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PERRY: Picking on the NRA has taught me plenty this week

PERRY: Picking on the NRA has taught me plenty this week

I’ve learned that many people who disagree with proponents of gun control seem to think that we wet the bed, and they talk a lot about that

EDITORIAL: Colorado can get realistic results from gun control and mental health changes

EDITORIAL: Colorado can get realistic results from gun control and mental health changes

What would improve public safety would be a massive increase in programs that prevent and treat mental illness, as well as programs to educate the public on when to intervene in the lives of those who are dangerously mentally ill, and especially those who have access to weapons

EDITORIAL: Aurora does have unmet needs from shooting, but ‘resiliency center’ doesn’t address them

EDITORIAL: Aurora does have unmet needs from shooting, but ‘resiliency center’ doesn’t address them

Like so many Aurora residents, city officials clearly feel the need to do something in regards to the terror inflicted by James Holmes last year. But this center isn’t what Aurora is asking for, nor is it what the community needs.

The outdoor theater lettering is no longer Oct. 23 at Century Aurora 16 theater. Plans for the redesigned theater call for major changes to theater 9, where 12 people were killed in the July 20 rampage.  (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)

Aurora victims hold remembrance Thursday night at movie theater

"The community wants the theater back and by God, it's back," said Tom Sullivan, whose son, Alex Sullivan, 27, was killed. "Nobody is going to stop us from living our lives the way that we lived our lives before. This is where I live."

Cover of the premier issue of the Aurora magazine, launched this week.

Aurora Sentinel publishers bring Aurora magazine to Colorado’s third-largest city

Monthly city lifestyle magazine launches focusing on living, issues, events and more in the Aurora area

This courtroom sketch shows James Holmes being escorted by a deputy as he arrives at preliminary hearing in district court in Centennial, Colo., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Investigators say Holmes opened fire during the midnight showing of the latest Batman movie on July 20, killing 12 people and wounding dozens. (AP Photo/Bill Robles, Pool)

HOLMES HEARING — DAY TWO: Second cop breaks down on the stand

Monday’s seven-hour session ended with Aurora police Detective Todd Fredericksen testifying about some of the wounded he interviewed after the July 20 shooting

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012, file photo combo, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama speak during their first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Colo. In a September Pew Research Center poll 48 percent of registered voters said Obama was more “honest and truthful,” to 34 percent who felt Romney was. And a CBS News/New York Times survey earlier in September asked separately whether each candidate was honest and trustworthy: 58 percent of likely voters described Obama that way while 53 percent said that of Romney.  (AP Photo/David Goldman/Eric Gay)

EDITORIAL: Obama in 2012 for the survival of the middle class

This much is crystal clear, the very foundation of what Romney and many Republicans are proposing is undoubtedly the exact same policy that pushed the U.S. economy to the brink of disaster four years ago

Chef Frank Bonanno works in the demonstration kitchen Sept. 27 at the opening gala for Metropolitan State University of Denver's new Hospitality Learning Center. Bonanno operates several eateries including Mizuna, Luca D'italia, Bones, Osteria Marco and others. (Photo by Kim Long/ American Forecaster)

Nibbles: Wine with music tasting stimulates the same pleasure centers

My simple wish when I started my career was to report on topics I truly loved. Yes, I wanted to get paid to go to …

French pastry chef dreamt of Colorado before bringing croissant bliss to Parker

French pastry chef dreamt of Colorado before bringing croissant bliss to Parker

Long before he moved his family here, Michael Dupont dreamed of the American West. “Colorado is very famous in France for skiing and from the …

This photo of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney posing with workers after ordering a burrito bowl at a Denver Chipotle Grill Oct. 2 has gone viral because of the wide-eyed expression on the face of the guy to Romney's left, and the fact that Chipotle is famous for its progressive approach. It's the anti-Chik-fil-A. (AP Photo)

Colorado Food Blog: Romney, Chipotle guy go viral; Three locals on ‘Top Chef’

Tonight’s big gamer.. err… debate should boost the economy through food/booze sales, according to smartmoney.com: The debate may create a micro-economy all its own, thanks …