Donald Trump held a rally at Wings Over the Rockies Museum in Lowry and Hillary Clinton, joined by Gov. John Hickenlooper, had a rally at Adams City High School in Commerce City. As a swing state, Colorado is being watched closely in the national election. And the outcome of state and local issues will set the course for Colorado and Denver’s future in significant ways.

Local voters next month get to re-write the state constitution, raise the minimum wage, create an alternative to ObamaCare, repeal slavery as a punishment for crime, raise $572 million for Denver Public Schools, allow another social marijuana experiment, and continue to financially support regional scientific, educational and cultural organizations. Or not, depending on how you vote or whether you vote. The stakes are momentous and we’re not even talking about that other race, the one with the two oldest ever candidates for President who are energizing the body politic of an increasingly polarized nation.

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