Opinion

Though marrying my wife took me to the East Side, I am still deeply tied to the North/NW neighborhoods where I lived for so long, and I am glad for a revived local newspaper! Navigating the challenges of 2020 as your At-Large Councilwoman, my focus has first been to ensure that Denver maintains ongoing services and policy efforts that began before the pandemic and which remain … [Read more...] about An Update From Councilwoman At-Large Robin Kniech

Regarding Off-leash dogs in parks A proposal is circulating for the City of Denver to allow off-leash dogs in Denver parks between 9pm and 9am, starting in Council District 1, with a goal of expanding the program to all of our parks. The proposal fails to require additional education or training in exchange for off-leash privileges, as Boulder did when instituting their … [Read more...] about March 2021 Letter to the Editor

One of the most frequent questions I am asked these days is, “Who decides ‘X,Y,Z’, the state or local board?” Depending on ‘X,Y,Z’, some decisions are easy to place at either the state or local board level, while other decisions result from interplay between the two entities and can include the federal level as well. For example, calling snow days is only under the local school … [Read more...] about Local Versus State Boards of Education

No one really knew what kind of effect COVID-19 would have on housing.  Most in the industry prepared for the worst, but what unfolded was something absolutely extraordinary - a new found appreciation for what it means to be "home" and a movement to make that "at home" experience as fulfilling as it could possibly be. The result was a year in real estate like no … [Read more...] about Real Estate 2020 & 2021 – Get the Facts Here

Earlier this year the Denver Classroom Teachers Association voted to support the group living proposal currently before city council. 90 members, representing nearly 4,000 teachers, voted unanimously to support the update to the existing policy. As teachers we feel it is our duty to provide the optimal learning environment for ourselves, our students, and their … [Read more...] about Why the DCTA Supports Group Living