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Letters: Stronger permits needed to curb pollution at Suncor
"I live in the shadow of Suncor’s refinery and have witnessed violation after violation that leaves all of us guessing as to how it could be impacting our health." -- Lucy Molina, Commerce City → Read More
Letters: Firing a teacher for who they love contradicts what I learned in Catholic school
"I thought we were taught that God is all-knowing and all-loving of everyone, no matter their race or sexual orientation. That is the God I choose to believe in." -- Cathi Quering Barnes, Littleton → Read More
Letters: Shady, false smear-campaign benefits would-be Park Hill developers
"Who doesn't love a good smear campaign that would benefit a developer? When a mega profit is at stake, people often take unusual, drastic ... steps to buttress up public support." -- Richard E. Young, Denver → Read More
Opinion: Migrants seeking shelter in Denver should be returned home
How many of the 28 million Venezuelans (not to mention millions from other countries) does The Post expect us to welcome before we say enough is enough? → Read More
Letters: Democrats, again, attack the good guys with proposed gun laws
“Why do they continue to attack law-abiding citizens instead of criminals? Why do we not see more harsh punishments for these crimes themselves?” — Lance Touve, Longmont → Read More
Letters: Turns out Biden had some classified documents too
Classified documents found in President Joe Biden's Wilmington garage, as well as the Penn Biden Center. → Read More
Opinion: Shocking Xcel bills — flawed economics, policies or meters?
The shocking utility bills — flawed economics, policies or meters? Re: “Customers get lump of coal for holiday,” Dec. 18 news story → Read More
Letters: Colorado football coach’s words encourage injuring players
These are kids, after all, coach Re: “Talented Eagles claim first state title since 1984,” Dec. 4 sports story → Read More
Letters: Wait, Kroenke and Comcast can’t afford to compromise?
How is it possible that going on four seasons, the Kroenke family and Comcast can’t agree on terms to broadcast Denver’s NBA & NHL seasons? → Read More
Letters: Don’t let kids go hungry. Fund our school cafeterias.
"The Latinx community is almost twice as likely to live in food-insecure households. Rising costs are putting a lot of families in a tough position. This November, voters can help do something about it." → Read More
Park Hill Golf Course debate: Land under conservation easement is not for building
The conservation easement on the Park Hill golf course cannot be terminated, released, extinguished or abandoned without a court order that it has become “impossible” to continue fulfilling the easement’s open space and recreational conservation purposes. There are no such “impossibilities.” → Read More
Letters: The prejudice and racism affecting homeownership
Blatant prejudice is shocking to me, whether it be found in a question by a neighbor intent on denying homeownership based on skin color or in the words of a law written with similar intent. ... I do see from my experience how Black families were blocked from home ownership in ways white families were not simply because of the color of their skin. → Read More
Letters: Act now to save the Colorado River for future generations
"Pursuit of the almighty dollar and pursuit of pleasure reign supreme, as demonstrated by the unabated approval of new housing developments and constant pressure to open more public land for recreational use." → Read More
Letters: Making the case against originalism from the U.S. Supreme Court
Did the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal individual liberty for all intend to mean only those of the white male property owners who passed it? → Read More
Letters: Supreme Court abortion decision rocks country
Common sense and consistency never have been a feature of our Supreme Court. ... It’s time for us to acknowledge that they are members of a privileged, purely political club who happen to wear black robes while twisting and torturing our laws. → Read More
Letters: Ukrainian refugees share the horrors of Russia’s war
Poland has accepted over three million refugees, they call them “guests” providing homes, food, medical care. France sent in hundreds of boxes of supplies which we sorted and prioritized so that me… → Read More
Opinion: What we should do about all that student debt?
The idea of forgiving student debt is a slap in the face for all those hardworking students and parents who either paid or borrowed funds and subsequently paid off loans for their college education. → Read More
Letters: Quit using scare tactics when it comes to Alito’s draft
Needlessly and falsely scare people and incite outrage — repealing Roe will not ban abortion but will subject this divisive issue to each state’s voters, rather than nine unelected justices, … → Read More
Opinion: Exploring magic mushrooms — Do we need more ways to legally abuse drugs?
Dough Friednash tells us these drugs aren’t deadly, so it’s all good. Oh sure, maybe more people will be driving under the influence, more parents getting high while their kids work on homework, et… → Read More
Letters: Seeking safety, enforcement on public transportation
Seeking safety, enforcement on public transportation -- The lawlessness of light rail and Union Station has caused me to choose alternatives to RTD (Regional Transportation of Druggies). It’s already a crime scene, but I can’t help think drug-related crime is close behind. → Read More