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.
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U.S. Rep. Jason Crow had good reason to inspect Aurora’s immigration detention facility (Opinion)
Following reports from a University of Utah student that she was fed soggy bread and other mush while she was detained in a privately run Aurora detention center, U.S. Rep....

Booming Colorado cities need full-time councils, but pay can’t increase until that happens (Editorial)
“Public service is, by itself, supposed to be a sacrifice,” Coffman said. Amen.

Polis’ pedestrian bridge has a long way to go, but is worth the journey (Editorial)
Gov. Jared Polis’s pedestrian bridge is not without merit, nor does it have to be an assault on the historic district, as some critics have claimed. Adding an interesting and...

Trump’s ICE targeting noncriminals, like the nursing student detained in Colorado, here’s how we know (Editorial)
The apprehension and two-week detention of Caroline Dias Goncalves was a waste of federal resources and a violation of human decency.

Move Denver Water for a new Broncos stadium? Not without money for all the trouble (Editorial)
The public needs to be told the modern-day market value of Burnham Yard and the value of Denver Water's property with a true appraisal conducted by an independent firm.

Is downtown Denver dead? Not according to these inspiring Coloradans. (Editorial)
The Denver Post's three-month-long downtown Denver project made it clear that the city has an uphill battle, but if you haven't visited the city recently, you may have missed some major developments.

Should Abraham Lincoln High School, and other low-performing Denver schools, be closed? (Editorial)
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero is right: the more accountability, the better for district schools that are struggling.

The Boulder attack should deepen Colorado’s support for the Jewish community (Editorial)
The opportunity to support Colorado's Jewish community will come quickly; Sunday, June 8, is the 30th Boulder Jewish Festival.

Denver’s cuts will come at a terrible time, but no one should be surprised (Editorial)
The city has been living high on the hog for more than a decade, growing city government services and hiring hundreds, if not thousands, of new employees.

Grand County boy’s suspicious death would have remained a rural-Colorado secret if not for watchdogs. More transparency is needed. (Editorial)
When a malnourished and dehydrated 7-year-old died in Grand County with high levels of sodium in his blood, the response from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office was to send an...