The Denver Post Editorial Board

Members of The Denver Post’s editorial board are Megan Schrader, editor of the editorial pages; Lee Ann Colacioppo, editor; Justin Mock, CFO; Bill Reynolds, vice president of circulation and production; Bob Kinney, vice president of information technology; and TJ Hutchinson, systems editor.

Land has become so valuable in Colorado that anything less than multi-unit construction is a luxury. The mid-point price for metro Denver condos in October was $418,000.

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Editorial: Denver needs more condos when a mid-range metro home costs $625,000

December 7, 2023 at 11:59 a.m.

Land has become so valuable in Colorado that anything less than multi-unit construction is a luxury. The mid-point price for metro Denver condos in October was $418,000.

When Colorado's congressional delegation works together, things get done, especially for southern Colorado. Now the next collaborative project for our senators and congresspeople is pushing the Army to quickly clean up decades of pollution and dangerous munitions at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.

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Editorial: We got Space Command, Camp Amache and the Arkansas Valley Conduit. Now clean up the Pueblo Chemical Depot.

December 4, 2023 at 10:08 a.m.

When Colorado's congressional delegation works together, things get done, especially for southern Colorado. Now the next collaborative project for our senators and congresspeople is pushing the Army to quickly clean...

A neighborhood sidewalk repair crew works on a sidewalk repair on January 7, 2020, in Denver.

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Editorial: Denver officials right to examine, restructure sidewalk fees

December 3, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

As with most taxes, sidewalk fees need to be progressive and not regressive. In this case, even a flat rate would be more equitable than the complicated tax structure voters...

Coloradans' fear of road rage and reckless driving has grown from an irrational one based on a few tragic stories to a legitimate concern that they or someone they love will die on the streets of Denver, the roads in Colorado Springs, or on the side of a highway.

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Editorial: Road rage and reckless driving bring fear to Colorado’s unsafe streets

November 27, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Coloradans' fear of road rage and reckless driving has grown from an irrational one based on a few tragic stories to a legitimate concern that they or someone they love...

The Denver Post’s Sam Tabachnik reported Sunday on a vast scandal of incompetence, cover-ups and misconduct at the VA system headquartered out of Aurora’s new hospital.

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Editorial: Give veterans an escape hatch to flee Colorado’s VA scandal

November 16, 2023 at 3:34 p.m.

The Denver Post’s Sam Tabachnik reported Sunday on a vast scandal of incompetence, cover-ups and misconduct at the VA system headquartered out of Aurora’s new hospital.

Gov. Jared Polis used a bat to "break into" this box to retrieve papers

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Editorial: Democrats are working overtime to reduce taxes. No, hell hasn’t frozen over.

November 15, 2023 at 5:03 a.m.

Colorado’s Democrats are officially working overtime this holiday season to … brace yourselves … lower taxes.

Coloradans have known one heartbreaking truth for four long years: Without the aggressive and callous actions of three Aurora police officers and two paramedics, Elijah McClain would be alive today.

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Editorial: Was taking McClain’s killers to trial the right thing to do?

November 13, 2023 at 9:16 a.m.

Coloradans have known one heartbreaking truth for four long years: Without the aggressive and callous actions of three Aurora police officers and two paramedics, Elijah McClain would be alive today.

Chuck Dye, ranch intern, wrangles cattle ...

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Editorial: Colorado Land Board may swap horses midstream at Chico Basin Ranch

November 7, 2023 at 4:33 p.m.

The board had better make certain if it's swapping horses midstream that the gamble is worth the money. We're eager to hear deliberations Wednesday night as the board appointed by...

The legal question before Wallace is whether Trump’s attempts to stay in office, including fomenting a violent attack on Congress, after losing a free and fair election, were “insurrection” or “rebellion.” Neither term is explicitly defined in the U.S. Constitution.

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Editorial: Is Donald Trump eligible to be president? Depends on how you define “insurrection.”

November 2, 2023 at 1:45 p.m.

The legal question before Wallace is whether Trump’s attempts to stay in office, including fomenting a violent attack on Congress, after losing a free and fair election, were “insurrection” or...

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