Recent Headlines
COWARDS: Top Democrats Remain MIA on Critical Water Storage Project
As the Front Range continues to grow by leaps and bounds, the issue of supplying those new communities with water is becoming more important by the day. At least to the State’s top Republicans. For Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Michael Bennet… not so much. Sen. Cory...
IT’S FOR THE KIDS: Registered Agent of Jeffco United for Action Is CO Dem Lawyer
Is it time yet to stop pretending that the Jeffco recall effort is anything but a naked political ploy? While the registered agents for Jeffco United for Unions for Democrats for Action political committee are Wendy McCord and Sally Chaffee, the registered agent for...
PITKIN PERK? Drunken Snowmass Councilman Trashes Police and Jail Cell
What happens after a Snowmass Village councilman gets arrested for drinking and driving, calls a police officer names we can’t even print, then trashes his jail cell? If you’re Chris Jacobson, you post a $1,000 bond and go back to work attending council meetings and...
4th OF JULY: Let’s Celebrate Patriotism with Fireworks, Skip Higher Gas Taxes
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, our thoughts turn to patriotism, fireworks and of course the price of gasoline. The average price of gas in Colorado is hovering just below $2.70 a gallon – about a dollar cheaper than it was this time last year....
WHAT MONEY? VA Kicks Accounting to the Curb, Will Stay Mum on $1 Billion Loss
A funny thing happened over at the Aurora VA construction site this week, a top Obama administration made the most honest statements we’ve ever heard from a government official. That $1.1 billion cost overrun? Yeah, we’re NEVER going to know where that money went,...
POT MEET KETTLE: Jeffco Recall Could Cost District Up to $650,000
In an ironic twist, it now appears that the organizers of the Jeffco School Board recall could cost the district up to $650,000 if they do not gather the required 45,000 signatures in the next two weeks or so. Here's the irony - the alleged rationale behind the...
BELLYING UP TO THE BAR AGAIN: New Belgium and Other Brewers Sign Climate Declaration
Apparently, the public relations mess New Belgium and friends found themselves in last month with their support of eco-terrorism group Wild Earth Guardians did not curb New Belgium's appetite for more radical environmental activism. New Belgium, Aspen Brewery, and...
#FAILURE: DeGette’s Twitter Chat Meets Fifty Shades of Grey
The 14,000 Twitter users who follow U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette were otherwise engaged Wednesday and unable to participate in her confusingly-named online chat. What Q's do you have for me? Tweet your Q's @RepDianaDeGette using #5at5 before 5pm & I'll pick 5 &...
PRIZE OR PUNISHMENT: Win a Lunch Date with Jeffco’s Meanest Girls
Support Jeffco Kids, a group probably run by Strategies 360, which also runs the Jeffco teachers union communications, has a fundraiser coming up (probably to pay Strategies 360's bills). And, you will never guess what the prize is. It's a lunch with foul-mouthed...
FASHION DISASTER: Polis’s Gag-Worthy Wardrobe “Makeover”
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, also known as the worst-dressed congressman in the history of the United States, finally got a wardrobe “makeover.” Color us, unimpressed. The Washington Post described one denim-shade-of-blue suit modeled by Polis as “well-cut.” For rising...