Archive for the ‘Denver News & Politics’ Category

The numbers from the 2010 United States Census are in and they are notable for the growth that the north metro area has seen over the previous decade.  Whether this will translate into additional political clout is yet to be seen but we can hope it will. For Adams County, our population stands at 441,603 [...]

Once again the federal government has blood on its hands as its failure to control illegal immigration cost a man his life.  Four illegal immigrants are accused in the deadly hit and run last Saturday that killed Jose Medina. The utter disregard for life by these four was on display in security camera footage when [...]

It is a tough call the Regional Transportation District’s Board of Directors faces – they have to choose between one of three tax raising options to bailout the FasTracks boondoggle.  As a taxpayer who will foot the bill I am reminded of one of my favorite military acronyms – BOHICA.  No matter which option is [...]

I have been a Broncos fan my entire life.  My folks had season tickets and I spent many a Sunday in the real Mile High Stadium cheering on less than stellar teams.  The Broncos finally came of age in 1976 with the M & M connection and the Orange Crush and then in 1983 John [...]

Sometimes you just have to shake your head.  What is being billed as the “World’s Largest Cannabis Lifestyle Convention” is coming to Denver and the publicly funded Regional Transportation District is happy to accept ads coming from an illegal industry. Colorado has in theory legalized medical marijuana, however the drug is illegal under federal law [...]

Is using someone else’s Social Security Number to obtain a loan criminal impersonation?  The answer to 99% of those living in reality is yes.  However, the Colorado Supreme Court has decided that it is not and in rendering the decision they have made yet another compelling argument for their dismissal by voters next week.  Law [...]

Like the nation, the state of Colorado has taken a turn decidedly left in its representation over the past four years.  Also like the nation, it has been an abject failure.  Our state’s budget is a disaster, we have seen legislation passed that supports special interests and ignores the people, our taxes have increased and [...]

Ballots will be in the mail soon and early voting begins this week in what is arguably one of the most important elections we will ever see.  At risk is our county, state and nation and the direction we have been heading. It is time for us – the people- to take our government back [...]

Ah yes, the little people.  Those pesky, know-nothing folks that have voter registration cards are to blame for the Democrats inability to govern. Senator John Kerry told reporters on Friday, “We have an electorate that doesn’t always pay that much attention to what’s going on so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than [...]

Sometimes governments do some pretty dumb things and in the process waste taxpayer money.  The city of Northglenn historically has been a poster child for this type of activity and their recent decision to pay $515,000 toward a sign for the Northglenn Marketplace shopping center is right up there.  The owner of the mall went [...]