Author: Jody Hope Strogoff
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Carole King strikes the right chord for Democrats
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The theme for a special Democratic fundraiser in Denver in late July by legendary songstress Carole King could have been “You’ve got a Friend,” the iconic song from 1971 that King wrote and included in her best-selling Tapestry album. Approximately 60 appreciative Democrats had the pleasure of hearing the sweet rendition by the Grammy Award-winning…
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Compromise struck on ballot initiatives
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The last minute compromise announced on Aug. 4 by Gov. John Hickenlooper that resulted in the withdrawal of four controversial ballot initiatives related to oil and gas drilling was contingent upon a series of domino type actions among the key players in Colorado’s fracking battle. By the end of the week, all had been accomplished…
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Hudak blames sexism for political fall
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On Jan. 22, the 41st anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that held unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion to be unconstitutional – effectively legalizing abortion everywhere in the United States – former state Sen. Evie Hudak acknowledged the many strides that have been made over the years for women’s…
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With deference to Ken Gordon, withhold your cheers… and your money, and your votes
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The recent death of former state Sen. Ken Gordon was like that cold gush of wintry air that hits you in the face after you open the front door and get ready to leave your warm house. Unexpected, harsh and smarting for an instant. For me, it wasn’t because I was good friends with the…
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Grueskin & Westfall: Colorado’s top election attorneys
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There was perhaps no greater rivalry in the history of sports than that of Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird and Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin “Magic” Johnson. But it was more of a courtship between Magic and Bird – a “courtship of rivals,” as one documentary put it. !–break–>Johnson once said of his…
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Denver Republican Women’s pancake breakfast also features political items on menu
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Who gets up at the crack of dawn on a weekend morning and drives to a park for pancakes, sausages and scrambled eggs and to hear candidates speak roughly 14 months before the actual election? In this case it was a few dozen Denver Republican Women, whose Breakfast in the Park attracted devoted early risers…
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Pat Bowlen is honored with the 2013 Community Enrichment Award from the Mizel Institute
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Football, politics – they’re both contact sports, right? So it was fitting that the May 22 dinner honoring Denver Broncos Coach Pat Bowlen with the Mizel Institute’s 2013 Community Enrichment Award combined them both. We’ll start with the politics, since we are essentially a political newspaper. The setting at the Wings Over the Rockies Air…
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Jim Monaghan left a larger than life mark on Colorado’s political scene
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James Edward Monaghan Jr., the larger than life political figure who brought so many distinguished Coloradans, friends and family members together for a final farewell at Holy Ghost Church in downtown Denver on May 22, probably would have been a little embarrassed by all the fuss. He was never one to hog the limelight during…
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Governors host opening day reception and make pitch for Executive Residence
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It was a week before the Colorado Rockies’ 2013 home opener at Coors field and baseball fever was in full swing, but at the venerable Brown Palace Club a few blocks away in downtown Denver, a well-heeled fan base of civic citizens was hearing somewhat solemn news about the historic Governor’s Mansion from DaVita Healthcare…
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Statesman cover: foul play or a good call?
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Clever. Or contemptible? We’ve been called both this week, and while we gladly accept kudos for what we thought was an eye catching and fun interpretation of the upcoming 2013 legislative session on the front page of our Jan. 11 issue, not everyone agreed. Well, one person complained, but more on that later. The front…
