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Aurora seeks local poet for Honorary Poet Laureate position
AURORA | Applications for the City of Aurora’s next Honorary Poet Laureate close July 12 as officials seek a local poet to serve a four-year term beginning in August. Managed by the Aurora Public Library, the Honorary Poet Laureate program recognizes literature as an important part of the city’s shared and diverse culture while providing […]
QUIDNUNC: Trump tariffs leaving little room for July 4 boom in Aurora these days
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 the deafening silence you’ve been hearing over the past few weeks around town after dark is the sound of the […]
Aurora City Council OKs bond measures for November ballot amid last-minute criticisms
AURORA | Despite last-minute community pushback, the Aurora city council will ask voters to raise taxes for public safety investments, including millions for improving police stations, as well as for transportation and city facility improvements. On Monday, the council finalized three bond measure questions for the November ballot, asking voters for a sales tax increase […]
Aurora lawmakers slated for final vote on creation of internal police oversight sector
AURORA | City lawmakers on Monday will hold a final vote on whether to create an Office of Public Safety Accountability, a permanent monitoring office to oversee police, fire, 911 and detention. The proposal has so far garnered unanimous approval among a city council that rarely sees such agreement among issues affecting the Aurora Police […]
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 […]
QUIDNUNC: ‘Inspector’ Jurinsky wins the Tina Peters Prize for busting big ballot bologna
QUID HAS RETURNED. If you’re a fan of this rag and Quid’s humble whining, rejoice. AI can never do to the English language what Quid can, and so Quid is back. If you’ve never set eyes on Quid’s mastery of misery and gossip, hold on tight. QUID HAS HEARD that the June 2026 Tina Peters […]
QUIDNUNC: ‘Inspector’ Jurinsky wins the Tina Peters Prize for busting big ballot bologna
QUID HAS RETURNED. If you’re a fan of this rag and Quid’s humble whining, rejoice. AI can never do to the English language what Quid can, and so Quid is back. If you’ve never set eyes on Quid’s mastery of misery and gossip, hold on tight. QUID HAS HEARD that the June 2026 Tina Peters […]
Aurora Black community leaders demand city reaffirm’s convictions in Elijah McClain case
AURORA | Metro Black community leaders have called on the Aurora City Council to reaffirm the convictions of two paramedics who were granted new trials in the death of Elijah McClain. The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the convictions of Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, who had been convicted of negligent homicide after […]
MAISHA FIELDS: Aurora City Council members keep turning their backs on victims
Aurora families deserve a city government that puts public safety and victims first. Instead, the Aurora City Council’s recent decision to restrict the release of booking photos sends the opposite message, that protecting public image matters more than protecting the public itself. Aurora’s failure to prioritize victims is not limited to this ordinance. It is […]
EDITORIAL: The chief problem in Aurora is the police chief, not public information
Aurora lawmakers this week made clear how valid the old adage is that when the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem is a nail. In a ham-handed attempt to reign in the city’s problematic police chief, city council members whacked the entire police department on the head with its legislation tool. The […]