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Joan Fitz-Gerald: A Confident Front-Runner

There are reasons that Joan Fitz-Gerald is the early favorite to win the Democratic nomination for Congress in the second congressional district to replace...

Polis Hires James as Campaign Manager

Jared Polis has hired political veteran Wanda James to manage his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress from  CD-2. James, who owns the consulting...

Wyoming Experiments With the Prisoner’s Dilemma

Wyoming politicians will engage in an interesting game of  "prisoner's dilemma" over the next two weeks -- one with important national implications --...

Wyoming Sen. Thomas Dies; Race to Replace Him Is On

Wyoming Republican Sen. Craig Thomas died tonight (Monday, June 4) at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Cause of death has not...

Jared Polis on Iraq, Amendment 41, Gay Rights: Interview II

Jared Polis worked on his first political campaign when he was 13 years old, his maturing voice cracking over the phone as he attempted...

Entrepreneur and Philanthropist: An Interview with Jared Polis

You can be forgiven for thinking that Jared Polis's actual first name is "entrepreneur and philanthropist." Most stories published about him focus on his...

Iraq and Other Issues: Interview with Will Shafroth

There are lots of ways in which the war in Iraq is unlike the one fought Vietnam a generation ago. But one similarity is...

Will Shafroth: Not Just an Environmentalist

Will Shafroth arrived for our interview on a battered silver mountain bike, which is not unusual for a Boulder environmentalist, but it is for...

Polis Emphasizes Education, End to Iraq War

Jared Polis's news release formally announcing his candidacy for Congress emphasizes equality of opportunity, quality public education, health care, environment, and an end to...

Polis Officially Enters CD-2 House Race

The Boulder Daily Camera is reporting that entrepreneur Jared Polis will formally begin his campaign for the U.S. Congress from the 2nd Congressional...