Doug Friednash

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pumps his ...

Friednash: Colorado voters now have their ballots. Will we feel the Bern?

February 14, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

This will be Colorado鈥檚 first presidential primary in 20 years following the passage of Proposition 107, which did away with the caucus in favor of sending mail ballots to every...

From left, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., join other House Democratic managers as they walk to the Senate for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

Friednash: Jason Crow’s unexpected rise to the impeachment stage will only help the freshman

January 31, 2020 at 4:10 p.m.

What makes his appointment even more surprising is that he didn鈥檛 come to Washington on Team Pelosi. In her race for speaker of the House, Crow was one of only...

Friednash: Can Polis and the Democrats hold out against the far left?

January 17, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

To date, the three most important people in the capitol have done an effective job of not letting the sideshow take over the circus. But 2020 won't be easy.

Jerry Burton, advocate for 脪Right to ...

Friednash: Ruling against Denver’s camping ban was wrong and must be appealed

January 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

To not defend the unauthorized camping ban would be tantamount to the city attorney's office disregarding its duties in favor of one side鈥檚 political views.

Friednash: Bloomberg, the richer, other New Yorker, could beat Trump

December 20, 2019 at 8:00 a.m.

Four years ago, the Republican Party establishment asked a brash, billionaire New Yorker to sign a loyalty pledge that he would fully support the eventual Republican nominee for president. Donald...

Friednash: ICE officials try to weave a false web about Colorado’s “sanctuary state”

December 5, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

Welcome to Colorado, your sanctuary state, according to the twisted and mendacious logic of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

President Donald Trump walks to Marine ...

Friednash: Trump’s assault on the truth has endangered our republic

November 22, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.

It is time to focus on our responsibilities as citizens and not just our rights.聽 We have a civic obligation to become active and engaged citizens who fight to maintain...

Kristi Hargrove, lower center, listens as ...

Friednash: There are many reasons Prop. CC failed; TABOR’s sanctity wasn’t one of them

November 6, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

Tuesday鈥檚 election tested one of the main pillars of the Taxpayer鈥檚 Bill of Rights.

Friednash: With a water shortage in sight, Prop DD will help keep the rivers flowing

October 25, 2019 at 9:43 a.m.

Mark Twain is credited with famously saying, 鈥渨hiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting.鈥� That quote has always rang particularly true in the arid west where water is...

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, photographed at his Aurora office on Dec. 7, 2018.

Friednash: Mike Coffman has the experience, leadership qualities Aurora needs in a mayor

October 11, 2019 at 6:43 a.m.

Coffman is committed to more balanced growth in Aurora, including equitable distribution of open space, parks, and trails and new multimodal transportation opportunities. As Aurora prepares for its next chapter...

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