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YESTERYEAR: Nicholson draws fire from pro-lifers

May 18, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Twenty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson came under fire by an unlikely group of pro-life Republicans who compared his actions to those of Adolf Hitler. Nicholson, who considered himself pro-life, came under attack in early May 1997 by the American Constitution Party, the Colorado affiliate of the…
Not enough teachers? Try fewer regulations, says a politician cum principal

May 15, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

The perennial teacher shortage that bedevils many Colorado school districts, especially in rural communities, prompted legislation this year to study the problem in depth in the hope it will yield a solution at some point. That bill is now on its way to the governor. Bob Schaffer thinks he could have saved lawmakers the trouble with this simple advice: Cut regulations,…
YESTERYEAR: General Assembly toys with corporate, military law

Mar 2, 2017

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Rachael Wright

…Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … The Colorado General Assembly seemed to have lawmakers’ heads stuck in the corporate law section of the Colorado Revised Statutes. At the start of the 1997 legislative session, the Colorado Bar Association pushed two measures in the Legislature that would have far-reaching impact in corporate law,…
Heidi Ganahl, Brian Watson join Leadership Program of the Rockies board

Feb 27, 2017

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Ernest Luning

CU Regent Heidi Ganahl, founder and CEO of the Camp Bow Wow pet care company, and Northstar Commercial Partners founder and CEO Brian Watson have joined the board of Leadership Program of the Rockies, the organization announced Monday. Both entrepreneurs are graduates of the program, which has been developing and training conservative leaders in Colorado since 1989.…
PHOTOS: Ytterberg reflects on tenure as Jeffco GOP chair, looks toward future under Trump administration

Feb 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

On his last day as chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, Don Ytterberg had a few things to say. After welcoming several hundred members of the county GOP’s central committee – along with family, friends and a handful of Republican candidates – to the party’s biennial reorganization meeting on Feb. 4, at Green Mountain…
YESTERYEAR: Bush clears brush, raises big bucks during Colorado visit

Aug 25, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … More than a year before the midterm elections, President George W. Bush made a stop in Colorado – his first since assuming the presidency – as part of his “Heartland” tour, signaling the start of the political season. Before attending an enormous fundraiser for U.S.…
YESTERYEAR: Dole, Kemp make first campaign stop in Denver after boisterous GOP convention

Aug 17, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Twenty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp – the “American Dream team” – would make their first post-convention campaign appearance in Denver, underlining the importance of Colorado as a crucial swing state in the 1996 election. The Kansas senator gave a…
BARTELS: A lot of love for Marge Klein

May 23, 2016

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LYNN BARTELS Special to Colorado Politics

Larry Klein knew his wife Marge had a lot of friends – after all, she had worked for two congressmen and been active in the Republican Party for eons – but he didn’t truly understand how many until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Larry broke down this afternoon at a fundraiser to help his…