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Valerie Love, a respiratory therapist at the VA Hospital in Aurora, outside the room she and team of critical care specialists are trying to keep the Rev. Terrance "Big T" Hughes alive. (Photo by VA spokeswoman Brandy Morrison)

Greene: ‘Small wins,’ then a setback in the fight to keep Denver pastor alive...

Last Thursday, respiratory therapist Valerie Love stood next to the bed of the Aurora VA Hospital's first and longest COVID-19 patient, the Rev. Terrance...
Gov. Jaren Polis answers questions from reporters at the Colorado Convention Center as it is converted into a care site for COVID-19 patients on April 10, 2020. He is aiming to gradually reopen Colorado by April 26. (Photo by Forest Wilson)

Littwin: You make the forecast — could Colorado really be ready to reopen by...

This forecast just in: April 26 will come and April 26 will go, and Colorado will not, sadly, be reopened. It’s actually more of a...

Colorado news orgs urge Polis to increase transparency around COVID-19 spread The Indy among...

The following letter was sent to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday, Apr. 10, 2020: Dear Gov. Polis, We, the undersigned journalism organizations, want to thank...
Even for the most faithful, hope is harder to muster this year, Rev. Reginald C. Holmes writes. (Flickr photo by Omran Jamal)

For one Denver pastor, “Next year in Jerusalem” is too long to wait 'Could...

The Rev. Reginald C. Holmes is co-pastor at New Covenant Christian Church / Alpha Omega Ministries in Denver. His partner there, the Rev. Terrance...

Guest Post: Gov. Polis, release vulnerable prisoners before it’s too late 'This moment demands...

Governor Polis has the unfettered ability to temporarily reprieve prisoners from serving their sentences. He must use this power and take immediate action to depopulate Colorado’s prisons...

Littwin: It’s easy to understand why Bernie dropped out of the race — there...

“Bernie Sanders is a fucking hero. Let’s come together and beat this guy.” — Andrew Yang’s tweet upon hearing that Sanders had dropped out...
Rachel Hughes has not left her home since her husband, Pastor Terrance "Big T" Hughes was hospitalized for COVID-19 in early March. (Photo by Marie-Dominique Verdier)

GREENE: Beloved Denver pastor struck by COVID-19 still fighting for life VA Medical Center...

There are, by now, hundreds of thousands of coronavirus stories out there. I write to update you on one I reported  last week.  Terrance Hughes...
Gov. Jared Polis shows off his new face mask on April 3, 2020. He is encouraging Coloradans to wear masks when out going grocery shopping or on other essential business. (Screenshot from @jaredpolis)

Littwin: Polis would trade Trump a cool mask for ventilators, but Trump wouldn’t wear...

On a normal day, in normal times, I’d be writing about our governor’s press briefing Friday and his demonstration of how to make your...
President Donald Trump addresses the Nation from the Oval Office about the widening coronavirus crisis, Wednesday, March, 11, 2020. (POOL PHOTO by Doug Mills/The New York Times) NYTVIRUS

Littwin: The virus news has gotten so bad that Trump is forced to try...

I heard something strange and remarkable and frightening at the White House coronavirus press briefing Tuesday. I’m pretty sure it was something very much...

Guest Post: Quiet is the sweet spot amid this tragedy

This may be the sweet spot of tragedy in my world, the calm before the pandemic storm. I’ve not lost loved ones or even...