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Morse Camp Scrambles To Remove Pro-Recall ‘Sickness’ Ad From Airwaves 27 Aug 2013 | 10:16 pm
DENVER — The flap over Senate President John Morse’s “sickness from our souls” comment has reignited as the Morse campaign moved Tuesday to pull a pro-recall television spot from the Colorado Springs ...
Senate Pushes Holder To Rule On Colorado’s Marijuana Law 27 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
DENVER—Even U.S. Senate Democrats are tired of waiting for Attorney General Eric Holder to say something about Colorado’s marijuana law. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy announced Mon...
Hick Blasts Rural Statehood Drive as His Poll Numbers Drop 26 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
DENVER—Faced with declining poll numbers and a rural uprising, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper took aim over the weekend at the 51st state movement. In his first remarks since eight rural counties agr...
New Ad Targets Giron’s Support of Tax Hike, Green Energy Mandate 26 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
DENVER – With just weeks to go until state Sen. Angela Giron (D-Pueblo) is set to face voters in an unprecedented recall election triggered by her support for gun control legislation, a new radio ad i...
From the Cheap Seats: Clinton’s Critics 26 Aug 2013 | 11:22 am
Cheap Seats doesn’t often yield to others to sum up the deficits of certain overhyped and underperfoming people, but in the case of the ProgLuddites’ favorite mascot, Hillary Clinton, Camille Paglia ...
Guest Commentary: Education Reform in Douglas County – It’s Working 26 Aug 2013 | 11:20 am
We’re all familiar with the old adage about not trying to fix what isn’t broken. That warning holds doubly true for what’s not just working, but working very well. Colorado has earned national recogni...
Illegal Immigrants Released from Aurora Detention Facility Convicted of Assault, Drunk Driving 24 Aug 2013 | 04:10 am
WASHINGTON — Two illegal aliens released from the federal detention facility in Aurora this year had been convicted of assault. Two more had been convicted of identity theft and another two of drunken...
House to Vote on Hunting and Fishing Measure 23 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote on legislation after Congress returns from the summer recess to protect sportsmen’s access to federal land and block future lawsuits by anti-hunting groups. ...
Guest Commentary: Proposed Tax Hike Isn’t Well Thought-Out 23 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
Do Colorado Democrats believe that big corporations are already “paying their fair share,” but small businesses are not? That’s the logical conclusion drawn from the fact that Initiative 22 raises tax...
Keeping Students Safe a Top Priority in Douglas County 23 Aug 2013 | 11:01 am
CASTLE ROCK – Back-to-school days are exciting times – new class assignments and teachers, new computers, new books and new learning tools stuffed in new backpacks. Added to the list of “new” things, ...
