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Jason Salzman: Why No Agreement on Criminalizing Reckless Acts Against Pregnant Women?
You might think all sides of the abortion debate could get behind legislation making it a crime for a drunken driver to hit a pregnant woman and kill her baby-to-be, but think again.
Jason Salzman: GOP Attacks Democrat on Immigration, Despite Having Coffman as Their Candidate
If Republicans attack Andrew Romanoff on immigration, reporters should obviously spotlight Mike Coffman's own record on the issue.
Zachary Podmore: Source to Sea: Down America's Most Endangered River in Three Minutes (VIDEO)
American Rivers, an advocacy organization, announced their 2013 report of the country's 10 most endangered rivers on Wednesday. The Colorado River is at the top of the list as recreation-based economies, wildlife, and world-renownedShow More Summary
Jason Salzman: Two Personhood-Backed Measures on 2014 Election Ballot?
Personhood activists, who've waged repeated campaigns to ban abortion in Colorado, are gathering Thursday night at a Highlands Ranch church to launch their petition drive to put a so-called fetal homicide measure on the 2014 election ballot.
Dark Rye: The Unseen Bean: Roasting Coffee in the Dark
When you lose the use of one sense, the others become heightened. That's certainly true for Gerry Leary of Boulder, Colorado. Leary has been blind since birth, yet he operates a successful coffee roasting business and a café near Boulder's main pedestrian mall, Pearl Street.
Auden Schendler: Welcome to the Revolution... I Think
I have become skeptical of the idea of working within the system for change, because I think the system itself is corrupted -- by money in politics, by crackpot governance and by apathy. But when things start to get even a little bit crazy, the system starts looking pretty damn good.
Wade Norris: 'Democratic' Gov. Hickenlooper Feels the Heat on Fracking
By now, it's clear that those of us in the environmental community who held our breath and our vapors over the idea of a President Romney, now are not willing to compromise in the face of environmental disaster.
Marian Wright Edelman: America's Broken Hearts
Millions of American parents, children, sisters, and brothers have been left broken-hearted by gun violence. Whether the violence happens in urban Chicago, suburban Connecticut, or rural Pennsylvania, the resulting trauma for all of the loved ones left behind is always the same.
Jason Salzman: Freshman GOP Lawmaker Rejects Advice 'Not to Really Take Strong Stances on Anything'
Why not talk about "conservative values" until you turn red, and Colorado reddens up right along with you?
Jason Salzman: Still Waiting for the GOP News Conference Against Abortion Extremism
Why the move to the right when logic would dictate a move to the middle, in light of the power of the women's bloc in the 2012 election, and the GOP collapse?
Jeff Kass: Kickstarting Columbine: Wounded Minds
You might not think to use the same word to describe Columbine survivor Samuel Granillo, comedienne Whoopi Goldberg and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. But now you can: Kickstarter.
Shan Wells: Gun Regulation 101
The vast majority of folks who own guns are responsible people who are just as horrified as any of us over these mass killings. But the saturation of our culture with what really amounts to nothing more than lethal toys has become too great a weight to bear.
Bruce Weinstein: The Right and Wrong Ways to Apologize
Having the courage to admit we've screwed up is one of the hardest things to do. But is simply saying "I was wrong" sufficient? Giving and receiving apologies the right way isn't a matter of etiquette; it's a crucial component of ethical intelligence.
Jason Salzman: No 'Oops Moment' for Congressman Who Suggests Eliminating Energy Department
On KFKA radio's Amy Oliver Show Tuesday, Congrassman Cory Gardner suggested that the federal Energy Department is "something we ought to look at and see whether or not they are actually justified to be there anyway."
Wade Norris: 2013: Ground Zero for Fracking
This November, against all odds, the town of Longmont, Colorado, passed the first Fracking ban in CO. In support of the citizens of Longmont and to inform and encourage other communities in Colorado, Be the Change held a rally and performance event.
Ariane Zurcher: Autism Is Not to Be Feared... Fear Is
It is important you understand the ramifications of connecting autism with murder. It's important to understand why the words we use, the constant stream of negativity in relation to autism, is causing untold damage to my child, to your child, to all autistic people.
Anne Butterfield: Interview: Bill McKibben on Divestment From Fossil Fuels
The popular notion is that Americans are addicted to fossil fuels but I find that's not true," says Bill McKibben. "The addicts are the big fossil fuel companies that are just fatally addicted to the level of profit they are able to deduce."
Gil Asakawa: PSY Performs on the American Music Awards, and Racist Haters Come Out on Twitter
To have PSY, a Korean superstar and MC Hammer, an iconic black star from 1992, performing "Gangnam Style" and "2 Legit 2 Quit" on stage together to close out the American Music Awards, seems an appropriate -- even touching -- bookend for the year.
Craig Fleishman: How We Win
Republicans ought to understand that while this election was a repudiation of their candidate, it is also a strong validation of some of the techniques and practices they profess to revere.
Dr. Jim Taylor: Media Teaches Bad Values to Your Children
All you as a parent can do is educate yourself about these unhealthy influences on your children and do your best to limit their exposure to those messages and expose to them to positive values that will counteract the bad ones.
