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Civil Rights

Arrest at Denver pot rally punctuates racial profiling complaints

DENVER-- Less than 30 minutes after Colorado Progressive Action co-executive director Carlos Valverde, Jr., spoke on the sad reality of racial profiling in drug-related...

Kobe DA Hurlbert seeks state Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Gibbs

The sexual assault case against NBA superstar Kobe Bryant put a white-hot spotlight on Eagle County back in 2003, exposing issues of racism and...

Denver council attempts to rein in proliferating pot clinics

What seemed an interminable Denver City Council meeting last night ended as expected: the council established new rules regulating marijuana clinics. Since the fall,...

Curry, Roberts plan to delay mandate moratorium

One hurdle has been lowered for this session's proposed state legislation that would seek to force health insurance companies to cover more people and more conditions in Colorado. State Reps Kathleen Curry and Ellen Roberts have decided to postpone a controversial moratorium on health insurance mandates in a bill they argue will improve the mandate process .

Conservative counselor Olson opens argument for gay marriage

High-powered conservative lawyer Ted Olson, the man who argued the case for the George W. Bush campaign in Bush v. Gore, today pleaded a...

Polis CNN foil Chaffetz looks to kick college football into national playoffs

When it comes to college football and politics, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz knows better than most that revenge is indeed a dish best served cold; he just wishes his consumption of those dishes ate up a little less airtime on CNN’s “Freshman Year.”

Sisters of Charity-Exempla hospital shakeup to alter Denver-area health care

On the ground in the Denver metro area, health care is being reformed for thousands of residents but the changes have nothing to do...

Operation Rescue seeking abortion ‘Truth Truck’ drivers

How much are you suffering from recession blues? Enough to take a job driving the Operation Rescue "Truth Truck," a paneled vehicle covered with...

White snuffs bill aimed at granting state control over marijuana growth and distribution

State Sen. Al White (R-Hayden) has scrapped plans for a bill this session that would have set up a state medical marijuana growing and...

From the liberty file: Hot tea and warm guns

Who brings a gun to a tea party? Lots of attendees at a Tea Party on Saturday in Alamagordo, N.M., for example. Notes on the...
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