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Column: From red bastion to blue bulwark: What political shift in Colorado and West means for U.S.
DENVER — Kevin Priola was a Republican before he could even vote. Inspired by Ronald Reagan, he preregistered with the GOP…
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Column: Is the Pledge of Allegiance just an empty, performative ritual?
Marissa Barnwell failed to show sufficient deference to the Pledge of Allegiance. And for that, she was punished. She was…
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Column: Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse may be a blessing in disguise
WASHINGTON — In the brief but spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, we may just have witnessed the best banking crisis…
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Column: The 20th anniversary of the Iraq war also marks a colossal failure of the mainstream media
Twenty years ago, President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, toppling the despot Saddam Hussein and fomenting a…
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Column: Plenty of blame for Lakers’ loss to Mavericks, and it starts with Anthony Davis
When the Lakers needed him most on Friday, Anthony Davis let them down. When they were ahead of Dallas by…
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Column: A national abortion ban won’t fly. But a handpicked Trump judge could do something almost as extreme
Trust in the Supreme Court has plummeted since the conservative court packing of the Trump years, polls show. But look…
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Column: Whose cheese is it anyway? The Swiss ponder the international politics of gruyere
Switzerland is a small country that is not known for too many things. It’s got its cheese, its banks, its…
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Column: There’s a price for parroting Trump’s Big Lie. Will Republicans care?
In the Book of Republican Sorrows, 2022 merits a whole chapter of its own. With inflation scraping the sky and…
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Column: Admiring the poignant moments at the state basketball championships
SACRAMENTO — “I love my dad so much.” Those were the words uttered by Bryce Bedgood, a 6-foot-9 junior at Valencia…
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Column: Biden’s budget was an opening bid. Where’s the Republican plan?
WASHINGTON — President Biden unveiled his $6.8-trillion budget proposal last week, and it drew the customary jaded responses: a work of…
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