john vanderhoof
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HUDSON | ‘Too extreme for Colorado’ proves more slogan than substance
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Radical and extreme! Haven’t we heard that accusation more than once during past Colorado campaigns? Indeed, we have. Pundits tend to forget that campaign consultants, much as other professionals, are subject to the influence of “Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.” If you are of a proper age you will recall the response to…
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Oldest living former adjutant general of Colorado, a World War II veteran, to be interred with full military honors
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. William D. “Dave” Weller, a World War II veteran and the oldest living adjutant general of Colorado at the time of his death, will be interred with full military honors at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery in Wheat Ridge on Sunday, the Colorado National Guard announced. Weller died Oct. 16…
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BARTELS: The stinky shoe is gone, but the state’s co-ed softball league continues
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Legend has it that in 1974 then-Gov. John Vanderhoof lost a shoe rounding second base during a league softball game and “the stinky old shoe” was bronzed and used as a first-place trophy until it was retired. Now a Stanley Cup-style trophy is presented to the winners but co-ed slow-pitch league featuring state agencies continues. The Colorado Secretary of State’s team…
