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11:30 am, Dec 8, 2004
The House of Representatives passed the controversial 9/11 Intelligence Reform bill Tuesday. How did Colorado legislators vote?
Democrats Diana DeGette and Mark Udall voted Yes. So did Republicans Bob Beauprez and Marilyn Musgrave. Those opposing the measure were Republicans Tom Tancredo, Scott McInnis and Joel Hefley.
The Senate will vote Wednesday.
7:55 am, Dec 8, 2004
The last two governors of Colorado were both state treasurers before they ran for the chief executive position. So Colorado's current treasurer, Republican Mike Coffman, has to be considered a possible candidate for the governorship when Bill Owens steps down due to term limits in 2006. But he will likely be just one of many candidates in a crowded Republican primary, and it will be hard for...
7:00 am, Dec 8, 2004
On the eve of his departure from the U.S. Senate, Colorado's colorful and often controversial Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell was interviewed in Tuesday's Fort Collins Coloradan. His pet peeve: Partisanship, whether tribal or religious:
"It looks to me like America little by little is becoming balkanized, and that's really dangerous," Campbell said as he took a break from packing up his...
6:03 pm, Dec 7, 2004
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4:16 pm, Dec 7, 2004
Are you angered by big media and its coverage of events? Wednesday night Colorado Media Reform will be hosting its monthly Fight Big Media Meetup at 7 p.m. at the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St.
Also sure to get some folks worked up is Danny Schecter's new film, Weapons of Mass Deception on big media's coverage of the Iraq war. The film is in Denver this week only at the Starz Film...
4:11 pm, Dec 7, 2004
As our new Senator-elect Ken Salazar heads off to Washington, Governor Bill Owens is considering possible replacements. Salazar has submitted a list of 29 people he'd like to see get the job. Owens does not have to consider them, but has said he will.
Salazar has included both Republicans and Democrats on his list, but expressed concern yesterday at a news conference that a highly partisan...
9:00 am, Dec 7, 2004
When did Denver land on the international jet-setters' map? Aspen, for sure. Even Vail. But our own little moo-town?
But check this out. The Mile High Jet Set New Year's package at the Hotel Teatro starts at $25,000 for up to 10 people. They'll fly everyone in on a private jet to DIA (within a 500 mile radius, that is) and send a limo to deliver guests to the hotel. Then comes a four-...
8:47 am, Dec 7, 2004
Downtown residents and workers have been dealing with the street closures and construction noise for over two years now, but the payoff is now as the new, expanded Colorado Convention Center finally opens for business. The expanded Convention Center is the fifteenth largest facility of its kind in the country and will be capable of hosting all but the largest 10% of conventions and trade shows...
8:45 am, Dec 7, 2004
Outgoing state senate President John Andrews has a column in this week's edition of the conservative Weekly Standard and concludes that last month's election results have Colorado Republicans listening to a radio station he calls "WTHH: What The Hell Happened in this 2004 election?"
Why did a state so reliably red for so long--a state that's gone Republican in seven of eight presidential races...
7:00 am, Dec 7, 2004
Want to help the U.S. Forest Service manage our national forests this year? Start a new holiday tradition and head up to the hills to cut your own Christmas tree. We headed up to Buffalo Creek yesterday to scope out the best trees, and had a blast hiking in the snow and hauling our tree back to the checkout point. I'd recommend a four-wheel drive vehicle if you have one -- the roads are gravel...
