Opinion
PERRY: State legislators run the home-school gravy train off the taxpayer tracks, finally
As if there’s a shortage of jaw-clenching news about government spending, programs and weirdness, check this out. Colorado’s dalliance with publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs has hit a wall of “really?” that channels Donald Trump’s entitled obsession with gilt and galore. State-taxpayer-funded fun clubs and activities for homeschool kiddos have even reached Trumpian Ballroom proportions, […]
QUIDNUNC: Douglas County MAGAloids charge to punish free remaining GOP incurables
Quidnunc, whose name comes from the Latin “what now,” is out and about as often as possible to bring you news overheard in elevators, restrooms and spied in various e-mail boxes. QUID HAS HEARD that while most of the state freely understands why Colorado Republicans don’t have a prayer in getting their statewide candidates elected […]
Toon in Wednesday
Read more WEDNESDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more EDITORIAL: If Aurora doesn’t like its residency rule, change it. But stop the pretending Read more FIRST PERSON: Mayor Coffman sleeps at Aurora homeless shelter to gain insight
EDITORIAL: If Aurora doesn’t like its residency rule, change it. But stop the pretending
Aurora has a problem it needs to solve, rather than ignore, no matter how banal and awkward it’s become. The problem is that the city’s charter, which is akin to the nation’s constitution, says explicitly that the city manager has to live in Aurora, but he doesn’t. Making this all the more awkward, knowing that […]
Toon in Tuesday
Read more Tucker Carlson says he’ll no longer support the Republican Party Read more Mamdani and AI industry flex political power in New York, plus more to watch in Tuesday’s primaries Read more Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war
LETTER: Reject corporate money and embrace local accountability by voting for Phil Weiser
EDITOR: I am writing to urge readers to make their vote count and support Phil Weiser in the primary on June 30. We need a governor with real experience at the state level. My registered neighbors and I received a full color glossy large size postcard (a pricey thing) from the other candidate. Two cards in the same week. Both cards had […]
Toon in Monday
Read more MONDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Aurora lawmakers slated for final vote on creation of internal police oversight sector Read more France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe
Toon in Friday
Read more Colorado’s child well-being ranking slips to 14th nationwide, Kids Count report finds Read more Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises Read more MARCANO: Real history paints the real picture of Mayor Coffman’s fight for slumlords, not against them
MARCANO: Real history paints the real picture of Mayor Coffman’s fight for slumlords, not against them
Take a trip back in time with me to the spring of 2023. Let’s take this journey after Sentinel Editor Dave Perry in his June 18 column went down a dead end inferring that Mayor Mike Coffman somehow deserves credit or even a nod for backing a new city council measure to ensure Aurora landlords […]
PERRY: The need for better rental inspections and accountability is clear. So is the solution
So little comes easy these days, especially inside Aurora City Hall. A proposal to create a registry of landlords for not just apartments, but condos, townhomes and houses is a total exception to the city’s often exasperating political process. This is easy. Yes, by all means create a landlord registry to hold property owners accountable […]