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Betsy Markey in Denver Blogs: From health-care “no” vote to threat-defying warrior

You don't have to be from Denver to read Denver blogs. They don't discriminate. The Colorado Independent's John Tomasic offers up a YouTube video in which Betsy Markey explains and celebrates her health-care vote, despite alleged threats made against her and the enmity of Tea Party groups. At this point,...
By Michael Roberts
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You don’t have to be from Denver to read Denver blogs. They don’t discriminate.

The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic offers up a YouTube video in which Betsy Markey explains and celebrates her health-care vote, despite alleged threats made against her and the enmity of Tea Party groups. At this point, she might as well go all in.

Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons looks to Ty Lawson to help the Nuggets get well against the Toronto Raptors. Looks like he’s been nominated.

Denver Egotist hypes this Sunday’s second-annual Snuggie Pub Crawl. They’re gonna blanket this town.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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