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  • Historic Denver to honor preservationists, projects at annual awards dinner

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    Ernest Luning

    Historic Denver plans to honor some of the people and projects that keep Denver history alive at its 47th annual awards dinner Wednesday at the Brown Palace Hotel, the organization announced this week. The awards – a Denver tradition, they’ve been handed out at the historic Brown Palace every year since 1971 – bring together…

  • Gary Hart endorses Democrat Mike Johnston in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary

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    Ernest Luning

    Calling him “one of the most creative and thoughtful leaders on education” nationwide, former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Mike Johnston to be Colorado’s next governor. “Ahead of almost all those in his emerging generation of leaders, Mike has understood the linkage between high quality public education, and continuing education, and employment…

  • Wellington and Wilma Webb endorse Democrat Mike Johnston for governor

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    Ernest Luning

    Denver Democrats Wellington and Wilma Webb formally endorsed former state Sen. Mike Johnston for governor on Thursday, his campaign announced. “This is a time for new and bold leadership in Colorado,” said Wellington Webb, a former three-term mayor of Denver. “From watching his work over the past seven years, I know Mike has the vision…

  • YESTERYEAR: Democrats defend Hillary Clinton as Bill nominated for second term

    YESTERYEAR: Democrats defend Hillary Clinton as Bill nominated for second term

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    Ernest Luning

    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…

  • The Hot Sheet, August 19, 2016

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    Jared Wright

    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…

  • BARTELS: Ghosts of Colorado caucuses past, from nuns to a naked boy

    BARTELS: Ghosts of Colorado caucuses past, from nuns to a naked boy

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    Lynn Bartels

    As a  political reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, I asked a variety of politicos — from then-City Auditor Dennis Gallagher to U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard to former First Lady Wilma Webb — about their precinct caucus experiences. With Colorado Republicans and Democrats holding their precinct caucuses tonight, here’s that 2008 story: Ah, there’s nothing like memories of…

  • Celebrating 118 years, Long Live The Colorado Statesman

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    Colorado Politics

    [vimeo 154292452 w=700 h=394]   The Colorado Statesman celebrated its 118th Anniversary Feb. 4, marking the occasion with the release of this film which was screened at a relaunch party hosted at the Governor’s Mansion Carriage House in Denver. The Colorado Statesman is the state’s longest running political news source, and one that has made…

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