Have an opinion you want to share? The Denver North Star is now accepting letters to the editor! Please send your letter of 250 words or fewer, along with your name and the neighborhood you live in, to David@DenverNorthStar.com. Letters must be received by the 3rd of the month to run in that month’s issue. Preference will be given to letters focused on North Denver specific … [Read more...] about October 15 2020 Letters to the Editor
Opinion
September 2020 Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes on 2J
Vote Yes on 2J on your November ballot to end Denver’s ban on pit bulls and implement responsible permitting where the dog is judged, not the breed. 30 years ago Denver implemented a ban on all dogs that looked like pit bull type dogs, and this ban has cost the City of Denver nearly $6 million to enforce and it hasn’t made Denver any safer. Breed specific bans don’t work, … [Read more...] about September 2020 Letter to the Editor: Vote Yes on 2J
Hard Work, Grace, Adversarialism in City/Press Interactions
The relationship between the press and the government is often seen either as antagonistic or sycophantic, depending on whether a reader sees an article as overly critical or flattering towards government officials. In reality, it’s far more complex, but with most people acting in good faith and professionally. At The Denver North Star we try to bring you articles that make … [Read more...] about Hard Work, Grace, Adversarialism in City/Press Interactions
August 15 Letters to the Editor
The Denver North Star strives to show multiple viewpoints and will publish Letters to the Editor in both support and opposition when different perspectives are sent. At times, only LTEs with one view were received and the letters published represent that. The opinions expressed in letters are the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily express the opinions of The Denver … [Read more...] about August 15 Letters to the Editor
Chaffee Park Says ‘Yes in my Backyard’
Denver’s Registered Neighborhood Organizations (RNOs) primarily serve to protect their residents’ investments by shielding them from change. The assumption is that if one has purchased a home in a neighborhood, they like that neighborhood the way it is. But as a leader of the Chaffee Park RNO, I see my responsibility as not limited by the boundaries of my neighborhood. No … [Read more...] about Chaffee Park Says ‘Yes in my Backyard’