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Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose honored with monument at Colorado Capitol
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The rumble of decades old radial engines, followed by the crack of rifles rendering a military salute and the ever mournful “Taps” set the stage for the dedication of a monument to Colorado’s own Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose. Rose was noted for his bravery, leading troops from the front during World War II and being,…
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Denver city council takes stand against antisemitism
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In a rare instance of total unity, Denver City Council members Monday unanimously approved a proclamation condemning antisemitism. Members spoke passionately about the proclamation, decrying any form of hostility towards, or prejudice against, Jewish people. The measure was introduced by District 8 Councilman Chris Herndon. ‘Do no harm,’ Colorado chamber tells legislators ahead of 2023…
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YESTERYEAR: World leaders descend on Denver for G-7; health care forum exposes tragedies
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Twenty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: Little old Colorado was plunged into the deep end of international politics when Denver hosted eight world leaders from the Group of Seven. Denver rolled out the carpet for national leaders from the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia and the United Kingdom, and on the…
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May: The end of Turkey’s democratic experiment
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Erdogan now has the power to make his country more authoritarian and more Islamist On the grounds of the Turkish Embassy facing Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C. is a statue of Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, father of the Republic of Turkey, the nation-state he built from the rubble of the defeated Ottoman Empire and Islamic caliphate.…
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May: The war against history
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Islamists destroy the past to shape the future “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” This, as you may recall, was the slogan of the totalitarian state imagined by George Orwell in 1984, his classic novel. Today, various groups of Islamists – which we can define as…
