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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:
Making American liquor great again: Tom Acitelli explained how tax reform under President Donald Trump could spur in the craft distilling industry.
Euro-U.S. relations: Henry Farrell, a political science professor at George Washington University, explained that Germany says it can no longer rely on the United States.
Sheriffs and immigration: Political science professors Mirya Holman and Emily Farris wrote: With the Trump administration dedicated to more actively enforcing immigration laws, the nation’s sheriffs — who already have broad, expansive powers — may become .
Trump Derangement Syndrome: Editorial page editor Chuck Plunkett wrote that the Grand Old Party lately has spoken of a mind-altering condition that affects critics of Our Tremendous President: .
Oil and gas oversight: In its Sunday editorial, the editorial board argued that Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman was a harmful decision on oil and gas regulation.
Letters to the editor: On the letters page, Denver Post readers tackled several issues. Here are several of their letters:
Consumer protection: T. A. Taylor-Hunt, state chair for the National Association of Consumer Advocates and a retired U.S. Air Force major, wrote that repealing the Dodd-Frank law would be , especially military service members and veterans.
PERA reform: Vincent Carroll, the former Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News editorial page editor, wrote that the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association urgently needs remedial action — and this time, .
Redistricting rules: Mario Nicolais, an attorney and constitutional scholar, asked: Is there such a thing as ?
House divided: Jarvis D. Ryals, a retired neurosurgeon living in Pueblo, recalled an old political axiom to help explain congressional gridlock — — and urged Congress to adopt a more collegial seating arrangement.
Paris pullout: The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin laid out the from President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will exit the Paris climate agreement.
Memorial Day: Charles Lane, a Washington Post editorial writer and columnist, explained on Memorial Day — which was also JFK’s 100th birthday — this year.
辱DzԾԲDzԲپ: Conservative Washington Post columnist George F. Will remembered William F. Buckley, who, he wrote, before it was hijacked.
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 Trump’s “covfefe” tweet:
The past week
Here are highlights from last week’s opinion coverage:
Denver Post editorials:
Nix convention center scheme: Denver city planners and promoters have developed a first-rate design to expand the Colorado Convention Center, but its payment plan is .
Contraception coverage: President Trump’s proposed rule to make it easier for businesses to get out of providing insurance coverage for contraception for religious reasons is .
Climate agreement: It would be a for President Donald Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. (Trump announced on Thursday that the U.S. will indeed pull out of the Paris deal.)
Stolen VA drugs: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must make its growing a priority.
Medicaid spending: Itap a harsh reality — the U.S. cannot afford to cover the current number of recipients with the current level of benefits.
Op-ed columns:
A legend retires: Denver Post editorial writer and columnist Megan Schrader remembered a , Lorena Thompson, who retired last month.
This is America First? Greg Dobbs wrote that there is a right way and a wrong way to keep — and the president hasn’t chosen the right way.
The world vs. Trump: Regarding President Trump’s decision to pull out the Paris climate deal, Todd Stern, a former U.S. special envoy for climate change, wrote: Trump just , but the world will fight back.
An overblown reaction: Ramesh Ponnuru, a senior editor of National Review, argued that the reaction to Trump’s decision on the Paris deal has been .
A moral vacuum: Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson wrote that because of Trump’s decision on the Paris deal, as well as other issues, the world needs to step in and he has created.
Trump’s trip: Former radio host Garrison Keillor wrote that it was good to have President Trump for nine days.
Blame the GOP: Jonathan Bernstein argued that the Republican Party, not Montana voters, for the election of Greg Gianforte the day after the congressional candidate threw a reporter to the ground.
Ivanka’s Icarus? Eugene Robinson asked: Has Jared Kushner — the president’s son-in-law and a White House senior adviser — ?
President, VP, speaker … Humorist Sarah Hutto explained the in case President Trump should be removed from office. (People might be surprised to know that Grimace from McDonald’s and Mr. Peanut are both in line for the presidency.)
Portland heroes: Betsy Karasik urged President Trump to award the heroes in the Portland train attack the .
Letters to the editor:
Notable and quotable
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