Author: Pius Kamau
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Trust is the glue of human experience | Pius Kamau
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than the almost half a million dollars I lost, what I found more depressing was realizing that the man I presumed was my friend had been grooming me to steal my money. My trust in James resulted in my sending him checks to invest…
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Democrats must rediscover their roots | Pius Kamau
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save But for a few changes, Colorado’s government remains intact following the last elections, including sending an equal Democrat/Republican congressional delegation to Washington. I hated seeing Dr. Yadira Caraveo, a scientist, lose to Gabe Evans — by 2,600 votes — in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in…
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Democrats must rediscover their roots | Pius Kamau
But for a few changes, Colorado’s government remains intact following the last elections, including sending an equal Democrat/Republican congressional delegation to Washington. I hated seeing Dr. Yadira Caraveo, a scientist, lose to Gabe Evans — by 2,600 votes — in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in an election campaign marred by a TV ad avalanche that…
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Envisioning one nation indivisible | Pius Kamau
Even though the current election is the “most important election” in America, many Americans will opt not to participate, just as they sat out George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s elections. Both resulted in seismic changes for the world and America. Obama’s Affordable Care Act has transformed the health-care marketplace and insurance coverage for millions;…
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COLUMN: Liberal, conservative can coexist in the same person | Pius Kamau
It is likely my vote will not decide the next president of the republic, but I intend to vote. The wonder of being an American is this right that’s enshrined in the Constitution, even though for many it has been impossible. During the Jim Crow era, and KKK dominated Colorado’s government, women and large numbers…
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As our neighbor’s keeper, we must intervene | Pius Kamau
On March 22, 2021, 10 Americans were killed while shopping at a Boulder King Soopers store by Ahmad Alissa. His defense claimed he was insane during the shooting. It resulted in psychotherapy, until eventually in August 2023, he was declared competent to stand trial. In September 2024 a jury found Ahmad guilty; he will spend…
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A man — even a doctor — cannot feel a woman’s pain | Pius Kamau
Like most physicians I have performed countless pelvic examinations, many of them using the metal speculum; a duck billed instrument with two arms that come together at a hinge. It’s usually inserted cold. Often it pinches the vaginal walls, occasionally causing tears. As a male physician I had no way to gauge the degree of…
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My first Broncos game left me frozen | Pius Kamau
The NFL season is upon the land. It reminds me of the first football game that I attended soon after I arrived in Colorado. I remember it well because of the circumstances of our attendance — my surgical Chief and I. After rounds at the hospital my boss said he had car troubles and asked…
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COLUMN: ‘Socialist’ an often misused word | Pius Kamau
A few decades ago conservative friends of mine called me a socialist to chastise me, for my newspaper commentaries and opinions I’d voiced in our conversations. To be called a socialist in America signifies a character fault; it calls for reform to align one’s opinions to their conservative friends’ viewpoint. I did nothing of the…
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Indian Americans have forged a place in America | Pius Kamau
In New York City I bought a Covid mask at a pharmacy owned by a South Asian family; two generations of American Indians worked in the shop serving customers. In Washington, DC, I checked an American Indian owned liquor store. On my way back to Colorado I visited a Dunkin Donuts at the airport and…