{"id":332964,"date":"2023-06-14T14:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/?page_id=332964"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:06:54","slug":"opinion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-5 is-3 is-uncropped is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"332964\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491866\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-brittany-pettersen tag-elections tag-jason-crow tag-joe-neguse tag-michael-bennet tag-phil-weiser tag-politics tag-senate category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/24\/littwin-bennet-weiser-governor-senator-future\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Littwin-Opinion-Featured-Image.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Littwin: Dem gov race could dictate the future \u2014 an old senator or perhaps a history-making new one\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"276396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/littwin-opinion-featured-image\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Littwin-Opinion-Featured-Image.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Littwin Opinion Featured Image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Littwin-Opinion-Featured-Image.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/24\/littwin-bennet-weiser-governor-senator-future\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Littwin: Dem gov race could dictate the future \u2014 an old senator or perhaps a history-making new one<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columnist Mike Littwin writes that the Democratic gubernatorial primary will dictate the future of Colorado&#8217;s U.S. Senate seat. Will it mark a historic shift?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/mike-littwin\/\">Mike Littwin<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-24T03:05:00-06:00\">3:05 AM MDT on Jun 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-uncropped \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"332964\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491698\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-childbirth tag-colorado tag-maternal-health tag-maternal-mortality category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/23\/opinion-colorado-birth-rates-mothers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rhoades-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Opinion: Healthier outcomes for mothers and babies in Colorado and across U.S. are achievable goals\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rhoades-sig.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rhoades-sig.png?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rhoades-sig.png?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rhoades-sig.png?resize=780%2C533&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rhoades-sig.png?resize=400%2C273&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rhoades-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/23\/opinion-colorado-birth-rates-mothers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Opinion: Healthier outcomes for mothers and babies in Colorado and across U.S. are achievable goals<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/galena-rhoades\/\">Galena Rhoades<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-23T01:30:00-06:00\">1:30 AM MDT on Jun 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491581\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-donald-trump tag-iran-war tag-jd-vance tag-politics category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/21\/trump-iran-vance-opinion-littwin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Littwin-Opinion-Featured-Image.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Littwin: In the wake of Trump\u2019s humiliation in Iran, he has only one card to play \u2014 lie\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"276396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/littwin-opinion-featured-image\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Littwin-Opinion-Featured-Image.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Littwin Opinion Featured Image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Littwin-Opinion-Featured-Image.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/21\/trump-iran-vance-opinion-littwin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Littwin: In the wake of Trump\u2019s humiliation in Iran, he has only one card to play \u2014 lie<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/mike-littwin\/\">Mike Littwin<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-21T03:05:00-06:00\">3:05 AM MDT on Jun 21, 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data-image-title=\"littwin os 0722 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mike Littwin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/littwin-os-0722-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/littwin-os-0722-1.jpg?resize=2443%2C2443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276372\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/mike-littwin\/\">Mike Littwin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/mario-nicolais\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"288783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/nicolais-0822-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1.jpg?fit=2354%2C2354&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2354,2354\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1660058328&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nicolais 0822 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Attorney and Colorado Sun columnist Mario Nicolais in August 2022. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nicolais-0822-1-1200x1200.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/mario-nicolais\/\">Mario Nicolais<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/theo-e-j-wilson\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"754\" data-attachment-id=\"489948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/theo-wilson-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?fit=754%2C754&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"754,754\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Theo Wilson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Theo Wilson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?fit=754%2C754&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?resize=754%2C754&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?w=754&amp;ssl=1 754w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natural-Light-e1777937797502-edited.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/theo-e-j-wilson\/\">Theo Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/diane-carman\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"314499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/carman-os-2022-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?fit=2218%2C2219&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2218,2219\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Colorado Sun columnist Diane Carman on Aug. 26, 2022. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1661547913&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carman-os-2022-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Colorado Sun columnist Diane Carman on Aug. 26, 2022. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1201&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1569&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/carman-os-2022-2-1200x1200.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/diane-carman\/\">Diane Carman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/craig-silverman\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"286534\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/silverman-os-1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1660044666&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"silverman os 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Colorado Sun columnist Craig Silverman poses for a portrait in Denver in August 2022. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/silverman-os-1-1200x1200.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/craig-silverman\/\">Craig Silverman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default alt has-dark-gray-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders has-text-color has-dark-gray-color\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"332964\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491583\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-childrens-hospital-colorado tag-donald-trump tag-gender-affirming-care tag-politics tag-transgender category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/21\/transgender-children-hospital-opinion-nicolais\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nicolais: Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s impossible choice is a product of the Trump Administration weaponizing cruelty<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-21T03:03:00-06:00\">3:03 AM MDT on Jun 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491072\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-elections-2026 tag-governors-race tag-michael-bennet tag-phil-weiser tag-politics category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/17\/bennet-weiser-governor-debate-opinion-littwin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Littwin: Did Weiser really bail on a debate? The charge itself tells us Bennet is worried about the race.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-17T03:05:00-06:00\">3:05 AM MDT on Jun 17, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-17T07:50:08-06:00\">7:50 AM MDT on Jun 17, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490415\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-cu-boulder tag-space tag-university-of-colorado-boulder category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/15\/onizuka-astronaut-boulder-opinion-silverman\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Silverman: Let\u2019s celebrate CU grad and astronaut Ellison Onizuka. He left a great legacy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-15T03:05:00-06:00\">3:05 AM MDT on Jun 15, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders has-text-color has-dark-gray-color\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"332964\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490410\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-donald-trump tag-elon-musk tag-littwin tag-politics tag-space tag-spacex category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/14\/elon-musk-trillion-opinion-littwin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Littwin: One question newly minted trillionaire Elon Musk can\u2019t answer: When is too much ever too much?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-14T03:05:00-06:00\">3:05 AM MDT on Jun 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-17T10:21:05-06:00\">10:21 AM MDT on Jun 17, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490412\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-election-2026 tag-jessie-danielson tag-politics tag-secretary-of-state category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/14\/danielson-secretary-of-state-opinion-nicolais\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nicolais: I&#8217;m voting in the Democratic primary so I can cast a ballot for Jessie Danielson<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-14T03:03:00-06:00\">3:03 AM MDT on Jun 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T11:45:03-06:00\">11:45 AM MDT on Jun 16, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"489969\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-elections-2026 tag-politics tag-redistricting tag-u-s-senate tag-u-s-supreme-court category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/10\/platner-democrats-trump-opinion-littwin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Littwin: Why do Dems still support scandal-roiled Graham Platner in Maine? Ask yourself what choice they have.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T03:05:00-06:00\">3:05 AM MDT on Jun 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T14:50:33-06:00\">2:50 PM MDT on Jun 10, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-border has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c4b7a008 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img 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class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>COMMUNITY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491452\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-colorado-legislature tag-public-transportation tag-road-funding tag-transportation-funding category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/19\/opinion-colorado-transportation-investment-roads\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Opinion: Colorado is building on its historic transportation investment, and we need to keep the momentum going\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?resize=780%2C533&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?resize=400%2C273&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"491517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lew and kaufmann sig\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lew-and-kaufmann-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/19\/opinion-colorado-transportation-investment-roads\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Opinion: Colorado is building on its historic transportation investment, and we need to keep the momentum going<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/shoshana-lew\/\">Shoshana Lew<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/lisa-kaufmann\/\">Lisa Kaufmann<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-19T01:30:00-06:00\">1:30 AM MDT on Jun 19, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490478\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-colorado-primary tag-election-2026 tag-june-primary tag-primary-elections tag-unaffiliated-voters category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/opinion-colorado-primary-voting-unaffailiated\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Opinion: Colorado\u2019s most important election may be the one voters are skipping\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?resize=780%2C533&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?resize=400%2C273&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/opinion-colorado-primary-voting-unaffailiated\/guest-opinion-template-39\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GUEST OPINION TEMPLATE (39)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST-OPINION-TEMPLATE-39.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/opinion-colorado-primary-voting-unaffailiated\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Opinion: Colorado\u2019s most important election may be the one voters are skipping<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/bill-owens\/\">Bill Owens<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/bill-ritter\/\">Bill Ritter<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/timothy-e-wirth\/\">Tim Wirth<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/hank-brown\/\">Hank Brown<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-13T02:30:00-06:00\">2:30 AM MDT on Jun 13, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-13T06:07:49-06:00\">6:07 AM MDT on Jun 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490157\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-newspapers category-opinion category-opinion-columns type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/opinion-stripped-for-parts-documentary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Essay: When Colorado, US communities lose their newspapers, they often lose more than news\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?resize=780%2C533&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?resize=400%2C273&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/john-barry-sig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"john barry sig\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/john-barry-sig.png?fit=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/opinion-stripped-for-parts-documentary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Essay: When Colorado, US communities lose their newspapers, they often lose more than news<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/john-barry\/\">John Barry<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-13T01:30:00-06:00\">1:30 AM MDT on Jun 13, 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data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1486741868&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JimMorrissey-28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JimMorrissey-28-edited-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u0026lt;JROGERS&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504887037&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"R. Alan Brooks by Joe Rogers 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;R. Alan Brooks&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/R.-Alan-Brooks-by-Joe-Rogers-1-edited.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/r-alan-brooks\/\">R. Alan Brooks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" data-attachment-id=\"333848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/opinion\/305563835_458116746361755_6346024041832203964_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/305563835_458116746361755_6346024041832203964_n.jpg?fit=354%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"354,354\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"305563835_458116746361755_6346024041832203964_n\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cori Redford&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/305563835_458116746361755_6346024041832203964_n.jpg?fit=354%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/305563835_458116746361755_6346024041832203964_n.jpg?resize=354%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333848\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/305563835_458116746361755_6346024041832203964_n.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/cori-redford\/\">Cori Redford<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/peter-moore\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"304567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/peter-moore\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image002-edited.png?fit=427%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"427,427\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peter Moore\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peter Moore&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image002-edited.png?fit=427%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image002-edited.png?resize=427%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-304567\" 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wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/peter-moore\/\">Peter Moore<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha is-grid columns-2 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape  has-text-color has-dark-gray-color\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"332964\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/category\/opinion\/cartoons\/\">CARTOONS<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491273\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-criminal-justice tag-elijah-mcclain tag-racial-justice tag-whatd-i-miss category-cartoons 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Maybe.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"491420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/19\/jim-morrissey-canada-drug-imports\/morrissey_june\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?fit=2110%2C1450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2110,1450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Morrissey_June\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Morrissey_June.png?fit=1200%2C825&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/19\/jim-morrissey-canada-drug-imports\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jim Morrissey: Low-cost drugs from Canada! Maybe.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/jim-morrissey\/\">Jim Morrissey<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-19T02:05:00-06:00\">2:05 AM MDT on Jun 19, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490353\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-denver-nuggets tag-media tag-nba tag-sports category-cartoons category-opinion type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/12\/drew-litton-kroenke-nuggets-scapegoats-announcers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drew Litton: The  Nuggets&#8217; rebuild begins\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490417\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/12\/drew-litton-kroenke-nuggets-scapegoats-announcers\/fixedcoloradosun260612inked-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?fit=2550%2C1739&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2550,1739\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FIXEDcoloradosun260612inked-copy.jpg?fit=1200%2C818&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/12\/drew-litton-kroenke-nuggets-scapegoats-announcers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Drew Litton: The  Nuggets&#8217; rebuild begins<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/drew-litton\/\">Drew Litton<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T02:10:00-06:00\">2:10 AM MDT on Jun 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490320\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-economics tag-politics tag-whatd-i-miss category-cartoons category-opinion type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/12\/whatd-i-miss-socialism-by-any-other-name\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;What&#8217;d I Miss?&#8221;: Socialism by any other name\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/12\/whatd-i-miss-socialism-by-any-other-name\/wim-405-preview\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?fit=1017%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1017,678\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WIM 405 preview\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WIM-405-preview.png?fit=1017%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/12\/whatd-i-miss-socialism-by-any-other-name\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">&#8220;What&#8217;d I Miss?&#8221;: Socialism by any other name<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/r-alan-brooks\/\">R. Alan Brooks<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/cori-redford\/\">Cori Redford<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-12T02:05:00-06:00\">2:05 AM MDT on Jun 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"489579\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-casinos tag-colorado-rockies tag-coors-field tag-jared-polis tag-tina-peters category-cartoons category-news category-opinion category-politics type-of-work-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/07\/tina-peters-job-opportunities-peter-moore-cartoon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Peter Moore: Ex-con seeks job opps in Colorado. Can fudge numbers as nec&#8217;y.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"489580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/07\/tina-peters-job-opportunities-peter-moore-cartoon\/image-85\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/07\/tina-peters-job-opportunities-peter-moore-cartoon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Peter Moore: Ex-con seeks job opps in Colorado. Can fudge numbers as nec&#8217;y.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/peter-moore\/\">Peter Moore<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-07T03:50:00-06:00\">3:50 AM MDT on Jun 7, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"homepage-cta homepage-indent has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e740232acb0906ef8b7b800c12e2040f wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/category\/opinion\/cartoons\/\">More cartoons from The Sun<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-border alt has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0e211f\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-borders has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<h3 id=\"h-ethics-policy\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/ethics\/#ethics-policy-opinion\">Ethics Policy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We label opinion pieces prominently, using the clearest words possible to note that they are separate from news coverage. This includes when we post links to opinion pieces on social media accounts. We should avoid words like \u201ceditorial\u201d or \u201cperspective,\u201d which can have multiple meanings and be confusing to readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Just because a piece expresses an opinion, though, does not mean that the writer is freed from the obligations of reporting. Opinion pieces must also be based on verifiable facts and comprehensively reported. They must show respect for others, and they must reflect life in Colorado. 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