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International Relations

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Communikey 2012 travelogue

    COMMUNIKEY FESTIVAL @ BOULDER, CO | 4/26/12 -4/29/12 See Also: • Laurie Anderson at Boulder Theater, 4/25/12 • Q&A Cameron Stallones of Sun Araw • Q&A with Brian Williams of Lustmord • Q&A with Nick Zammuto • Q&A with Morton Subtonick For the lucky few who got to Communikey HQ in time to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Scott Gessler's suit against Denver County for inactive-voter mailings shameful, says ACLU

    C. Ray Drew.​Last week, Secretary of State Scott Gessler filed a lawsuit against Denver County in an effort to prevent officials there from sending ballots to voters listed as inactive. He claims he's merely following state law, which calls for county clerks to contact only active voters, whil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    More Colorado potatoes headed to Mexico?

    Heading south?​Approximately 2,200 semi-trucks full of Colorado potatoes head to Mexico each year. But an effort to open Mexico's markets could mean a tenfold increase in potato exports from this state, according to John Salazar, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture. Mexico is Colorado's sec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Reader: Scott Gessler's Secretary of State moonlighting mea culpa -- the edited version

    Scott Gessler.​Our post about Secretary of State Scott Gessler's capitulation to critics, who felt that his decision to moonlight for his old law firm (which often works with clients who do business with his current office) represented a conflict of interest, included his public statement abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Scott Gessler: Sec. of State dumps moonlighting scheme, will try to get by on $68,000 per year

    Scott Gessler.​Secretary of State Scott Gessler's plan to moonlight for his old law firm because he couldn't get by on just $68,000 per year created an apparent conflict of interest of off-the-charts proportions and a golden opportunity for satire: See Kenny Be's hilarious Gessler cartoon and ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    Ask Tom Tancredo: Why does the Mexican government encourage a mass exodus to the U.S.?

    Scott Gessler.​Secretary of State Scott Gessler's plan to moonlight for his old law firm because he couldn't get by on just $68,000 per year created an apparent conflict of interest of off-the-charts proportions and a golden opportunity for satire: See Kenny Be's hilarious Gessler cartoon and ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    Return to Sender

    What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    The clock has almost struck midnight on voter registration; don't turn into a pumpkin!

    ​Attention, Colorado residents! You until until the end of Monday, October 4, to register to vote. But if doing it in person just isn't your style, you have an additional resource at your disposal this year. For the first time, citizens with a Colorado driver's license can register online.

  • News

    September 2, 2010

    I'm a Mexican working for the Border Patrol. Am I a hypocrite?

    ​Attention, Colorado residents! You until until the end of Monday, October 4, to register to vote. But if doing it in person just isn't your style, you have an additional resource at your disposal this year. For the first time, citizens with a Colorado driver's license can register online.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold calls Colorado Ethics Watch complaint a "pathetic political ploy"

    That gavel's seen better days...​Colorado Ethics Watch has filed a campaign-finance complaint against ClearTheBenchColorado.org, whose founder, Matt Arnold, wants to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court. The gripe? Clear the Bench is registered with the Secretary of State's office as ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2010

    He Loves Rock and Roll

    That gavel's seen better days...​Colorado Ethics Watch has filed a campaign-finance complaint against ClearTheBenchColorado.org, whose founder, Matt Arnold, wants to throw the bums off the Colorado Supreme Court. The gripe? Clear the Bench is registered with the Secretary of State's office as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Exxon-Mobil: admitted bird killers

    Talk about paying at the pump.​Exxon-Mobil had a bad day in court in Denver yesterday. The firm pleaded guilty to killing migratory birds in five states, including Colorado. The size of the fine and community-service payments Exxon-Mobil has agreed to pony up -- $600,000 -- is, to use an avian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    New Beastie Boys release date, track listing and artwork announced

    Yes, it's been more than 20 years since the Beastie Boys were licensed to ill, and in those intervening years, the trio's output has been, on balance, fantastic. Sure, there have been a few duds along the way, but every album has been worth hearing. That's why I still get excited when I hear Be ... More >>

  • News

    April 2, 2009

    How to navigate those pesky mariachis

    Yes, it's been more than 20 years since the Beastie Boys were licensed to ill, and in those intervening years, the trio's output has been, on balance, fantastic. Sure, there have been a few duds along the way, but every album has been worth hearing. That's why I still get excited when I hear Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: Ritter's vote is in for Colorado Secretary of State

    At 9:30 a.m. this morning, Governor Bill Ritter will announce Colorado's next secretary of state, the culmination of a six-week process that officially started on the night of November 4, when Mike Coffman was elected to replace Tom Tancredo in the sixth congressional district. Although Ritter had ... More >>

  • News

    December 11, 2008

    When Catholics got a pass across the border

    At 9:30 a.m. this morning, Governor Bill Ritter will announce Colorado's next secretary of state, the culmination of a six-week process that officially started on the night of November 4, when Mike Coffman was elected to replace Tom Tancredo in the sixth congressional district. Although Ritter had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    TV host Aaron Harber's application to become Colorado's Secretary of State

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Gag me with a ballot

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Focus on the Family's nightmare scenario about an Obama victory

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 2, 2008

    Braided Sorrow weaves fantasy with grim reality at El Centro Su Teatro

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • News

    August 21, 2008

    Police and protesters look to the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle for guidance

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Shiloh Benson Tillemann-Dick’s Veep Sheet

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2008

    Conspiracy to Have Fun

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 12, 2008

    Conspiracy to Have Fun

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    Passport Privy: Wherein I Try to Hack My Own State Department File

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Q&A With Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Burn, Baby, Burn

    In last week's blog "TV host Aaron Harber on Why He Should Be Colorado's Next Secretary of State," Aaron Harber, host of Channel 12's Aaron Harber Show, offered his rationale for why he should succeed Mike Coffman in the aforementioned office. Now, to underline his dedication to transparency and fu ... More >>

  • News

    December 14, 2006

    To Your Health

    Jay Reinan and John Gordy win big against Mariner Health Care.

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    True Lies

    The FBI agent who raided Rocky Flats finally sounds off.

  • Film

    November 13, 2003

    Flick Pick

    Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    A Matter of Trust

    Who paid what to clean up Lowry Landfill? That's confidential.

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    The Lowdown on Lowry

    The city thought it had settled any questions about the Lowry Landfill. The truth is a toxic shocker.

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best News About the 2001 Colorado Legislature

    The freshman class

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    A Cure for the Common Cold Warrior

    Past and present Rocky Flats workers say their jobs made them sick -- and it's the government's job to make them better.

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Chain Reaction

    The Cold War has ended, but the fight over where to put a Rocky Flats museum has just begun.

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    The Hot Zone

    Kaiser-Hill says it can do the job by 2006. But will Rocky Flats ever come clean?

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    This Place Is a Dump!

    Rocky Flats was designed to produce plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs. But what it really produced was waste -- lots of hazardous waste.

  • News

    July 20, 2000

    Bombs Away!

    The government built a nuclear-weapons plant sixteen miles upwind of Denver. But decades passed before the public got wind of what was happening there.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best radio personality vs. private mouthpiece feud

    Peter Boyles vs. Sam Riddle

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Spies, Lies & Portable Tapes

    The feds were already suspicious of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Then they discovered he’d downloaded every secret in the nuclear arsenal.

  • News

    July 22, 1999

    The Answer to a Riddle

    The feds were already suspicious of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Then they discovered he’d downloaded every secret in the nuclear arsenal.

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Riddle Me This

    The feds were already suspicious of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Then they discovered he’d downloaded every secret in the nuclear arsenal.

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Broken Records

    More bad news from Secretary of State Vikki Buckley's office.

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    The Boom Years

    Twenty-eight years after a nuclear bomb rocked Colorado, its shock waves still reverberate on the Western Slope.

  • News

    August 21, 1997

    Filling the Void

    It had to happen: outer-space law and outer-space lawyers.

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    In a Pickle

    A bingo investigation could turn sour for Colorado's secretary of state.

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    A Loan and Friendless

    An ex-employee of Secretary of State Vikki Buckley tells about the fallout after a personal loan to his boss.

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    JOUST FRIENDS

    An ex-employee of Secretary of State Vikki Buckley tells about the fallout after a personal loan to his boss.

  • News

    September 6, 1995

    SEOUL BROTHER

    THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION GIVES CONGRESSMAN SCOTT MCINNIS A CRASH COURSE IN KOREAN.

  • News

    March 29, 1995

    FUNNY BIDNESS

    HOW NOT TO HIRE A CONSULTANT FOR A BIG TRADE CONFERENCE.

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