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‘Honey Badger’ Gessler shares political morsels at Badger & Pig Roast
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An old Scott Gessler yard sign from his Secretary of State’s race planted in front of this immaculately manicured home let us know we’d arrived at the right place. Or if you could get by with a slightly more esoteric clue, it came from the lovely woman who greeted guests near the gurgling water feature…
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Pat Bowlen is honored with the 2013 Community Enrichment Award from the Mizel Institute
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Football, politics – they’re both contact sports, right? So it was fitting that the May 22 dinner honoring Denver Broncos Coach Pat Bowlen with the Mizel Institute’s 2013 Community Enrichment Award combined them both. We’ll start with the politics, since we are essentially a political newspaper. The setting at the Wings Over the Rockies Air…
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Jim Monaghan left a larger than life mark on Colorado’s political scene
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James Edward Monaghan Jr., the larger than life political figure who brought so many distinguished Coloradans, friends and family members together for a final farewell at Holy Ghost Church in downtown Denver on May 22, probably would have been a little embarrassed by all the fuss. He was never one to hog the limelight during…
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State can invest in Israeli bonds
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Senate Minority Leader Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, didn’t mince any words on May 5 when he acknowledged that the recent legislative session has been described as “contentious, difficult, and extraordinary long.” It’s that much more compelling, he told an audience at the conclusion of the annual AIPAC meeting at the Grand Hyatt Denver, that the nation…
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Hickenlooper: Trip to Israel was ‘the most remarkable of my life’
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper recently returned from a week in Israel where he traveled with Denver businessman Larry Mizel and three other private citizens. This was the first time that Hickenlooper has been to Israel. Although the trip abroad was personal versus state business, the Governor agreed to share some of his experiences with The…
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Daniels Fund Scholars enjoy Capitol surprise
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Bill Daniels, the legendary pioneer in cable television known for his kindness and generosity to those in need, must have been smiling from above as he watched the action on the floor of the Colorado House chambers on April 22. A group of surprised students learned that morning that they had received the Daniels Scholarship…
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Governors host opening day reception and make pitch for Executive Residence
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It was a week before the Colorado Rockies’ 2013 home opener at Coors field and baseball fever was in full swing, but at the venerable Brown Palace Club a few blocks away in downtown Denver, a well-heeled fan base of civic citizens was hearing somewhat solemn news about the historic Governor’s Mansion from DaVita Healthcare…
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Farber quits Coffman, now supports Romanoff for CD 6
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This story has been updated to reflect Andrew Romanoff’s first quarter fundraising figures. Attorney and Democratic Party power broker Steve Farber, who about this time last year caused a flurry in Colorado political circles by hosting a fundraiser for Republican Congressman Mike Coffman’s reelection in CD 6, has jilted the incumbent and on April 4,…
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‘Imperfect’ candidates for GOP state chair strive to do their best
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Is a smear on one’s character negated by a similar smear on an opponent? We’ll find out this weekend when incumbent state Republican chair Ryan Call seeks a second term against challenger Mark Baisley, a former chair of the local Douglas County GOP. Supporters of the two have each publicized unflattering personal frailties against the…
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Statesman sweeps CPA editorial awards
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If our readers will bear with me for this instance of personal privilege, I would like to congratulate The Statesman staff for once again winning the Editorial Sweepstakes Award in this year’s Colorado Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Our newspaper captured a record 24 awards this year, and received the top sweepstakes award for editorial…
