Author: Lynn Bartels for Colorado Politics
-
LYNN BARTELS | In US Senate race, a clarion call for unity
—
by
Yes, yes, we know that former Gov. John Hickenlooper is running for the U.S. Senate, and that his entry into the race resulted in the exit of some high-profile candidates. We understand why a number of Democrats are peeved that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is backing Hickenlooper, whose decision to jump in came after…
-
LYNN BARTELS IN IOWA: Iowans weigh in on Biden, Colorado’s Bennet ahead of state Dems’ gala
—
by
FORT DODGE, Iowa – Democrat Joe Biden trekked to Iowa in 1988 and 2008 when he was running for president. He’s back again, and he doesn’t hesitate when asked what’s different this time. “Donald Trump,” he said Thursday. Biden wants to be the guy to turn Trump into a one-term president, which is why he’s stumping…
-
LYNN BARTELS | Pat Bowlen made dreams come true
—
by
My favorite Denver Broncos memory: The morning of the team’s first Super Bowl victory parade in 1998, I saw a black SUV circling the old Rocky Mountain News building. “Go Broncos” and “Super Bowl Champions” were written in shoe polish on the heavily tinted windows — the work of pumped-up Gen X’ers, I assumed. A…
-
LYNN BARTELS | Michael Hancock and an investment in Denver
—
by
Lynn Bartels A week before the Denver mayoral runoff, I did what I said I wasn’t going to do: I donated another $50 to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s re-election campaign. I donated the first $50 while attending a fundraiser for the mayor at former state Sen. Lucia Guzman’s house in north Denver on April 12. …
-
LYNN BARTELS | Resource-scarce Taiwan turns to Colorado
—
by
Long before President Trump found himself in a trade war with China, I found myself devouring news about the communist behemoth. Lynn Bartels Two things piqued my interest. First, when I worked for Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, we got to know Jerry Chang, director general of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in…
