I’m a zealot about Colorado’s Sunshine laws. As a reporter, I’ve stood up in public meetings to protest efforts to improperly go behind closed doors. I’ve successfully negotiated for tapes that recorded improperly held closed sessions to be made public. I’ve taken public bodies to task for trying to do business in secret for the sake of convenience or an unwillingness [...]

I love watching football anytime, but this year’s superbowl was particularly enjoyable. Though I like the Colts, I was cheering for the Saints for all the reasons that so many were…the city, their sense of community, their leadership, their individual and collective ‘come-back…’ So, when they started the second half with an onside kick, I thought [...]

When it comes to the ownership and governance of Memorial Health System, community conversation is key.   In that spirit, we tried something new last Friday. We brought you an important event in real time via a live blog,  and our blog was publicized by The Gazette for the benefit of its readers. The experiment illustrates a new way of keeping [...]