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An attendee wears a flag during a campaign rally for Former president Donald Trump Saturday Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

抖阴ap: Donald Trump won the Republican primary in Colorado. Inconceivable!

March 12, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

Sure, it抖阴ap been clear for months, if not years, that a strong majority (perhaps supermajority?) of Republicans nationally still love the man for whatever combination of reasons, but I didn鈥檛...

Chapman University law professor John Eastman stands at left as former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks in Washington at a rally in support of President Donald Trump, called the "Save America Rally" on Jan. 6, 2021. The 18 defendants charged alongside Trump in this month's racketeering indictment in Fulton County include more than a half-dozen lawyers, and the statements from Eastman and Giuliani provide early foreshadowing of at least one of the defenses they seem poised to raise: that they were merely doing their jobs as attorneys when they maneuvered on Trump's behalf to undo the results of that election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

抖阴ap: CU is hiring a conservative scholar. Here’s how to save it from the disaster that was John Eastman

October 3, 2023 at 11:19 a.m.

The University of Colorado visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy is open for hire. Pays $185,000. If you do apply, please don鈥檛 be the 11th and last. Colorado and...

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 9: Lawmakers in the House, as well as friends and family, take part in the presentation and posting of the colors during the opening day of the 74th general assembly of the 2023 Colorado Legislative session on January 9, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Land use, TABOR, taxes, guns — a look at the most consequential legislation from 2023

May 16, 2023 at 10:45 a.m.

It was fine. Whew, that was an easy opinion. OK, a few more words might be helpful to understand how average citizens think through legislative sessions.

A man with his firearm listens to speakers at a protest to new gun legislation at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 8, 2020. - The protestors are opposing new gun legislation that they say will restrict their US second amendment rights. Utah is an open carry state. (Photo by GEORGE FREY / AFP) (Photo by GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images)

抖阴ap: Gun owners are not the enemy

May 2, 2023 at 6:05 a.m.

My core belief is that guns are good in the right hands.

Jan Brackney, 91, holds hands with her youngest son, John, at her home in Centennial on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Brackney had started the process of using Colorado's Medical Aid in Dying law. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: My mom asked me to write about her death so others could make choices too

March 29, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

I began hoping that Mom would die in her sleep rather than with me mixing and handing her a fatal dose of prescribed drugs. Wouldn鈥檛 we all like to die...

People gather at Vikan Middle School in Brighton for a Democratic precinct caucus on Tuesday night.

抖阴ap: How do we replace the void created by the death of the Colorado caucus?

February 6, 2023 at 6:01 a.m.

In theory, the caucus system still 鈥渨orks鈥� for voters who want to be in a party, but barely. It doesn't work at all for Colorado's enormous block of unaffiliated voters.

GOLDEN, CO - JUNE 28: Voter Michael Johnston shows off his 脪I Voted脫 sticker after voting at the Jefferson County Elections Division at 3500 Illinois Street on June 28, 2022 in Golden, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: Let’s step back from the brink this November

October 24, 2022 at 11:11 p.m.

Most of my family and close friends are advocating that I vote differently than I鈥檓 inclined. I understand that they are sincere in their desire to ensure that autocrats or...

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抖阴ap: Violence against America? Understand it and your role as a citizen.

October 6, 2022 at 9:56 a.m.

With all the divisiveness and anger, what should a responsible citizen do? How can we adequately think of current issues and America's success in the future while we are still...

抖阴ap: How to talk and think about abortion post Roe

August 24, 2022 at 9:32 a.m.

Most people will take 鈥渁 side鈥� when forced by an election, but in reality, almost everyone has a much more nuanced view of life, privacy, and relationships between people and...

A U.S. Secret Service officer lowers ...

抖阴ap: America is on edge. Here’s how to engage for a better future.

July 25, 2022 at 1:41 p.m.

A sense of dread and apprehension is all around us.

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