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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EDITORIAL: Neither Snow nor Rain nor Gloom of Night
“Under a worst case scenario, such downturn could result in the Postal Service having insufficient liquidity to continue operations…”
‘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…
EDITORIAL: Incarceration in 2020 a Recipe for Disaster
It’s been nearly a month since ACLU Colorado sent a letter to Colorado Governor Jared Polis, warning of a dire outcome if Colorado jails and prisons do nothing…
EDITORIAL: A Ballot Crisis in Colorado
A few months back, it looked like 2020 was going to be a big year for citizen-led democracy in Colorado, with dozens of initiatives hoping to land on the November ballot…
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 READ MORE
OPINION: OMG! Four More Years??
Cheerleaders operate on the sidelines and have absolutely no understanding of strategy and tactics, logistics and command…
The End of Child Care in Colorado?
She closed her child care center for coronavirus. Now, she’s wondering if she’ll ever reopen….
EDITORIAL: You’re Not Supposed to Believe the Predictions, Part Four
“However, the resulting mitigated epidemic would still likely result in hundreds of thousands of deaths and health systems being overwhelmed many times over….”
LETTER: An Objective Report Card?
I have witnessed a deep disrepect for humanity — people pushing, fighting over, and hoarding items…
EDITORIAL: You’re Not Supposed to Believe the Predictions, Part Three
The New York Times article was thoughtfully illustrated with the picture shown above, taken by photographer Bob Miller…
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 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…”
EDITORIAL: You’re Not Supposed to Believe the Predictions, Part Two
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and other state officials have been relying on a model built by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus…
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…
EDITORIAL: You’re Not Supposed to Believe the Predictions, Part One
Several days earlier, Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, released the results of an analysis of global COVID cases…