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ELECTION DAY: Which Races Are on the Radar?
Finally election day is here. If you have not turned in your ballots, what are you waiting for? PeakNation™, here is a handy link to help you find a voting location (and get a sticker!). While this is an off-year election meaning that there isn't a presidential...
MEA CULPA: 9News Apologizes, Forces Us to Love Kyle Clark a Little More
There has not been such an apology by the media in Denver in some time, but after yesterday's firestorm involving a 9News Truth Test gone wrong, it was appropriate. Last night, 9News anchor Kyle Clark took to the airwaves to apologize for his station's mistakes. Just...
MUM’S THE WORD? Caroll Dodges Question on Pelosi Speakership
Morgan Caroll refuses to say whom she would vote for House Speaker if she should defeat incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in the race for the District 6 seat. Specifically, the Democrat won’t say whether she would support the party’s leader, Nancy Pelosi. In light of...
THE RIGHT GUY: Colorado GOP Delegation Backs Ryan for Speaker
The Colorado delegation voted along party lines to elect a new House speaker, we are reporting without any shock whatsoever. Democratic U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter threw their vote away on California liberal Nancy Polis, while Republican...
HE’S BACK: Bloomberg Swoops In to Save Denver’s 2A
Former New York City Mayor and Nannystater Michael Bloomberg was silent the past election, but he's back in action in 2015, donating $150,000 to help pass a tax increase in Denver that allegedly would help fund college scholarships. Needless to say, this is not a...
WAS IT INTENTIONAL? Pro-Recall Facebook Post Shows Garcia May Have Been Sympathetic to Recallers
Earlier today, we wrote a post blasting 9News' Nelson Garcia for sloppy journalism, but an astute reader sent us a Facebook post from a recall supporter suggesting that Garcia may not have been just sloppy, but intentionally inaccurate. In other words, did Garcia...
FACT CHECKING THE FACT CHECKERS: 9News Blows Truth Test in Jeffco, Garcia Must Go
Complete Colorado's Todd Shepherd has destroyed a 9News Truth Test on the Jeffco School Board recalls - 9News should be embarrassed and its reporter Nelson Garcia should be fired. The Denver NBC-affiliate uses Truth Tests to review campaign ads weighing whether the...
AG FIRES BACK: Coffman Educates Hick on the Constitution
Today’s lesson in Colorado history comes from Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, who apparently has to school Gov. Hickenlooper on the state’s constitution as well as the limits of his own power. Hick is upset with the attorney general for challenging the Obama...
FIXING LOOPHOLES: Recreation Economics Should be Key Driver in New Policies
When our dear leaders in Washington are considering new laws and regulations, it turns out that they are not looking at the impact it will have on the outdoor recreation industry because no one has ever bothered to ask. Until now. A new bill sponsored by U.S. Sen....
THANKS POLIS, BENNET: High Health Costs in the High Country
High Country locals are bracing for yet another avalanche of high health insurance costs, as a new report from the Vail Daily says prices are expected to go up a full quarter – 26 percent next year. Folks in ski areas are already paying the some of the highest...