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Column: Tips to protect child’s mental health from social media use

Social media can be a great tool to help build connections, stay informed and engage with others. However, it can become all-consuming and potentially damaging to adolescent brain development, which …

Coming Attractions: Autumn ushers in the cool and creepy

Your favorite equinox guy is back, checking in right before we officially begin the best season of year — autumn. Now that we’re about to jump into the time of chilly evenings, falling …

Column: People deserve an explanation as to how their tax dollars are being spent

The premier ballot initiative on this fall’s ballot is Proposition HH, which deals with residential property taxes. The proposition begins with the phrase, “Shall property taxes be …

Avenue Flashes: Oktoberfest season with a Golden twist

Once September rolls around, it’s time to start thinking about a little Gemütlichkeit. That’s a German word that means a state or feeling of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer. …

Column: What’s up, world? Part 2

If you didn’t catch last week’s column, What’s Up World, you may want to check that one out before reading this one. As I wrote that column, I knew that it would stir some emotions from our …
Letters to the Editor

Letter - Let’s have five commissioners

Let’s have five commissioners I read (again) in the Sept. 7 Highlands Ranch Herald about the disagreements among the three Douglas County commissioners. I am distraught that three grown adults are …

Letter - Vote for school funding

Vote for school funding The mill levy override (MLO) and school bond (bond) are investments that will pay dividends to everyone. The MLO and bond are investments in the community. The first question …

Letter - Uneasy about Polis

Uneasy about Polis As whispered concerns grow louder over Joe Biden’s obvious decline, alternative Dem candidates are being conjectured. One such person is our own dear governor Jared Polis, whose …

Letter - Commissioners disappointing

Commissioners disappointing I am a longtime resident of Lone Tree and Douglas County (30 years). As such, I’d like to express my disappointment in the actions of my county commissioners and the …

Letter - District suffers without funding

District suffers without funding The Douglas County School District suffers at its core due to the lack of funding, particularly for teacher and staff salaries. Because of poor pay, many teachers …
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