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Letter: Lady Gaga got the anthem wrong

Lady Gaga’s rendition of the national anthem at the presidential inauguration should not require adding or deleting notes. For example, the word “banner” was written by Frances Scott Key...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: FOCUS 2021: Why are Americans so polarized?

How did Americans get so divided?

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Reject authoritarianism to promote democracy

Events of January 6th were a long time coming. Polarization of the last four years goes well beyond politics. Former White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelley described Trump as...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Join us on Zoom to discuss FOCUS 2021

Beginning at noon Friday, Jan. 29, editorial page editor Hollis Walker will be hosting a regular Zoom meeting for community members to share their thoughts on the Herald’s FOCUS ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Rep. Lauren Boebert needs to step up, serve constituents

Boebert should step into role

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Helen Katich: Donate stimulus checks to neighbors

Our patience has been tested as we creep closer to a year enduring the effects of COVID-19, and certainly, we have all been impacted. Many of us lost our jobs; missed spending the...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

David Brooks: Trump ignites war within the church

“Over the last 72 hours, I have received multiple death threats and thousands upon thousands of emails from Christians saying the nastiest and most vulgar things I have ever heard toward my ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Congress should pass Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act

As the pandemic grinds on, Coloradans face another surge of infections and deaths, job losses, business closures, reduced incomes and the loss of employer- provided health insurance. Others ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Today’s challenges in words from the past

Today’s challenges reflected in the past

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Carbon fee, dividend offer a climate change solution

As most of us realize, our warming planet is contributing to more severe weather events, wildfires and droughts. These disasters have caused billions of dollars in damage in the U.S. Accordi...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Writers on the Range: Walton foundation influencing Colorado water politics

If there’s a dominant force in the Colorado River Basin these days, it’s the Walton Family Foundation, flush with close to $5 billion to give away. Run by the heirs of Walmart fou...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns