By Rae Ellen Bichell
News
Colorado Republican Leaders Disagree Over Party’s Role in Election
In the wake of an election that saw Colorado Republicans win a tossup congressional district, flip three competitive statehouse seats, and move six-figure sums from and to pro-Trump campaign entities, leaders within the party are still arguing over who deserves credit.
News
Candidates to Replace Denver State Senator Meet Ahead of Vacancy Committee
The seven people hoping to replace outgoing Democratic Sen. Chris Hansen next year met on Tuesday evening in a rare public-facing forum ahead of the vacancy committee meeting to decide Hansen’s successor.
Opinions
How Religion Influenced the Colorado Klan and Other Hateful Groups
This year marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the Ku Klux Klan’s sweep of political power in Colorado. In 1924, voters elected numerous Klan supporters, including Governor Clarence Morley and U.S. Senator Rice Means. Senator Lawrence Phipps won reelection with Klan help. “The Klan also won a majority of positions in the state House of Representatives and the state Senate as well as multiple other positions all the way down to various school boards,” Northern Colorado History reminds us. Denver’s Klan-friendly mayor, Benjamin Stapleton, won his seat the year before.
Feature
Outgoing Aspen Climate Warrior Skewers Corporate Complicity in his Latest Book
In his new book, “Terrible Beauty,” Aspen’s outgoing senior vice president of sustainability, Auden Schendler, makes a compelling case for companies in the ski industry and far beyond breaking out of the collective malaise that’s coopting corporate climate activism and has been largely self-imposed – quite ingeniously — by the obfuscation efforts of the fossil fuel industry.
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DAVIS: Want to Understand Christian Nationalism Better? Read One of These Books.
I have never met a book I didn’t like. Although, I suppose that’s not quite true; I’ve thoroughly disliked most self-help books I have ever encountered, and I think the entire body of Victorian fiction is criminally overrated. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that I have never encountered a book which didn’t impress me, which didn’t force me to think about the efforts involved in translating all of those thoughts into words, and putting all of those words onto the page. Even the worst novels – and I have read a few – leave me with the impression that the author has accomplished a Herculean task: externalizing what was once only internal.
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The Solar Industry Has Found an Unusual Ally in Local, Rural Conservatives
Although the relationship between conservatism and solar energy has historically been contentious, some conservatives, like Weld County Commissioner Lori Saine (R-Dacono), see solar power as a key part of a “free-market” energy economy — as well as a step on the path to energy independence.
Opinions
FitzSimons: Colorado Must Expand Access to Life-Saving Overdose Reversal Agents
As Colorado law enforcement officers and first responders, we see the devastating impact of synthetic opioids every day. The fentanyl crisis is unlike anything we’ve encountered before, claiming lives across our state and country at an alarming rate. In the U.S., more than 200 people die daily from synthetic opioid overdoses, with Colorado seeing a troubling rise in these preventable deaths. We urge state leaders to expand our access to all available overdose reversal agents so we can more effectively respond to this crisis and protect our communities.
News
CO Springs School Board Ends Teachers Union Contract in Place Since 1968
The Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) Board of Education voted Wednesday to allow the master agreement with the Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA) to expire. After nearly an hour and a half of public comment from pro- and anti-union speakers, the board voted 6-1 to end the contract, the only master agreement in El Paso County, which has been in place for over 50 years.
