Author: Mary MacCarthy

Syrian refugee gives commencement speech in Boulder

May 25, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

Graduation – it’s an event as American as apple pie. And graduate Abdulsalam Hindawi looked just as American as the thousands of other students decked out in caps and gowns at the University of Colorado Boulder this month. But his back-story is far from typical. Hindawi is an asylum-seeker from Syria, who – despite the…
Urban Peak youth homeless drop-in center shut down, for now

May 24, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

One of the main resources for homeless youth in Denver is shut down, for now anyway. The Urban Peak drop-in Center at 21st and Stout closed its doors on April 28th, citing security concerns. An incident in late April in which youth from the center and other people gathered nearby interfered in an arrest “escalated…
WATCH: Muslim-American model from Colorado talks about life under President Trump

Apr 10, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

Social media and fashion sensation Nura Afia sat down with Colorado Politics to tell us how life has – and hasn’t – changed under the Trump administration. The Colorado native, who graduated from Smoky Hill High School and now lives in Cherry Creek, gained an international reputation last fall when she was named as the first-ever…
After gas attack, Syrian American in Colorado calls on Trump to act

Apr 6, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

With Donald Trump in the White House and on Twitter, it was easy to overlook some of the other stories in the world – including the civil war in Syria. But this week the news out of Syria was sufficiently tragic to make even the frenetic U.S. news cycle stop and take note. Dozens of Syrians, including children,…
In honor of St. Pat’s, Colorado Politics talks to Ireland’s official representative in Denver

Mar 17, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

After our Peter Marcus checked in with the British consul general for our region Thursday, in the interest of geopolitical balance – and in honor of St. Patrick’s Day – it seemed natural to also reach out to the Irish Consul General in Denver for a chat. To be precise, the office here in the Mile…
Top Russian diplomat sits down with ColoradoPolitics.com

Feb 24, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

If you were to believe everything he said, we should all pack up and move to Russia. The Consul General of the Russian Federation gave a talk in Denver on Thursday morning, and he spoke at length about how the Russian economy is now free of Soviet debt and and how it bounced back quickly from…
One take w/Peter and Joey: They don’t shoot horses, but they…

Feb 21, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

…do shoot down gun bills on the Democratic side of the aisle. ColoradoPolitics.com’s Peter Marcus and Joey Bunch engage in some horseplay while pointing out most state Senate Republican legislation expanding the rights of gun owners will be dead on arrival once in the hands of the Democratic-controlled state House. Alas, one party’s passion is another…
One take w/Peter and Joey: Lady Gaga, Tom Brady and the Super Bowl

Feb 13, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

Was Patriots’ victory over the Falcons not just another match-up of the AFC and NFC but in fact, as ColoradoPolitics.com’s Peter Marcus contends, the “most political Super Bowl ever”? Marcus insists, “It was clearly a mandate on the Donald Trump presidency.” Bunch is, well, bemused, by today’s installment of the weekly face-off; seems like he showed…
VIDEO: Law enforcement will be asked to prove innocence online on asset forfeiture

Feb 13, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

State lawmakers are ready to crack down on something that might not be a problem at all in Colorado – that law enforcement might be taking more than they’re entitled to when criminals forfeit property. “I think it’s more about transparency … than anything else, making sure we focus on everything being reported, so we can…
VIDEO: Sonnenberg sees hope for state ag beyond end of trade pact

Feb 1, 2017

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Mary MacCarthy

One of the General Assembly’s leading voices for Colorado agriculture, state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg tells ColoradoPolitics.com’s Joey Bunch that President Trump “will help” expand opportunities for the state’s ag exports to Pacific Rim nations despite the administration’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Sonnenberg, a Sterling Republican, says, “…It’s vital to our national security to…