GOP Rep. Lawler: Democrats must oppose Johnson’s ouster to show they’re ‘serious’ about democracy Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to give his perspective on the growing intraparty effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as a third Republican announces he support the motion ... 04/19/2024 - 10:05 am | View Link
Opinion | Mike Johnson gambles on democracy winning in the House The long-awaited votes on aid to Israel and Ukraine will allow a majority in the House to pass bills that the majority of members want, regardless of party ... 04/19/2024 - 8:22 am | View Link
Time for a Bipartisan Presidency Although Joe Biden is a lifelong Democrat, his political career was long defined by bipartisan compromises and reaching out to the Republican Party ... 04/18/2024 - 8:37 pm | View Link
Churchill: Democrats are attacking democracy, too From Biden's perspective, the most noteworthy potential threat would seem to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's attracting about 12 percent of the vote in national polling averages and is most popular ... 04/18/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
Kennedy Family Members Snub RFK Jr. with Powerful Endorsement of Joe Biden: 'A Vote to Save Our Democracy' RFK Jr.'s younger sister, Kerry, will speak in support of Biden at a Philadelphia event on Thursday, April 18, where she's expected to say that he's the candidate who shares her late father's values ... 04/18/2024 - 1:41 am | View Link
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel,” by Shahnaz Habib (Catapult, 2023)
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you.
“The Memory of Lavender and Sage,” by Aimie K. Runyan (Harper Muse)
Tempesta’s father is dead. His will leaves the family fortune to her brother. But to everyone’s surprise, the will gives Tempesta money that had belonged to her mother, who died years before. Tempesta has no reason to remain in New York. Her grandmother hates her, her brother is disdainful, and she’s bored with her newspaper job.
So on a whim, Tempesta buys, sight unseen, a house in her mother’s native Sainte-Colombe, France.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
A. J. Finn’s “The Woman in the Window” was a huge best-seller. “End of Story” is destined to be, too. It’s a mystery more than a thriller, and a tightly crafted page-turner.
Literary critic Nicky Hunter is a huge fan of mystery writer Sebastian Trapp.
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).
Right now, fans of sci-fi/fantasy films are going ga-ga over “Dune: Part 2” (which certainly is gorgeous).
But I’m here to sing the praises of another space opera.
A young George Lucas talks with Anthony Daniels, who plays the robot C-3PO, for the film “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in 1977.
I was a bit late jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon.