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Ted Turner leaves a legacy of protected land in the West (ap)
Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of...

Troubling racial health disparities still exist — join me in a fight for equity and access (ap)
Nobody listened when I insisted my blood pressure was too high soon after my first...

Anti-vaxxers get a chance to fall in love with others who do not understand science (ap)
The organization initially invited anti-vaxxers to “find love with mRNA free partners.” Pickings were poor...

Congress lied. Medicaid cuts may force my physical therapist to drop patients like me (ap)
Despite claims by my U.S. representative, Gabe Evans, that my Medicaid and access to care...

Polis’ clemency for Tina Peters emboldens the election denialism movement that threatens Colorado’s elections (ap)
"Clemency for Peters emboldens the election denialism movement and will intensify the threat environment that...

A year ago Gov. Polis signed a law that screamed, “The Utes must still go!” (ap)
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s refusal to recognize the Ute Indian Tribe’s rights under the Brunot...

Rep. Lauren Boebert and these MAGA women are leading a #Me2.0 in Washington (ap)
At the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, if you had told me there...

Congress is still trying to decimate the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (ap)
If this CRA resolution passes, it could devastate the monument, turning it into a place...

Colorado led the way against farm animal cruelty. Now Congress will roll it back. (ap)
Colorado led the way in adopting humane farming practices. Now the U.S. House of Representatives...

Hickenlooper: If confirmed to lead the BLM, Steve Pearce will spearhead Trump’s assault on public lands
Public lands are part of our shared Colorado heritage. If we fail to protect them...