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Today's Most Recent Columnist

Colorado Voice: Take a tip from fourth-graders
Last month I was asked to be a judge at the annual Colorado American Legion speech contest. The national winner in April gets an $18,000 scholarship, which will pay a little less than half of one year's tuition at a top-tier college.  

• Horrigan: How much is enough?
• Parker: The trials of Saint Santorum
• Carroll: Bill would imperil bonanza for Colorado
• Editorial: A reasonable price for a citizens' legislature
• Editorial: Welfare hurdle is costly and unfair

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Vincent Carroll - Opinion

Carroll: Bill would imperil bonanza for Colorado
The Colorado State Land Board is set to approve a deal with ConocoPhillips next month that would boost state coffers by $137 million — and that's just for starters.  

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Tina Griego - Metro

Real history can be found in odd details, old instruments
While visiting the state Capitol last week, I ran into Rep. Dan Pabon, who happens to be my representative.  

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Al Lewis - Business

Lewis: Want to survive 2012? Be a 'prepper'
When people ask me about investing in gold, I often reply that my two favorite sectors are canned food and ammunition.  

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Penny Parker - Business

Parker: Marlowe's celebrates 30th anniversary with meal deals, music
When Marlowe's first opened in 1982 at16th and Glenarm streets, the 16th Street Mall was still converting to a pedestrian-and-shuttle-only street.