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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Donald Trump and Tina Peters declare America’s democracy dead, ‘voting machines rigged.’ Their lies are easy to disprove. (Editorial)

American voters can go to the polls in November with confidence that Democrats are not controlling the election results through a vast conspiracy of fraud.

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Coloradans respond to dramatic primary results for DeGette, Bennet and Comacho (Letters)

I feel sad for Michael Bennet that he doesn’t get to come home to Colorado yet, but we still need him in Washington.

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Even this atheist can see deporting Nalwamba is immoral (Letters)

“I can guarantee that had Trump not been reelected, Rev. Nalwamba would be safe and sound on his way to getting citizenship, instead of suffering from illness in detention awaiting deportation. But I’m an atheist, so what do I know?” — Arkady Shusterman, Aurora

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Three disturbing new ways Trump undermines protections for our national forests and public lands (Opinion)

It’s hard to keep up with all of Trump’s plans to undermine our national forests, but the direction is clear: sacrificing our wild public lands.

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Colorado mourns as four mega-fires rage across the state (Editorial)

A memorial for the fallen heroes will be July 5 at 11 a.m. at Las Colonias Park in Grand Junction. Coloradans across the state can honor their memory by not engaging in risky activities.

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Looks like Victor Marx will win, putting Colorado back into late-night punchlines (Opinion)

If Victor Marx’s lead in the Republican primary gubernatorial race holds, we’ll be back on late-night comedy in no time.

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As Colorado burns, let’s consider the state of our federal forests (Letters)