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.

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed during the 1999 attack on Columbine High School, is pictured in this undated file photo close to her high school graduation. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Editorial: The legacy of Columbine survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter — hope for an America divided over gun violence

February 24, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

Some survivors have dedicated their lives to preventing more ripples from forming, only to be accused of being un-American because of the politics and rights that envelop guns.

The site plan for 777 S. Yarrow St. shows the Kairoi Properties LLC plans to build close to Belmar Park with very little green space buffer between a stamped concrete access road and a public walking trail in the park. (Documents provided by The City of Lakewood).

Editorial: An easy answer for Lakewood’s fight over housing near Belmar Park

February 17, 2025 at 9:19 a.m.

The developer should go back to the drawing board and come up with a way to create a larger buffer of trees and permeable surfaces between the park and their...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Editorial: Musk’s bid for OpenAI exposed the non-profit’s hypocritical theft of copyrighted work

February 15, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

Musk’s gambit highlights the hypocrisy of OpenAI’s business model in which it masquerades as a nonprofit despite being founded on the theft of many decades of work by artists, academics...

People watch an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Editorial: ICE walks a thin line in Aurora and Denver as it searches for 100 “gang members” but knocks on everyone’s door

February 5, 2025 at 4:17 p.m.

"Yes, deport dangerous criminals who are selling drugs and terrorizing Coloradans with gun violence and assault. But don’t go door to door randomly asking people for their papers to prove...

Estes Park's Stanley Hotel builds on its reputation as the inspiration behind Stephen King's "The Shining." The state of Colorado will soon own the hotel under a nearly $500 million deal to buy and rennovate the property. (The Denver Post file, Kyla Chambers)

Blinded by Showbiz: The Stanley Hotel and the Sundance Film Festival shouldn’t get millions in state investments

February 3, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

Colorado’s government should not be in the hotel and hospitality business, nor should it be in the business of underwriting film festivals with millions of dollars in taxpayer money.

President Donald Trump talks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after arriving on Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Editorial: The one thing in the West that Trump actually can take credit for this week

January 29, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

It irks us a bit when a New Yorker comes to town claiming credit for all sorts of things he didn't actually do.

Denver Mayor Michael Johnston speaks to a large gathering of Park Hill residents and supporters during a press conference at the Park Hill Golf Course in Denver on Jan. 15, 2025. The city has acquired the golf course through a land trade and plans to turn it into a park. It is the largest private land acquisition in the city’s history. It is also the largest addition to Denver Parks and Recreation since 1911. Johnston was joined by former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, Denver City council member Shontel Lewis and other Park Hill Community members to announce the acquisition and the plans for the future of the Park Hill Golf Course. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Editorial: Denver’s fight to preserve the Park Hill conservation easement rewarded with 155-acre park

February 13, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

Denverites knew inherently that a conservation easement shouldn’t be lifted on one of our last chances to create a large park in this city. So community members rallied against plans...

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Editorial: Denver has a plan for Trump’s mass deportation scheme. Hopefully we don’t need it.

January 21, 2025 at 10:12 a.m.

In response to Trump’s mass deportation plan (Operation Aurora) Denver's Mayor Mike Johnston emphasizes our shared humanity and America’s legal framework of rights.

Artist Michael Garman and Louisville Councilmember Caleb Dickinson (left to right) unveil the Marshall Fire Pet Memorial, honoring all of the pets lost during the Dec. 30, 2021 fire, on Sunday. (Andrea Grajeda/ Staff writer)

Editorial: Colorado’s new last-resort insurance company shares a name with California’s. Could it share the same fate?

January 20, 2025 at 10:59 a.m.

The trick for Colorado's version of the FAIR Plan will be setting the right parameters to make certain we are able to rebuild while also keeping premiums affordable for the...

Miles the Denver Broncos mascot gets the crowd going from the top of the stadium during the second half of the game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Jan. 5, 2025. The Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-0 clinching a postseason berth.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Editorial: Here’s how Denver should play the “$tadium Game” to secure a Mile High future

January 8, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

Elected officials must be honest about the value of any proposed land deals, tax breaks, taxing authority or no-bid contracts awarded to some of the nation's wealthiest people to help...

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