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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The Draco Pad fracking deal is a win for Erie closing existing oil and gas wells (Opinion)

“Draco is occurring whether Erie is involved or not, so opposing the deal the town made only ends up harming all of us in the end.” — Aaron Harber

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Firing Alex Marrero, a successful leader who is being recruited nationwide, does not put Denver’s children first (Opinion)

This column ran as a pro-con with another opinion piece that argued it is time for Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero to lose his job.

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‘No confidence’ in DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero (Opinion)

Adult issues are plaguing Denver Public Schools, yet again.

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Colorado won’t be competitive without education, housing and labor (Letters)

Education, housing and labor are also essential components to competitiveness, but I see no one from those fields on this council.

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Remind e-bike riders about rights of way on trails (Letters)

“I would recommend signs indicating that in shared spaces e-bikes yield to bicycles, and both yield to pedestrians. It is clearly the considerate thing to do, but it needs to be explicitly stated.”

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RTD’s leaders have their heads in the sand with a $200 million budget shortfall (Editorial)

Everyone needs to get serious about RTD’s $200 million budget crisis, and, in a meeting scheduled for Monday, adopt a clear and concise plan to save RTD from its current death spiral.

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If your grass is green, you might be part of the problem (Opinion)

Depending on the type, turf grass can be dormant for three to six weeks wi