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Current NewsMeet the new year, same as the old year
12/18/2009
By Leslie Jorgensen A sneak preview of the 2010 Colorado legislative session indicates it will be a lot like 2009’s session. Gov. Bill Ritter Monday told the annual Colorado Press Association forum that the upcoming legislative session will focus on economic recovery and balancing the budget. Ritter appoints Monfort, Lyons to lead new higher education panel
12/17/2009
By Scot Kersgaard Gov. Bill Ritter Thursday announced a strategic planning initiative to assess the state’s higher education systems and develop a master plan for Colorado’s 27 public colleges and universities, which enroll 220,000 students. Colorado College fosters political careers
12/17/2009
By Janet Simons Although it has a student body no larger than a large high school’s, Colorado College has provided five graduates who have been appointed to high positions in the administration of President Barack Obama. Palin’s "Going Rogue" in vogue
Colorado Springs goes all out for Sarah Palin
12/11/2009
By Leslie Jorgensen COLORADO SPRINGS — Folks shivering in frigid, snowy weather outside Borders bookstore before dawn Tuesday looked more like a line for advance ticket sales of a rock concert than a political book-signing event. But instead of John Lennon, who once declared the Beatles “bigger than Jesus,” they were waiting as many as 14 hours to see Sarah Palin, the author of “Going Rogue: An American Life,” who is hailed as a Joan of Arc heroine by her fans. State Rep. Rice backs Obama on Iraq
12/11/2009
By Ernest Luning Fresh from a six-month tour working with the Iraqi army and police to help Iraqis fend for themselves as American forces begin returning home, state Rep. Joe Rice — a Littleton Democrat and a colonel in the Army Reserves — discussed recent developments and the long-term outlook in Iraq and Afghanistan at a meeting with constituents Dec. 7 at Littleton City Hall. Local chamber CEO delivers bleak forecast
12/4/2009
By Janet Simons Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kelly Brough delivered a sobering message to members of the City Club of Denver on Tuesday, Dec. 1. David Axelrod, Dick Cheney and Colorado College
12/4/2009
By Janet Simons Bet you don’t know what Obama’s right-hand-man David Axelrod and former Vice President Dick Cheney have in common. Give up? Both have wives and offspring who graduated from Colorado College. Ex-Denverite's 'Kennedy Legacy' opens at 2008 Dem convention
12/4/2009
“The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled,” by Vincent Bzdek, Palgrave MacMillan, 2009 Vincent Bzdek’s Colorado creds are 24-carat. He grew up in Denver, where he went to school through his sophomore year at Regis High School. Then his family moved to Brush, where his parents published The Brush News-Tribune. Alan Simpson recalls his good friend, Ted Kennedy
12/4/2009
By Janet Simons Not long after his inauguration, former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming saw the current wave of disapproval coming for President Barack Obama. “I told Obama, ‘Watch out! You’re the toast of the town. You’ve got wings like Icarus. And the wax will melt from your wings, and you’ll fall into the wine red Aegean Sea,’” the 78-year-old Republican recalled in a recent interview. Anna, John J. Sie are Mizel Museum's 2010 Cultural Enrichment Award recipients
12/4/2009
The Mizel Museum is honored to announce Anna and John J. Sie as the recipients of the 2010 Community Cultural Enrichment Award. The award will be presented to this outstanding couple at the 20th gala dinner on May 27, 2010 at Wings Over the Rockies, 7711 E. Academy Blvd. in Denver. |
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