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THE FULL SPECTRUM: New Website “Politics In Stereo” Gives View Of News From Left, Right and Middle
You may have noticed the blinking image on the right side of this site recently. It links to a new site, Politics in Stereo, that aims to give readers a view of state-based political news from blogs on the left and right, as well as one mainstream media outlet. For...
HOW THEY GET YA: Denver Libraries Looking To Add Another Layer Of Taxation
Just what we need, another level of government in the form of a self-taxing district. Denver Post writer Jeremy Meyer reported this week that the Denver Library Commission is strongly recommending Denver libraries become their own district, even though it's a...
PRIORITIES: Should The Governor Lobby For Jobs Or Quarterbacks?
While Governor Hickenlooper is busy trying to track down Peyton Manning's phone number in an apparent effort to woo him to Denver, he should be more concerned about dialing up the digits for his buddy Ken Salazar. As Guv Hick basks in the ambient glow of attention...
VEST(IGE) OF THE FUTURE: Danish Wind Company Pimped By Perlmutter Could Cut 1,600 Colorado Jobs
Earlier this month we reported that Congressman Ed Perlmutter was pimping a Danish wind company, Vestas Wind Systems, with taxpayer dollars in a piece of franked mail. Now that foreign based company is saying it is likely to cut 1,600 Colorado jobs if it doesn't...
SUCKS TO BE MIKLOSI: Big Shot Lefties Back Coffman, Tell Joe “Ummm…No!”
Talk about adding insult to injury. After a fourth quarter fundraising haul that had left wing mouthpiece Colorado Pols tell Congressional candidate Joe Miklosi his campaign was "all but over," now a big dog Democrat donor is defecting from Miklosi's...
Brandon Shaffer’s Bill Clinton Moment?
Honoring the lasting legacy of former President Bill Clinton’s infamous deposition testimony about a certain blue dress, here's a few questions for Senate President Brandon Shaffer. First, in light of your proposal to put the state legislature’s lying...
BIG LABOR EXPOSED: Investigation Finds Public Sector Unions Were Largest Campaign Donor In 2010
Karen Crummy of The Denver Post has been knocking it out of the park recently. On Sunday, she reported on the 150 to 1 differential in Super PAC spending on state races that Democrats held over "big money" Republicans in 2010. Today, she reports that public...
CAN’T COMMUNICATE WITH CRAZY: Occupy Denver Protester Who Harassed Eli Stokols Has Criminal Record
Denver Westword's Kelsey Whipple reported today on Occupy Denver protesters harassing Fox31's Eli Stokols while he was trying to do a live shot. A group of protesters led by Caryn Sodaro tried to hold up signs behind Stokols saying "F*** the Police."...
Holding Denver Post Reporter Allison Sherry Accountable
By Peak News Contributor coloradoindependent1948We received the following article in our email and agreed to post it for the anonymous author. It's a pretty damning analysis. We've said repeatedly that Sherry is not just biased, but an outright liberal...
UNDER PRESSURE: Did Barack Obama Lobby Udall & Bennet To Block Jobs At The Keystone Pipeline?
Mark Stricherz of The Colorado Observer has an interesting story out this morning. Colorado US Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet voted to block the development of the Keystone XL pipeline last week, killing 20,000 jobs in the process -- jobs that may now to go to...