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Krista Hanley didn’t think she had a story to tell. Her writing friends disagreed.
Krista Hanley didn't think she had a story to tell. Friends and mentors of the Columbine survivor disagreed.

The Bookies Bookstore suggests fiction that spans genres
The staff from The Bookies Bookstore in Denver recommends a thriller, a tale of Indigenous culture and a fantasy mystery.

Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping. mps-post Sun, 10/04/2026 - 05:00 Image (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (Colorado Newsline) When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that…
Who will stop the draining of San Luis Valley’s water lifeline?
Amid punitively expensive rescue plans for a dwindling Colorado aquifer, the culture and economy of potato farming hopes to survive

Peter Moore: Some of the rare birds of Colorado even have feathers
Certain species are feeling endangered — in nature, politics, the workforce and even the microbrewery industry.

Proposition 135: Colorado voters will decide whether to ban gender-related surgeries for kids
The measure would ban surgeries “for the purpose of altering biological sex characteristics” and would apply to both transgender and non-transgender patients under 18

Littwin: Election-year debates are becoming increasingly rare. Is it fear or calculation? Or both?
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that the lack of public debate in this election year stems from a combination of fear of gaffes and political calculation.

Nicolais: Colorado’s downballot races get less coverage, but their outcomes pose greater concerns
Democrats Amanda Gonzalez and Jena Griswold will have my vote to stave off dire circumstances their opponents would create

Carman: As the midterms approach, Democrats better be careful what they wish for
Zombified Republicans have made Congress powerless, leaving it to a future Democratic majority to restore sanity amid Trump’s trail of destruction

“How to Survive a Mass Shooting”: Retrieving the life “before”
"How to Survive a Mass Shooting" author Krista Hanley's "survival" at Columbine would unfold over decades, but first she had to return school to find her backpack.

In 1876, Colorado Republicans emerged victorious in the first state elections
In 1876, Colorado Republicans emerged victorious in the first state elections mps-post Sat, 10/03/2026 - 06:04 Image (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (Colorado Newsline) After a month-long sprint of political campaigning across the new Centennial State,…

Former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart dies
Hart grew up in Denver and graduated from East High School. She then got her bachelor's degree from Harvard-Radcliffe College and her law degree from Harvard Law.