Opinion: Pinnacol Assurance needs changes to continue workers’ compensation coverage at a competitive rate

Colorado’s state-affiliated workers’ compensation insurance provider — Pinnacol Assurance — is currently standing at a crossroads. For over a century, the company has proudly served Colorado’s workers and employers, adapted to changing times and ensured their protection and peace of mind – including for jobs and industries that weren’t even contemplated when Pinnacol was created…

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Letters: Helen Richardson captured the sad end of Chico Basin Ranch

Helen Richardson is a Colorado Treasure Re: “End of an era,” March 2 news story Many thanks to The Denver Post and Helen Richardson for the article on the Phillips family’s departure from Chico Basin. I and countless other birders have visited Chico Basin over the years to explore this wonderful natural area, an experience…

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We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky.

In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe. The air was so laden with pollution from coal power plants and cars at the time that it turned the rain toxic. Downpours killed fish, destroyed forests, eroded statues, and damaged buildings, sparking public outcry.  “Acid rain…

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Letters: Downtown Denver is struggling and restaurants need a little help

Downtown Denver isn’t doing as well as city auditor claims Re: “Gutting Denver’s minimum wage is bad for workers, business, and city,” Feb. 16 commentary With all due respect to Timothy M. O’Brien, Denver’s city auditor, perspective is everything. Thriving? I don’t think so. O’Brien cites statistics outside of downtown Denver, where property and sales…

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Who needs weather reports anyway?

NOAA is slated for 880 layoffs of probationary workers. | Kendall Warner/Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images More layoffs have hit the federal government, this time at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States’s main weather forecaster and the world’s premier research agency for the seas and the skies.  CBS News reports that…

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