Pedestrian walkway at Capitol too pricey Re: “First images show pedestrian walkway,” May 23 news story A proposed pedestrian walkway/bridge is under consideration to run through Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park as a celebration of Colorado’s 150th birthday in 2026. This walkway is to run from Broadway, through the Memorial Park, up and over Lincoln Street,…
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Mayor Johnston’s work to veto the Municipal Court Fairness bill will harm Denver’s most vulnerable Re: “Polis threatens to veto bill addressing sentencing disparities between Colorado’s state and municipal courts,” April 9 online news story This legislative session, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston inserted himself in Capitol politics to the detriment of Denver’s most vulnerable. Johnston’s…
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Let Biden live out his days in peace Re: “Democratic leaders must reckon with the Biden coverup,” May 25 commentary I am angry at Doug Friednash and furious at Jake Tapper. Joe Biden is no longer president and has now been diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer. Do we need to beat a dead horse? I…
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Hurricane Helene, after moving inland and weakening into a post-tropical cyclone, on September 27, 2024. | NOAA via AP Hurricane season in the Atlantic has officially begun. And while this year will likely be less extreme than in 2024 — one of the most destructive seasons ever, with the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record…
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President Donald Trump stands on the South Lawn of the White House on May 22. | Samuel Corum/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images Nearly two decades ago, scientists made an alarming discovery in upstate New York: Bats, the world’s only flying mammal, were becoming infected with a new, deadly fungal disease that, in some cases, could wipe…
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