valerie richardson
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Jewell rejects pleas to request delay of judge’s Colowyo mine order
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Those fighting to keep open the Colowyo mine in Craig by delaying a judge’s order will have to do so without the help of the Obama administration. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell allowed this week’s deadline to pass without filing a motion to stay the order of U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson, who gave…
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Lakewood cake baker, gay couple square off before court of appeals
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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips says he was exercising his right to freedom of expression when he refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, but the Colorado Civil Rights Commission called it unlawful discrimination. So the Lakewood baker took his case to the Colorado Court of Appeals, which heard oral argument Tuesday…
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Jewell rejects pleas to request delay of judge’s Colowyo mine order
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Those fighting to keep open the Colowyo mine in Craig by delaying a judge’s order will have to do so without the help of the Obama administration. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell allowed this week’s deadline to pass without filing a motion to stay the order of U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson, who gave…
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Paul stresses ‘right to be left alone’ at packed Denver campaign event
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Those hoping for a rousing pro-pot speech Tuesday from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul may have been disappointed, but not pro-liberty voters. The Republican presidential candidate whipped up the packed crowd at Chopper’s Sports Grill instead with a call for “the right to be left alone” and against the USA Patriot Act, federal spying on citizens…
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New looks at big development picture as he preps for Denver City Council
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Some people are obsessed with trains. Others can’t get enough of comic books or Star Wars. Wayne New is what you might call a community planning geek. The newly elected Denver city council member pulls out his iPhone and starts flipping through photos from his recent visit to Atlanta, depicting what appears to be pavement…
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Morris tells conservatives Colorado sits at ‘epicenter’ of 2016 election
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The record six Republican presidential hopefuls who took the stage at this year’s Western Conservative Summit in Denver are only the tip of the iceberg. Political strategist Dick Morris predicted that Colorado will play an even more crucial role in next year’s presidential contest than it did in 2012, when state voters were besieged with…
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Western Conservative Summit keeps growing in numbers, influence
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The Western Conservative Summit keeps getting bigger, more influential and, as far as John Andrews is concerned, better. Every year, the summit breaks its own attendance record, and this year was no exception. The three-day conservative confab, which wrapped up Sunday at the Colorado Convention Center, is expected to hit nearly 4,000 attendees when the…
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Breweries stiff-arm enviro group after Colowyo town beer boycott
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Ska Brewing president Dave Thibodeau was stunned to learn his company was being boycotted by Colorado coal miners over its support of WildEarth Guardians – because he wasn’t aware that Ska had ever been involved with the environmentalist group. After some digging, however, he found that Ska isn’t exactly a platinum sponsor: Rather, the Durango…
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Hispanic-owned BBQ joint triples business with White Appreciation Day
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Just in case, Edgar Antillon stocked up on extra food and brought in additional staff Thursday for his barbecue restaurant’s first-ever White Appreciation Day. It turns out that was a wise decision. He said Friday that business tripled at the Rubbin Buttz BBQ in Milliken as a result of the publicity surrounding the event, which…
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Attempts to ban fracking statewide suffer from drop in momentum, funding
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Democratic Rep. Jared Polis may no longer be interested in running a statewide anti-fracking initiative after last year’s bruising political battle royale, but Cliff Willmeng isn’t giving up on the dream. Six months ago, Willmeng launched an issue committee, Coloradans for Community Rights, to promote a proposed constitutional amendment on “the right to local self-government.”…