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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Don’t give Alex Marrero what he wants — an early exit from DPS and a year’s severance (Editorial)

“Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero needs to fulfill his responsibilities and do the job we are paying him to do until his contract expires in 2028.”

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Trump effectively destroys two national monuments in Utah (Letters)

Trump’s action opens previously protected public lands in these national monuments to corporate use including the oil and gas industry and totally disregards the view of Native Americans that these lands are sacred.

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Victor Marx is an exorcist who says he killed a man. Republicans nominated him anyway. (Opinion)

“The elevation of Victor Marx is, in part, a story about the right-wing revolution eating its own.” — Michelle Goldberg

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Colorado’s newest law is clearly not actually about gun safety (Letters)

“Wouldn’t it make sense since anti-rights groups claim that accidents with firearms are a major concern?” — Lance Touve, Longmont

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Colorado Supreme Court just saved us from a mistake the size of Texas or California (Opinion)

Perhaps these politicians sleep at night by telling themselves that the ends justify the means. They didn’t start the fight; the other party did. They didn’t really disenfranchise their fellow Americans, who can still vote for a losing candidate and get an “I voted” sticker.

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The cost of ignoring climate science (Letters)

Fire officials say this fire was human-caused. In the narrowest sense, that means a person or human activity started the spark. But the larger truth is harder to look away from: scientists wrote this script more than thirty years ago.

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CU selling chancellor’s $3.75M new house doesn’t look like fiscal responsibility (Editorial)