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A look at the world on Monday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe

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A look at the world on Friday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe

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A look at the world on Thursday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe

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SENTINEL Colorado EDITORIALS

EDITORIAL: No matter who wins Congress, term limits should become a U.S. priority

Colorado should lead a national movement to bypass Congress and force congressional term limits

EDITORIAL: Only facts and details can solve Aurora’s data center dilemma

The city needs vetted, site-specific evidence to distinguish genuine hazards from speculation

EDITORIAL: Set aside the Trump hysteria. Mail voting in Colorado is just the ticket

“Here’s what the conspiracy crowd keeps overlooking: Elections in Colorado have actual people, procedures and safeguards standing between a ballot…

EDITORIAL: Protecting the nation from propaganda has become a critical mission

“This isn’t just a partisan complaint. Republican lawmakers have raised the same alarms”

EDITORIAL: Local cops acting as immigration police makes everyone unsafe

“That is a community-safety issue, not merely an immigration-policy question”

EDITORIAL: Teen angst will become the city’s if local leaders don’t address teen takeovers

“Aurora can’t arrest its way out of this culture morass”

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Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Reject corporate money and embrace local accountability by voting for Phil Weiser

“I don’t want my state governed by out of state money and unnamed corporate entities, thank you”

LETTER: Sarah Woodson brings common sense to Aurora’s House District 42

Former Aurora state rep and judge Steve Ruddick endorses Sarah Woodson for HD42.

LETTER: Put Weiser in the State Capitol, keep Bennet in DC

Voters have already sent him to Washington, and to date, he has little administrative experience except for a relatively short…

LETTER: Reality reveals Aurora Water not the bad guy as Rep. Carter insists

“What Rep. Carter doesn’t mention is that Aurora Water doesn’t steal water from anybody”

LETTER: Aurora schools teacher contract should include clear academic goals

No where in this contract does it state that a certain percentage of students must read and do math up…

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Editor Dave Perry

PERRY: Over the top. We have the solution to candidate policy overload. Roll with it.

PERRY: Over the top. We have the solution to candidate policy overload. Roll with it.

PERRY: Oh, brother. Can you spare a couple billion so I can save the state and vote right on ballot props?

PERRY: Oh, brother. Can you spare a couple billion so I can save the state and vote right on ballot props?

PERRY: Why pay to Whack-A-Mole when you can Whack-A-Scammy-Ballot-Prop for free

PERRY: Why pay to Whack-A-Mole when you can Whack-A-Scammy-Ballot-Prop for free

PERRY: If Santa Syndrome doesn’t explain city council’s reality disconnect, click thrice for more

PERRY: If Santa Syndrome doesn’t explain city council’s reality disconnect, click thrice for more

PERRY: Journalism ensures you decide who to vote for, not the candidates or the money behind them

PERRY: Journalism ensures you decide who to vote for, not the candidates or the money behind them

PERRY: Wheel life turns by itself in a Waymo and turns up too often in the national news

PERRY: Wheel life turns by itself in a Waymo and turns up too often in the national news

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Guest Columnists

OPED: We hear Cherry Creek Schools community concerns, and we have answers

OPED: We hear Cherry Creek Schools community concerns, and we have answers

OPED: Cherry Creek teachers, parents need a bigger role in choosing the next superintendent

OPED: Cherry Creek teachers, parents need a bigger role in choosing the next superintendent

GUEST OPED: Black non-profits deserve a leveled philanthropic playing field

ARMSTRONG: No kidding. Fewer children in Colorado lead to mounting closure decisions, effects

ARMSTRONG: No kidding. Fewer children in Colorado lead to mounting closure decisions, effects

GANDELMAN: Is this finally the end for Sen. Susan Collins?

GANDELMAN: Is this finally the end for Sen. Susan Collins?

ARMSTRONG: Prop 177’s ‘right’ to buy energy couldn’t be more wrong for Colorado

ARMSTRONG: Prop 177’s ‘right’ to buy energy couldn’t be more wrong for Colorado

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National Columnists

POLMAN: A stupid war could once again trigger a blue electoral tsunami

POLMAN: A stupid war could once again trigger a blue electoral tsunami

GANDELMAN: Former Trumper Tucker Carlson has become a threat to Trump and the GOP

GANDELMAN: Former Trumper Tucker Carlson has become a threat to Trump and the GOP

GANDELMAN: America loves a comeback. Meet Hunter Biden, again

GANDELMAN: America loves a comeback. Meet Hunter Biden, again

POLMAN: Conservatives used to preach good morals. Now they splash in the sewer

POLMAN: Conservatives used to preach good morals. Now they splash in the sewer

FUNT: No winning for the US banking on a crunchy Trump TACO

FUNT: No winning for the US banking on a crunchy Trump TACO

POLMAN: Tyrants thrive when people are ‘functionally illiterate’ about democracy

POLMAN: Tyrants thrive when people are ‘functionally illiterate’ about democracy

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Quidnunc

QUIDNUNC: Pound for pound, nobody hammers away at decorum like Auon’tai Anderson

QUIDNUNC: Pound for pound, nobody hammers away at decorum like Auon’tai Anderson

“Former DPS school board member Auon’tai Anderson performed what could have been ‘War Wheels On A Gavel Road’”

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

QUIDNUNC: Victory Marx schwag offers a new merchenary view on Colorado campaign chaos

QUIDNUNC: Victory Marx schwag offers a new merchenary view on Colorado campaign chaos

August 6, 2026August 11, 2026

QUIDNUNC: Big dis-Harmony over having to put up with lifestyles of Aurora’s little people

QUIDNUNC: Big dis-Harmony over having to put up with lifestyles of Aurora’s little people

July 30, 2026August 5, 2026

QUIDNUNC: If there’s only 1 Colorado Marxist boosting the GOP ticket, let it be Rep. Boebert

QUIDNUNC: If there’s only 1 Colorado Marxist boosting the GOP ticket, let it be Rep. Boebert

July 22, 2026July 24, 2026

QUIDNUNC: Yes, let’s all throw green eggs and spam to get the environment back on track

QUIDNUNC: Yes, let’s all throw green eggs and spam to get the environment back on track

July 15, 2026July 17, 2026

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