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Former Denver leaders endorse John Walsh for district attorney
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and former Rep. Wilma Webb have endorsed former U.S. Attorney John Walsh to be Denver’s next District Attorney. The endorsement demonstrates the shared vision Walsh and the Webbs have on Denver’s criminal justice system, according to a news a release Wednesday morning. Walsh’s campaign is “energized by a vision rooted in…
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Former Denver leaders endorse John Walsh for district attorney
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and former Rep. Wilma Webb have endorsed former U.S. Attorney John Walsh to be Denver’s next District Attorney. The endorsement demonstrates the shared vision Walsh and the Webbs have on Denver’s criminal justice system, according to a news a release Wednesday morning. Walsh’s campaign is “energized by a vision rooted in…
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Former Denver leaders endorse John Walsh for district attorney
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and former Rep. Wilma Webb have endorsed former U.S. Attorney John Walsh to be Denver’s next District Attorney. The endorsement demonstrates the shared vision Walsh and the Webbs have on Denver’s criminal justice system, according to a news a release Wednesday morning. Walsh’s campaign is “energized by a vision rooted in…
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Denver power couple Wilma, Wellington Webb honored with Governor’s Citizenship Medal
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Wilma and Wellington Webb are as close to Denver royalty as it gets. The couple boast a combined 40 years of serving as state representatives and mayor and first lady of Denver, in addition to decades of advocacy. For their lifetime of public service, Wilma and Wellington have been awarded the Vanguard Legacy Medal by…
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Polis, political leaders join hundreds in march through Denver for MLK Day
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Colorado’s political leaders joined hundreds who took to the streets of Denver on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day during the city’s 37th annual “marade” in honor of the civil rights leader. Denver’s marade – a combination of march and parade – is one of the largest MLK Day celebrations in the country. The…
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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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‘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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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…
