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MLK: I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
This Martin Luther King Day, a holiday of great importance to the tradition of individual worth in our nation, reminds of the sacrifices that Dr. King and his family made in the name of freedom. Below is his last speech, commonly known as the "I've Been to the...
ANIMAL MURDERERS ON TRIAL: Boulder DA Stan Garnett’s Decision To Prosecute Elk-Shooting Cop A Sign Of Begging Off AG Race?
Boulder DA Stan Garnett announced today that the Boulder cops who murdered an innocent elk and turned it into jerky have been arrested and could face prison time. A decision to prosecute seems to suggest only one thing -- that Stan Garnett, the losing Attorney General...
TAX HIT: WSJ Illustrates Income Tax Increases
Many Coloradans opened their pay stubs this week to learn that their pay was far less than they had hoped. Wall Street Journal illustrated how new tax rules impacted various levels of income. Here is a handy chart that might help explain the missing money: This...
DEMS VS. AMAZON, ROUND 2: Democrats Work Quietly On Plan To Tax The Internet (More)
Well that didn't take long...House Speaker Mark Ferrandino is openly talking about a plan to tax internet transactions here in Colorado. Got Amazon? Like Groupon? Prefer to buy your jeans from GAP online? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Durango...
SHOCKING: Accelerator Act Butts into Private Industry
The House Democrats’ first bill of the session, the Advanced Industries Accelerator Act, has been forced upon Coloradans through the media as offering economic aid to start-ups in select industries. Every pillar of reasoning supporting this astounding government...
IT’S CRIMINAL: School Board Member Jeered For “Rambling, Self-Absorbed” Graduation Speech, Arrested on Warrant
UPDATE: An eagle-eyed reader notes that Democrat Noonan ran for State Senate in 2006, losing to Republican Mike Kopp, despite self-funding her race to the tune of nearly $250,000. Noonan now runs the left-leaning Capitol Watch. Local politics can sometimes be the most...
A Brief History Of Secretary Salazar’s Failures At Interior
With the imminent return of Ken Salazar to Colorado, and talk of his future political aspirations bubbling up in the papers, we thought it a good time to recount a brief history of Secretary Salazar's failures at the Interior Department. While some Democrats scoff at...
MISSING CONTEXT: Durango Herald, Fox 31 Perpetuate Immigration Mythology Through Omission Of Key Fact
The Capitol press corps has been perpetuating the immigration policy mythology that Democrats have always been for helping children of illegal immigrants by not providing key context. That missing context? Democrats passed a ban on state services for illegals when...
COUNTY PARTIES IN 2012
Colorado's big county parties raised real cash in the 2012 election cycle. As activists in either party consider future county leaders, they need to be aware that large funds flow through this level of political organization. Only Broomfield, Douglas and Pueblo's...
WHAT OIL SPILL? Denver Post Almost Forgets To Mention BP Debacle In Salazar Departure Report
The Denver Post announced Ken Salazar's departure as Secretary of the Interior this morning with a laughable air brush to the biggest scandal during his reign atop the department. The Post's coverage mentions the BP oil spill debacle only in passing, as if it were a...