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Nine Shades of Purple

Beyond red and blue, Republicans and Democrats, Americans (and Coloradans) fall across a wide political spectrum. And, because we all love taking quizzes that...

Live Q&A with Rep. Morgan Carroll

Campaign finance is one of the most contentious issues in politics today. Millions of dollars course through the Colorado political scene to influence voters...

Hush, Hush & On The QT: New Year Resolutions

Now that it is 2007, we wonder how many politicians have written their New Years Resolutions yet. Let's take a peek at a few...

Partying for the Party of Women

When we no longer need to preface women's political victories in "Year of the Woman" platitudes, remarked Heather Lurie, manager of the Colorado branch...

UPDATED: Snarkalicious Colorado Media Matters Panel

I'm here at the Colorado Media Matters panel facing down John Marshall, campaign manager for Bob Beauprez. I wish I had a "Bed-wetting Liberal"...

Climb Every Mountain

What makes girls decide to become leaders and take the plunge into the political maelstrom? The folks at the Women's Wilderness Institute believe that...

The Beetles Are Getting Political

UPDATED: The mountain pine beetle (MPB) has become one of Campaign 2006 hottest political topics in rural areas. The beetle equally shared the spotlight...

Mortgage Mom, Meet Tuition Teen

Some levity from the Boston Globe's Dan Wasserman on the theme of "security moms" morphing into "mortgage moms" in this year's elections, which I...

Are You a Mortgage Mom Instead?

Following up on its piece on how the "security moms"-moms concerned about terrorism-who helped push the GOP victories in 2002 and 2004 may be...