Editor’s note: This was written by The Chicago Tribune’s editorial board. In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for Elon Musk said that he would withdraw his consortium’s eye-popping bid of $94.7 billion for Sam Altman’s OpenAI if its board of directors would agree to retain its status as a charity, rather than go ahead with…
Editorial: ICE walks a thin line in Aurora and Denver as it searches for 100 “gang members” but knocks on everyone’s door
An unidentified federal employee said a lot of the right things outside of apartments in east Denver Wednesday morning – they were looking for criminals and didn’t want to go door to door harassing residents but were left no choice by jail officials who refused to release criminals to their custody. But a video and reports…
Blinded by Showbiz: The Stanley Hotel and the Sundance Film Festival shouldn’t get millions in state investments
We can follow the misguided path that has led state officials to purchase the Stanley Hotel for a cool $475 million plus interest, and we want to put up some serious roadblocks to make sure future public officials don’t follow. Colorado’s government should not be in the hotel and hospitality business. Just like how our…
Editorial: The one thing in the West that Trump actually can take credit for this week
Look, folks, we generally don’t care who gets the credit for good things around the West, so long as progress is made and people’s lives are improving (or heck, just plodding along about the same.) But it irks us a bit when a New Yorker comes to town claiming credit for all sorts of things…
Editorial: Denver’s fight to preserve the Park Hill conservation easement rewarded with 155-acre park
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 to lift the easement to allow development of the old golf course in northeast Denver. As a result, Denver will get a new 155 acre…
Editorial: Denver has a plan for Trump’s mass deportation scheme. Hopefully we don’t need it.
As Coloradans wait anxiously for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan to begin – remember he has promised to call it Operation Aurora — Denver’s Mayor Mike Johnston has responded to the unknown with a plan that emphasizes our shared humanity and America’s legal framework of rights. Like Johnston, we too are unsure how seriously…
Editorial: Colorado’s new last-resort insurance company shares a name with California’s. Could it share the same fate?
When disaster strikes, humans rebuild. Rising from the ashes, drying out from the storm, and sifting through the rubble are in our nature, as is coming to the aid of a neighbor, friend or family member in a time of crisis. But who should pay when a catastrophe so expensive it’s hard to comprehend befalls…
The Denver Post editorial board opposes the ban on mountain lion, lynx and bobcat hunting
Coloradans are being asked to ban mountain lion hunting and the hunting and trapping of bobcats and the endangered lynx should the animal ever get delisted. A “no” vote on Proposition 127 will allow the hunting and trapping to continue under the careful regulation and scientific control of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The Denver…
Endorsement: “Do not retain” votes on Colorado judges could inadvertently give a win to Trump supporters
Angry messages started rolling into the Colorado Supreme Court in December after a majority of judges ruled that President Donald Trump was not eligible to appear on the Colorado primary ballot because he had “engaged in” insurrection. Soon the FBI was investigating threats of violence because some Trump supporters had taken their legal disagreement with…
Endorsement: Fund services for victims with a tax on guns. Yes on Proposition KK.
If a crime or tragedy happens in Colorado, the second person a victim talks to after the police is often an advocate from one of the dozens of organizations primarily funded by a dwindling pot of federal money. These organizations offer a critical service for Coloradans. Whether it’s a domestic violence organization offering shelter to…