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Littwin: The question for Polis and for all Coloradans – How...

Since I have been boldly predicting that Jared Polis would find it impossible to begin to reopen the Colorado economy this month, I must...

Littwin: Ken Buck bravely goes where all informed people fear to...

One of the first things they teach you in column-writing school — OK, there aren’t really any column-writing schools, but, as the saying goes,...

Littwin: The NRA quietly gives us something to talk about

Now that the White House, Congress and NRA are talking about guns and the Las Vegas massacre, I guess that means it’s officially no...

Colorado has lowest Type 2 diabetes rates nationwide, but they’re going...

Type 2 diabetes is on the rise, but Colorado is healthier – at least when it comes to Type 2 Diabetes rates – than...

Center for Disease Control called out for transphobic policy

Kaiser and Colorado HealthOp agreed last month to cover more services for transgender Coloradans. But discrimination persists, particularly against those who are most vulnerable and seeking publicly funded treatment.

Survey suggests HIV laws intimidating, counterproductive

WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly half of HIV-positive respondents to a recently released survey on HIV criminalization say they believe they will not receive a fair hearing in the criminal justice system if they ever face charges for failing to disclose their status to sexual partners.

Simultaneous HIV and AIDS diagnosis occurs frequently in the United States

Americans infected with HIV are often finding out that not only are they infected with the virus, but it has done significant enough damage to their immune system that they fit the clinical diagnosis of AIDS.

Tancredo promotes ‘Illegal Immigration’ board game

Anti-illegal immigration crusader Tom Tancredo is promoting a Trivial Pursuit-style board game called Illegal Immigration. The game makers, two middle aged men named Peter...