Mario Nicolais
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Nicolais: The quiet nursing shortage threatening our health care system
Nurses comprise the rigid backbone of the entire health care industry. Without them, the entire thing collapses.

Nicolais: Apple attempts to upend the electronic health records cart
Apple's entrance into the electronic health records environment might upturns the cart, but it also might signal a welcome advance in an industry that sorely needs it.

Nicolais: Who will “be there” when journalists are gone?
The drain on local journalism over the past decade creates a whirlpool effect that threatens to swallow one of our most important democratic institutions.

Nicolais: Maundy Thursday reminds us to love one another, even in a world of strife
Loving one another starts with simple actions. Every Maundy Thursday many Christians embrace the ritual of foot washing Jesus modeled on His last night among us.

Nicolais: The NRA waves the white flag on responsible gun ownership
The NRA has allowed the shrill cries of “no compromise” gun groups to erode its prior dedication to open, reasoned debate on the role of guns in our country.

Nicolais: From Trump to Lebsock, cries of “due process” erode legal protection
Americans love to toss around the phrase “due process” whenever they believe an injustice or wrong has occurred. It threatens the entire legal system.

Nicolais: How “Sesame Street” lessons could have stopped Larry Nassar
The creators of "Sesame Street" realized a central component in their famous Snuffleupagus gag could aid child abusers. USA Gymnastics should have paid attention to the solution.

Nicolais: The deleterious effects of untruths on the press and the courts
Sen. Jeff Flake warned of President Trump's behavior last week. If untruths erode the institution of the press, they are an existential threat to courts and the legal system.

Nicolais: Gardner gives Sessions a civics lesson on the 10th Amendment
Sen. Cory Gardner placed himself between Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Colorado’s marijuana industry. In doing so, Gardner cloaked himself in the cloth of the 10th Amendment.

Nicolais: Looking back at Colorado’s year in the legal spotlight
A review of the biggest legal stories in Colorado in 2017 suggests 2018 will be quite another roller-coaster ride.