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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Aurora police have committed five high-profile homicides in seven years. Something is broken. (Editorial)

A jury will now decide whether Aurora police Officer Matthew Neely murdered Rajon Belt-Stubblefield or whether the shooting was a justified homicide.

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Victor Marx’s refusal to debate is a gift to Phil Weiser, but Colorado voters deserve more (Editorial)

More than fact-checking a candidate’s past, voters need to know where Marx stands on policy issues.

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Victor Marx and Melat Kiros are horrible candidates but probably not antisemitic (Opinion)

Is drawing horns on a picture of a Jewish candidate necessarily evidence of anti-Jewish animus? Did Kiros actually say Israel had it coming? The answer to both questions is no, but that doesn’t mean these candidates deserve your vote. They don’t.

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Why is a true American hero’s grave in Denver completely unadorned? (Letters)

We visited this man’s grave in Riverside Cemetery. Surprisingly, no ribbons, no epitaph, no note of what he had done, just one plastic flower leaning on its side and a single pebble placed on the top. We left him our flowers and whispered our thanks.

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Does Denver really need these Veo scooters? (Letters)

“Veo promised a docking system for scooters and a warning system for pedestrians if scooters were ridden on sidewalks. Three months into this contract, neither of these promises has transpired.”

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Colorado voters are being tricked into signing billionaire-backed petitions (Opinion)

Why would one volunteer be circulating two petitions that seemed so ideologically opposed? Colorado is one of 16 states where it’s legal to pay petition-circulators per signature.

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Will Boulder’s special license for Sundance hit the Airbnb policy sweet spot? (Opinion)

Boulder officials have estimated that the short-term rental policy could add more than 1,000 festival rentals by 2027, on top of existing short-term rental licenses.

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What do we expect when Suncor faces tiny fines and no enforcement? (Letters)

“Residents along the Front Range should not expect any resolution or punishment regarding the ongoing pollution anytime soon.” — Mariann Storck, Wheat Ridge

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How the RTD board took on our budget deficit (Opinion)

Public deliberation is rarely tidy. Our disagreements happened in the open because directors were genuinely weighing the alternatives, rather than simply accepting the recommendation presented by management.

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Separating fact from fear when it comes to our Elyria Swansea data center (Opinion)

CoreSite’s planned DE3 data center near the National Western Center has been at the center of … worries. I want to address the five most common concerns.

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Victor Marx warns that the media is coming for Christians. We’re not. (Opinion)

By conflating journalism with religious persecution, Marx is not just deflecting responsibility; he is indulging in identity politics, the kind of us-versus-them rhetoric that inflames the body politic and leaves scars of resentment and distrust long after the race is over.

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RTD needs to double down on what is working (Letters)

Denver’s path to prosperity can be rebuilt by doubling down on the pieces of RTD that are working well (such as the A Line) and focusing on approaches that have proven to boost ridership elsewhere ( more frequent bus service to critical amenities l