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ICYMI: Hemp definition murky, Bennet visits DPS school, Bundy photos unlocked and more

Apr 17, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

● While the state and federal governments have different definitions regarding the legality of marijuana, it’s an even murkier picture when it come to marijuana’s far less potent cousin, industrial hemp. And, as the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported, the differences surfaced over a water issue in southeastern Colorado. The Bureau of Reclamation denied a…
The 2016 Colorado Election Quiz

Nov 2, 2016

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Ernest Luning

As the 2016 election season draws to a close, we thought there would be no better way to reward readers who have paid close attention to the campaigns than offer a quiz about the seemingly endless ordeal. From the sharp reversals and near-daily bombshells of the presidential contest to the stunning upsets and jaw-dropping tangents…
YESTERYEAR: Hart, Strickland discuss terrorism in wake of 9/11 attacks

Oct 20, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Fifteen Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart and Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Tom Strickland discussed the changing face of terrorism at a forum sponsored by the Colorado Young Democrats on the Auraria campus. “The events of Sept. 11, in my judgment, completely blurred the line between war…
YESTERYEAR: James Watt blasts critics, defends Interior policies in Grand Junction

Sep 29, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Former U.S. Rep. Wayne Aspinall declared that Colorado was “back in the big leagues” as he introduced divisive Coloradan Interior Secretary James Watt at the annual Club 20 banquet in Grand Junction. Watt, who noted he carried a Navajo arrowhead to “be protected from newspaper…
YESTERYEAR: Reagan lands at Stapleton to raise funds for Senate candidate Ken Kramer

Sep 22, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Thirty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … President Ronald Reagan’s 90-minute visit to Colorado to headline a fundraiser for Republican Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Ken Kramer went off without a glitch and hauled in $912,000, the most ever raised at a single event in state history. “As we used to say on…
YESTERYEAR: Hickenlooper, others launch project to grapple with climate change

Sep 15, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Ten Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper was joined by Lakewood Mayor Steve Burkholder, Fort Collins Mayor Doug Hutchinson, Colorado Forum director Gail Klapper, former Colorado State University president Al Yates and others to unveil the Colorado Climate Project, aimed at developing a plan to reduce the state’s…
Libertarian candidate Williams qualifies for Club 20’s U.S. Senate debate

Sep 7, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Colorado Libertarian candidate Lily Tang Williams will share the stage at the first U.S. Senate debate on Saturday in Grand Junction between Michael Bennet, the incumbent Democrat, and El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, his Republican challenger. It’ll be the first time in memory that a third-party or independent candidate has appeared at a debate sponsored…
Blake: Bending over backwards for the unaffiliated voter

Jun 18, 2016

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Peter Blake

The group that would make it even easier for unaffiliated voters to participate in Colorado’s primary elections is circulating two different initiatives – an unusual move. One, currently called No. 98, would open the current primary – held on the last Tuesday in June – to all unaffiliated voters; the other, No. 140, would restore…
BARTELS: Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams hits the road again

Apr 5, 2016

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Lynn Bartels

Here’s Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams’ version of spring break: Visited nine county clerks. Checked out five newspaper offices. Attended three Go Code Colorado competitions. Spoke at one Club 20 event. And all in four days. Williams began his trip Wednesday morning in Greeley, where he met with Weld County Clerk Carly Koppes. By late…
Major small business group not so into Hick’s hospital fee plan

Feb 1, 2016

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Ramsey Scott

The Colorado chapter of a high-profile small-business advocacy group on Friday let lawmakers know that not every major business organization in the state favors Gov. John Hickenlooper’s plan to expand the state budget by converting the hospital provider fee into an enterprise fund. “We didn’t oppose the fee when it was created in 2009. We…