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Ken Rees leads a prayer during a vigil for the Rev. Edward Nalwamba, a Ugandan national being held at the Aurora ICE Processing Center who is facing deportation after 25 years in the U.S., on Saturday, June 27, 2026, outside the processing center in Aurora. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Even this atheist can see deporting Nalwamba is immoral (Letters)

July 6, 2026 at 11:02 a.m.

"I can guarantee that had Trump not been reelected, Rev. Nalwamba would be safe and sound on his way to getting citizenship, instead of suffering from illness in detention awaiting...

Michael Bennet gives a concession speech during a Democratic gubernatorial primary watch party at the Schoolyard Brewery in Denver on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Phil Weiser was declared the Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Coloradans respond to dramatic primary results for DeGette, Bennet and Comacho (Letters)

July 6, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

I feel sad for Michael Bennet that he doesn't get to come home to Colorado yet, but we still need him in Washington.

The Gold Mountain fire burns north of Ouray on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Grant Martin)

As Colorado burns, let’s consider the state of our federal forests (Letters)

July 2, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

Watching the Gold Mountain Fire progress, one occasionally sees a sudden vertical burst of flame as another dead tree goes up like a torch. The Uncompahgre Forest around Ouray is...

Image submitted as part of Buc-ee鈥檚 EPCO LLC administrative determination request letter. The 鈥淏uc-ee's ADM鈥� project was created on 6/18/2026 3:24 p.m. (Image from El Paso County EDARP)

Buc-ee’s is not a ‘convenience store’ nor is it appropriate near protected open-space (Letters)

July 1, 2026 at 7:57 a.m.

"If Buc-ee's wants to be considered a 'convenience store', then limit both the store and parking footprint to no larger than other stores on County Line Road in the area."...

The betting line and some of the nearly 400 proposition bets for Super Bowl 50 between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos were displayed in 2016 at the Race& Sports SuperBook at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images North)

Put a spotlight on sports betting losses and addiction (Letters)

June 28, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"I appreciate that you used the word 鈥済ambling鈥� rather than 鈥済aming鈥�, which makes it sound like a fun game of hopscotch instead of what it really is." -- Cathy Storey,...

Melat Kiros, right, talks with supporter Melina Vinasco during her campaign kickoff event for her run in Colorado鈥檚 1st Congressional District to challenge U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette at the Green Spaces Co-Working, Marketplace and Event Space in Denver, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

I’m a Jewish woman voting for Melat Kiros’ courage and love for all humanity (Letters)

June 27, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"This pain is the truth I, as a Jew, must actively try to repair. In three years, Israel has not just fought back against the attack on Oct. 7, but...

A coyote moves through tall grass in this 2021 file photo in the Boulder area. (Timothy Hurst/Staff Photographer)

Cyanide bombs on public lands? Really? (Letters)

June 25, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"Public lands should be safe for public recreation. Congress should permanently prohibit the use of M-44 cyanide devices on public lands before another family experiences the tragedy that these devices...

A visitor to" Harry Potter: The Exhibition" poses in the "cupboard under the stairs" area in this promo image for the touring show. (Provided by DPP Communications)

The Harry Potter exhibition is a slap in the face of every trans person in Denver (Letters)

June 24, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"The DCPA should reconsider its support for the eradication of trans people like me." -- Abby Jane Morton, Denver

Sen. John Hickenlooper checks his watch as he leaves a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol January 24, 2023 in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Hickenlooper will be 80, DeGette 70, at the end of another term; voters should take that into account (Letters)

June 21, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"There are many talented younger candidates on the Democrats' primary ballot. Perhaps you should choose one."

Childcare in Colorado has always been an issue. Can grandmas like me help? (Letters)

June 18, 2026 at 6:01 a.m.

"It seems some inventive IT or AI person might find a way to match seniors and families needing childcare." -- Donna S. Smith, Denver

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