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Category: News/Politics

Colorado’s Nine Presidential Electors Cast Their Votes for Biden

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by Post Contributor

Colorado’s nine presidential electors met at the state Capitol on December 14 to cast their votes for President-elect Joe Biden…

Posted in News/Politics

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: We the People, Part Three

Posted on December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 by Gary Beatty

You will be repeatedly told you “must follow the law”, which is true. You just won’t be told the law includes your inherent power to say “Screw the law…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

A ‘Freedom of Information’ Holiday Wish List

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by Jeffrey Roberts

For several years now, CFOIC president Steve Zansberg and past president Tom Kelley have urged Colorado’s judicial branch to establish a uniform standard…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

First Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Arrive in Colorado

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Post Contributor

“This vaccine is an amazing scientific triumph for humanity and the distribution which starts today is a historic undertaking. We still have a ways to go and Coloradans should double down now…”

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

This Health Care Magnate Wants to Fix Democracy, Starting in Colorado

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Post Contributor

“One of my goals is to have this democracy reform energy in places like Colorado — or elsewhere — move from being an ad hoc collection of activist projects to a true movement…”

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: We the People, Part Two

Posted on December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 by Gary Beatty

First, the basics. A limited form of government is one that only has the power which is given to it by those governed…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

New Colorado Law Requires Courts to Suppress Eviction Case Records

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Post Contributor

“The purpose of the law is to ensure that an eviction filing and record by itself is not an impediment to housing,” said Jack Regenbogen, senior attorney for the legal advocacy group…

Posted in News/Politics

OPINION: The Power of Human Contact

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 by Post Contributor

Without touch, people feel depressed, unhealthy and deprived…

Posted in News/Politics

EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part Two

Posted on December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“The Board opposes any new transfers of water from the Upper San Juan River and its tributaries upstream of Navajo Reservoir to basins outside of the Upper San Juan River Basin….”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: We the People, Part One

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: We the People, Part One

Posted on December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Gary Beatty

“When the jurors continued to refuse to convict Penn, the Judge had them locked in the jury room without food, water, or heat…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Strange Diversions in a Strange Land, Part One

Posted on December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 by Bill Hudson

The family had one good year before the ditches went dry…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

Colorado Updates Dial Framework Allowing More Religious, Education Flexibility

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 by Post Contributor

Worship and ceremonies such as weddings and funerals are classified as essential. This means that they must do their best to follow public health recommendations, but may exceed recommended capacity caps…

Posted in Community, News/Politics
VIDEO: Colorado Announces Plan for Vaccine Distribution

VIDEO: Colorado Announces Plan for Vaccine Distribution

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 by Bill Hudson

The advice also states that vaccines “should only be carried out in facilities where resuscitation measures are available…”

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

New Colorado Law Provides Relief for Utility Bills

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 by Post Contributor

“It’s a tough deal. And, you know, we in government have probably caused some of these problems, too, and now we’re asking the taxpayers to help bail these same people out…”

Posted in Community, News/Politics

Contact Tracing Inside a Close-Knit Latino Community

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Post Contributor

“If you’re undocumented in this country, you are aware that the information you are sharing could put so many others in serious problems….”

Posted in News/Politics

Governor Polis Orders Another 30 Days of Mask-wearing

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Post Contributor

According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, masks could save more lives than a COVID-19 vaccine…

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

US Senators Raise Question About AI-driven Hiring

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Post Contributor

“Hiring technologies include a range of tools used in the employee selection process to manage and screen candidates after they apply for a job…”

Posted in News/Politics

Senator Cory Gardner Says Good-bye

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Post Contributor

“…One thing [the pollsters] seem to get right, and it won’t come to a shock to my colleagues on the floor, Congress is about as popular as a Rocky Mountain oyster in a bullpen…”

Posted in News/Politics
OPINION: BLM Abdicates Wild Horse Management Obligations

OPINION: BLM Abdicates Wild Horse Management Obligations

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by Post Contributor

Decades ago, when the public learned that they were being abused, exploited and even killed by private profiteers, we rallied behind Congress to pass the Wild Free-Roaming Wild Horses and Burros Act…

Posted in Environment/Recreation, News/Politics
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