Let\u2019s talk fraud, waste and abuse. We can\u2019t afford to send food to starving children, but we are going to spend $45 million on a birthday\/military parade to feed Donald Trump\u2019s ego? America has lost its mind!<\/p>\n
Sharon Winningham, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n What to know about \u2018No Kings\u2019 protests against Trump\u2019s policies on Saturday<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \/*! This file is auto-generated *\/!function(d,l){“use strict”;l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&”undefined”!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll(‘iframe[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),o=l.querySelectorAll(‘blockquote[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),c=new RegExp(“^https?:$”,”i”),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);<\/p>\n In 1885, President Trump\u2019s grandfather immigrated to the United States from Germany. He was welcomed with open arms. America, let\u2019s continue to welcome immigrants from around the world.<\/p>\n David L Stevenson, Denver<\/em><\/p>\n Re: “Clean energy: Colorado efforts at risk in GOP bill<\/a>,” June 2 news story<\/p>\n Republican efforts to undermine the installation of residential solar panels couldn’t come at a worse time for a population facing public safety power shutoffs due to high winds and attendant wildfire danger. Electricity is critical to everything from life-saving medical devices to something as simple as recharging the cell phone needed to receive evacuation notices. There’s trouble ahead for us all.<\/p>\n John Walker, Coaldale<\/em><\/p>\n Editor’s note: Walker is the fire chief of the Western Fremont Fire Protection District.<\/em><\/p>\n Nelson Mandela said, \u201cThere can be no keener revelation of a society\u2019s soul than the way in which it treats its children.\u201d The One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a> proposes devastating cuts to programs that sustain children\u2019s health and development — especially Medicaid and SNAP. Medicaid provides coverage for 34% of Colorado children and 36% of births.<\/a> SNAP is our largest child nutrition program. Cuts to these programs will harm the health and well-being of all children in the state.<\/p>\n As a pediatrician, I\u2019ve witnessed children suffer due to a lack of access to care. Kids with asthma go without preventive medication and land in the emergency department. Simple infections become hospitalizations because families delay care. These aren\u2019t abstractions — they\u2019re real, preventable harms that cost more in the long run.<\/p>\n On the other hand, when we invest in children through Medicaid, they miss fewer school days, are more likely to graduate from high school, grow up to be healthier adults, and earn higher wages. It\u2019s not just compassionate policy — it\u2019s smart policy.<\/p>\n\n
Grandfather was a welcomed immigrant<\/h4>\n
Solar power is crucial for those living in wildfire danger<\/h4>\n
Treat our children well<\/h4>\n