The commission would consist of a panel of independent experts tasked with developing a broad strategy of how and when to safely reopen the country in light of the COVID-19 crisis….
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‘Tax Day’ is Now July 15, 2020
This means that anyone, including Americans who live and work abroad, can now wait until July 15 to file their 2019 federal income tax return…
VIDEO: Public Health Face-Covering Advisory
Recent information has indicated that covering your nose and mouth can slow the spread of COVID-19…
LETTER: Following Chicken Little?
In our history we have had real world medical issues that required quarantining of sick people. The quarantined person either eventually got well or they sadly passed away. It was discovered that keeping them very warm in a closed space lengthened the time of recovery over people who were exposed to cool or cold fresh READ MORE
VIDEO: 1000 Mousetraps Can’t All Be Wrong
The Ohio Department of Health shared a video illustrating the impact of social distancing using ping pong balls and mouse traps…
The End of Child Care in Colorado?
She closed her child care center for coronavirus. Now, she’s wondering if she’ll ever reopen….
OPINION: An Ill-Equipped US Healthcare System
During this pandemic, insurance companies are still asking whether the treatment you’re receiving is medically necessary?
LETTER: An Objective Report Card?
I have witnessed a deep disrepect for humanity — people pushing, fighting over, and hoarding items…
OPINION: Social Crisis and the Public Use of Reason
Let us use this crisis to begin addressing one of the gravest problems of our time – that is, the ever-increasing gap between those who have and those who have not…
LETTER: A Response to Myself
It must be illegal… the governors who have discovered that they are emperors, sitting in their offices and issuing decrees of who is essential and who is not…
Senators Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefit Delays
Colorado US Senator Michael Bennet and 36 of his Senate colleagues pressed the Trump Administration to take additional action to ensure workers receive unemployment insurance as quickly as possible. In a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, the Senators outlined a number of actions the administration should take to help states disburse supercharged READ MORE
OPINION: ACLU Lawsuit Filed Over COVID-19 Outbreak in Weld County
“Reducing the numbers of those arrested or incarcerated is vital to our efforts to limit and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our communities…”
ESSAY: The More Things Change…
On this trip, she caught the “Spanish” flu and subsequently died, as did the local doctor who cared for her…
Temporary Recreation Site Closures and Fire Restrictions
Developed recreation sites are temporarily closed while dispersed camping, hiking and river uses are allowed, although discouraged…
LETTER: The Distressing View from Our Back Window
Please view the attached video clip to see why our neighborhood homes and properties have become dangerous…
OPINION: Criminal Justice Leaders Call for Moratorium on Fines, Fees
“Suspending these punitive fees will give the most vulnerable Coloradans a better chance to stabilize and recover….”
School Districts Won’t Be Required to Conduct Teacher Evaluations This Year
“We really need to know what the state expects from us,” David Bell, the chief human resources officer for Jeffco Public Schools…
Personal Message from Mayor Don Volger
I left the meeting nagged by a key question, “What do people really need right now?”
OPINION: ‘Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself…’
Today we live in an increasingly fear-based world. I’m not a psychologist; I don’t pretend to know why….