Bret Stephens: Of course Sanders could be the next president

“The first principle,” said Richard Feynman, “is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.” When it comes to pundits and politics this year, I’d re...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

It’s still a sorry state of affairs with Denver TV

All we get is cheap talk about getting Denver TV. Why can’t each state get that state’s broadcasts? Maybe our lawmakers could pass a huge fee on stations that broadcast out-of-state channels...

DATE: Jan 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

David Leonhardt: F.D.R. got it. Most Democrats don’t. Warren does.

In January 1937, near the end of Franklin Roosevelt’s first term as president, Life magazine published a map of the United States spread over two full pages. The headline read: “What Preside...

DATE: Jan 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Barbara McLachlan: Good bills to come this legislative session

We’re off and running! The 2020 state legislative session started last week, and the Capitol is buzzing with predictions and expectations about what will happen this year. We’re also reflect...

DATE: Jan 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Get ready for a Rockin’ Snowdown

It’s time for the great cabin fever reliever, Snowdown! This year’s theme is A Rockin’ Snowdown, so anything rock ’n’ roll-related is welcomed. I joined the Snowdown board of dir...

DATE: Jan 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Don’t let airlines bully you with their ‘bad’ seats

Ask Clayton Conway about the worst seat on a plane, and he’ll tell you about the time he flew from Denver to Seattle on Frontier Airlines. “It was the worst flight experience I’ve...

DATE: Jan 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Road, bridges threaten Dolores River Canyon

Conservationists pursue protective designations like wilderness or wild and scenic rivers to help ensure the undeveloped character of cherished places is guaranteed into the future. ...

DATE: Jan 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Birthday bouquet arrives in shambles

Dear Abby: Is there a delicate way for me to tell my boyfriend not to use the same online floral delivery service again? The birthday bouquet he had delivered to me arrived with limp, wi...

DATE: Jan 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

What’s in a name?

Names can cause confusion. One day this past summer, our United Way office received a call from a gentleman who wanted to confirm his airline reservation with us. We kindly redir...

DATE: Jan 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Man in no hurry to file for divorce

Dear Abby: I have been dating my boyfriend for almost a year. I love him, and we have an undeniable connection I have never had with anyone else. The problem is, he’s separated but not y...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Black Violin breaking musical stereotypes

Kevin Sylvester, aka “Kev Marcus,” and Wilner Baptiste, aka “Wil B,” are out to dismantle musical stereotypes. The classically trained, Florida-based musicians behind the band Bl...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

David Brooks: On the Mideast, Trump’s making us all look dumb

Donald Trump is impulse-driven, ignorant, narcissistic and intellectually dishonest. So you’d think that those of us in the anti-Trump camp would go out of our way to show we’re not like him...

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

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