Protests: Where are our leaders Re: “Thousands march on Labor Day,” Sept. 2 news story We just witnessed another Denver protest — vibrant in spirit, modest in size. Where are our state and national leaders? In March, Bernie Sanders and AOC drew 34,000 people in Denver. A march on May 31 drew what I’d estimate…
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We can bridge the rural-urban divide in our state Re: “Why rural Coloradans feel ignored — a resentment as old as America itself,” Aug. 24 commentary Years ago the Colorado Humanities Council (as it was then called), sponsored a marvelous program called the Five States of Colorado. The divide we have is a regional one,…
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It’s easy to assume, as many people do, that our planet is well explored. In the last few centuries, humans have summited Earth’s highest peaks, dived its deepest ocean trenches, and trekked to the North and South poles, documenting the diversity of life along the way — the many birds, butterflies, fish, and other creatures…
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