I am a Colorado parent, grandparent, and senior who has lived in Colorado for more than 25 years. I have also been living as a type 1 diabetic for 53 years. I will never forget the year I was diagnosed,1969, because I had to spend Thanksgiving that year in the hospital.
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Bringing Older Coloradans Back to Campus to Explore What’s Next
This article originally appeared in the Washington Park Profile and Life on Capitol Hill.
Taylor Swift’s Superfans Strike a Blow Against Monopolies
As the cost of food, travel, and gifts complicate holiday plans across the country, millions of Americans have been awakened to the sinister power of monopolies.
Young Voters Delivered Big Wins For Abortion Rights
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, it unleashed a wave of cruel new restrictions on reproductive freedom. But shredding a half-century-old constitutional right also unleashed another wave: voters.
The GOP Won’t Dump Trumpism Anytime Soon
In the face of midterm election results that confounded predictions and crushed Republican hopes for a landslide victory, some in the media are suggesting that the party may finally turn away from Trump.
Now Is a Good Time For the CO Springs Gazette To Stifle Itself
Colorado Republicans are saying they want to improve themselves, and a good way to move forward would be for the state’s top-money Republican, Phil Anschutz, to stifle the Colorado Springs Gazette’s impetuous and extremist editorial board, led by editor Wayne Laugesen.
This Year, Voters Made an End Run Around Out-of-Touch Politicians
This fall, in the lead-up to the midterm elections, a group of Catholic nuns, Protestant ministers, and other faith leaders caravanned around South Dakota on what they called a “Love Your Neighbor Tour.”