Archive - Colorado Pickaxe

Notes on the legislative session, fentanyl, Lauren Boebert, and more.

May 19

Notes on Covid, fentanyl, adoption and fertility donor records, 'green' bills, landscaping, and more.

May 14

The band provided the soundtrack to an effort to push back against the drug war.

May 13

Notes on abortion, rent control, fentanyl laws, criminal sentencing, Elisabeth Epps, and more.

May 8

Notes on EV mandates, protections for sex workers, evangelical homeschoolers, the war on drugs, a proposed flavored tobacco ban, and Covid fraud.

Apr 27

Many Republicans pretend to care about the Bill of Rights—except when it comes to the drug war. In my recent article, “Why Colorado Should Not…

Apr 21

Notes on the Republican assembly, right to repair, sabotage voting, the Aurora police chief, armed citizens, dinosaur elves, and more.

Apr 12

Despite the frequent deadliness of the drug fentanyl, the Colorado legislature should not increase penalties for possession from a misdemeanor to a…

Apr 10

Notes on Holtorf and being an American, social studies and economics standards, Denver schools, and more.

Apr 6

Notes on free range kids, Hispanic vaccination rates, party privilege, GOP bigotry, and more.

Mar 29

Notes on a bill to support local journalism, a bill on abortion, and animal care at Sea Quest.

Mar 25

If the motto, “Prying loose the truth about Colorado politics and culture,” strikes you as pretentious, take it as an aspiration. I’ll aim to produce at…

Mar 24

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