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In response to a series of marches across the country in opposition to Islamic religious dictates known as "sharia," Colorado Democratic Senator...

By Gene A. Budig and Alan Heaps Guest opinion - For all the focus on our nation's schools, community colleges get short shrift. In the debates...

There is a confluence of unfair debt collection, federalism and judicial restraint with connections to Colorado that provides an optimistic view of all...

The bad news: President Donald Trump's pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord will cause ocean levels to rise. The good news: It will be from...

Colorado is often cited as the bellwether of America becoming a marijuana nation. With our legalization of medical marijuana in 2000, and of...

By Illan Dubin Spiegel Guest opinion - Emotional scenes of worthy students being accepted into schools and receiving scholarships rightfully tug...

El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman presented three options for county commissioner district adjustments at the county commissioner...

By Jordan Bruneau Guest opinion - Memorial Day weekend marked the unofficial start to summer. But for young job seekers, there is nothing to...

By Robert Blaha Guest opinion - EDITOR'S NOTE: An original version of this column ran in March 2016. This updated version is published in...

This spring, I finished my 23rd consecutive Boston Marathon with fractures in both legs that I had sustained during the race. How did I push through...

Virginia's Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe and several other governors have rediscovered federalism in declaring they will act alone to uphold the...

When Bristi Basu was accepted into the University of Denver on a full scholarship, it was a dream come true. Ecstatic, Bristi called her mother, a...

Our Colorado Springs community relies on strong schools, strong health care institutions and strong infrastructure. This legislative session,...

President Donald Trump again demonstrated his complete mastery of the leftstream press with a bit of late-night trolling. It snagged hundreds of...

The Colorado Springs Gazette recently reported that Colorado is unlikely to receive new significant transportation funding from Washington. ("Insights:...

One of the programs slotted for elimination in the proposed federal budget released May 23 is the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Sounds ominous ....

If you're wondering where the Washington, D.C., swamp is being drained as promised, look no further than the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

A 30-inch natural gas pipeline exploded in the Crestmoor neighborhood of San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010. The explosion killed eight people...

My takeaway, looking back on the first half of the 71st meeting of the Colorado General Assembly, is that a political deadlock doesn't have to mean...

The use of e-cigarettes - or vaping - is skyrocketing in Colorado despite a lack of public information about the ingredients in these products or their...

As communities across the country work to cut their emissions and ensure they are safe from environmental accidents, accurate testing of our air...

A strong bipartisan majority of Colorado legislators came together during the 2017 legislative session to pass HB 1313 - Civil Forfeiture Reform. The...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month across our country. Believe it or not, one in four Americans experiences a diagnosable mental illness each year....

Melissa Marts Guest opinion - The Women's Resource Agency has been empowering women and teen girls to self-sufficiency and economic independence...

Thomas Fellows Guest opinion - Scott Weiser ("Quarry battle reveals resident's hypocrisy") has a weak understanding of facts, property rights and...