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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

The blue wave could be a tsunami this midterm election in Colorado and across the nation (Opinion)

October 2018, just weeks before Donald Trump’s first midterm cycle, I wrote my first column forecasting a blue wave — one that I thought could become a tsunami. It turned out to be a tsunami election here in Colorado and across the country. Eight years later, in Trump’s second midterm election, the conditions are ripe for another significant backlash.

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Victor Marx absolutely agreed to a debate with me as moderator (Opinion)

“It’s my hope that Marx, from this point on, will be honest with the people of Colorado about what happened or, at the minimum, elect not to say anything at all.”

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Vote no on Amendment 83 to keep hunting and fishing well-regulated (Editorial)

Amendment 83 would add the right to hunt and fish to the Colorado Constitution, but it would also limit Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s ability to regulate hunting.

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Gaylord Rockies Resort’s hefty profits prove there’s no need for more taxpayer handouts (Letters)

Gaylord asks for public money while Colorado is facing yet another $1 billion budget deficit for next year. Clearly, the state Office of Economic Development and International Trade must say: No more! Colorado taxpayers are tapped out.

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We caused St. Mary’s Glacier to melt away (Letters)

It’s beyond sad that St. Mary’s Glacier is completely gone and may never return. The current administration’s views on climate change won’t help the situation.

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Colorado families deserve the full story about autism treatment not just a label (Opinion)

Some Boulder parents believe applied behavior analysis harmed their children. Their experiences deserve to be heard. No child should experience therapy that is coercive, demeaning or traumatic.

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The Rockies and their fans deserve better (Letters)

The Rockies not only lost two baseball fans, so has Major League Baseball. Our father-son time will be spent doing other things, but attending a Rockies game will not be one of them. — Jeff Jasper, Westminster

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Amendment 84 would create a risk to our private info (Letters)

“Krista Kafer thinks that compromising the private information of over three million Colorado voters because of three fraudulent votes is going to restore confidence in our election system?” — Jim Alexander, Englewood

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Why the Forest Service called in the cows when the Gold Mountain Fire was almost contained (Opinion)

When fire commanders try to figure out how to contain a major wildfire, the last thing you might expect them to deploy is a herd of beef cattle.

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