‘Si se puede’: Demócratas tell kids ‘it can be done’ By Leigh E. Rich “Turn it around,” New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid told ninth-graders at Escuela Tlatelolco, Denver’s all-Hispanic private school that welcomed Madrid and other Democratic leaders Monday. Noting that children who grow up to become voters are often those whose parents discussed […]
09.24.2004
09.24.2004
Families First deems Musgrave’s record last; Tancredo running in circles, ads claim By Leigh E. Rich A local entity that qualifies as a type of political organization under section 527 of the IRS tax code launched a TV ad against Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave Wednesday, criticizing the Republican representative in the 4th CD for her “vocal […]
09.17.2004
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The president stumps with Elway, Coors By Leigh E. Rich With the ball in the hands of both Number 7 and Number 43 on Tuesday, the George W. Bush campaign whistle-stop and rally was a strange sort of one-sided spectator sport. Fans filling the 16,000-capacity Coors Amphitheatre on a cloudless and crisp Colorado morning were […]
09.17.2004
Categories: Elections, Health, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on That’s not how the cookie crumbles, Dems say
Bush’s idea of health care is half-baked, they add By Leigh E. Rich Short of calling the Bush administration’s response to America’s growing health care crisis half-baked, Colorado Democrats held a mock bake sale Monday in front of Villa Manor Care Center, a Lakewood-based nursing home. But what looked like a small sidewalk effort amounted […]
09.10.2004
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Kerry’s Colorado campaign accuses Secretary of State of disenfranchising Spanish-speaking voters By Leigh E. Rich A problem with a link on the Secretary of State’s Web site elicited a seemingly accusatory response from the Colorado arm of the John Kerry for President campaign this week. On Wednesday afternoon, Steve Haro, the Colorado communications director for […]
09.10.2004
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2004 RNC portrays Bush, Cheney as pillars of the nation By Leigh E. Rich Two weeks ago, two pillars stood tall in New York City. Though they did not dwarf the venerated memory of the Twin Towers, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney paid homage to the heroes and the victims of […]
09.04.2004
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Political forecasters seek a break in the clouds By Leigh E. Rich The bitter wind blowing through the nation these days isn’t a sign of an early fall. And the frost covering Colorado can’t be blamed on our state’s fickle weather. It’s not global warming. It ain’t the hole in the ozone. And it has […]
09.03.2004
The Republican National Convention from Colorado By Leigh E. Rich “We are the home of entrepreneurs,” presidential nephew George P. Bush told his political party’s delegation at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York two weeks ago. College students, best friends and business partners Nick De Corte and Chris Zagone couldn’t agree more. De […]
09.03.2004
Dems court Colorado on heels of GOP pursuit By Leigh E. Rich Stumping from the very spot as Dick Cheney three weeks earlier, America’s other vice presidential candidate wooed Colorado voters in a town hall-style gathering last Thursday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Last week’s stopover was John Edwards’ third visit to Colorado in the […]
08.27.2004
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Colorado’s GOP weighs in before Garden event By Leigh E. Rich Intra-party squabbling continues to dog Colorado Republicans, even as Gov. Bill Owens serves as a co-chair of the national party’s platform committee the week before the Republican National Convention in New York. Owens left for the Big Apple early this week to head the […]
08.27.2004
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Nephew George P. Bush talks up his uncle By Leigh E. Rich George Bush isn’t new to politics. George P. Bush, that is. The nephew of President George W. Bush, grandson of former President George H.W. Bush and son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has proudly pinned the family appellation to his political lapel during […]
08.20.2004
Categories: Editorials, Elections, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on ‘Safe’ isn’t always successful
‘Eeking’ out a new political party By Leigh E. Rich Can a revolution occur gradually? Or must it actually involve a … revolt? It’s difficult to say when it comes to social clines. Social mores can erode or assemble with the slow, subtle means that mark the movements of mountains or the construction of a […]
