george athanasopoulos
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Coffman calls Trump remarks ‘reckless,’ but most state GOP officials stay mum
The Republican incumbent in Colorado’s most competitive congressional race scolded Donald Trump for remarks the GOP presidential nominee made Tuesday about the Second Amendment and its supporters, although nearly every other prominent Republican in the state kept quiet as the controversy raged on. As politicians, pundits and law enforcement officials nationwide argued over whether Trump…
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The Hot Sheet, August 10, 2016
VOL. 01 NO. 149 | AUGUST 10, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS Editor and Publisher Jared Wright DENVER – Good morning and welcome to your main diet staple in Colorado political news … and easy to digest too – well, at least in terms of the format. The topics, maybe not so much. Lots…
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Coloradans deliver icons to families of martyred Christians in Egypt
A delegation from Colorado traveled more than 14,000 miles earlier this month to meet with families of the Egyptian Coptic Christians beheaded last year by militants aligned with ISIS. They made the trip to honor the families’ loss and in hopes of spreading the word about what one calls the “ongoing holocaust of Christianity in the…
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Trump supporters set to rally Friday at Capitol
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo will be among the headliners at an outdoor rally to show support for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday afternoon in Denver. Organizers said they didn’t expect Trump to attend the rally but are counting on a good turnout at the state Capitol the same day the real…
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Athanasopoulos GOP’s clear choice to unseat Perlmutter
Colorado Republicans are banking on a political newcomer this fall to steal a long-held Democratic congressional seat. Landing a decisive victory Thursday night during a district assembly in Arvada, party delegates nominated former Army officer George Athanasopoulos as their candidate to challenge four-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Athanasopoulos ran…
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The Hot Sheet, March 17, 2016
VOL. 01 NO. 45 | MARCH 17, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Happy St. Patricks Day! Lot’s of phone calls and emails from y’all yesterday. You folks absolutely love The Hot Sheet. It warms my heart. We are going to continue to dig deep…
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The Hot Sheet, March 11, 2016
By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright_@JaredWright_ Friday, March 11, 2016 DENVER — Good morning and Happy Friday. From your friend Donald Trump: “We’re all in this together, we’re going to come up with solutions, we’re going to find the answers to things and so far I cannot believe how civil it’s been up…
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Sanders backer mounts primary bid against Perlmutter
Inspired by the presidential campaign of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, retired Army Capt. Shawn Carlson this week started gathering signatures to make the primary ballot to challenge U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Golden Democrat, although the 31-year-old would probably disagree with the way that’s phrased. “It’s not that I’m running against Ed,” Carlson told The…
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The Hot Sheet, March 1, 2016
By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Tuesday, March 1, 2016 DENVER – The big day has arrived — SUPER TUESDAY. Good luck and stay safe as you make your way out to your caucus locations tonight. “I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks…