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This is The Denver Post’s Sound Off newsletter. Every Monday, we deliver to your inbox a roundup of what we’ve been publishing on the opinion pages over the past week, including both print and . That includes Denver Post , op-ed by Post columnists like Chuck Plunkett and Megan Schrader as well as nationally syndicated columnists like George F. Will and Garrison Keillor, plus guest commentaries, and editorial .
Perspective
First, a summary of what was in our Sunday Perspective section this week:
South Sudan: Kenneth Scott, an international human rights lawyer and war crimes prosecutor, wrote that for South Sudan, .
Two Colorados: In Colorado, living outside the Front Range means , wrote Ryan Heckman, co-founder and senior adviser of the Colorado Impact Fund.
Comey’s firing: Noah Feldman, a Harvard law professor, wrote that President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey has created a .
Helping world’s mothers: Dottie Lamm, a Denver Post columnist and former Colorado first lady, wrote about the world’s women who are so poor that one more childbirth could ruin them, and gave to organizations that provide abortion services and education around the world.
Legislative wrap-up: In our Sunday editorial, the editorial board weighed in on the 2017 Colorado legislature — which ended last Wednesday — and said that by Senate President Kevin Grantham, House Speaker Crisanta Duran, and Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Letters to the editor: On the letters page, Denver Post readers tackled several issues. Here are several of their letters:
State GOP’s betrayal: Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute and a Denver Post columnist, called Colorado Senate Republicans’ support of Senate Bill 267 the he has witnessed in his more than 25 years in Colorado politics.
Long live the rich: Post columnist Diane Carman on a recent study showing an alarming disparity in life expectancies among various U.S. counties, where the difference in lifespans correlates with the difference in incomes.
City bond projects: Denver City Council members Kendra Black and Kevin Flynn wrote: This summer, the City Council will consider a range of new bond projects; as citizens’ committees look at the wish list, .
Stopping sexual assault: Lily Weissgold, a student at Colorado College, wrote that despite it being 2017, despite plenty of education about campus rape, and despite her not giving consent to someone she met at a party, .
Cultural appropriation: Opening with a story about a 19-year-old Elvis Presley, George F. Will wrote that the , on campuses and elsewhere, against “cultural appropriation” illustrates progressivism’s descent into authoritarianism leavened by philistinism.
FBI after Comey: Washington Post editorial writer and columnist Charles Lane asked: Now that James Comey is gone, ?
What she said, what she said: In separate television appearances this week, Sally Yates and Condoleezza Rice offered Americans an of what we once expected of leaders and leadership.
Trump and prairie dogs: WildEarth Guardians executive director John Horning wrote that the senseless slaughter of prairie dogs across the West is fundamentally about the powerful and the vulnerable, which he sees as the of the Trump administration.
Drawn to the News: For those of you who can’t get enough editorial , here are the two we featured on the back page of Sunday’s Perspective section, on the topic of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office:
The past week
Here are highlights from last week’s opinion coverage:
Denver Post editorials:
Use ’em or lose ’em: The Denver Broncos were from season ticket holders who sold every ticket they had in the 2016 season to strangers on a secondary market.
Sanity on residential parking: The Denver City Council was for new housing, requiring all developments to have some on-site parking.
Comey firing stinks: ’s a more transparent effort to cover President Trump’s efforts to sabotage the Russia investigation than in his explanation for firing James Comey.
Charter school funding equity: We hope an effort to require Colorado school districts to share money with charter schools from voter-approved property tax increases before the 2017 legislature wraps up. (Note: House Bill 1375 did pass the House on the final day of the legislative session.)
College credit for military service: Coloradans should that a bill moving through the legislature would make it easier for veterans to translate military training into college credit. (Note: House Bill 1004 did pass both the state House and Senate.)
Op-ed columns:
2017 Colorado legislature: With the legislature wrapping up last week, Denver Post columnist Megan Schrader offered — all of which were topics of bills during the session.
The pen is mightier: Garrison Keillor : Who needs liberté, égalité and fraternité? Donald Trump has the executive order.
Bad guy in the White House: Columnist and former ABC News correspondent Greg Dobbs commented on the concept of realpolitik and .
Abuse of power: Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson argued that President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is a .
Trump right on Comey: Talk-radio host Hugh Hewitt defended the president’s decision and said .
Trump wrong on Comey: Joe Walsh, a syndicated talk-radio host and former Illinois congressman, wrote that while he is a supporter of President Trump, it’s important that he call out Trump when he’s wrong — and to fire Comey.
Up to the GOP: Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, wrote that after James Comey’s firing, — and Republicans must be the ones to seek it.
Historical lesson: Author David O. Stewart, who has written a book about Andrew Johnson, the first president to be impeached, said Johnson’s firing of his war secretary should serve as .
Democrats being dishonest: Washington Post blogger Ed Rogers wrote that Democrats’ comments about the American Health Care Act are just meant to distract from the real story — that liberals’ beloved Obamacare is falling apart.
French election: The Washington Post’s Anne Applebaum commented on new French President Emmanuel Macron’s .
Letters to the editor:
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