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People should not disparage the dead.
But what do lawmakers do when faced with the sticky predicament of honoring a politician with a history many want to...
There will likely never be another conservative firebrand like Charlie Duke at Colorado's Capitol.
Duke, 73, died sometime last week in Shawnee, Oklahoma, according to his...
Let's review. What happened besides Rep. Douglas Bruce leveling his latest effrontery at Mexican migrant workers as "illiterate peasants?" Well, there was that mob...
Note: Colorado's State Senate District 9 has a rich legacy of conservative representation - starting with one of the most colorful characters in recent...
Note: Colorado's state senate District 9 has a rich legacy of conservative representation - starting with one of the most colorful characters in recent...
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Note: Colorado's Senate District 9 in northern El Paso County has a rich legacy of conservative representation - starting with...