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Slowly but surely, the nation fulfills promise of the Declaration

On this Independence Day, celebrations may be more muted than usual. Rising food and gas prices, queasiness over the general health of the economy and lingering uncertainty about the war in Iraq have cast a slight pall over this festive day. (And don't get us started about the Rockies.)

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A DIFFERING VIEW: Voters will judge who's fit to decide energy policy

In its June 28 editorial, the Rocky Mountain News expressed a shocking lack of faith in the voters of Colorado ("Buying into the Big Oil smear").

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SPEAKOUT: Heroes in the shadows

The effects of war extend far beyond the battlefields and foreign borders our young men and women fight to secure every day. That is why we honor their service when they return home, and it's why we honor their sacrifice when they don't return at all.

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CARROLL: A bizarre press release from Tancredo

The cheap shot of the week comes courtesy of a Tom Tancredo press release. It says the Colorado congressman "condemned Mayor John Hickenlooper, D-Denver, and jazz singer Rene Marie for the national anthem debacle that took place during the State of the City address. . . . neither Hickenlooper nor Marie has yet to apologize for the deliberate and offensive act."

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