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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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Colorado’s winegrowers meet the challenge of high altitude farming
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Colorado’s wine industry has really grown in the last 25 years. In 1990, there were only five licensed wineries in the state, four in the Grand Valley. Today there are over 130. It is understandable most of the attention about that growth has been on the winemakers and winery owners. This month, though, I’m focusing…
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Manning: ColoradoCare: Costly, not compassionate
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“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it’s free!” This line from political writer P.J. O’Rourke is timely advice for Colorado voters, who will have the chance to adopt a “free” government-run, single-payer healthcare system in 2016. But it’s not just the economic expense of so-called “universal health care” that should concern…
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Letter: Sonnenberg should get the facts on carbon tax
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Editor, As I read state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg’s guest commentary covering the economic impacts of a national carbon tax, especially how it’ll affect rural or poor communities, I wondered — why is Sonnenberg presenting inaccurate, incomplete information? I found that the Colorado Union of Taxpayers named Sonnenberg a “Taxpayer Guardian.” A guardian is good. If…
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Hild: Is Germany assuming America’s mantle as a haven for refugees?
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Is Germany becoming the new America? The American failure in the Syrian refugee crisis places Germany at the head of those defending American principles. We don’t even lead from behind anymore: The clear message from Congress and 22 American governors that Syrian refugees, fleeing terrorism and their failed states, are not welcome in the United…
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Levy: Let’s build an economy that works for everyone
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What should an economic recovery look like in Colorado? Is it a period of prosperity during which everyone in the state has a chance to work, build their economic security and provide for their families’ needs? Or is it a time when peoples’ wages stagnate, Coloradans struggle to make ends meet and only those in…
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Clashes over Planned Parenthood attack signal stormy legislative session ahead
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Colorado is still reeling from the shooting attack that killed three and injured nine at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The tragedy has stunned the community and fanned long-smoldering political embers into a firestorm that shows every sign of roaring through next year’s legislative session and through the…
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Coloradans tackle federal red tape as part of Reagan transition
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Thirty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … With the inauguration of President-elect Ronald Reagan fast approaching, Holly Coors, Reagan’s Colorado campaign coordinator, had dispatched a crew of Republicans to Washington, D.C., to help “sift through bureaucratic red tape” at the Intergovernmental Affairs Agency, on the prowl for ways to cut federal regulations.…
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Linkhart to helm National Civic League
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The National Civic League announced this week that former Denver Councilman and former state Sen. Doug Linkhart would be the organization’s next president. The nonprofit organization promotes civic engagement and community-based planning and decision-making. “Doug Linkhart has exceptional qualifications for the job,” said David Sander, chairman of the National Civic League Board of Directors. “His…
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Nicolais: In Wake of Planned Parenthood attack, both sides prepare for coming court battle
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As Coloradans remain shocked and saddened by the deadly attack that took place at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, the women’s health care provider most directly associated with abortion services is bracing for bigger headlines during the coming Supreme Court session. While law enforcement sifts through the crime scene and undertakes what will…