The Home Front: Frederick’s mayor and four town board members ‘survived...
“Frederick’s mayor and four of its town board’s trustees have survived efforts to recall them from office, according to unofficial election results announced by town officials at about midnight...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Hickenlooper goes to Washington
“Gov. John Hickenlooper advocated a bipartisan revision to the nation’s health insurance program during a U.S. Senate hearing Thursday,” reports The Gazette in Colorado Springs. “Many people are angry,...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Meet Benny the Booze organ, a ‘machine that combines music...
“The two most popular guests at a party are probably a robot and alcohol. One fascinates people and the other can make people fascinating. Ryan Finnigan, a mechanical tinkerer, is also likely popular,”...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Looking for a politician, anti-fracking demonstrators protest...
“Anti-fracking activists wrote a news release about a demonstration they staged Sunday outside a Marine Street residence in Boulder that they thought was the home where Boulder County Commissioner...
View ArticleA Colorado town thought it had $21.4M in a TABOR fund. Woops. Turns out it...
“The city of Loveland’s finance manager, who has led his department for five years, personally apologized to the City Council and the residents of Loveland on Tuesday for a multimillion-dollar budget...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Hickenlooper says homelessness can be a sign of prosperity in...
“Homelessness, Gov. John Hickenlooper reasoned Wednesday morning, is a sign of prosperity,” reports The Coloradoan in Fort Collins. “Not a sign to be celebrated — he was at that moment talking with...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Prosecutor calls Colorado judge’s conduct ‘questionable,...
“A Weld County judge Thursday afternoon dismissed a misdemeanor charge against a Greeley municipal court judge, and sealed records related to the offense,” reports The Greeley Tribune. Brandilynn Nieto...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Colorado’s Eagle County has the nation’s 13th largest...
“A lot has changed here since 1980. The population has more than quadrupled in the past 37 years,” reports Vail Daily. “Who makes up that population has also shifted significantly. Pansop, a...
View ArticleThe Home Front: ‘Jeers, hushes and profanities’ fill meeting to choose new...
“Jeers, hushes and profanities made up a substantial portion of the El Paso County Republican Party’s executive committee meeting Monday evening as the group argued how best to fill the seat of...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Angst hits ‘fever pitch’ as drilling company plans to drill...
“A slew of residents poured into Lafayette’s City Council chambers on Tuesday night to demand a call to arms against future drilling operations — a week after a company announced plans to drill in the...
View ArticleThe Home Front: With Hyperloop, could we one day travel from Denver to Vail...
“Personal travel that tests the sound barrier in hermetically sealed tubes might seem like some far-flung, futuristic notion, but if Colorado gets its way it could be less than a decade from reality...
View ArticleThe Home Front: As ‘Colorado Resistance’ forms, ‘everything’s on the table in...
“The Colorado Resistance group debuted Sunday in Boulder, with a goal of organizing people statewide to work toward a ‘progressive takeover’ in 2018’s state mid-term elections,” reports The Boulder...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Meet Redneck Revolt, Colorado’s leftist militia. ‘You can do...
“This corner of the resistance is a faction of a faction. The … shooters at this session at Whistling Pines Gun Club are members of the Colorado Springs chapter of the Colorado Action Network that goes...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Air Force Academy head to cadets on racist writings: ‘If you...
“The head of the Air Force Academy stood all his 4,000 cadets at attention Thursday to deliver a message on racial slurs found written on message boards at the academy’s preparatory school,” reports...
View ArticleThe Home Front: ‘Imagine a morning commute from Colorado Springs to Denver in...
“Imagine a morning commute from Colorado Springs to Denver in 10 minutes,” reports The Gazette. “Just a quick break to respond to emails, read the morning paper and finish up that first cup of coffee...
View ArticleThe Home Front: The hemp industry in Colorado, where ‘the sky is the limit’
“While the beginnings of the hemp industry in Colorado are ever-changing and uncertain at times, others see that as a wide-open opportunity where the sky is the limit,” reports The Grand Junction Daily...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Gov. Hickenlooper blames ‘partisan politics’ for a do-nothing...
“Colorado lawmakers’ abbreviated special session ended Tuesday in political finger-pointing without resolving a mistake by lawmakers that is costing the Regional Transportation District and other...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Cory Gardner canceled his Friday town hall in Pueblo
UPDATE: The Pueblo Chieftain is now reporting Gardner canceled the town hall. “Gardner’s office confirmed the cancellation late Thursday morning, the paper reports. “His staff said he will be going to...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Energy company gift to Weld County commissioner under scrutiny
“Weld County Commissioner Julie Cozad is the subject of a state Independent Ethics Commission investigation following a complaint from a Weld County resident. Cozad, the Board of Weld County...
View ArticleThe Home Front: Dirty campaigns in Boulder as ‘councilwoman claims poop was...
“Reports of stolen campaign signs are pouring in from around the city, and one councilwoman claims poop was left on her front step,” reports The Boulder Daily Camera. “These incidents are part of a...
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