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Joanne Ditmer

Cripple Creek, a former gold-mining boom town 44 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, is now home to 13 casinos after Colorado voters allowed the town to re-establish gambling in 1991. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post

Ditmer: Don’t let gaming in De Beque

April 27, 2016 at 6:54 p.m.

Ditmer: Don't let gaming in De Beque

Stacey and Brian Knight share a laugh with the staff at the BotanaCare 21+ marijuana shop in Northglenn on Jan. 1. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post)

Ditmer: Pot sales on the 16th Street Mall? Say it ain’t so

April 27, 2016 at 6:53 p.m.

Ditmer: Pot sales on the 16th Street Mall? Say it ain't so

An oil well operates in a residential area in Frederick earlier this year.

Ditmer: It’s up to Coloradans to protect Colorado from drilling

April 28, 2016 at 5:45 a.m.

Ditmer: It's up to Coloradans to protect Colorado from drilling

A clerk at a Longmont gas station sells lottery tickets in 2005. An audit reports payouts to Colorado merchants is higher than the national average. (Denver Post file)

Ditmer: Colorado Lottery’s waste takes away from conservation

April 28, 2016 at 8:44 a.m.

Ditmer: Colorado Lottery's waste takes away from conservation

DENVER, CO. - September 09: Jeremy Casimir lights up some wax hash watching the huge line for free marijuana joints that were handed out at Civic Center Park to any person age 21 or older at the formal launch of "No on Proposition AA" Campaign, to oppose the highest tax increase in Colorado history, authorizing a 30% State tax on recreational marijuana (15% excise tax and 15% sales tax). No remuneration whatsoever was accepted for the marijuana. Handing out free marijuana to adults 21+ is legal under the Colorado Constitution, Article XVIII Section 16 ("Amendment 64"). September 09, 2013 Denver, Colorado. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post)

Ditmer: Show some respect to Civic Center

April 28, 2016 at 8:46 a.m.

Ditmer: Show some respect to Civic Center

Cyclists cross a bridge over Cherry Creek along a bike path in Hentzell Park near Hampden Avenue in Denver on June 1. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)

Ditmer: Listen to citizens on Denver’s parks

April 29, 2016 at 11:01 p.m.

Ditmer: Listen to citizens on Denver's parks

A panel discussion during the recent Biennial of the Americas in Denver. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)

Ditmer: Denver’s Biennial of the Americas and better living

April 29, 2016 at 7:42 p.m.

Ditmer: Denver's Biennial of the Americas and better living

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Ditmer: A plan to drown Chatfield State Park

June 24, 2016 at 3:14 p.m.

Ditmer: A plan to drown Chatfield State Park

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Ditmer: What makes the U.S. is us

November 25, 2011 at 5:39 a.m.

Ditmer: What makes the U.S. is us

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Ditmer: America’s outdoor legacy under attack

October 27, 2011 at 12:47 p.m.

Ditmer: America's outdoor legacy under attack