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Jane Norton

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Ken Salazar: Democrats holding Senate might've been easier if he hadn't taken Obama's job offer

    Ken Salazar.​Tired of the endless Ken Buck/Michael Bennet attack ads that have made it unsafe to turn on your television for the past month? Blame Barack Obama, who pulled Ken Salazar from his spot in the U.S. Senate and put him in the cabinet as the Secretary of the Interior. How's that worki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Dan Maes can't win if Tom Tancredo stays in the race, says CO Republican boss Dick Wadhams

    Dan Maes.​On Monday, Scott McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy insisted his guy wasn't a dead fish. But at this writing, he's flopping on the dock, refusing to admit that he doesn't have lungs -- or that he lost last night's primary to Dan Maes. But while Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Grassroots leader wants Tom Tancredo, Dan Maes to strategize about beating Hickenlooper

    ​No doubt about it: Tea Party and 9.12 Project groups played a huge part in last night's primary wins by Ken Buck and Dan Maes. But as 9.12 Project Colorado Coalition chair Lu Busse basks in victory, she envisions a scenario in which Maes and Tom Tancredo could work together to defeat John Hic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Unaffiliated voters can party today in Colorado

    ​Since January 1, 82,000 unaffiliated Colorado voters have switched their registration to an official party -- most allying with the Republicans. But that leaves over 750,000 unaffiliated voters who still have a chance to affiliate with a party today.

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Colorado primary: It's not too late to get in on the party

    ​A third of Denver's 423,622 registered voters didn't get mail-in ballots for tomorrow's primary -- not because of any postal snafu, but because these voters are officially registered as unaffiliated, and ballots only went to voters registered with parties that have contested races. Very conte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Ali Hasan: Opponents of Ground Zero mosque are bigots

    Muhammad Ali Hasan​Fresh from chastising leading Colorado Republicans over sins ranging from plagiarism (e.g., Scott McInnis) to knee-jerk reactionary pandering, GOP bad boy Muhammad Ali Hasan is now tweaking conservative noses on a national scale. A recent Huffington Post column by Hasan wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    August 10 primaries: Unaffiliated voters could change game for Andrew Romanoff, Ken Buck

    Ken Buck.​A third of Colorado's registered voters haven't gotten their ballots for the August 10 primary -- because they're officially registered as unaffiliated, and only voters affiliated with parties that have contested races get to vote in the primary. But that also means independent voter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Mark Udall called Armenian genocide defector by advocacy group in candidate report card

    Mark Udall.​In April, Senator Mark Udall marked the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide with a strongly worded statement. But these words didn't satisfy Rocky Mountain Hye Advocates, an organization trying to get all members of the Colorado congressional delegation to support a national ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    9.12 Project Colorado chair on Tom Tancredo's ultimatum, Ken Buck's "dumbasses" comment

    Ken Buck.​The major GOP races in Colorado don't want for drama this year -- or comedy, depending on your perspective. Tom Tancredo's high noon ultimatum to Scott McInnis and Dan Maes was followed by Ken Buck's "Weld County bullshit" statement and another comment in which he called Tea Party bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Ken Buck: If you've got to hate him, hate him for something besides him saying "bulls**t"

    ​Ken Buck has been receiving plenty of press beyond Colorado due simply to his rise from senatorial-candidate also-ran to presumptive frontrunner. But he really got the national media's attention when he joked about wearing cowboy boots "with Weld County bullshit, not D.C. bullshit." Suddenly, ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    Tom Tancredo always takes credit for what he says, even the outrageous

    ​Ken Buck has been receiving plenty of press beyond Colorado due simply to his rise from senatorial-candidate also-ran to presumptive frontrunner. But he really got the national media's attention when he joked about wearing cowboy boots "with Weld County bullshit, not D.C. bullshit." Suddenly, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Ken Buck steps in it at Independence Institute

    Ken Buck.​When I met Ken Buck at the Independence Institute's ATF event Saturday, I asked what he thought about Jane Norton injecting gender into the race with a new commercial asking whether he was "man enough" to be a senator. Buck responded by telling me that Norton had recently said the di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Scott McInnis vs. Dan Maes and more: Mail-in ballots are your ticket to fight night

    ​Ballots should start hitting mailboxes today in the 46 (out of 64) counties that are conducting the August 10 primary solely by mail-in ballot. The only mailboxes that will get ballots belong to voters who are already registered to one of the major political parties that have contested races ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Kyle Orton, not Tim Tebow, is the number one Bronco who must step up

    Kyle Orton's just glad someone noticed him.​One-two-three samples from Denver blogs. Bronco Talk's Mr. East writes that Kyle Orton tops the list of ten Broncos who must step up this season -- and Tim Tebow doesn't even make the cut. Wha? The Colorado Independent's Luke Johnson cites a poll i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Erik Osborn's empire has crumbled -- but will he take down Denver officials, too?

    Erik Osborn.​While one editor gets her voice back, Colorado Pols is speechless: Jared Jacang Maher continues to dismantle the reputation of disgraced developer Erik Osborn -- as well as that of a few city agencies -- with his latest for Face the State. I ink, therefore I am: Kathryn Eastbur ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Signed, sealed and rejected: These political activists are rabble with a cause

    Erik Osborn.​While one editor gets her voice back, Colorado Pols is speechless: Jared Jacang Maher continues to dismantle the reputation of disgraced developer Erik Osborn -- as well as that of a few city agencies -- with his latest for Face the State. I ink, therefore I am: Kathryn Eastbur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Ken Buck gets the Politico treatment

    ​Jane Norton isn't the only one gunning for Ken Buck. Colorado's rogue Republican candidate for Michael Bennet's U.S. Senate seat became the subject of some national target practice yesterday, in a Politico piece headlined "Primary Words Haunt Ken Buck." Words like "Social Security," which Buc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Jane Norton's new ad gunning for Ken Buck

    ​Jane Norton has taken the kid gloves off, and delivers a major smack to Ken Buck, the Weld County District Attorney who's challenging her for the Republican Senate nomination, in a new radio commercial that's airing on KHOW this morning. There's even an ominous link to the Clinton administra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Andrew Romanoff can't win primary, says Dick Wadhams, and Michael Bennet needs to fess up

    Dick Wadhams, scorching Dem earth.​According to Colorado GOP boss Dick Wadhams, there's a very simple reason why Republicans like Jane Norton have concentrated more on Michael Bennet and less on Andrew Romanoff in relation to the White House job offer scandal. Wadhams sees no scenario in whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Andrew Romanoff: "A great deal of misinformation was filling the void"

    Andrew Romanoff feels he's getting attention for the wrong things.​Andrew Romanoff's confirmation that the White House floated three jobs past him after he announced his intention to challenge Senator Michael Bennet in the 2010 Democratic primary isn't his favorite subject, and he admits that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    John Hickenlooper, Scott McInnis trigger political elk apocalypse?

    A Flickr photo"Oh, shit. Is that Jane Norton with a shotgun?"​There's a reason political campaigns are known as the silly season... Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis has been bedeviled by implications that he's not very charitable since at least last August, when he came unglue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Michael Bennet: Can he stop Andrew Romanoff's momentum at tomorrow's county assemblies?

    How big is Saturday for Michael Bennet?​Tomorrow, Democratic assemblies will be held in 21 counties, including many of the state's largest -- Denver, Jefferson, Boulder, Arapahoe, Douglas -- to choose delegates in advance of primaries this August. These gatherings will be a big test for Senat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Michael Bennet and health care: Live by the public option, or die by it

    "Hey, Barack. Remember that public-option thing you used to be so hot on?"​Colorado's Michael Bennet is widely seen as being among the most vulnerable Democratic senators in advance of the November 2010 election -- hence President Barack Obama's fundraising visit to Denver last week before a p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    John Hickenlooper could be very late to dinner

    Mayor John Hickenlooper is stranded in Washington, D.C., where he went to make a fast speech -- and now is stuck in that snowbound city. Which means he probably won't make the Colorado Restaurant Association "Candidates & Cocktails" event that starts at 5 p.m. today at Elway's in Cherry Creek, wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Brandon Marshall on Denver Blogs: If it's a choice between him and Elvis Dumervil, don't let Elvis leave the building

    Frankly, we'd rather he not walk away, either.​Behold: three blogs written about Denver stuff today. T.J. Johnson at Mile High Report crunches the numbers pertaining to Tony Scheffler, Brandon Marshall and Elvis Dumervil -- all players the Broncos might lose this off-season. His conclusion? " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Jared Polis, health-care hero? Democracy For America thinks so

    "Me a hero? Ah, shucks."​As President Barack Obama prepares to make his first State of the Union address tonight, the promise of a health-care bill actually earning passage looks pretty sick thanks to the election of Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown -- a man who Colorado candidates Scott McIn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Don't let today's Colorado caucus deadline pass you by, says advocate John Wren

    John Wren encourages you to raise your voice -- figuratively, anyway.​Who cares if today's the deadline to pick a political party in advance of caucuses in March? After all, the fix is already in when it comes to the big races: The Republicans will put forward Jane Norton for the U.S. Senate a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Denver Blogs: At least Eddie Royal's not a freakin' diva

    Eddie Royal's so fast that cameras can't even focus on him.​Welcome to Denver Blogs. Take a load off and read a while. Mile High Report's Emmet Smith sees Eddie Royal's sunny side, despite his sophomore slump. For one thing, he'll probably be around next year, unlike a guy who spells his name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Bill Ritter, Scott McInnis and Ken Salazar's statements: Spin-a-go-go!

    "I'm gonna talk -- but I'm not really gonna say anything."​Update, 2:26 p.m.: Republican Senate candidate Jane Norton has jumped into the commenting-on-Bill Ritter fun. Look below for her take. Update, 2:13 p.m.: New statements just in about Ritter's withdrawal from Senator Mark Udall and Rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Scott McInnis was late to the tea party, says group spokeswoman

    From the Tea Party of Northern Colorado's Facebook page: Long may it wave.​In a blog yesterday, Scott McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy shrugged off suggestions that his candidate was masquerading as having won support from tea party groups -- but he added that McInnis was actively courting members ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Michael Bennet's old boss, Phil Anschutz, donates to his senate opponent

    "Not that you weren't a good employee, Mike..."​Ryan Frazier did the smart thing when he dumped his campaign for the U.S. Senate to challenge Rep. Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. The Republican hierarchy has clearly lined up in support of former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Ryan Frazier dumps a clunker for a new race

    ​Ryan Frazier is trading in a clunker in favor of a much sleeker vehicle. Six months after the two-term Aurora City Councilman announced that he was running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, he's pulling out of that race and making a fast course correction for the 7th Congress ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Jane Norton's introduction not too mavericky

    Earlier this week, ex-Congressman Tom Tancredo said former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton, then on the cusp of formally announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, wasn't "ready for prime time" and was only running because she'd been urged to do so by Arizona Senator John McCain. Since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Andrew Romanoff in the starting blocks

    Andrew Romanoff hopes to be house hunting in the near future.​As we pointed out in a blog last Thursday, former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff is on the cusp of announcing a challenge to Senate appointee Michael Bennet. To that end, he's made one minor alteration at AndrewRomano ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    The debut of Huffington Post Denver

    Ethan Axelrod.​Back in June, we told you that the Huffington Post would be opening a branch in Denver, to follow offices in New York City and Chicago. Then, in July, we confirmed that Ethan Axelrod, a former Colorado College student who just happens to be the son of big shot Obama advisor Davi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 15 edition

    Photo by Nancy LevineHolly Hartnett.​It's about that time. Today in Cafe Society: • Behind the Bar with Holly Hartnett of Venue. • Under Fire: Caramel Groundhog Day. • Guess where I'm eating? • Denver's newest road trip: Interstate Kitchen & Bar. • Oktoberfest is for sale. Will some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: And they're off!

    ​The 2010 election is still more than thirteen months away, but the race for the U.S. Senate season occupied (for the past eight months) by Michael Bennet really starts this week. On Tuesday, former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton will formally announce her bid for the Republican nomination ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Andrew Romanoff ready to pull the trigger -- candidacy-wise, that is

    Andrew Romanoff in an image from his out-of-date website.​Over the weekend, Andrew Romanoff turned up at a union-sponsored Labor Day picnic where current U.S. Senator Michael Bennet was also glad-handing -- one reason why a Tuesday blog about his appearance was headlined "Andrew Romanoff Sure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Time for Josh Penry to make his move in Republican guv-nomination race

    Josh Penry and familiy look all-American in a photo from his website.​Jane Norton's forthcoming entry into the U.S. Senate campaign is meant to energize Republicans who know appointee Michael Bennet is vulnerable but can't figure out which of their foot soldiers is capable of taking him down. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Could Republican disarray lure Bill Owens into Senate race?

    Bill Owens.​With Democrats worrying about a possible challenge to Senate appointee Michael Bennet by former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, Republicans ought to like their chances in the race for that seat, slated for 2010. Instead, they can't settle on a viable candidate. Annou ... More >>

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    Power Play

    Why is the city giving 9News more than $500,000?

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Peer Pressure

    CU students pitch in against alcohol abuse.

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Girl Trouble

    When CU students take the Delta Delta Delta pledge, they take it very seriously.

  • People & Places

    March 25, 2004

    Best Scandal -- Political

    Senatorial hot potato

  • News

    October 23, 2003

    At Close Range

    The Cherry Creek Shooting Center finds itself under the gun.

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Off Limits

    A tale of two Arnolds

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 5, 2002

  • News

    January 7, 1999

    Nursing a Grudge

    Jerry Ritchie doesn't like Meridian retirement homes or owner Trish Nagel. She'd like Jerry to keep quiet -- and she has the money to make him.

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