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Guest Post: Teen suicide epidemic on Pine Ridge reservation

Guest Posts Amanda Cordova | Mary Cate Carroll -
About an hour away from Mount Rushmore, America’s historic tribute to its past presidents, is the Pine Ridge reservation, home to the Oglala Lakota...
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Guest Post: Colorado journalism needs public support

Guest Posts John Temple | Greg Moore -
There was a time, not so long ago, when the two of us were foes in a "newspaper war." We thought that the winner would...

Guest Post: Denver’s auditor is right about many things; proposing only CPAs hold his...

Guest Posts Erik Clarke -
Late last month, Denver Auditor Tim O’Brien proposed that only CPAs should be allowed to run for the office in in the future. While...
Peaches grow in the orchards of Ela Family Farms ― a fourth-generation orchard in Hotchkiss, CO. (Photo courtesy of Ela Family Farms)

Guest Post: New fracking plan could threaten the Colorado peach

Guest Posts Paul Reilly | Steve Ela -
Nothing says summer in Colorado like the treasured Western Slope peach, and we've had a spectacular season. Thousands of pounds of the succulent fruit have...
Oil and gas land managment must accommodate wildlife and growth

Guest Post: Finding accommodation among wildlife, growth, and oil and gas leasing

Guest Posts Suzanne O'Neill -
Last month, Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order that directs state agencies to prioritize protections for big game migratory corridors and winter ranges....
Halfway house in danger

Guest Post: Colorado’s halfway houses are a beacon of hope for many

Guest Posts Jeaneene Miller -
For nearly 40 years, I’ve worked in the corrections industry having started as a parole officer and eventually retiring from the Department of Corrections...
Denver Police Sgt. Brian Conover speaks with Dorian Phillips on Nov. 14, 2018, during a police sweep of a homeless encampment in Five Points. (Photo by Alex Burness for The Colorado Independent)

Guest Post: Boosterism never boosts the homeless

Guest Posts Tom Morris -
We used to have a skid row in Denver. It was in the 1400 block of Larimer. There were always derelict-looking men hanging around...
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Guest Post: Colorado’s death penalty does not put inmates to death

Guest Posts Faisal Salahuddin -
Many Coloradans who favor the death penalty might be surprised to learn juries here seldom impose a death sentence, and Colorado rarely executes an...
Prairie Dog. Photo by Sharon Drummond via Flickr: Creative Commons

Guest Post: Prairie dogs are not pests

Guest Posts Molly Mortimer -
They’re easy to miss when you’re driving by. Tiny, sandy bodies blend in perfectly with the light dirt in which they make their homes....
Global warming climate change

Guest Post: Protecting our climate is a bridge issue — not a partisan wedge...

Guest Posts Chris Hoffman -
This is about our own lives and the future of everyone and everything we care about. When I was in Washington, DC in June I...
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