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Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Indian Child Welfare Act

August 31, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that urges the court to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act in Brackeen v. Haaland, set to be heard in November. Comments…

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Online Petitions make Government BY the People Work for ALL!

August 29, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The Denver Post details the inequity of Colorado's ballot initiative petition process. Voters solved this problem in Boulder in 2018 by voting 71-29% to amend our City Charter to allow online petitions for direct democracy, the first in the country, though…

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Business as usual for the Colorado River

August 29, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

What's become clear is that the Lower Basin state cannot rely on stored water in Lake Powell and Lake Mead for much longer. As the can gets kicked further down the road, drastic cuts will be necessary. They will be…

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Ditches are a vanishing paradise

August 29, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

In the arid West, there's nothing more fun for kids and walkers than a ditch. Thousands of ditches diverted from rivers create ribbons of green life throughout the region. But as the climate becomes drier, ditches are disappearing, and the…

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A Letter to the Former Guy

August 24, 2022 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Dear Mr. Trump: It has come to our attention that you are considering re-applying, despite your expulsion nearly two years ago. While you are, of course, legally permitted to re-apply, we write to inform you of the likely futility of…

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The Colorado River has come alive even as it ebbs

August 23, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Water expert Char Miller says the Colorado River's delta with Mexico has slowly been coming back to life, but he worries that with more water needed to prop up Mead and Powell reservoirs, the delta will again dry up, harming…

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West Slope water managers ask: What authority do the feds have? Projects with Reclamation ties could be at risk.

August 18, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

As the deadline approaches for the seven Colorado River basin states to come up with a plan to conserve water, some Colorado water managers are asking what authority the federal government has in the upper basin and which water projects…

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Older Women Voters Projected to Decide Balance of Power

August 18, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Women voters age 50 and older, a powerful demographic historically in elections, have not yet decided which candidates to support, according to recent bipartisan polling commissioned by AARP.

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Meet the Texas professor on the cutting edge of astrophysics

August 18, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

A University of Texas San Antonio professor helped capture the first image of a black hole at the center of our galaxy.

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Independent monitor lauds cooperation, criticizes Aurora Police force review board in first report

August 17, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

“We have not seen the degree of self critical analysis that we believe is so important to the process,” the monitor wrote of the department’s Force Review Board. “In addition, it appears that the history of individual officers involved in…