Dick Wadhams charts Colorado’s rocky political shifts | The OpEdge Podcast
In the latest episode of The OpEdge — The Gazette’s new opinion podcast — veteran campaign winner, political analyst and Gazette columnist Dick Wadhams dissects the electoral shifts of Colorado politics with OpEdge host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger.
Wadhams charts the curious cases of Colorado’s Democratic and Republican Parties, the surge of unaffiliated voters and where the state may be headed in the future.
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Kudos for cooperation on critical Colorado water issues related to tribal communities | Hal Bidlack
Way back in 1997, while I was still an active-duty Air Force officer, I was working a summer temporary duty assignment during the academic break at the Air Force Academy. I ended up doing this work for two summers, and it was some of the most exciting work I ever did in my 25-plus year […]
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