TJ Hutchinson

TJ Hutchinson compiles and edits letters to the editor for the 抖阴ap pages. As a member of the Denver Post editorial board, she tries to give a voice to Post readers. A Metropolitan State University Denver graduate, she has been with the Post since 1997.

Venezuelans, who did not want to be identified, try to make money by cleaning windshields of drivers at stoplights at Colorado Blvd and Colfax avenue on Jan. 30, 2024. Venezuelan migrants are looking for ways to make money while in limbo seeking asylum and work visas. On a good day, a group of Venezuelan migrants at work cleaning windshields at busy Denver intersections for 12 hours might make around $70 -- splitting the money between 10 or more people. Despite the low payoff, that work has become a common sight across the city in recent months: Men and women standing on road medians or sidewalks, squeegees and bottles of cleaning liquid in hand, offering quick window washes while drivers wait for a green light. At the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Zuni Street on Tuesday evening, several migrants said drivers have mostly treated them with kindness, kicking in a few bucks here and there. Sometimes, they鈥檝e received angry responses, along with aggression from some business owners and police officers, as their presence has prompted concerns -- as well as efforts by Denver police to warn about safety risks and potential violations of local laws. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Letters: Aurora’s response to the migrant crisis is what residents want

March 8, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

"You accused the Aurora City Council of bowing to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. It is possible that they were instead listening to their constituents, as elected leaders are supposed to...

Colorado lead plaintiff Norma Anderson speaks with the media after the court hearing outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Letters: Supreme Court ruling was a huge win for Donald Trump and democracy

March 6, 2024 at 10:48 a.m.

"The former president may still get his day in court and have to face the consequences for "engaging in an insurrection." First someone is going to have to actually charge,...

A house and out-buildings are surrounded by wind turbines in Calumet, Okla. (AP file photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Letters: Colorado is moving too slow away from coal and toward renewable energy

March 4, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

"Five years into the Gov. Jared Polis Administration, the facts show that Colorado is making dangerously slow progress in transitioning to renewable energy." -- Robert Ukeiley,聽Boulder

President Lyndon Johnson, right, meets with presidential candidate Richard Nixon on July 26, 1968 at the White House. (National Archive/Newsmakers)

Letters: An “uncommitted” vote on Tuesday could backfire for Democrats

March 1, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

"From what I can see, there really is no other Democrat out there that has the name recognition and gravitas to potentially win nationwide." -- Paul Ruzicka,聽Aurora

Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. On Tuesday, Colorado voters will participate in the presidential preference primary. Unaffiliated voters can pick which party's priamry to vote in. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Letters: Voters should get one ballot with both Republican and Democratic candidates for Colorado’s open primaries

February 27, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

"Since independents are legally allowed to vote in Colorado primaries, they should be able to fully exercise their choice rather than being forced to, in essence, temporarily become a Democrat...

From the left, Representative Mike Lynch, House Minority Leader (R), Representative Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the House (D), Senator Paul Lundeen, Senate Minority Leader (R), and Senator Steve Fenberg, Senate President (D) take part in a panel discussion, as the sun rises, during the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's annual Business Legislative Preview breakfast held at Denver Art Museum's Sturm Grand Pavilion in Denver on Jan. 9, 2024. Democrats hold healthy majorities in the House and Seante. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Letters: With no viable opposition, Democrats are running this state into the ground

February 23, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

"This is not the state I grew up in. Back then there was a two-party system, and yes, believe it or not, they worked together sometimes. Now, no matter if...

Venezuelan Andres Rojano, 26, center, and his friend, who did not want to be identified, wave to drivers to get their attention to be able to clean their windshields while waiting for the stop light to change at Zuni Street and North Speer Blvd on Jan. 30. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Letters: Mayor Johnston’s cuts to our services are a misguided approach to the migrant crisis

February 15, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

"Mayor Johnston has already announced reductions in services to libraries, the DMV, and recreational centers; surely more will follow and further reduce our quality of life and increase our tax...

Letters: Partitioned bike lanes need maintenance too

February 13, 2024 at 5:48 a.m.

"As an avid recreational cyclist and longtime bike commuter in southeast Denver, I watched eagerly as the City of Denver recently rehabilitated E. Yale Avenue between Clayton-ish and Colorado Boulevard."...

A pedestrian walks past advertisements for liquor at a local liquor store along Colfax avenue in Denver on Jan. 3, 2024. Colorado has a high rate of alcohol-related deaths, ranging from car crash fatalities to suicide deaths and liver failure. Colorado's alcohol-related deaths increased by about 27% in the first year of the pandemic, from 2,405 deaths in 2019 to 3,051 in 2020, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Letters: Coloradans need treatment options for heavy drinking, alcoholism

February 12, 2024 at 12:38 p.m.

Colorado lawmaker silence is deafening in response to the 60% rise in alcohol deaths in our state, along with record-high domestic violence fatalities, in which 44% of perpetrators had indications...

President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Letters: Biden may not be perfect, but he is trying to make life better for all Americans

January 29, 2024 at 6:01 a.m.

Trump is no unifier except for criminals, while Biden is trying to make all American's lives better despite ideological differences between the parties. -- Tony Hillas,聽Centennial

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