities are now able to directly pay their student athletes thanks to the so-called House settlement. The multibillion-dollar settlement ended three antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA that claimed the organization was limiting the…
President Donald Trump gave two reasons for why he is stripping Space Command from El Paso County in Colorado and moving the headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama – neither of which was true. First, he said voters in Alabama supported his re-election in 2024 by 47 points. Second, he said that…
Scott Gilmore was among 169 city of Denver employees laid off this week. We know this is a difficult time for those individuals and their families as they face the loss of income and unsettling uncertainty in a job market that is tightening amid federal layoffs and reductions in funding….
Producers and sellers of recreational nitrous oxide are giving this dangerous product a false sheen of safety and regulation when the harsh reality is frost-bite injuries, irreversible brain damage and even death. And these bad actors in retail stores and event parking lots across the state are not alone. Colorado…
Mayor Mike Johnston, as always, has an aggressive plan to give Denver a boost even as federal funding and state funding recede and the city begins massive layoffs to plug a gaping hole in the budget. Instead of waiting the typical 10 years to ask voters to approve a slate…
Following reports from a University of Utah student that she was fed soggy bread and other mush while she was detained for two weeks in a privately run Aurora detention center, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow thought he’d check out conditions at the facility himself with a surprise visit. Employees for…
Aurora City Council and Mayor Mike Coffman made the right decision on Monday not to ask voters for pay raises, but the question before them lingers over many growing cities across the state and deserves an honest answer and assessment. We know that many city council members in Aurora, one…