Columnists newsletter from The Denver Post

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Today's Most Recent Columnist

Dionne: How Santorum boxed in Romney
Rick Santorum's departure from the presidential race could not come soon enough for Mitt Romney.  

• Petri: Whatever happened to the good old handshake?
• Rosen: "No Girlz R Allowed" at Augusta
• Guest Commentary: Pinnacol: Change is difficult
• Editorial: Now, Mitt can focus on Obama
• Smerconish: Baseball great Jim Abbott

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Vincent Carroll - Opinion

Carroll: Our obligation to animals
When Colorado four years ago mandated that farmers provide more room for hogs and calves raised for veal, this state appeared to be a leader in the humane treatment of animals.  

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Tina Griego - Metro

Griego: Gatherings unearth new ideas for Denver community
I went to a groundbreaking Tuesday. It's not something I usually do. Politicians posing around a shovel hold limited appeal. There were politicians Tuesday, but that was all that was predictable about it.