Columnists newsletter from The Denver Post

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Today's Most Recent Columnist

Benson: Snapshots of accountability at CU
The University of Colorado is a complex place whose story is not easily told in headlines or sound bites. Yet we have been under scrutiny lately, which is fair for a public university, even though state funding is less than 6 percent of our $2.8 billion annual budget.  

• Littwin: Pot makes strange bedfellows
• Editorial: Another hall-of-fame QB from the Colts?
• Carroll: How school boards are skirting the law

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Vincent Carroll - Opinion

Carroll: How school boards are skirting the law
Colorado law forbids school boards from bankrolling campaigns urging voters to pass ballot measures. So how do some boards skirt the spirit of the law?  

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Tina Griego - Metro

Griego: Impoverished Denver neighborhoods leery of promises in exchange for widening I-70
Let's begin with two incontrovertible facts: The first: Interstate 70 between Brighton and Colorado boulevards is almost 50 years old and is running at capacity.  

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Mike Littwin - Opinion

Littwin: Pot makes strange bedfellows
This is a tale of Pat Robertson, Tom Tancredo and ... me. Something is seriously wrong with that construct, I know. What I can't figure out is whether it's them (Pat and Tom) or me (me).  

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Penny Parker - Business

Parker: "Yum" steers foodies to Aurora's indie gems
Denver may get the bulk of culinary accolades for its restaurant scene, but Aurora is crammed with foodie finds as well.