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Biden Administration’s Successful War on American Energy Industry

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 15, 2022 13 Comments

This week brought a pause on Colorado oil leases, the end to a natural gas pipeline's construction in Idaho & Wyoming, and the return of a ban on coal sales from federal lands....

Chair of Higher Ed at U. Denver Says ‘Commit to Realizing the Death of Whiteness’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2022 8 Comments

“whiteness remains in power even when no white people are in leadership”...

Abortion Activists Vandalize a Catholic Church in Boulder for the Second Time in Seven Months

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 05, 2022 14 Comments

“Once again a parish community showed up for a morning mass and had to walk in and witness that their parish had been targeted. I hate to say it. I was not surprised to learn of this, this morning.”...

Parents Furious at Colorado School District for Throwing Out Valedictorian Recognition

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 24, 2022 13 Comments

“Taking this away is not going to fix the problem. It’s not going to fix the stress that we are seeing for other students, plus it’s taking away from those who want to work towards it."...

Fort Lewis College Threatens Free Expression by Banning ‘Hate Speech’ on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 16, 2022 5 Comments

"a ban on hate speech could prohibit anything from a Black Lives Matter poster to a Blue Lives Matter message, depending on your views"...

Did Denver Shooter of Right-Wing Protester Just Get Away With Murder?

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 15, 2022 79 Comments

In what some might suspect was an opportunistically-timed news dump this past Friday, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that she was dropping second-degree murder charges initially brought against Matthew Dolloff over the October 10, 2020 political rally related shooting death of Lee Keltner, as reported in the Denver Post last Friday.

Media Attempts to Portray California as “First” State to Have Endemic Covid Plan

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 19, 2022 13 Comments

Florida's Ron DeSantis and Colorado's jared Polis have a better claim on this title...

Colorado State University Sets Up Multiple Resources for Students ‘Affected’ by Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2022 3 Comments

"If you (or someone you know) are affected by a free speech event on campus, here are some resources."...

10th Circuit Denies Native American Request To Halt Colorado “Mascot” Ban Pending Appeal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2022 33 Comments

Plaintiffs' attorney: “We’re proceeding to discovery in the district court later today and waiting on the final scheduling order, but in any event will be filing a motion for summary judgment in February....

2022 Roars Into Colorado with Massive Wildfires

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 01, 2022 7 Comments

Downed powerlines suspected in blazes that have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands....

Court Denies Injunction Sought By Native Americans Challenging Colorado “Mascot” Ban As Discriminatory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 03, 2021 40 Comments

Plaintiffs' Attorney: "The District Court’s order would lead to absurd results. Schools might find out at the end of our case that Colorado’s law forcing them to change their name was unconstitutional all along."...

Native American Lawsuit Challenges Colorado Ban On Native American “Mascots” As Discriminatory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2021 35 Comments

Allege that sweeping ban is discriminatory: "SB 21-116 sweeps derisive, neutral, and honorific uses of Native American names and imagery together into the universal term “American Indian mascot" ...

Student Activists at U. Colorado Hold ‘Die-In’ to Show Need for Action Against Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 03, 2021 3 Comments

"to dismantle racism and accompanying systems of oppression in health"...

Student Slams Colorado State University Over Campus COVID Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 13, 2021 2 Comments

"The school really doesn’t care about our health"...

Colorado Springs School District 49 Votes to Ban Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 13, 2021 10 Comments

Colorado Springs District 49 voted 3-2 to ban critical race theory (CRT) from its curriculum: Thursday night, nearly all of the public comments focused on a resolution to ban CRT in District 49. Parents opposing teaching CRIT claimed it would divide students. One parent who spoke claimed,...

Report: Denver Spends Double on Homeless Than on One K-12 Student

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 07, 2021 20 Comments

Denver wants to fix the homeless problem by advancing equity and affordable housing. Nothing about teaching them skills so they can obtain a job. Nothing about mental health issues. Just get them off the street and into a building. That's not "helping."...

Colorado Mayor Ends Pledge of Allegiance at Board Meetings, But Trustees Still Recite It

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2021 26 Comments

“Due to direct and indirect threats, inappropriate comments in and out of public meetings and general divisiveness and issues created in our community...

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