Mr. Bennet, Please permit an up/down vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance plan that passed the House of Representatives. I would like to know where you stand on really doing something about the debt crisis that past and present Congresses and Administrations have created. In your op-ed, posted in the Denver Post on July [...]
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Queer soldiers pose additional security risks; affect moraleBy Jack Minor While the lame-duck session of Congress persists in attempts to repeal a Revolutionary War era ban on homosexuals serving in the military, some have used the Wikileaks controversy as proof the ban should be upheld. Supporters of repealing the ban claim they wish to overturn [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor Following an historic election, politicians and pundits are divided over what the results mean and what it says about the electorate. Columnist Bill Press said the American voters are “dumb” for voting for Republicans in Tuesday’s election. In the column titled “The American People: Dumb, dumb, dumb” Press says [...]
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by Thayne Doak As Coloradoans awake on the morning after an at times bitterly contested primary between establishment candidates and grassroots upstarts, the score appears to be: establishment-1, grassroots-2. In what seemed to be almost an implausible scenario just a couple of months ago gubernatorial candidate, and virtual unknown Dan Maes, has appeared to eke [...]
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By Mike Bauman The Federal government is exploring new restrictions on firearms purchased at gun shows. The legislation under consideration in the Senate would require background checks in all gun sales of firearms across the country. In addition, the bill would require: -Gun show organizers to register with the Attorney General, using regulations set by [...]
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