Posts Tagged ‘Doug Darr’

Twenty five days.  That is how long the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is accused of jailing a deaf man without providing any means to communicate with him.  Continuing a troubling trend of problems with county government, the story has now gone national with Drudge Report and the Associated Press highlighting the story. The sheriff is [...]

In a letter to the editor of the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel a resident took to lamenting partisan politics at Thornton City Hall.  Considering the source is as partisan as they come, the dispatch is almost comical. Linda Wisniewski rips into freshly seated Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams, apparently concerned about Williams’ party affiliation, campaign contributors and associations.  [...]

In one fell swoop Adams County has set back relations with the cities within its borders 20 years in a move that threatens to return more criminals to the streets instead of remanding them to jail.  The inability of the county government to properly control its finances now is set to harm the very citizens [...]

To say Adams County “leans  left” would be a very accurate statement.  Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 11% of the electorate in the county – an advantage of nearly 25,000 people.  Despite this, the Adams County Democrats took a pretty big beating in Tuesday’s election. Before I discuss the various county races it should be [...]

In Adams County Democrats have had a virtual stranglehold on elected offices for a long time.  While the county has seen some successes, we are seeing underlying problems at each and every office from the commissioners on down that need to be addressed and warrant change.  Related: The troubles we have seen – Scandals and [...]

I have just sealed up my Republican primary ballot and it will be going in the mail today.  Most of the races we have only one choice but for some we have to make decisions and for me, it was not a matter of selecting a candidate but rather choosing to not select one. In [...]