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Open Letter from Journalists to Gov. Polis

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by Post Contributor

“Our goal is simply to make sure journalists throughout Colorado can provide the public with information about COVID-19… that is as accurate and complete as possible…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Tourism in the Time of Cholera, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Tourism in the Time of Cholera, Part Two

Posted on April 16, 2020April 17, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“When this virus began, the number of cases was doubling every 1.5 days; now it’s doubling every six days, meaning the spread of the virus is beginning to slow…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

PPE Crisis Standards of Care

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

We are releasing this statement to emphasize our shared commitment to protecting physicians and other health care providers and workers…

Posted in Education/Health

Boaters Urged to Visit Only Local Lakes, Adhere to Social Distancing Rules

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

Park rangers are seeing a rise in multiple, non-family units getting out on boats in close proximity at the state parks that have lakes…

Posted in Environment/Recreation
EDITORIAL: Tourism in the Time of Cholera, Part One

EDITORIAL: Tourism in the Time of Cholera, Part One

Posted on April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“At this point, we do not anticipate many revenues received before the end of July. Many properties closed in late March and there is little to no tourism expected…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: Nocturnal Visitors

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by DC Duncan

The night light revealed a little girl standing at the foot of her bed, yanking her toe and giggling…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

US Senators Propose ‘National Coronavirus Commission’

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

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….

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Neither Snow nor Rain nor Gloom of Night

EDITORIAL: Neither Snow nor Rain nor Gloom of Night

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“Under a worst case scenario, such downturn could result in the Postal Service having insufficient liquidity to continue operations…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

‘Tax Day’ is Now July 15, 2020

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

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…

Posted in News/Politics

EDITORIAL: Incarceration in 2020 a Recipe for Disaster

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by Bill Hudson

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…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: A Ballot Crisis in Colorado

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by Bill Hudson

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…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

VIDEO: Public Health Face-Covering Advisory

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by Post Contributor

Recent information has indicated that covering your nose and mouth can slow the spread of COVID-19…

Posted in Education/Health, Video

LETTER: Following Chicken Little?

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by Post Contributor

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

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

OPINION: OMG! Four More Years??

Posted on April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 by DC Duncan

Cheerleaders operate on the sidelines and have absolutely no understanding of strategy and tactics, logistics and command…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

VIDEO: 1000 Mousetraps Can’t All Be Wrong

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by Post Contributor

The Ohio Department of Health shared a video illustrating the impact of social distancing using ping pong balls and mouse traps…

Posted in Education/Health, Video

The End of Child Care in Colorado?

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

She closed her child care center for coronavirus. Now, she’s wondering if she’ll ever reopen….

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

EDITORIAL: You’re Not Supposed to Believe the Predictions, Part Four

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

“However, the resulting mitigated epidemic would still likely result in hundreds of thousands of deaths and health systems being overwhelmed many times over….”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

OPINION: An Ill-Equipped US Healthcare System

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

During this pandemic, insurance companies are still asking whether the treatment you’re receiving is medically necessary?

Posted in Education/Health, Opinion/Letters
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Cure

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Cure

Posted on April 10, 2020June 18, 2020 by Louis Cannon

“I have some excellent news,” the President said with his usual confident smile. “Actually, two pieces of excellent news…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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