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Candidates rally support at Delta County’s ‘Food and Freedom Forum’
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Candidates rally support at Delta County’s ‘Food and Freedom Forum’

By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice Conservative candidates and their supporters came together recently at the Delta County 'Food and Freedom Forum,’ hosted by Dave and Sue Whittlesey at High Wire Ranch.  Cedaredge resident Mark Hillen shared why the upcoming election is important and his reason for attending: “2024 is a pivotal year for our nation. We’re standing at a crossroads — one path leads us toward socialism, and the other offers a chance to preserve our republic."  Colorado State Representative Matt Soper agreed. "We’re becoming increasingly similar to California in terms of tax policy, but the passage of House Bill 24B-1001 was a significant victory for conservatives," he said. "The property tax cuts passed in the special session are tangible — real cu...
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Hillary Clinton wants to jail Americans for ‘misinformation’
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Hillary Clinton wants to jail Americans for ‘misinformation’

By John Daniel Davidson | The Federalist Clinton might want to think twice before proposing prosecutions for spreading Russian propaganda. No one has done that more than she has. Hillary Clinton went on MSNBC this week and told Rachel Maddow that she thinks Americans who spread “misinformation” and Russia propaganda should be prosecuted. In a conversation about the recent Justice Department indictment of several alleged Kremlin-run websites and Russian state media employees, Clinton said it’s important to indict Russians who interfere in our elections but there are also Americans “engaged in this kind of propaganda” and that if they were civilly or criminally charged it would be “a better deterrent” because it’s unlikely any Russians will ever stand trial in the United States. ...
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Experts predict up to 2.7M votes will be cast by illegal immigrants
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Experts predict up to 2.7M votes will be cast by illegal immigrants

By Ben Johnson | The Daily Signal Do you plan to vote this November? You’re not alone. Experts say somewhere between 1.5 million and 2.7 million illegal immigrants are likely to cast a ballot in the 2024 elections, affecting races from dogcatcher to president of the United States. The historic flood of illegal immigrants during the Biden-Harris administration has also padded voter rolls, thanks to controversial federal legislation from the Clinton administration. If illegal immigrants and other noncitizens vote in the same proportion as in previous U.S. elections, the number will range anywhere from 1.5 million to nearly 3 million votes. “A 2014 academic journal found that 6.4% of noncitizens voted in 2008,” Kerri Toloczko, executive director of Election Integ...
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Denver’s fur ban initiative has fly-fishers and cowboy hat makers worried too
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Denver’s fur ban initiative has fly-fishers and cowboy hat makers worried too

By Joe Rubino | Denver 7, via The Denver Post The Denver Fur Ban is a succinct title for a ballot measure. But opponents of the November initiative say its effects will be anything but simple, and they prefer to wrangle with specifics when they make their points. Initiated Ordinance 308 — which seeks to prohibit the manufacturing, sale, trade and display of select fur products — would have a raft of consequences that go beyond prohibiting retailers in the Mile High City from selling fox and raccoon fur coats, those opponents say. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Meet the seven finalists for Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the Year
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Meet the seven finalists for Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the Year

By Melanie Asmar | Chalkbeat Colorado For the past two and a half weeks, state education officials have been making surprise visits to Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the Year finalists. The seven finalists include a Denver history teacher, a Boulder music teacher, a Highlands Ranch English teacher, an Aurora educator who helps students feel a sense of belonging, a Summit County middle school teacher, a fifth grade teacher in Colorado Springs, and second and third grade teacher in rural Norwood in southwest Colorado. The winner will be chosen next month. READ THE FULL STORY AT CHALKBEAT COLORADO
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‘We were shocked’: Testimony from Boulder shooting defendant’s family members
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‘We were shocked’: Testimony from Boulder shooting defendant’s family members

By Carol McKinley | Colorado Springs Gazette The young woman took the stand, looked at her younger brother and smiled. It was the first time Aisha Alissa had been in the same room with the man on trial for allegedly murdering 10 people at a Boulder King Soopers three-and-a-half years ago. "We were shocked," she said of the day she got the phone call about what police said her brother had done. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
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Video shows trooper being ‘ambushed’ while parked along highway, State Patrol chief says
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Video shows trooper being ‘ambushed’ while parked along highway, State Patrol chief says

By Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun Authorities believe a 32-year-old Thornton man saw a Colorado State Patrol trooper parked along a median as a “target of opportunity” before he slowed down and fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic pistol at the trooper through his window, striking the trooper in his arm. Dashcam footage released Monday showed the rear passenger window of a trooper’s truck shatter as Victor Anthony De Santiago fired shots at Cpl. Tye Simcox, who was parked along a median on U.S. 36 on Sept. 7.  Simcox then got out of his car with a rifle and returned fire, killing De Santiago. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Tim Walz stumped by question on inflation; repeats lie about Trump ‘sales tax’
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Tim Walz stumped by question on inflation; repeats lie about Trump ‘sales tax’

By Joel B. Pollak | Breitbart Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, was stumped Tuesday when asked by a reporter to explain what he and Vice President Kamala Harris would do for families struggling financially. In an interview with local Macon, Georgia, CBS affiliate WMAZ, Walz first said that he and Harris understood the problem because they are “middle class.” He then offered a series of her proposals unrelated to inflation: I tell them Kamala Harris and I know something about it being middle-class folks. Our family sit at the table trying to pay the bill. We know coming out of the COVID pandemic with prices where they were, that people need to see some relief. And I think that’s why Kamala Harris has put out a plan — especially around home ow...
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Gaines: Progressive press slathers bias on Venezuelan gang story
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Gaines: Progressive press slathers bias on Venezuelan gang story

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Complete Colorado I feel sorry for the residents of the Aurora apartment complex dealing that have ended up in the national spotlight as part of the Venezuelan gang story as of late.  Besides living in what seems like crappy conditions, they have all unwittingly become a bone to be fought over.  I agree with Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, as he recently told the Colorado Sun, when he says that he feels this whole situation “… has been exploited for political gain.” What Mayor Coffman, and many others, may have missed (or perhaps ignored) is the progressive media also taking advantage of the situation, even though it’s right up front for all to see.  For example, the Sun titled its article “Is racism fueling claims about a Venezuelan g...
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Hezbollah pagers that exploded were made in Hungary, Taiwanese company says
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Hezbollah pagers that exploded were made in Hungary, Taiwanese company says

By Stephen Sorace | Fox News Hundreds of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent operation targeting members of Hezbollah bore the brand of a Taiwanese company, though the firm’s chair told reporters Wednesday that another company in Budapest manufactured the devices. Near-simultaneous detonations of pagers used by members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group killed at least 12 people, including two children, and wounded nearly 3,000 on Tuesday. Taiwanese pager firm Gold Apollo said in a statement that the firm had licensed its AR-924 brand of pager to BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary’s capital, and was not involved in the production. "According to the cooperation agreement, we authorize BAC to use our brand trademark for product sales in des...
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