The Denver Post Editorial Board
The Denver Postap editorial board takes positions on issues and politics that affect Colorado.
The members of the board are all employees of The Denver Post, including Megan Schrader, editor of the editorial pages; Lee Ann Colacioppo, editor; Bob Kinney, vice president of information technology; Monica Brewer, manager of newsroom operations; and TJ Hutchinson, systems editor. Read more about the board here.
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Editorial: How politicians can help kids get back to school as safely as possible
If schools are to open next month, we’ve got to find a way to protect students and teachers from the novel coronavirus. School leaders need to listen to public health...

Editorial: Just like wearing masks in public, Polis’ order is the right thing to do
For every scientific study casting dispersions on masks, there is another supporting them.

Editorial: Take down Denver’s Pioneer Monument
If Americans are going to live up to the ideals – equality and basic human rights -- put forward by the men who pushed aside monarchy in favor of self-governance...

Editorial: DeBose’s death appears to have been an act of self-defense
Black lives matter. DeBose’s life matters. And it matters that we all look at the evidence before us and weigh what happened that tragic night.

Editorial: Release the video of Denver police shooting and killing William DeBose
District Attorney Beth McCann should release videos from Denver police-worn body cameras and any potential nearby surveillance footage from the night police shot and killed 21-year-old William DeBose.

Editorial: Eliminate tax breaks to help shore up the budget
Colorado lawmakers have wisely targeted a handful of these tax expenditures for elimination or reduction in an effort to raise $1.2 billion over four years for K-12 education.

Editorial: Yes, Hickenlooper made matters worse; no, he wasn’t trying to skirt ethics issues
By refusing to testify on the first day of his ethics hearing, Hickenlooper forced the commission to hold him in contempt. The resulting conflagration will certainly harm Hickenlooper's campaign for...

Editorial: Incrementalism has failed Americans facing racial injustice
Police officers are sworn to serve and protect, not to dominate and control.

Editorial: George Floyd’s final moments should change us all but not turn us to violence
Senseless deaths in Georgia and Minnesota have been met with senseless violence in cities across America. At night, Denver has turned into a place of danger and destruction. This must...

Editorial: Polis was wrong to spend all $1.7 billion without lawmakers’ input
Just because Polis has the authority under the disaster emergency law doesn’t mean he should exercise it.