Columnists newsletter from The Denver Post

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Today's Most Recent Columnist

Editorial: Find common ground on Colorado oil and gas drilling rules
The state of Colorado, not local towns and counties, regulates oil and gas drilling. That's what the law and the courts say, and it's a concept we support.  

• Carroll: Drug war myths cut both ways
• Milbank: Obama's now a campaigner-in-chief
• Guest Commentary: Sales tax holiday would help Colorado families
• Editorial: DNA and diligent prosecutors freed wrongly accused man
• Guest Commentary: A reality check about Colorado's obesity rate

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Vincent Carroll - Opinion

Carroll: Drug war myths cut both ways
Those of us who believe the war on drugs has been a failure — even a fiasco — shouldn't have to invent or exaggerate reasons for idling it down.  

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Tina Griego - Metro

Griego: Family bonds remain as kids leave band to pursue dreams
Amanda Vasquez left a little more than three years ago. Her mother and father knew the day would come, though they didn't dwell upon it. They were a family, and they were a mariachi band.  

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Al Lewis - Business

Lewis: Getting onboard with Titanic II
An Australian billionaire's plan to build a cruise ship called the Titanic II has already been attempted — at least in a low-budget film by the same name.