One other risk of the nitrous oxide party trend — fire accelerant (Letters)
.One other risk of nitrous oxide — fire accelerant Re: “A common sight at concerts, nitrous oxide abuse is soaring,” Aug. 6 news story I appreciated your in-depth report on…
Time for the Power 4 conferences to break with the NCAA (Opinion)
When I attended the 1997 NCAA national convention in Nashville a vote was taken to pay players stipends. It only took 28 years to implement, and then only after the…
The Earth is drying out and we need to act urgently (Opinion)
You might not believe it if you’ve experienced one of the flash floods hammering the planet from Texas to Vietnam this summer, but the Earth is becoming drier — at least the parts where…
Colorado is progressive but LGBTQ students need our support more than ever (Opinion)
An estimated 34,000 LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 17 live in Colorado, according to data from a federal survey on teen health. For many of these young Coloradoans, school is…
V-J Day through the eyes of a Colorado 5-year-old (Letters)
Remembering V-J Day in Denver Words spoken by Winston Churchill: “the signal for the greatest outburst of joy in the history of mankind” and “Weary and worn, impoverished but undaunted…
Living cheek to jowl with the super-rich in Jackson or Aspen: good threads and no housing (Opinion)
In December, Teton County, Wyoming, residents learned they were the wealthiest people in the country, making an average of $471,751 a year. That’s almost a half a million dollars a…
My stillbirth blindsided me. Doctors and researchers can do better and Congress can help (Opinion)
My husband and I experienced an unimaginable loss when our son, Lucas, was stillborn seven years ago. On May 14, 2018, just a day after Mother’s Day, my husband and…
Climate disasters: Personal loss connects us all (Letters)
Climate disasters: Personal loss connects us all Re: “Healing power of storytelling,” August 3 commentary Years after the Marshall Fire, the embers of personal loss call out for remembrance. Listen also…
Congress members should schedule real town halls, Colorado Rep. Boebert (Letters)
Schedule a real town hall, Rep. Boebert When we elect someone to represent us, we expect them to show up — not just in Washington, but here at home. With…
Krista Kafer: Is DoBetterDNVR more anonymous troll or citizen journalist?
Back in high school newspaper class, we were taught that a news article included the who, what, where, when, and why of timely and consequential — newsworthy — events and…