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"Muhammad Ali Hasan, the energetic and unusual candidate for state legislature, will not become the next state representative for Eagle and Summit counties.
"Father Robert Whipkey, the priest caught jogging in the nude in the town of Frederick last year, was sentenced today to five years' probation.
Whipkey also was sentenced to 100 hours to community service and told he must register as a sex offender.
I really feel sorry for this guy. He really has not committed any crime, and he has already been punished by ostracism. To add insult to injury, he is now a “sex offender”, and that means he has received a life sentence for his supposed “crime”."
"Tonight the Jeffco school board unanimously denied both charter applications submitted this fall. Global Outreach Charter School planned to serve primarily Slavic children in north Jeffco. The Lotus School for Excellence proposed replicating a school similar to the one operating in Aurora. All board members stated they had hoped the Lotus application would have been stronger since the district needs a math/science focus school, but they cited the underperformance of the already operating school in Aurora. Lotus applicants were invited to return if academic achievement approves in Aurora."
"Naturally, the billboards' comparatively bland statements have caused a furor, augmented by the proximity to many religious holidays that surround the four weeks that the billboards will be displayed.
Religious observers should be secure enough in their beliefs so that another's statement of non-belief presents no existential threat. The statement itself is rather benign--a shout out to fellow atheists, more or less. We'll take his word and be thankful that this country was founded on bedrock principles that include freedom of speech and expression.
"The final vote tallies are in. The Mesa County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has completed its official tally of every ballot cast in the 2008 general election.
In the race between outgoing state Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, and Rep.-elect Laura Bradford, R-Collbran, it appears that Buescher only won the mail-in voting category. In early voting and Election Day voting, Bradford edged him out.
Here are the complete results. Enjoy."
"Incoming Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, said he opted to hold onto his seat on the Capitol Development Committee in an effort to advocate for several projects in rural Colorado.
“There are a couple rural projects that are a priority for me. … I just want to make sure we continue to push for those,” Penry said.
None of the projects, he said, are at Mesa State College.
"Were Kenneth Blackwell and Katherine Harris worse than Jennifer Brunner and Mark Ritchie?
It depends whether you are Republican or Democrat. Jennifer Brunner and Mark Ritchie were elected by the Secretary of State Project, one of numerous Soros-funded web based political activists groups taking over local, state and federal elections.
CAP, which has 180 staffers and a $27 million budget, devotes as much as half of its resources to promoting its ideas through blogs, events, publications and media outreach."
"There will be two big elections in Colorado in 2010, the Governor's Race and the battle for Senator Ken Salazar's Senate Seat.
Governor Bill Ritter was elected in 2006 with a decisive margin over Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez. 2006 was a Democratic year and we certainly don't feel that Ritter is a shoe-in but a heavy favorite. We are placing the early odds of Ritter winning reelection at 3-1."
"After being routed at the polls for two consecutive election cycles, Republicans are turning introspective, asking how the party fell out of favor so suddenly and how to correct course.
That introspection includes the inevitable catharsis that exacerbates tensions within the existing right-center political coalition.
Conservatives say moderates were too squishy, especially on spending matters.
Moderates say conservatives were too rigid, particularly on social issues.
Libertarians say both conservatives and moderates are correct in their diagnoses but wrong in their prescriptions."
"Simply put, the GOP coalition ought to be broad enough to include the Kathleen Parkers and Mike Huckabees who want to gripe, but it will consign itself to a generation in the political wilderness with either element in charge. As long as they continue along the lines witnessed above, I don’t want Parker or Huckabee to be influential voices or leaders in the Republican Party. Period.
In Colorado, we’ll be much better off heeding voices like Krista Kafer rather than Kathleen Parker, and elevating leaders like Mark Hillman rather than Mike Huckabee."
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