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CU Pioneer Emerita Susan Kirk will be missed
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Leader. Mentor. Public Servant. Philanthropist. Friend. Susan Kirk. This month the City of Denver and the University of Colorado lost one of its great advocates with the passing of Regent Emerita Susan Kirk. Susan served on the Board of Regents from 1992 to 2004 and she commanded the respect of all who encountered her: from…
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Serving with Regis Groff was uplifting
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Regis Groff not only brought great class and dignity to the Colorado General Assembly but he was able to lift us from what often seemed like the day-to-day grind of our work and enable us to see that being an elected official was both a special opportunity and a unique responsibility. I served in the…
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Outside groups dwarf candidates’ contributions in guv’s race
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Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper has raised nearly four times as much as Bob Beauprez, his Republican challenger. But the financial heft of the Republican Governors Association and Beauprez himself could render the incumbent’s fundraising lead moot. In fact, outside spending by the RGA, the Democratic group Making Colorado Great and potentially others will likely ultimately…
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Donors feed coffers in CD 6 contest
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To understand the national importance of the 6th Congressional District matchup between incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Coffman and Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff, look no further than the money. The Colorado race is ranked fifth in the nation in terms of money raised — $6.8 million through June 30 — by the candidates among the 435…
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Glendale mayor runs for Guv
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Mike Dunafon has thrust himself into this year’s race for governor, adding to the traditional sparring usually reserved for the major party candidates for the state’s top office. He became certified for the ballot a couple of weeks ago as an unaffiliated candidate, securing the necessary 1,000 valid signatures and positioning himself to officially take…
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Sandra Day O’Connor is history in the flesh
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BOULDER – When it comes to living history lessons, sometimes what you do is more important than what you say. Thus it was on Sept. 17, Constitution Day, when almost a thousand students and visitors, including many members of the Colorado legal community, gathered at the University Memorial Center in Boulder to hear former U.S.…
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Judicial Center embodies Ralph Carr’s ideals
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A constellation of Colorado’s legal and political stars gathered Thursday to dedicate a $258 million monument to justice named after a former governor who sacrificed his political career rather than betray the rule of law. The Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center is a 695,767 square-foot edifice that houses the Colorado Supreme Court, Court of…
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Supreme ‘Rock Star’ connects with Colorado youths
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Justice isn’t always blind — sometimes, it’s kind. That was the message projected Thursday by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic ever named to the nation’s highest court and only the third woman to serve on the tribunal. In an emotional and highly personal interaction with 100 eighth, ninth and tenth…
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‘Boots to Suits’ aims to move vets into college
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Military veterans moving from military life to civilian life have gotten another tool to help with that process. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and CU Denver have created a “Boots to Suits” program that will move vets into college and then into a second transition into the business world. Boots to Suits started just…
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Civility marks this hot-button race for DA
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The cataract of special interest money released by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United, decision has subjected Americans to a staggering assault of negative advertising and character assassination. But candidates for District Attorney in the 18th Judicial District offered an island of civility in this river of vilification on Sept. 26 when they faced off…
