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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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Letter to Gov. Hickenlooper: Appoint a woman as lieutenant governor
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Dear Gov. Hickenlooper: As governor, you are given the opportunity every day to set policy that will have a positive impact on the lives of all Coloradoans. Over the last five years, you’ve tackled many hot-button issues. But very rarely are you presented with the opportunity to set an example for the entire country that…
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Bipartisan crowd cheers passage of Referendum C
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Ten Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … “Friends, how sweet it is,” said Gov. Bill Owens at the election night party celebrating the come-from-behind passage of Referendum C, a measure to lift TABOR restrictions on state revenue for five years. (A companion ballot measure to provide transportation funding, Ref D, failed narrowly.)…
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Republican lawmakers put Planned Parenthood on trial
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At a hearing on fetal tissue sales and medical research held by conservative state lawmakers Monday, there was shock and outrage and determination to do something to end the practices and to hold Planned Parenthood responsible for what nearly all of the people in the packed Capitol committee room were convinced were barbaric and likely…
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Impresario Seawell’s many lives celebrated
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Impresario. It’s an old Italian word you don’t hear very often, designating someone who made sure the public had entrée to the arts. Donald Seawell may be gone, but generations of Coloradans to continue to benefit from Denver’s premier impresario. “We were in awe of him,” says Dean Singleton, executive board chairman of MediaNews Group…
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Poised Fiorina wins debate among Denver GOP watchers, while aggressive Kasich reaps disdain
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At Choppers Sports Grill in Cherry Creek, the watch party crowd for the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate liked former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina best, voting her top dog in a poll that ranked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio second and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson third. There were roughly 80 people watching the Republican…
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Mining industry backs ‘Good Samaritan’ fix for Gold King
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Mention the practice of re-mining to anyone familiar with Colorado mining history, and the specter of the 1990’s Summitville disaster — dwarfing last summer’s Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River — is likely to loom large. Taxpayers have doled out more than $150 million to try to clean up the mess left by…
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Stevens and Ellenberger: Lifting crude export ban would make it harder to solve climate crisis
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Now that the U.S. House has voted to lift the 40-year old ban on crude oil exports, it’s up to President Obama and the Senate to stop this dangerous proposal — a big boost for the oil companies at the expense of the climate and our health. The need for urgent action to curb global…
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State Tourism Office taps Ritter as director
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The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade this week announced that Cathy Ritter has been named as director of the Colorado Tourism Office following a nationwide search. “Cathy’s appointment comes at a time of record growth for our tourism industry, and she’s just the person to take us to the next level,” said…
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Brown urges state to consider reviving Narrows water project
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The state water plan is just a week away from being finalized, but last-minute suggestions are still coming in, including a letter from the interim Water Resources Review Committee. One of those is from state Rep. J. Paul Brown, R-Ignacio, suggesting a storage solution for the South Platte River that could provide about a half-million…