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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Trump has launched a ‘rolling coup,’ and as a retired U.S. Senator I’m calling on Colorado leaders to prepare (Opinion)

“The president has backed himself into a corner and is searching for a way out. The desperate press conference on Thursday alleging a vast election conspiracy in Georgia only highlights his drastic attempts to retain power.”

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Cargill’s heavy-handed shutdown for union employees in Fort Morgan explains the rise in democratic socialism (Letters)

“When workers can’t pay for healthcare, college, food, housing, energy they are being deprived of the ‘pursuit of happiness’ cited in the Declaration of Independence.” Steve Morrow, Denver

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Geo Group remains shrouded in darkness even as the Aurora facility is in crisis (Editorial)

Whether it’s addressing the recent shooting, a tuberculosis case or the lack of communication, CEO George Zoley has refused to speak publicly or privately about the crisis at the Geo Group facility in Aurora.

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As a park brat growing up at Mesa Verde, I witnessed the ebb and flow of support for public lands. This administration is the worst. (Opinion)

But never — not once in decades — have I witnessed such systematic degradation, disrespect and dismantling of the National Park Service as I see today under the thumb of the President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.

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Remembering Pat Oliphant’s legacy in Denver (Opinion)

Pat Oliphant, former editorial cartoonist for the Denver Post, died July 13 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 90 years old. He moved from Adelaide, Australia, to Colorado in 1964, where he joined the staff of The Denver Post.

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Where is accountability for these shocking ICE shootings? (Letters)

I am shocked at the seemingly quick application to the use of deadly force by ICE and question the training that the officers receive, if at all. Where is the accountability? — Philip Arreola, Denver

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Americans just want to stop changing their clocks twice a year. Why can’t Congress even act on this? (Opinion)