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YESTERYEAR: Democrats defend Hillary Clinton as Bill nominated for second term
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Twenty Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Democrats dispelled any preconceptions that their 1996 national convention would mirror “the GOP’s tightly controlled production” that relied on “cheerleading youth to generate enthusiasm and whips to silence dissenters,” The Statesman reported from Chicago, where delegates nominated Bill Clinton and Al Gore for a second…
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The Hot Sheet, August 19, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 156 | AUGUST 19, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS Editor and Publisher Jared Wright DENVER – Good morning and Happy Friday. Good luck on the campaign trail as you enter your weekend … Top 3 headlines today: (1) BENNET HOLDS 16 POINT LEAD OVER DARRYL GLENN, COLORADO’S CONTRIBUTION TO MAINTAINING U.S. SENATE CONTROL NOT…
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Colorado public affairs firm Sewald Hanfling expands team, adds strategic communications
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With the hiring of a former White House staffer and other new employees this spring, Colorado lobbying firm Sewald Hanfling more than doubled the size of its team and added public relations work to its offerings. The firm hired Gordon Bronson, who’s worked on several Democratic campaigns and spent a year working on presidential appointments…
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Baca: Reflection on the 2016 Democratic National Convention
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The 2016 Democratic National Convention was the most exciting, inspiring, spiritual convention that I have ever attended – and I have attended every DNC Convention since 1964. Exciting because every notable Democratic leader in the country was there either on stage or in the hall. Inspiring because it highlighted a Muslim American family who shared…
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The Hot Sheet, July 26, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 138 | JULY 26, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Well, none of us can say we didn’t see the rough and tumble conventions for both parties coming from miles away right? Happy Day # 2 of the Democratic National Convention … and All or Nothing Day (more encouragement for…
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The Hot Sheet, July 25, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 137 | JULY 25, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Happy Monday, and here’s to a great start to your Democratic National Convention week if you are one of those lucky 78 delegates or an alternate … or a consultant or just a visitor getting to…
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The Hot Sheet, July 15, 2016
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VOL. 01 NO. 131 | JULY 15, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Another day, another somber moment in human history, another instance of horrible violence in the world. Thoughts and prayers for all of those in Nice, France, following the insidious terrorist attack there. Read on for…
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Smith: Bill Armstrong was courteous, thoughtful and a true statesman
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“Bill Armstrong is going to be your co-chairman,” Joe Shoemaker said. “Oh no,” I thought. “Not Bill Armstrong.” It was 1998 and former state Sen. Joe Shoemaker had asked me to co-chair a campaign to build an endowment for the Greenway Foundation called the Greenway Preservation Trust Foundation. He had an excellent relationship with then-Denver…
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YESTERYEAR: Lawmakers scramble to pass United Airlines deal in special session
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Twenty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Legislators were working overtime in a special session called by Gov. Roy Romer to put together an incentive deal to bring “a billion-dollar shower of money” to the Denver area by luring a United Airlines maintenance center, a reservations “megacenter” and expanded flight operations by…
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Webb: Remembering meeting ‘The Greatest’
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When someone passes who has been a historical figure, those of us who have been lucky enough to have met that person fondly recall our encounters. Before I met Muhammad Ali, my first memory of him was following his boxing career when he fought with his birth name, Cassius Clay. His first heavy weight championship…
