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…
Read moreLetters: 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…
Read moreWe 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…
Read moreLetters: Mayor Mike Johnston delivers a moral victory for Denver with his D.C. testimony
Johnston delivers a moral victory for Denver Re: “Johnston stays even-keeled during congressional hearing,” March 6 news story Kudos to Mayor Mike Johnston for his testimony to the House Oversight Committee, where he stated that Denver’s decision to provide shelter to immigrants bussed here from Texas was based on deep moral values. Kudos as well…
Read moreWhy milk is making a comeback, and why that’s a problem, explained in 8 charts
The past few years have violated many of my assumptions about human progress. Twenty-year-olds are going MAGA. More and more Americans say that women should return to their “traditional” roles in society. For some reason, we have decided to gamble with bringing back once-eradicated deadly diseases. And now, add to the list: Cow’s milk is…
Read moreLetters: If Democrats can’t learn from Trump’s win, democracy may be doomed
If Democrats can’t learn from Trump’s win, democracy may be doomed Democratic Party mouthpiece Van Jones recently stated, “We’re the idiots. We lost. So we have to go back in the locker room and we have to sit down and figure out how in the hell did we get beat.” Democratic leadership need not invest…
Read moreLetters: Coloradans overwhelmingly express support for Zelenskyy after Oval Office flap with Trump
Readers react to shocking Oval Office meeting Editor’s note: We received a large response in The Open Forum to the televised Oval Office meeting Friday between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Here are a few of those letters, which overwhelmingly supported Zelenskyy and Ukraine. *** Dear Mr….
Read moreLetters: York Street reconfiguration is a disaster. What were Denver planners thinking?
Stuck and perplexed on York Street What were the city planners thinking with the York Street reconfiguration? What once was a four-lane thoroughfare with traffic flowing is now a two-lane road with endless backups. If you live in City Park West, forget about even turning right, let alone thinking about turning left. The traffic is…
Read moreLetters: 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…
Read moreWho 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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