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DENVER CANDIDATES’ SPOUSES: Mary Louise Lee, city’s first lady, on the toll the campaign takes on family life
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Shortly after Mary Louise Lee’s husband, Michael Hancock, was elected mayor of Denver in June 2011, the couple had dinner with former Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, former first lady Wilma Webb. It was a direct and intimate conversation in which the Webbs, who had lived through 12 years of Wellington as mayor, let…
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Denver mayor’s race: Dueling rallies break out at city hall
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Talk about your political street fight. The battle to determine who will be the mayor of Denver took the form of dueling political rallies Tuesday on either side of the street in front of the Denver City and County Building. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (right) with former Denver mayors John Hickenlooper (left) and Wellington Webb…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | The shoe-leather statesman: Wellington Webb’s 5 decades in politics
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published July 14. Wellington Webb stands in the shade on the sidewalk at Commons Park along the South Platte River behind Denver Union Station, joggers loping by on the paths, cars nosing their…
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‘Political lynching’: Leading black Democrats scold party for stance on Rep. Melton
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As calls mount from both the left and the right for Democratic state Rep. Jovan Melton to step down from his House District 41 seat in Aurora, supporters, including former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, argued Thursday that a double standard is being applied to Melton by the leadership of the Democratic-controlled Colorado House and the…
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COVER STORY | The shoe-leather statesman: Wellington Webb assesses 5 decades in politics
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Wellington Webb stands in the shade on the sidewalk at Commons Park along the South Platte River behind Denver Union Station, joggers loping by on the paths, cars nosing their way toward parking, as a young couple at the base of the distinctive Denver Millennium Bridge across the street calls out and waves. “Mayor! Mayor!”…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, April 8 edition
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STEP BY STEP … When Democratic gubernatorial candidate Donna Lynne, Colorado’s lieutenant governor and chief operating officer, announced plans to walk the entire 26-mile length of Colfax Avenue on April 8, the stratagem echoed a pair of signature campaign exploits that propelled a couple of Colorado’s most successful politicians in decades past, as well as…
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CIRULI | Is Denver ready for a change?
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Michael Hancock may weather this latest storm, but managing the sex-related controversy, given the present climate surrounding the issue, is proving to be difficult. Key questions are: Will the controversy cost him votes in a third-term run? Could he lose because of it? Will he run? Will the controversy grow sufficiently to cause him to…
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Colorado politicos react to young people’s marches on gun violence
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DENVER – Saturday was a day for Democrats across Colorado, as the next generation marched on gun violence across the state and across the country. Before the marches even started in Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and other parks and streets, Sen. Mike Merrifield of Colorado Springs said young activists were winning the debate on guns…
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Wintry weather no deterrent for Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. "Marade" marchers
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Monday’s quick-hit storm that turned Denver city streets into solid ice may have turned away some of those who planned to participate in the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Marade. But those who came, numbering in the low thousands, marched on, because “there’s still work to be done.” This year’s Marade (a combination of…
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Democratic secretary of state candidate Jena Griswold lands backing from unions, elected officials
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Jena Griswold, a Democratic candidate for Colorado secretary of state, announced Monday she’s won the endorsements of two local unions and more than a dozen current and former elected Democrats, including state lawmakers, city council members and county officials. “Colorado needs a secretary of state who will protect all eligible voters’ right to vote and…
