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Union Bashers Push Big Lie: Divided We Stand

By | 09.06.07 | 9:57 am

This column comes with an upfront disclaimer.

I recently lost my job because I had no union protection.

Had I been in the bargaining unit, the boss who “involuntarily separated” me from my post could not have laid…

Gov. Ritter Asked to Form Severance Tax Committee

By | 02.28.07 | 12:43 pm

There has been a myriad of proposals to change the process to disbursement of state severance taxes and federal mineral lease funds in the legislature this year. In response, Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass Village proposed convening a special legislative committee…

Ritter Appeases Western Slope Concerns

By | 01.14.07 | 10:41 pm

There may be no one from the Western Slope sitting on Gov. Ritter’s new cabinet right now, but that doesn’t mean the Western Slope will be slighted in Ritter’s administration.

Last week, director Reeves Brown of Club 20, a…

Sherman’s March Back to DNR

By | 01.05.07 | 6:00 am

Will any Western Slope resident find themselves serving on Governor Ritter’s cabinet? So far it’s been a shutout. Rifle native Russell George will not retain his position of director of Department of Natural Resources as Ritter’s transition team announced that…

Ritter on Law and Order

By | 10.15.06 | 11:30 pm

Colorado Confidential caught up with Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Bill Ritter, when he visited the Rifle/Glenwood Springs area recently. Our subject was immigration and Ritter’s legal background.

A Running Diary of the Gubernatorial Debate

By | 10.04.06 | 4:28 pm

I’m going to steal a page from ESPN sports columnist Bill Simmons and offer up my live blog of last night’s gubernatorial debate on Channel 7 (ABC).

6:00 p.m.

Intro begins with snazzy Vote America…

Ritter Picks Up Rocky Mountain News Endorsement

By | 09.29.06 | 11:13 am

Democrat Bill Ritter picked up a key endorsement today when the Rocky Mountain News joined The Grand Junction Sentinel and Montrose Daily Press in backing him for governor over Republican Bob Beauprez…even though the News endorsed Beauprez both times…

Ritter to Quarterback the Denver Broncos

By | 09.26.06 | 6:13 pm

This headline has nothing to do with the content of this post, or with reality. But then again, neither does this one…

Check out the headline on this AP story about the Colorado governor’s race – a…

4th, 5th and 7th CDs in Colorado In Play

By | 09.26.06 | 10:02 am

The National Journal, which regularly rates which Congressional races are most likely to change party, has declared that the 4th, 5th and 7th Congressional Districts in Colorado are all in the list of 50 most likely to change hands…

Rocky Poll Affirmed, New Poll Puts Ritter +16

By | 09.25.06 | 6:38 pm

A new Rasmussen Reports poll puts Democrat Bill Ritter up 16 points over Republican Bob Beauprez, as reported by To The Right and Real Clear Politics.
The poll shows Beauprez at 34% and Ritter at 50%.…