Jim Martin

The Truth Social account for former President Donald Trump is seen on a mobile device, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

抖阴ap: Could my column help repair America’s many fractures in 2025 or should I put away my pen?

January 4, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

Paolo Coelho once said, 鈥淲riting is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public.鈥� As a columnist that spends many hours creating free content, maybe it is time to...

For many people, the holiday season, often depicted as a time of joy and celebration, can paradoxically bring about substantial personal health and physical challenges for many countless people and families. While festive decorations and cheerful carols fill the air, a hidden undercurrent of stress, anxiety and sadness can make it particularly difficult for many. Understanding these challenges is essential to our ability to offer support during this holiday season. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Despite joyous depictions, holidays can be emotionally difficult

December 25, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

For many people, the holiday season, often depicted as a time of joy and celebration, can paradoxically bring about substantial personal health and physical challenges.

抖阴ap: The free press will not be silenced

November 19, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

"We must not let our leaders threaten to jail journalists, revoke broadcast licenses, or target media organizations with a flurry of lawsuits."

Columnist Jim Martin says cellphones "are a major distraction during the school day.聽"(Getty Images iStockphoto)

抖阴ap: All Colorado school districts should ban cell phones聽during聽the聽school聽day

October 2, 2024 at 9:50 a.m.

The presence of phones can undermine teacher authority and make classroom management more difficult. -- Jim Martin

A granite monument stands at the site of the Ludlow Massacre on November 15, 2022 in Ludlow, Colorado. The Ludlow Massacre more than a century ago was one of the most violent events in U.S. labor history and a wake-up call for the nation about brutal and often deadly coal mine work. The unexpected attack was the fateful climax of miners attempting freedom from oppression at the hands of coal company officials. Miners were forced to live in company owned camps, buy from company owned stores and educate their children in company dominated schools. Miners worked unduly hours under hazardous conditions for meager pay. On September 23, 1913, miners struck in protest of these conditions calling for recognitions of the united mine workers union. On April 20, 1914, the Colorado State Militia, which had come as a peace keeping force, unleashed an unwarranted attack on striking coal miners and their families living in a tent colony at the site of the memorial. Eleven children and two women, who were hiding in a cellar beneath one of the tents next to this site suffocated when flames engulfed the overhead shelter. The ensuing fire from militias shooting their rifles and machine guns claimed the lives of at least 5 strikers, an 11 year old boy and an 18year old passerby. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Labor Day is an opportunity to reflect on Colorado’s long fight for workers’ rights

September 2, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

This Labor Day let's reflect on the long fight for worker's rights.

抖阴ap: I have bipolar disorder. My diagnosis after years of suffering was both a relief and a burden.

August 18, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

Living with bipolar disorder is like riding a roller coaster that you didn't choose to get on, and one that never stops. It is a life marked by extreme highs...

抖阴ap: We are entering a second Gilded Age. That抖阴ap not good.

July 25, 2024 at 10:21 a.m.

The parallels between the two Gilded Ages are striking. 聽In both periods, a small elite had amassed tremendous wealth and power, often through industries that dominated the economy.

The U.S. Capitol Building, photographed on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

抖阴ap: A national debt crisis is coming, politicians need to recognize the urgency

July 11, 2024 at 2:16 p.m.

The national debt is setting historic records, but both President Biden and Donald Trump have ignored plans that focus on the United States鈥� financial future. In the recent presidential debate,...

A volunteer holds flags to be pushed into the ground in front of graves at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Sunday, May 26th, 2024, in Denver. Hundreds of volunteers laid flags at thousands of graves the day before Memorial Day. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Americans can honor their sacrifice by coming together on Memorial Day

May 27, 2024 at 12:27 p.m.

Memorial Day is not just the start of summer or a time for barbecues; it is a day of remembrance, dedicated to honoring the men and women who lost their...

Graduates cheer during the 2023 University of Colorado Boulder Commencement at Folsom Field on May 11, 2023, in Boulder, Colorado. (Cliff Grassmick/Boulder Daily Camera)

抖阴ap: Go forth new graduates and make this world a better place

May 10, 2024 at 6:04 a.m.

The best today鈥檚 college graduates can do is to go out and make use of what they鈥檝e learned and experienced in a world that is spinning and changing right along...

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