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Lindsay Datko on school safety, misconduct and transparency in Jeffco schools | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 7 hours ago

Jeffco Kids First founder Lindsay Datko joins The OpEdge to explore concerns about school safety, staff misconduct and transparency in Jefferson County Schools. Datko tells...

Colorado’s role in Spirit Airlines’ demise should not be ignored | GUEST COLUMN

Updated 5 days ago

By Robin Rossenfeld At a time when Colorado families are already struggling with rising transportation costs, the collapse of Spirit Airlines could not come at...

The new Trustees Report is a wake-up call for Congress | GUEST COLUMN

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By Sara Schueneman Every year, the Social Security Trustees Report provides an important snapshot of the long-term outlook for one of America’s most popular and...

Dustin Zvonek pinpoints Colorado’s housing-first homelessness failures | The OpEdge Podcast

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As homelessness continues to persist across Colorado, former Aurora City Councilman Dustin Zvonek paints a compelling picture of how the primary policy prescription may be...

Robert Rodriguez spoke softly and carried a big stick | GUEST COLUMN

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Polis protects system rigged against workers | GUEST COLUMN

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Rachel Gabel diagnoses Colorado’s sharp rural-urban divide | The OpEdge Podcast

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Help adult smokers transition away from cigarettes | GUEST COLUMN

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High-potency hemp products are hurting Colorado kids | GUEST COLUMN

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Michael Fields reviews Colorado’s 2026 legislative session | The OpEdge Podcast

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Quiet at the state Capitol doesn’t mean silence on energy policy | GUEST COLUMN

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The history, and future, of extinction in Colorado | GUEST COLUMN

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Colorado is too wealthy to keep cutting basic services | GUEST COLUMN

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DJ Summers dives into the costlier state of Colorado | The OpEdge Podcast

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Common Sense Institute’s Director of Communications & Research Operations DJ Summers dives deep with The OpEdge Podcast host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger regarding Colorado’s...

As the AI age evolves, Colorado must step up to protect our kids | GUEST COLUMN

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By Ann O’Leary Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for young people to learn, create, explore and build confidence. It is opening new doors for...

Strengthening Colorado’s mental-health workforce | GUEST COLUMN

Updated 1 month ago

By Kyle Brown and Lindsay Gilchrist More than 1.2 million Coloradans live with a diagnosed mental health condition, and in 2023, one in five people...

Superintendent Michael Gaal on why schools work better without union contracts | The OpEdge Podcast

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In the latest episode of The OpEdge — The Gazette’s new opinion podcast — Colorado Springs District 11 Superintendent Michael Gaal reveals why teachers’ union contracts...

The rural voice missing from the Nexstar debate | GUEST COLUMN

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Trends and challenges in higher education | Tom Cronin

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Protecting the integrity of Colorado’s legal profession | GUEST COLUMN

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Legislature’s budget footnote punishes students who need help most | GUEST COLUMN

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Why Colorado needs accountability and transparency in AI decision making | GUEST COLUMN

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Can a law be neutral if it overrides faith-based beliefs? | GUEST COLUMN

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Legislating at the speed of artificial intelligence | GUEST COLUMN

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Legislative Dems follow highway robbery with blackmail | GUEST COLUMN

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‘Move fast and break things’ not way to fix Colorado’s roads | GUEST COLUMN

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Amid Colorado’s new rail moment, losing digital infrastructure an economic death sentence | GUEST COLUMN

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Common-sense guardrails for new data center development benefit people, the planet | GUEST COLUMN

Updated 2 months ago

By Joe Antus Colorado’s business leaders are right about one thing: Colorado is at an inflection point. In a recent letter to Gov. Jared Polis,...

All Coloradans should have a say at the Public Utilities Commission | GUEST COLUMN

Updated 2 months ago

By Emma Pinter I have a sticky note in my kitchen that reminds me of Xcel Energy’s peak hours, when they charge higher rates for...

Protect patient access to life-saving drugs | GUEST COLUMN

Updated 2 months ago

By Leslie Herod Since its inception, Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) created fear among patients around effects to life-saving medicines and the negative ramifications...