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Why this Colorado Green Party ‘dissident’ won’t support his party’s US...

  San Miguel County Commissioner Art Goodtimes— he provided the photo above— is the only Green Party member elected to a partisan public office in Colorado....

Third party candidate will join GOP U.S. Senate forum tonight

  Voters sick of hearing about GOP drama in the U.S. Senate race or seeing Democrat Michael Bennet’s TV commercials will get a chance to...

Mainstream media ignore third-party Senate challengers

  On Friday, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman gave a talk in Colorado Springs about covering social movements and the importance of independent media. At...

Colorado Green Party’s Arn Menconi takes on Michael Bennet from the...

  Last Saturday Arn Menconi's phone started blowing up. He's a social justice activist from Carbondale who served two terms on the Eagle County Commission. Last Saturday was the Democratic...

Rural electric co-op election in Vail, Aspen area sparks huge candidate...

An unprecedented nine candidates are running for two seats on the board of Holy Cross Energy, a rural electric co-op with 55,000 members on Colorado’s Western Slope. Its coverage area includes two of the biggest players in the nation’s ski industry: Aspen and Vail.

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

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...

GOP chair candidate Tom Stone put his partisan brand on Eagle...

Before Republican Realtor Tom Stone rode into town in 1998, Eagle County was a largely nonpartisan place, leaning more to the right, but a difficult place to tell the Dems and the members of the GOP apart.

Moderate GOPsters raise the ante to out anonymous conservative blogger

A growing number of disaffected moderate Eagle County Republicans are calling for the outing of a former Avon town councilman who they claim is...

Eagle County Republicans Emboldened by Controversial Commissioner’s Loss in Mayor’s Race

Eagle County Democrats says lightning-rod county commissioner Arn Menconi's loss last week in the Eagle mayor's race had more to do with his confrontational...

Senate 8 Race Headed Into Extra Innings

The northwest State Senate 8 race may have primaries in both the Republican and Democratic Parties. As of today, Rep. Al White (R-57) will...