Our daily perusal of local web goodness. At HuffPo Denver, Alan Gottlieb writes that we need to demand more of our teachers — and compensate them accordingly (H/T Education News Colorado). With Dems in control, Congresswoman Diana DeGette might finally be in position to save some wilderness, Colorado Independent reports…
Glenn Spagnuolo and Mark Cohen — they’re baaaaaack. Yes, the two local lefties behind Re-create 68 — whose Weather Underground rhetoric and overblown protest predictions before the Democratic National Convention allowed the Denver Police Department to work itself into an orgy of security spending — have re-emerged with something called…
While crowing earlier today about an Institute exposé focusing on uncompleted conflict-of-interest forms that embarrassed the Bill Ritter administration, the Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara scoffed at the notion that Colorado Ethics Watch might take action against the Democratic governor’s office. “They file complaints on any Republican at any time,” he…
Late Thursday afternoon, the Independence Institute, a right-leaning think tank, published an article revealing that only one of Governor Bill Ritter’s cabinet members had filed a conflict-of-interest report despite an executive order requiring that everyone do so — a Todd Shepherd-penned piece that led directly to Ritter issuing a new…
Every presidency has its own biases about the kind of education that makes for good leaders. JFK stacked the deck with Harvard grads; Bush I and Bush II leaned toward Yalies, of course. Snobbery, Eastern elitism, Ivy Leaguism–it’s been expected of the White House since the days of Woodrow Wilson,…
Another week, another five days of cruising the local blogosphere for decent reading. Today’s edition: Purple Row makes an excellent observation: Not only did the Rockies threaten to win the division, but that division was much less sucky than predicted this season. Fellow 45-and-unders: Dick Lamm, the former Governor, is…
Most of Attorney General Eric Holder’s prepared remarks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference today are of the attaboy variety: At one point, he says, “I have come to Denver today with one simple message from Washington: ‘We got your back.'” But there are also plenty…
Happy Friday. Celebrate by wasting time with these local links. Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic tracked down the above video — of Michael Bennet talking about health care — and did a nice distillation to boot. (Via Colorado Pols) Are bank robbers keeping the West wild? Over at HuffPo Denver, Lise…
Mayor John Hickenlooper wants to use $2.3 million from Denver’s general fund to continue his quest, announced circa 2005, to end homelessness here in ten years. The move appears to have plenty of support on city council, even though the current budget is in such grim condition that Hick threatened…
We cruise the local blogosphere daily for links worth linking to. Today’s batch: Mile High Mamas ask: “Are you ready to become a social media ‘expert’?! I’ll let you know as soon as I finish typing this on my IBM Selectric. Environmentalists are hiking up their efforts to fight a…
Senator Michael Bennet’s appointment to a plum Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee seat once filled by the late Ted Kennedy is widely seen as more indication that President Barack Obama really, really wants him to hold serve in the 2010 election. But if Andrew Romanoff shares this view, his…
“Before I came to Washington, I used to wonder a lot, as a lot of people who are in public education do, as to why the federal government seemed so mean,” says Senator Michael Bennet, who’s been chosen to sit on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, filling…
Our daily stroll through the local blogosphere. Over at Denver Stiffs, Nate Timmons has a nice little look at why Nene will help the Nuggets back to the playoffs this year. 5280 is counting the ways that Bill Ritter has pissed off Labor. There seem to be many. If you…
Our daily search for worthy local bloggage. The Pols react to Douglas Bruce’s tax-slashing plan for Colorado. As you might suspect, they don’t like it. (Colorado Pols) The Nuggets start training camp this week, so Andrew Feinstein is wondering aloud: “Are we in a good place?” (Denver Stiffs) John Bena…
Twitter isn’t just for letting people know about dead bodies without linking to any additional information, as the Denver Police Department did this morning in regard to a slaying in an AT&T parking lot at 2535 E. 40th Avenue. It’s also a place for politicos to promote themselves while trying…
Here’s a shock: In the GOP straw poll held on Friday, gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry absolutely crushed Dan Maes, who hardly anyone realizes is still running, including, probably, members of his own family. As for Scott McInnis, the leader in name recognition and a new poll he likes better than…
The last of the week’s local-blog wrangling. Make it count. Broncos Country has spoken, and what they’re talking about is a nice little touchdown win on Sunday. (Mile High Country) David Sirota on the problems with Obama’s electoral meddling. (Huffington Post Denver) More on Denver’s position as the world leader…
Representative Mike Coffman is usually a pretty cool customer — but he’s made little effort to mask his anger at Colorado Ethics Watch’s Chantell Taylor, who he’s accused of her own ethical violations in a letter to the state Supreme Court. Back in April, after members of the Independent Ethics…
Yesterday, Representative Jared Polis turned to Twitter to let his followers know about the latest episode of his CNN series Freshman Year, “featuring our new puppy Gia!” However, he didn’t mention another addition to the family — a swank condo at 1655 Walnut Street in Boulder, which turned up in…
Earlier this week, Scott McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy griped that a new survey showing Josh Penry leading SM in the gubernatorial race was unscientific (which the folks behind it acknowledged) and dismissible because it was conducted by a Penry supporter (which they disputed). Now, the complaint’s in the other mouth…
We search local blogs for decent reading. Here’s today’s selection: Your hot European ski instructor is about to get way less European (and thus way less hot) thanks to Obama. Further proof he’s not American! Let’s see that birth certificate, chief! (Colorado Independent) Former Governor Lamm wants to ration your…
Last week, an e-mail string inadvertently sent to the press by a member of Michael Bennet’s staff suggested that the senate appointee sees fellow Democrat Mark Udall as something of a rival. But that didn’t stop him from joining Udall and a group of eight other freshman senators to deliver…
