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The West is entering a new age of fire

Fire in the West is expected, and not so long ago, it seemed something the West experienced more than anywhere…

Our View: Redistricting

Proposed 3rd Congressional District could benefit Western Slope

New Mexico joins Colorado in reducing methane pollution

New Mexico, the third-ranking U.S. oil producer, has taken action to curtail methane pollution from the oil and gas industry,…

Robocall rebellion

Gail Collins<br><br>(CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times)du1-i-syn Let’s find something fun to talk about. Really, we need a little break.…

Our View: Bipartisanship

Sen. Don Coram stubbornly models how to avoid polarization, work with others

Our View: Orphan wells

advances pollution solutions

As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up for visitors

On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had…

Housing prices are over the moon

One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. That’s what it takes for a down payment to buy an average-priced home in…

Mike Littwin: If you missed Biden, you missed something important

du1-i-syn But if those who skipped the speech had known what they’d be missing, it might have been a different…

Timothy Egan: Some Statues Tell Lies. This One Tells the Truth.

UNDATED — EGAN-COLUMNIST-ART-NYT — Timothy Egan. Amanda Koster for The New York Timesdu1-i-syn It’s shameful that a mob fringe has…

Ezra Klein: Let’s launch a moonshot for meatless meat

An undated portrait of Ezra Klein of The New York Times. (Anastasiia Sapon/The New York Times)du1-i-syn So this is going…

Letter: Support the $15 minimum wage

According to the Economic Policy Institute, “A majority (59%) of workers whose total family income is below the poverty line…

Our View: We’ll take those cocktails to go, please

To-go, delivery drinks help restaurants

Tracy Jones: Guilty verdict for Chauvin is relief, not victory

du1-i-syn A victory is when we no longer need a witness to record the murder of a Black man in…

Letter: Keep up COVID-19 safety protocols

This shows the disparity of people who have not received their vaccines. It is now more important than ever to…

Letter: Cruz’s response to Biden speech shows he slept through it

First, Cruz is one of the most want-to-be “Caucasian” Hispanics I have ever seen, and probably the worst liar to…

Our View: Threat of authoritarianism is real

Orbán already has taken over Hungary’s judiciary and news media, refused immigrants from war-torn Syria, stoked anti-Semitism and hatred against…

Barbara McLachlan: Colorado agriculture is nonpartisan

We rarely missed a show together. It was during those fun days we became closely acquainted with the importance of…

Mike Littwin: Gun-violence bills in state won’t be matched in Congress

du1-i-syn Doing something is critical, even if it’s not enough. Don’t blame the state legislature for that, though. Doing something…

Lawrence S. Wittner: Despite COVID-19, other crises, major powers increased military spending in 2020

Even so, the disasters of 2020 were not shocking enough to jolt the world’s most powerful nations out of their…

Letter: Keep COVID-19 statistics front and center

In viewing our statistics in relation to other areas, I can clearly see the effect that reduced vigilance has on…

Letter: Republicans are primary practitioners of voter suppression

Yes, gerrymandering is employed by both parties, and there are laws in Colorado and elsewhere that make it hard for…

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Letter: Democrats open to working with all comers

False comparisons aside, debate about how to make both voting and running for office easier should be taking place. The…