Author: Denver Gazette
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Letters:Drilling project details
Drilling project details Re: Drilling project is no deal for Aurora.The drilling project would be good for Aurora. As usual the average citizen in Aurora doesn’t know the facts and history of the great state of Colorado. The Aurora Reservoir was built in 1990 to provide drinking water to the citizens of Aurora. Fact is…
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LETTERS: Where’s the accountability?; in defense of DIA
Where’s the accountability? After reading the recent article in The Denver Gazette about a murderer and rapist by the name of Greg Whittemore being legally released into the pubic to commit unspeakable acts again: As a Colorado taxpayer it is very concerning to me no one is being held accountable for the rape, torture and…
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LETTERS: Denver doesn’t come close; another freedom lost
Denver doesn’t come close My wife and I returned from overseas flying into DIA recently. After flying two back-to-back 10 hour flights, it was disconcerting to experience that 4 of the 6 moving sidewalks between our incoming gate, A17, and immigration were not working at all. For all of the ceremony that Michael Hancock and…
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LETTERS: DPS can’t ban them all; when does this stop?
Can’t ban them all! Thank you again Alan Gottlieb for bringing to the forefront another Denver Public Schools (DPS) administration total lack of credibility and accountability. Alan, you are correct when you say that the entire board should be fired. They are the most incompetent and self-indulgent gathering of stupidity that could be imagined. If…
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LETTERS: Clarifying a couple of points; learn from history
Clarifying a couple of points Your Oct. 24 editorial about proposed changes to the Colorado Academic Standards may have left some readers confused about a couple of points. The State Board of Education is still considering proposed revisions to the standards — a final vote on the standards will not take place until November or…
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LETTERS: Endorsement of Jason Crow; domestic violence crisis
Endorsement of Jason Crow The Gazette’s endorsement of Jason Crow for a third term as Colorado’s 6th Congressional District U.S. representative is short on support. While noting that Crow is a veteran with a distinguished service record, the Gazette fails to mention that his opponent, Steven Monahan, is also one. As to Crow’s accomplishments over…
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LETTERS: Litany of political propaganda; victims of cruelty
Litany of political propaganda Election season is intensifying across the nation. As the heat of summer gives way to the crisp air of autumn, the political temperature soars amidst another exasperating round of scorched earth politics bought and paid for by special interest groups. The situation in Colorado is no better. A continuous litany of…
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LETTERS: Very different time and place; approach has been too liberal
Very different time and place As a retired corporate leader and past instructor at University of Colorado Denver, I am sickened by the loss of such a talented leader from University of Colorado and from higher education in Colorado. Higher education should not be political, but I fear that behind Patty Limerick firing there is…
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Semi-truck rollover crash closes northbound I-25 in Broomfield
A section of Interstate 25 is closed due to a semi-truck rollover crash causing delays for commuters Monday. Northbound I-25 is closed at Highway 7, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. If you are heading north in Broomfield expect long delays. The Broomfield Police Department reported a semi-truck had rolled over on the northbound…
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Denver officer injured, suspect killed in Broomfield shooting
An officer from the Denver Police Fugitive Unit has been shot and transported to a local hospital Thursday evening, the Broomfield Police said. The suspect officers tried to arrest died in a shootout at the corner of Sheridan and Midway boulevards about 3 p.m., said Rachel Haslett, public information officer for Broomfield Police. The officer’s…