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Plunkett: On both sides, the diet soda debate falls flat
Last week, conservative and progressive partisans decided to have a big dust-up over whether Colorado school districts should have the right to allow sales of diet soda in high schools.
Plunkett: More photo radar? Have a heart!
As Denver considers whether to expand its money-making photo-radar and red-light camera program, it ought to consider other, more charitable methods.
Plunkett: Hope and dread on the 16th Street Mall
Despite the mallās runaway success, that urban balance you want to be a part of in a city, that impossible-to-plan-for mix of civic and weird, isnāt really working presently.
Plunkett: Whatever happened to the Tom Clements case?
Often I get up early, because it¶¶Ņõap so much quieter and you can get some real work done without distraction. But sometimes your best intentions fall prey to habit. One...
Poll: Was Chief White right on racial data collection?
Do you agree with Denver Police Chief Robert White's decision to have officers collect racial data from those they stop?
Plunkett: Darryl Glennās $400 million gift
The $400 million Iran ransom story should be a huge gift to Darryl Glenn's race to unseat U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, but his campaign is ill-prepared to act on it.
Plunkett: Celebrating the practical this Colorado Day
As Colorado celebrates its 140th birthday, a reflection on how divided our politics has become.
Plunkett: This Mad Max world will play out
While it¶¶Ņõap at times difficult to see, the political class, as it seeks to curry favor, more often latches on to the better of our ideas and instincts, and always...
Plunkett: Some good news for the American Dream
With the major political parties hosting their conventions this month, we should hope to hear ideas about how to address income inequality. Not all of them will be delivered in...
Plunkett: Airport security shouldnāt create target-rich environments
Recent terror attacks that occurred outside security checkpoints should tell us it's time to stop being complacent and rethink our most basic security practices.