Posts Tagged ‘Eva Henry’

Taxes in any form are unpopular but when coupled with a new bureaucracy ushered in by disgraced county officials under the auspices of a ‘fee’ they are sure to raise residents’ hackles.  Such is the case with the new Adams County “Stormwater Utility” that is raising taxes on county residents and, adding insult to injury, [...]

Removed from last week’s election by more than a week we can sit with calmer heads and evaluate what went wrong with local elections and rededicate ourselves to restoring good governance to Adams County.  While the election results were far less than ideal, there is a glimmer of hope. The two races for Adams County [...]

No county in the state has seen as much turmoil as Adams County has in recent years thanks to scandals suffered at the hands of elected officials and county employees.  The 2012 election offers a real opportunity to change direction and restore good governance.  

Adams County Commissioner candidate Chaz Tedesco is trying (and failing) to right his campaign’s ship and offered a laughable defense of his being caught lying during a television interview.  His counterpart in District 1, Eva Henry, made the mistake of failing to distance herself from her fellow Democrat. Tedesco was caught lying about past DUI [...]

Running for political office is an expensive endeavor, even at the local level.  Delving into current Adams County Commissioner candidates’ donor records reveals big contributions from special interest groups and even from the same disgraced politicians we are trying to rid ourselves of. Every election year I write a story about campaign contributions to the [...]

November 2012 gives Adams County voters the unprecedented opportunity to take back their county government from decades of failed leadership.  Voters are finally going to have some real choices to help restore the county’s reputation after being rocked by scandals. There is little point in rehashing the absolute disaster that Adams County elected officials and [...]

Ballots are due today in Colorado’s early primary election in history.  While much of today will be uneventful, the local elections will prove to be interesting and set the stage for the main event in November. On Republicans’ ballots in Adams County there are really only two races that offer choices. For Regent of the [...]

With Election Day over and a new mayor and members of council seated on the Thornton City Council dais, it is time to get down to business – literally and figuratively.  The economy continues to cast a pall on everything but there are other issues we would like to see council tackle. In no particular [...]

The City of Thornton has a new Mayor-elect in Heidi Williams, a city politics outsider who appealed to residents looking for a change from the good ol’ boys.  In fact, Williams did not only defeat Councilmembers Goodman and Vigil, she absolutely trounced them. Goodman and Vigil, both political retreads with decades long history in the [...]

As misguided and oftentimes ridiculous as the various ‘occupy’ protests are, their desire to stop the influence of money on public policy is not entirely off the mark.  Looking down at a city level, Thornton residents need to be aware of the efforts of outside special interests to influence our local politicians. Those down at [...]