Author: Valerie Richardson
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Cheney warns terror threat is greatest since 9/11, calls world ‘more dangerous place’
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that the threat of an attack on U.S. soil is greater now than at any time since 9/11 while taking to task President Obama for his past insistence that terrorists are on the run. The Wyoming Republican, speaking at an event sponsored by the Centennial Institute at Colorado…
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Israel Public Diplomacy Forum brings experts on Israel, Middle East to Denver
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American Jews, including those in Colorado, seeking to help Israel can play a crucial part by helping restore support for the Jewish state within the Democratic Party. “I think one of the victims, or one of the tragedies, of the last few years has been the break-up of the bipartisan support of Israel,” Israeli academic…
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Dobbs: Middle East becoming more complex, less predictable
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Greg Dobbs says the Middle East has changed a great deal since he covered the region for ABC News, and not necessarily for the better. The now-retired Dobbs, an international correspondent for 10 of his 23 years with the network, shared his analysis of the current climate and anecdotes from his time in the field…
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Fight on the right in Colorado Springs over proposed tax hike to fix potholes
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Colorado Springs residents are known for their opposition to tax increases, but they’re also fed up with the potholes that pepper the city’s streets. Voters will decide which is worse on Nov. 3 with Ballot Issue 2C, a measure that would increase the 2.5-percent city sales tax by 0.62 percent to raise $50 million annually…
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Big Sanders crowd points to Dem divide
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BOULDER — Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare could be voters like Kelly Sprague of Denver. Despite intense sun and no shade, Sprague waited more than two hours Saturday for a campaign appearance by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Potts Field, which drew a crowd estimated at 9,000. Needless to say, she’s…
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National fractivists boost movement with summit, march on state Capitol
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If last weekend’s Stop the Frack Attack national summit in Denver was any indication, the days of seeking local moratoriums, tighter regulations and studies on hydraulic fracturing may be over. Activists from 30 states made it clear they will settle for nothing less than a prohibition on fracking, as organizers called on attendees to “escalate…
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‘Sigh of relief’ in NW Colorado after feds beat deadline to keep Colowyo mine open
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For Lori Gillam, word that the Colowyo coal mine had dodged the threat of a shutdown ended months of nail-biting. Gillam, who owns Stockmen’s Liquor in Craig, said she was thrilled after learning last week the Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining beat a federal court deadline Friday that will keep the mine open. “We’re…
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Bennet ends suspense, sides with White House in support of Iran deal
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet ended weeks of speculation Friday by coming out in favor of the Iran nuclear agreement, becoming one of the last senators to declare a position on an issue that has bedeviled congressional Democrats. In a statement, Bennet cited his “exhaustive review of the agreement,” including “briefings from our own defense, national…
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Ben Carson stumps at Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference in latest Colorado stop
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Ben Carson may not win the Republican presidential nomination, but it won’t be because he ignored Colorado. The soft-spoken Carson made a splash over the weekend at the Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference & Festival, posing for photos, playing a round of pool and drawing a standing ovation even before he began his…
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Bennet can’t escape heat on Iran vote even after deal gets veto-proof support
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President Obama secured a 34-vote, veto-proof Senate majority Wednesday in favor of the nuclear deal with Iran, but that doesn’t mean U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet can relax. The White House is now aiming for a 41-vote majority in order to block a Senate vote on the agreement, meaning that the Democrat Bennet is still under…
