Carvajal As the Executive Director of The Blue Bench, Denver’s leading organization providing support to survivors of sexual violence, I am writing this as a plea — for the women, for the survivors, for the people in our community who feel like no one cares. In a climate where it often feels like women’s safety, healing, and dignity are pushed aside, we have an opportunity to make a profound difference by voting yes on Proposition KK this November.
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The Mounting Costs of Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza
Most Americans oppose this horrific war, but a year in we’re still paying for it — at the expense of our own safety, security, and morality.
The Mother-Daughter Duo Fighting Fossil Fuels in Colorado
In 2019, facing growing pushback from environmental groups and activists like the Chittoors, the state mandated that regulators consider the public health and environmental impacts of oil and gas development.
Christian-Right Groups Seek Votes With Anti-Trans Propaganda
Three decades after Christian conservatives sought to rouse voters’ fears of a “radical gay agenda,” Republicans are spending $65 million on election advertising about a “radical trans agenda,” according to The New York Times and other outlets.
On Debate Stage, Gabe Evans Declined to Condemn Child Beatings
There is only one appropriate answer to the question, "When should children be hit in school," and that is, "Never," a word that Evans declined to utter.
Two Years After Her Landslide Loss, Heidi Ganahl Claims Her Election Results Were “Off”
Next week, as Coloradans start filling out their ballots, many will vote via the hundreds of secure drop boxes found at libraries and municipal buildings throughout the state. If former gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl’s latest plan is successful, voters may encounter election fraud conspiracists camped out nearby. Her volunteers, should any appear, will be on the lookout for signs of ballot stuffing, an unproven crime alleged by Dinesh D’Souza’s debunked movie 2000 Mules, and for which the film’s publisher was forced to publicly apologize after pulling the film.
Did Boebert Know About Colorado Clerk’s Criminal Plan Beforehand?
According to a social media post from “America’s Mom,” Sherronna Bishop, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) had prior knowledge of Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters’ plan to breach the security of Mesa County’s Dominion Voting machines.
Gays Against Groomers Event Outnumbered by Counter-Protestors
Last Saturday, a rally by Gays Against Groomers (GaG), a group that believes any form of gender-affirming healthcare is child abuse or ‘grooming’, was met with counterprotests. GaG, which was founded by a pro-Trump, conservative media specialist with ties to the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, has held similar events, which it calls the “Stop the War On Children” rally, in Colorado before and across the country.
With Trump Coming to Aurora, Denver Gazette Continues To Pay for Ads About Venezuelan Gangs Seizing an ‘Aurora Apartment Complex’
With former President Donald Trump set to campaign in Aurora on Friday, the Denver Gazette, owned by Republican billionaire Phil Anschutz, is continuing its Facebook advertising campaign that promotes hysteria and falsehoods about Venezuelan gangs.