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Douglas County commissioner Lora Thomas resigns, accusing fellow officials of harassment
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Lora Thomas, who has served on the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners since 2016, announced Friday she is resigning, effective immediately. Thomas said she can no longer take the “unrelenting attacks, harassment and punishment” from fellow commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal. Thomas, who is term-limited, said she had planned to serve out the…
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Douglas County commissioners reissue censure of Lora Thomas, accusing her of spreading misinformation
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Douglas County commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal voted to reissue the 2023 censure of fellow Commissioner Lora Thomas, accusing her of spreading “misinformation, disinformation, or frank untruths” in her weekly newsletter to constituents. In August 2023, Teal and Laydon voted to censure Thomas, accusing her of “public shaming of county volunteers with inaccurate information.”…
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DougCo Commissioner Lora Thomas to run for House District 43
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Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, who will be term-limited on the county commission at the end of the year, has filed to run for House District 43, which includes Highlands Ranch. Thomas’ name had been mentioned as one of several Republicans interested in running for the 4th Congressional District seat held by the retiring U.S.…
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Mayor Hancock to DougCo commissioners: Hands off of Daniels Park
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock fired off a terse message to a Douglas County Commissioner who had threatened to seize one of the city’s most beloved mountain parks: hands off. “Daniels Park is a treasured piece of Denver’s Mountain Parks system,” Hancock wrote in an email to Douglas County Commissioner George Teal. “It would be a…
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Douglas County commissioners suspend Lora Thomas as chair
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Commissioners from Douglas County today said they suspended Lora Thomas as chair of the board. They also called for an investigation into Thomas’ “conduct” over the latter allegedly circulating a resignation letter from a first responder. In statement published on the county’s website, the commissioners said Thomas did so “for her own political advantage.” “Today, the Board…
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THE PODIUM | Tolls on top of taxes for basic highway improvements? Enough already!
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We all pay extra for conveniences. It’s one of the benefits of our modern world; from dry cleaning to online shopping to the food we eat, convenience is easily bought and paid for. Want more convenience? Pull out more cash. Write a bigger check, and walk right up to the “get more, pay more” check-out…
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What to do with a (mostly) empty councilman’s seat? Run for it
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Castle Rock Town Council member Brett Ford tells Complete Colorado’s Sherrie Peif that if his attendance lags at regular council meetings – he’s shown up only 62 percent of the time since 2014 and has attended barely over a third of meetings this year – it’s because his day job gets in the way. Yet,…
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About that new mayor’s post approved by voters in Castle Rock …
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It had seemed so simple. “Do you want to directly elect your mayor?” Castle Rock voters were more or less asked in the Nov. 7 election. Overwhelmingly, they said yes. All that was left was for the city council – of which current Mayor Jennifer Green is just another member chosen by council colleagues to wield the…
