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"This year’s legislative session isn’t just about bills and budgets; it’s about ensuring Colorado’s economic promise rem...
14/02/2025

"This year’s legislative session isn’t just about bills and budgets; it’s about ensuring Colorado’s economic promise remains within reach for all its residents. Here is to hoping that our lawmakers can deliver."
— Lisa LaBriola

The writers give their priorities for the 2025 Colorado Legislative session.

Mary Bradfield: "Because of this, I can confidently say that there is no hidden agenda behind the fact that 90% of teach...
14/02/2025

Mary Bradfield: "Because of this, I can confidently say that there is no hidden agenda behind the fact that 90% of teachers support prohibiting student cellphone use during instructional hours."

Did you know that 95% of teenagers ages 13 to 17 have immediate access to a smartphone, even during school hours? As a legislator, I have always stood for preparing

Jimmy Sengenberger: "The district isn’t just saying the quiet part out loud — they’re shouting it. They rely on illegal ...
14/02/2025

Jimmy Sengenberger: "The district isn’t just saying the quiet part out loud — they’re shouting it. They rely on illegal immigration to pad enrollment and keep the money flowing, even as poor academic outcomes and school safety concerns drive away citizens and legal residents."

As the Trump administration ramps up “Operation Aurora” to crack down on criminal illegal immigrants, Denver Public Schools has countered with a lawsuit that reveals more about the district’s political

Gazette Editorial Board: "Incredibly, 3 of the 4 Democrats in Colorado’s congressional delegation voted against the legi...
14/02/2025

Gazette Editorial Board: "Incredibly, 3 of the 4 Democrats in Colorado’s congressional delegation voted against the legislation. That means they not only were on the wrong side of the issue — they were on the other side of nearly half of their fellow Democrats."

You know Colorado’s Legislature is on the wrong track in the crime fight when even Congress sets a better example. Last week, it taught our state lawmakers a lesson on

"Any new agreements between the local agencies managing Pikes Peak and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife would need assura...
13/02/2025

"Any new agreements between the local agencies managing Pikes Peak and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife would need assurances that the name 'Pikes Peak' would remain and a long-term agreement would be in place for the hill climb."
— Mike Finkbiner, Colorado Springs

The Polis Peak region

Jared Whitley: "Instead of demonizing insurers, we need to take a closer look at the root problem they’re trying to mana...
13/02/2025

Jared Whitley: "Instead of demonizing insurers, we need to take a closer look at the root problem they’re trying to manage for us, which is the cost of care driven up by hospitals and providers, and address it instead."

As our politics have gotten more turbulent, the need for simplistic “good guy/bad guy” narratives has gotten increasingly worse. This has been reinforced by partisan news and even more partisan

Gazette Editorial Board: "Most of the 247 million acres the BLM is charged with managing are in the western U.S., and lo...
13/02/2025

Gazette Editorial Board: "Most of the 247 million acres the BLM is charged with managing are in the western U.S., and locating the headquarters in our region would demonstrate a renewed commitment to serving the people most connected to, and reliant on, all that land."

It would be great to have the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters moved — again — from the “swamp” of our nation’s capital to Colorado’s Western Slope. You may

"We are pastors from a variety of Lutheran congregations. There is a lot we differ on. But we remain united in God’s cal...
12/02/2025

"We are pastors from a variety of Lutheran congregations. There is a lot we differ on. But we remain united in God’s call to care for foreigners in our midst, and we remain united in Jesus’ command to love God and love your neighbor."

Caring for refugees

Todd Watkins: " They proclaim moral superiority and insist that the ends justify the means. 'By any means necessary' was...
12/02/2025

Todd Watkins: " They proclaim moral superiority and insist that the ends justify the means. 'By any means necessary' was the battle cry last time. What will it be this time? Choose violence? Thanks, Rob Rogers, this one is on you."

Since President Donald Trump’s first term, Democrats have called for violence as the means to achieve the ends of their idealized liberal model of governance. They predictably resort to wild,

Paul Batura: "Learning to get along with our ideological opposites is becoming a superpower, but a necessity for a happy...
12/02/2025

Paul Batura: "Learning to get along with our ideological opposites is becoming a superpower, but a necessity for a happy and peaceful life. It’s the perpetually aggrieved who are always miserable."

Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely.

Gazette Editorial Board: "Since 2022, Denver — with a higher minimum wage than New York City — has lost 22% of its resta...
12/02/2025

Gazette Editorial Board: "Since 2022, Denver — with a higher minimum wage than New York City — has lost 22% of its restaurants, amounting to 425. In addition to high minimum wages and inflation, restaurants battle rising food costs, insurance rates, rents and utilities."

Colorado restaurants are laying off employees and closing at record rates, thanks mostly to state and local minimum wage laws combined with inflation. Consumers can afford only so much for

Sean Duffy: "Reflexive, rigid ideology, devoid of substance and purpose not only produces silliness but it reminds peopl...
12/02/2025

Sean Duffy: "Reflexive, rigid ideology, devoid of substance and purpose not only produces silliness but it reminds people exactly why a broad swath of the country couldn’t stomach the idea of four more years of the country listing leftward."

Why are hard-core liberals getting so grumpy?

"One big question begs for an answer, namely 'what is the benefit of moving?' Without that, a move should never be even ...
12/02/2025

"One big question begs for an answer, namely 'what is the benefit of moving?' Without that, a move should never be even considered, much less approved."
— Don Addy, Colorado Springs

Trip down memory lane

Dan Snowberger: "The ACLU’s lawsuit, however, undermines this authority by arguing that students somehow have a First Am...
12/02/2025

Dan Snowberger: "The ACLU’s lawsuit, however, undermines this authority by arguing that students somehow have a First Amendment “right to access” this inappropriate material, preventing local school boards, elected by their citizens, from deciding how to use their library collections."

As the Denver media have recently reported, the Elizabeth School District is defending itself against a lawsuit filed by the ACLU. The lawsuit challenges our school board’s public and transparent

Rachel Stovall: "I’m a little ambivalent about Black History Month. Even though canceling is not the policy of the Depar...
11/02/2025

Rachel Stovall: "I’m a little ambivalent about Black History Month. Even though canceling is not the policy of the Department of Defense – I understand why the Department of Intelligence would refuse to spend government resources on it any longer."

Did the Department of Defense really just ban Black History Month? Let’s look closer.

Eric Sondermann: "No matter the formidable challenge, if he can write a success story in Denver that answers the broader...
11/02/2025

Eric Sondermann: "No matter the formidable challenge, if he can write a success story in Denver that answers the broader doubts as to whether Democrats can govern, he could be part of the comeback for Democrats currently deep into depression and outrage."

A comparison of sorts can be made between Republicans in Colorado and Democrats on a national scale.

Jimmy Sengenberger: "This strike isn’t about King Soopers’ workers or retirees. It’s about union bosses using Colorado w...
11/02/2025

Jimmy Sengenberger: "This strike isn’t about King Soopers’ workers or retirees. It’s about union bosses using Colorado workers as pawns in a 'class war' to reshape America’s grocery industry and impose an extreme agenda nationwide."

Super Bowl Sunday at King Soopers felt surprisingly normal, despite the picket line outside.

Gazette Editorial Board: "The real takeaway here is Bennet and Hickenlooper are trying to set up new sanctuaries just as...
11/02/2025

Gazette Editorial Board: "The real takeaway here is Bennet and Hickenlooper are trying to set up new sanctuaries just as a nation fed up with illegal immigration has elected a president who is determined to crack down."

There were a couple of bonuses in last week’s sweep of Colorado by federal law officers searching for illegal immigrants facing serious criminal charges. One bonus was big — the

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