Author: Joey Bunch
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Colorado talker Aaron Harber remembers Gen. Colin Powell
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Longtime Colorado talk show host Aaron Harber reflected on Gen. Colin Powell, “one of my favorite guests,” after the first Black U.S. secretary of state died Monday from COVID-19 at age 84. Harber interviewed the retired Army soldier and diplomat in 2010 about leadership and being a role-model. “The message I usually leave with young…
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INSIGHTS | The November ballot brings the tax man back to your door
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I’ve always felt lucky that I made the blind decision to live seven blocks into Jefferson County, west of the Denver city limits. when I signed a mortgage on my home 19 years ago. I’ve felt luckier each time Denver passed another tax hike, followed by another and then another. If you want tax money…
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Polis calls up National Guard unit to provide cybersecurity election support
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Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Friday activating a nine-member Colorado National Guard unit to ensure this year’s elections are secure. The Colorado National Guard Defensive Cyber Operations Element will help with election cybersecurity defense from Saturday through Nov. 4, which is two days after the polls close on this year’s election. Besides three…
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DU’s former Korbel School dean nominated by Biden as ambassador to Serbia
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President Joe Biden nominated Christopher Hill, the dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver from 2010 to 2017, to serve as ambassador to Serbia. Before joining DU, Hill retired from the foreign service in 2010 after serving as ambassador to Iraq. During his 34-year career as a foreign…
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Four Colorado governors endorse taxes on pot for education
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Four Colorado governors are endorsing Proposition 119, the ballot measure to raise recreational marijuana taxes to fund tutoring and other after-school educational opportunities. Current Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and fellow former Democratic governors Bill Ritter and Roy Romer are in support of creating the Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress Program, along with former Republican Gov.…
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INSIGHTS | Amache is another reason to put SE Colorado on the map
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I confess my inconsistency. I’m a skeptic about constantly adding state and national parks to the roll, before we figure out how to pay for the neglected parks we already have. I’m suspending that deeply held position when it comes to making the Amache National Historic Site in southeast Colorado a national park. The Amache…
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Colorado leaders ramping up electric vehicle support
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper talked clean tech and stimulus with Colorado experts Tuesday afternoon, focusing on greener transportation fueled by federal dollars. Hickenlooper spoke of the bipartisan infrastructure bill pending in the U.S. House with $7.5 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure. “I think the EV networks are going to take off once we get the bipartisan…
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Q&A with Bart Brookman | Colorado exec says ‘big oil is big on the environment’
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Bart Brookman is homegrown talent in Colorado’s oil and gas industry. The president and CEO of PDC Energy grew up in Monument. His first job was as a ranch hand. He received his undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden and his master’s in finance from the University of…
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Club 20 takes position on statewide ballot measures
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Club 20, the largest civic and business group on Colorado’s Western Slope, announced its position on three statewide ballot measures Friday. The executive committee: Opposes Amendment 78, which would require a specific vote of the legislature every time a state agency allocates money. Agencies now can spend revenue collected for a specific purpose in most…
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Green groups react to bill to end non-competitive leases on public lands
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A Colorado group of politically active mothers was among the state’s green advocates to throw its support behind Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bill to end noncompetitive leasing on public lands. Hickenlooper on Thursday introduced the Competitive Onshore Mineral Policy via Eliminating Taxpayer-Enabled Speculation (COMPETES) Act. “Non-competitive leasing encourages speculation on public lands at taxpayers’ expense,” Hickenlooper,…
