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Barack Obama’s sit-down with CBS4’s Shaun Boyd: The pros and cons of going local (VIDEO)

By Michael RobertsApril 19, 2011

According to CBS4’s Shaun Boyd, the station was granted an interview with President Barack Obama because “we asked.” But this on-air explanation doesn’t tell the whole story. Obama sat down with numerous TV reporters from local outlets yesterday — presumably because his staff felt he might get more favorable coverage…

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Michael Hancock wears Webb’s shoes in Denver mayor’s race: Kenny Be’s Speed Candidating

By Kenny BeApril 18, 2011

Ballots for the 2011 General Municipal Election were mailed out to voters late last week. With ten nine candidates running for Denver mayor, voters will need to keep a “cheat sheet” handy. My Speed Candidating profiles cut through the political rhetoric to help voters pick the least objectionable candidate. Today,…

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Carol Boigon dropping out of Denver mayor’s race, endorsing Michael Hancock

By Michael RobertsApril 18, 2011

Denver City Councilwoman Carol Boigon has run one of the more aggressive mayoral campaigns to date — but it’s over. According to campaign spokeswoman C.L. Harmer, Boigon is dropping out of the race, and she’ll endorse fellow councilman Michael Hancock at a 10:30 a.m. press conference…

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Loveland Tax Day Tea Party: 3rd annual event growing — which is why Ken Buck will be there

By Michael RobertsApril 15, 2011

Anyone who doubts the continuing influence of the so-called Tea Party movement need only look at the guest list for tomorrow’s third-annual Loveland Tax Day Tea Party. Speakers constitute a who’s who of conservative political power in Northern Colorado and beyond…

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Jeff Peckman has explosion of ideas in Denver mayor’s race: Kenny Be’s Speed Candidating

By Kenny BeApril 15, 2011

Ballots for the 2011 General Municipal Election were mailed to voters on April 14, 2011. With ten candidates running for Denver mayor, voters will need to keep a “cheat sheet” handy. Speed Candidating profiles cut through the rhetoric to help voters pick their favorite candidate. First up: Jeff Peckman…..

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Midwifery: Bill to revise midwifery law moves forward — without provision allowing suturing

By Melanie AsmarApril 7, 2011

Update below: As detailed in our feature, “Special Delivery,” a group of midwives, moms and home-birth advocates are pushing to expand the scope of what Colorado midwives can do. Among the proposed changes: allowing midwives to administer certain drugs and IVs, and making it legal for midwives to suture women…

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Carla Madison, Denver City councilwoman, dies after cancer battle: Colleagues pay tribute

By Michael RobertsApril 6, 2011

District 8 councilwoman Carla Madison has been battling colon cancer for about two years, but the fight didn’t seem to slow her down. That’s why her sudden death yesterday came as such a surprise. Below, read the city’s official goodbye to Madison, featuring remembrances from council president Chris Nevitt and…

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B.J. Nikkel: Facebook page claims blood will be on her hands for helping kill Civil Union Act

By Michael RobertsApril 5, 2011

After the Colorado Civil Union Act was approved by the Senate, sponsor Pat Steadman predicted that it would pass the House if not blocked by “extremists.” However, the measure died in the judiciary committee, with B.J. Nikkel and other Republican members voting against it. The anger this vote stirred is…

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Chris Romer wins Denver Post mayoral endorsement — but does that mean anything?

By Michael RobertsApril 4, 2011

Yesterday, the Denver Post officially endorsed former Senator Chris Romer in the Denver mayor’s race, calling him a “dynamo of ideas” who would bring “the critical eye of an outsider” to the gig, since he’s never worked for the city. But in today’s shifting media environment, does the Post’s blessing…

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Pueblo officials peeved about over-budget projects? Hey, at least they’re not Denver

By Jared Jacang MaherApril 1, 2011

Pueblo’s elected leaders are peeved that the city is currently $1.4 million over budget in its ongoing effort to remodel Pueblo’s historic City Hall building. Councilmembers there are comparing the project to their experience with the construction of Pueblo’s Municipal Justice Center in 2008, when costs rose some $13 million…

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Beetle overkill: John Hickenlooper appoints Michael Scott to a state post?

By Patricia CalhounApril 1, 2011

Governor John Hickenlooper hit the ground running in January, quickly appointing a host of people to his cabinet and also coming up with some creative, cost-saving job combinations. Which made today’s announcement of his new “Director of Paper Distribution in the Department of Natural Resources” seem a little suspect. That,…

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Cribs: Candidate Edition puts you in da house with Denver’s would-be mayors (VIDEO)

By Jonathan ShikesMarch 29, 2011

MTV Cribs is a guilty pleasure for a lot of people, but spoofs of the show — which typically features the rockin’ homes of mega-pimpin’ athletes, movie stars and rappers — can be even funnier. A couple of weeks, ago, The Daily Show did its Cribs: Teachers Edition, an offshoot…

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James Mejia coached by Adam Cayton-Holland: Hot Pockets of Money for Everybody! (VIDEO)

By Joel WarnerMarch 28, 2011

While James Mejia may not be considered the front-runner in the Denver mayoral race, he’s willing to push the publicity envelope to earn some attention — and possibly a few more votes. Take his decision to sit down for a video interview with stand-up comic and former Westword writer Adam…

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Labor murals in Maine removed — but there’s no getting rid of Ludlow Massacre monument

By Jared Jacang MaherMarch 28, 2011

Maine Governor Paul LePage is sticking with his decision to remove a labor-history mural from its current home inside a Department of Labor building. In Colorado, there are no similar union-lovin’ murals in government facilities for conservatives to take aim at. But we do have public artwork commemorating one of…

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Michael Hancock’s new commercial the ad to beat in Denver mayor’s race (VIDEOS)

By Michael RobertsMarch 28, 2011

To date, Denver mayor’s race commercials have ranged from the slick predictability of spots for Chris Romer and James Mejia to the unintentional humor of Carol Boigon’s clip, in which she spends as much time talking about John Hickenlooper as herself and ends with the line, “I’ll do what it…

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Anarchist protesters could strike 2012 Dem convention, Denver officials warn (VIDEO)

By Jared Jacang MaherMarch 25, 2011

Officials from Charlotte, North Carolina — the host of the 2012 Democratic National Convention — recently came to Denver to learn from our city’s experience hosting the 2008 DNC. What was Charlotte Chamber of Commerce President Bob Morgan’s take-away after meeting with Denver’s civic leaders? The DNC will bring economic…

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Sex Workers Outreach Project co-founders on objections to bill targeting prostitutes’ johns

By Michael RobertsMarch 25, 2011

Update below: Earlier this week, SB 85, a bill that would establish a so-called “johns school” for people who solicit prostitutes, sailed through the Senate judiciary committee. Read it below. But the overseers of Colorado’s Sex Workers Outreach Project branch see the measure as ineffective and contradictory of current laws…

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Civil Union Act should pass in CO House if not blocked by extremists, says Sen. Pat Steadman

By Michael RobertsMarch 24, 2011

Update below: Today, in all likelihood, SB 172, intended to legalize civil unions in Colorado, will be okayed by the state senate, following debate yesterday that warmed the heart of its sponsor, Senator Pat Steadman. Next, however, the bill must be approved by the Republican-controlled House, where he thinks it…

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Carol Chambers: Is bonus pay for felony convictions about justice, or just us?

By Alan PrendergastMarch 24, 2011

News that Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney Carol Chambers is paying bonuses to prosecutors who achieve a certain percentage of felony convictions at trial may be raising eyebrows among other DAs, but it’s hardly a shocker to anyone who’s followed Chambers’ other efforts to turn her office into a conviction machine…

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Child/family investigator measure moves ahead amid tales of greed trumping kids’ best interest

By Alan PrendergastMarch 23, 2011

The e-mails contained an ugly ultimatum: Annette Story had to fork over $1,500 or lose contact with her son. Kidnapping? Extortion? No, just another child/family investigator (CFI) demanding an increase in his retainer. Under current Colorado law, Story had no recourse against such an outrageous threat, but a new bill…

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James Mejia: Ex-safety manager Fidel “Butch” Montoya endorses him, dumps on Chris Romer

By Jared Jacang MaherMarch 22, 2011

Former Denver Manager of Safety Fidel “Butch” Montoya is switching his endorsement in the upcoming mayoral election to James Mejia. In a strongly-worded letter e-mailed to friends Monday evening, Montoya writes that he originally intended to endorse former state senator Chris Romer, but has become “very disenchanted” with his “lack…

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Marcus Giavanni files complaint over exclusion from Denver mayoral ballot: Read it here

By Michael RobertsMarch 22, 2011

The morning after ten Denver mayoral candidates qualified for the ballot, Marcus Giavanni, whose petition was deemed “insufficient,” said he would file a complaint about his exclusion — and he’s done just that. The document, on view below, targets Denver clerk and recorder Stephanie O’Malley and argues that the rejection…

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