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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

We now have Trump’s ‘smoking gun.’ Here’s how we hold him accountable for trying to harm Coloradans. (Editorial)

The president of the United States conspired to make our lives worse in countless ways.

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Natural gas is cheaper and more efficient. Why wouldn’t I vote to protect it? (Opinion)

Because I rely on this fuel to heat my boiler, fireplace, and hot water heater, I will be voting for Initiative 177 come November.

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Trump and congressional Republicans killed your health care. But the fight isn’t over. (Opinion)

“Millions of Americans are struggling to afford their care or are opting to cancel their coverage altogether, including large numbers of Coloradans.” — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette

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Aurora police need a clear directive about the sanctity of life (Letters)

“The department’s mission statement should clearly state and emulate the respect for safeguarding human lives, police officers included.” — Philip Arreola, Denver

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While the public debates antisemitism in politics, Colorado Jews live the consequences (Opinion)

The op-ed in The Denver Post by Krista Kafer on Sunday began by asking, “What does it mean to be antisemitic?” but never asks a single Jew for an answer.

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The cruelty of turning Jewish children’s pain into political theater (Opinion)

Parents are justifiably frustrated that it took this long for the Boulder Valley School District to address antisemitism in schools. But Superintendent Anderson has acknowledged the problem and proposed concrete action. The district now has an obligation to rebuild trust with Jewish families.

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Denver firefighters left the state union years ago. They sent us a $400k bill anyway. (Opinion)

Denver Fire Fighters union questions the state union’s credit card charges, expensive dinners and other spending that did not look like it had anything to do with serving Denver firefighters.

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No parking lot for the new Denver stadium will mean less traffic (Letters)

“Kudos to Denver leaders for planning one of the next sports stadiums in the city with no public parking lot. They listened to residents in the surrounding neighborhoods.” — Michael Johnson, Denver

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Victor Marx’s refusal to debate is a gift to Phil Weiser, but Colorado voters deserve more (Editorial)

More than fact-checking a candidate’s past, voters need to know where Marx stands on policy issues.

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Aurora police have committed five high-profile homicides in seven years. Something is broken. (Editorial)

A jury will now decide whether Aurora police Officer Matthew Neely murdered Rajon Belt-Stubblefield or whether the shooting was a justified homicide.

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Victor Marx and Melat Kiros are horrible candidates but probably not antisemitic (Opinion)

Is drawing horns on a picture of a Jewish candidate necessarily evidence of anti-Jewish animus? Did Kiros actually say Israel had it coming? The answer to both questions is no, but that doesn’t mean these candidates deserve your vote. They don’t.

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Why is a true American hero’s grave in Denver completely unadorned? (Letters)

We visited this man’s grave in Riverside Cemetery. Surprisingly, no ribbons, no epitaph, no note of what he had done, just one plastic flower leaning on its side and a single pebble placed on the top. We left him our flowers and whispered our thanks.