toll roads
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FEEDBACK | Stapleton unfairly targeted; vehicle registration is no bargain
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Blamed for the sins of our fathers? Really? (Re: Recent news coverage about gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton’s great-grandfather, Ben Stapleton, who as Denver mayor in the 1920s had been a member of the KKK.) Isn’t it a legal precedent dating back millennia that children cannot be punished for the misdeeds of their parents? Is the…
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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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Stapleton says he would halt new I-25 toll lanes, after Suthers’ endorsement
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton promised Tuesday to halt the construction of any toll lanes on Interstate 25 connecting El Paso County to Denver. The declaration came as he accepted the endorsements of Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers. “I will veto it as fast as the ink and the pen will carry me,” said Stapleton,…
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Hudson: Colorado plays host to those tolling for the future
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Almost any weekday this summer, you could spot Denver conventioneers on 16th Street Mall shuttles by the colorful lanyards adorning their necks. It’s usually easy to discern whether these are visiting dentists, geologists, accountants or lawyers after a quick glance at their badges. But the recent 84th Annual Meeting of the International Bridge, Tunnel and…
