Opinion
Toon in Wednesday
Read more WEDNESDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Tuesday’s takeaways: Platner’s big night, Clyburn carries on and Trump’s support gets mixed results Read more US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back. Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talks
EDITORIAL: Call Trump’s Cherry Creek racism claims what they are — corrupt
The Trump administration’s latest “civil rights” investigation into the Cherry Creek School District should be greeted with all the credibility and skepticism as the president’s previous forays into white supremacy and xenophobia couched as “ending racism.” The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that it is investigating the Aurora school district over allegations that […]
Toon in Tuesday
Read more Donald Trump booed loudly by the crowd during the anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals Read more Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response Read more 32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
OPED: A sin for fairness: Colorado charter students will now get a seat at the table
A few years ago, I found myself presenting before the Aurora Public Schools’ Long Range Facilities Advisory Committee as the district prepared a bond measure for voters. Alongside two other charter schools, I outlined Aurora Academy’s facilities needs, which centered on safety and security for the students at my school, and explained how bond funding […]
Toon in Monday
Read more MONDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Green goes gray: Older folks in Colorado trying weed in record numbers for help with pain, sleep Read more The Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, feature wins by John Lithgow and ‘Liberation’ play
REP. CARTER: Gov. Polis stumbles with veto of bill to help firefighters with work-related cancer
On June 3, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed Senate Bill 26-184 — legislation our caucus designated the “Ruben Sims Jr. Act,” named for Aurora Fire and Rescue’s first Black firefighter. He gave decades of service to this community and died of occupational cancer. I am disappointed, and Coloradans deserve to know why. The governor’s concerns about […]
PERRY: The Elijah McClain homicide trial process didn’t get in the way of the facts, nor the convictions
The facts surrounding the death of Elijah McClain at the hands of Aurora police and paramedics in 2019 have never changed. Despite that, a state court of appeals decision last week upended two of the fact-based, hard-fought court battles to hold some of the cops and paramedics accountable for McClain’s death. McClain, a 23-year-old Black […]
Toon in Friday
Read more Bennet, Weiser spar in second Dem debate for governor, find common ground on many issues Read more Kennedy Center moves to erase Trump references after judge said they were illegally added Read more Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
Toon in Thursday
Read more Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo Read more Cherry Creek school board appoints Keith Frazier to fill vacant director seat after scandal Read more House votes to halt US military action in Iran, rebuking Trump’s war strategy
EDITORIAL: Aurora needs an alternative to shooting people having a mental crisis
An observation last week from the city’s police reform monitor is both spot on and dead wrong. That it comes from the paid agent overseeing the city’s reform efforts to prevent police from using excessive force, is problematic. IntegrAssure’s recent report correctly points to the glaring fact that the mental health system in Aurora, and […]