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GLOOM AND DOOM? Rain Stops Long Enough for Fire Warnings
There is a significant potential for wildfires this summer in a dozen states, the National Interagency Fire Center warned in its seasonal forecast last week. Colorado is not one of them. Because of substantial rainfall in recent months that was 150 percent above...
FEAR MONGERING: EPA Says Fracking Is Safe, Sierra Club “Knows Better”
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency came out with a preliminary study that said that fracking has not contaminated drinking water and is essentially safe. So, why is Sierra Club posting this (see right) to Facebook? Isn't that the opposite of what the EPA...
BITTER PILL: Obamacare Not Equal for all Coloradans
#Obama: Uninsured rate at lowest ever. Health care prices rising at slowest rate. No one denied for pre-existing conditions. — Electa Draper (@ElectaDraper) June 9, 2015 Prices rising slowly? That's great, because the initial price tags were exorbitant. Just ask ski...
ENVIRO HANGOVER: Craig Store Stops Selling Beer Brand That Funds Local Job Losses
The chickens are finally coming home to roost for New Belgium Brewery, the beer company that the Peak has railed against since 2012 for being hyperpartisan. Craig Daily Press is reporting that local liquor stores are pulling New Belgium products, as well as several...
RED HANDED: Jeffco Union Caught Using School Resources to Campaign for Tax Increases
A couple of weeks ago, we reported that the war waged by the Jeffco teachers union against school district staff, particularly those in the communications office, was the most vitriolic in history. We couldn't figure out why the union would be such abusive bullies to...
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT! Clinton Program Hopes to Wash Away Scandal in Denver
What was surely awesome about the surprise visit Monday of Bill Clinton and legendary rock star Bono at a Denver restaurant -- it eclipsed the scandals that have embroiled the former president’s wife and foundation. The Clinton Global Initiative, a central program of...
THREE GUESSES: Did Lack of Union Control Affect Teacher Turnover Rates?
Are teachers leaving Jeffco and Dougco in droves because of “dramatic policy changes” implemented by these districts that are not controlled by the unions? That’s what Chalkbeat suggests in a recent report on turnover rates. Citing new data from the Colorado...
FALSE RHETORIC: Colorado GOP Has Strong Bench Despite What Some Pundits, Reporters Believe
Over the weekend, The Hill compiled a list of the Colorado politicos who might be up for challenging U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016. Despite the story’s headline that “GOP hopes dim for Colorado Senate pickup,” we actually think the list of public servants and...
SPREADING THE LOVE: CO Insurance Commish Wants All Coloradans to Pay Exchange User Fees
Everyone hates toll roads. Nonetheless, the choice is yours if you want to use them and pay a fee. What if you opted to not use the toll road, but were charged anyway? Is that a user fee or is that a tax? If that's a tax, do Coloradans need to approve that? During a...
UNLUCKY NUMBER SEVEN (AGAIN): Bennet Seat Ranked as Seventh Most Likely to Flip
Another week, another national publication noting just how vulnerable Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is. In April, Politico ranked Bennet's seat as one likely to flip in the 2016 election. Oddly enough, like Politico, the Washington Post listed Bennet's seat as...