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Englewood has a building vacancy problem some on City Council say is ‘tax haven’
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Englewood has a building vacancy problem some on City Council say is ‘tax haven’

By Catie Cheshire | Westword Englewood residents have noticed a trend of vacant commercial properties, leading to more emergency calls and fewer storefronts. But city leaders still aren’t sure how to tackle the problem after Englewood City Council came away lukewarm on a vacant-property registry. “One of the reasons why I wanted this brought forward is because over the years, I've heard that some people have chosen to use our city as a tax haven, where it is cheaper for them to leave the building unoccupied as a tax write-off than it is for them to actually profit from having the building occupied,” councilman Steven Ward said during a November 4 council study session on the topic. READ THE FULL STORY AT WESTWORD
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Investment advisors warn top corporations diversity initiatives are ‘now a liability’ under Trump admin
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Investment advisors warn top corporations diversity initiatives are ‘now a liability’ under Trump admin

By Katelynn Richardson | Daily Caller Dozens of investment advisors warned America’s biggest corporations Friday that their diversity programs will be a liability under the incoming Trump administration. Americans “overwhelmingly rejected the ideological takeover of political and civic life by narrow-minded identity politics” in the Nov. 5 election, a coalition of 38 financial officers wrote in letters warning companies that the new administration will “hasten the demise of DEI.” “You stand at an important crossroads,” the letter states. “Either you can heed the voice of the American people—your shareholders, customers, and employees—or you can bow to fringe activists who demand that you double down on a failing ideology.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY CALLER...
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Trump proved rigged elections are winnable, and now they must be un-rigged
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Trump proved rigged elections are winnable, and now they must be un-rigged

By Elle Purnell | Commentary, The Federalist The institutions that make elections less free and fair, from the corporate press to corrupt election offices, are weakened but not reformed. In the 2020 election, Donald Trump and his voters faced media interference, suspicious ballot dumps, politicized censorship of information, low-security election laws, polling place issues, and legally dubious Democrat get-out-the-vote operations. In the 2024 election, Donald Trump and his voters faced media interference, suspicious ballot dumps, politicized censorship of information, low-security election laws, polling place issues, and legally dubious Democrat get-out-the-vote operations. On top of those, he faced two assassination attempts...
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Devotional: Embrace the strength of meekness in your bearing
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Devotional: Embrace the strength of meekness in your bearing

By Drake Hunter | Devotional, Rocky Mountain Voice What does it mean to have good bearing? It's more than just your posture or how you present yourself in a room — though, that matters. At its core, good bearing is about how you carry yourself through life, particularly in the face of challenges. It's about choosing your words wisely, enduring hardships gracefully and learning from the difficulties that come your way. These lessons, drawn from trials, help to shape us into healthier, wiser people. But, good bearing isn’t just for our benefit; it’s also about influencing others for the better through the example we set in our conversations, actions and relationships. Good bearing means carrying yourself with dignity, composure and confidence — especially in the Lord. It's about ...
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Colorado GOP calls voters into action against Jena Griswold’s cover-up of password leak
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Colorado GOP calls voters into action against Jena Griswold’s cover-up of password leak

By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice The Colorado Republican Party is attempting to rally residents of the state into action. Amid claims of compromised election security, party leaders are urging voters to demand accountability from officials through the filing of affidavits. They have accused Secretary of State Jena Griswold of overseeing serious election security flaws. The GOP, in their affidavit, called for action. They released expert testimonies, supporting documents and recordings of internal calls between Griswold's office and county clerks. The materials reveal growing frustration among election officials and cybersecurity experts. A controversy exists over exposure of more than 600 BIOS passwords for election systems in half of Colorado's 64 countie...
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Second portrait of President-elect Trump will not be purchased for Colorado capitol
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Second portrait of President-elect Trump will not be purchased for Colorado capitol

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice A second portrait of Republican President-elect Donald J. Trump will not be purchased and displayed in the Colorado capitol building, Lois Court confirmed Friday in a meeting of the Capitol Building Advisory Committee. Each U.S. President is memorialized in the capitol's third floor Presidential Portrait Gallery. The portrait of Democratic President Joe Biden cost $11,000, Court was told, paid for in taxpayer funds. The portraits of other Presidents have been paid for through private donations. Only one other time in U.S. history has a president been elected to non-consecutive terms, as Trump has been. "Will we need to do it, again?," Court asked of purchasing a second painting depicting Trump as the 47th President. His portrait is display...
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Parents plead for dyslexia screening mandate, and some Colorado education officials are on board
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Parents plead for dyslexia screening mandate, and some Colorado education officials are on board

By Ann Schimke | Chalkbeat Colorado Bri Luna said her daughter started kindergarten with the nickname “Little Miss Sunshine” and by middle school was on antidepressants because of her reading struggles. Mary Sailas said her second grade son, who shifted from foot to foot next to her, told her he’d choose the ability to read over the superpower of flying. And in a particularly heart-breaking moment, Amy Thompson described how her high school-age daughter took her life in 2022 after years of floundering in reading and in school. The three mothers were among about 10 Colorado parents and advocates who begged the State Board of Education at the group’s monthly meeting Wednesday for mandatory statewide dyslexia screening. READ THE FULL STORY AT CHALKBEAT COLORADO
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Caldara: Polis, Dems prefer Trump win Colorado’s electoral votes
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Caldara: Polis, Dems prefer Trump win Colorado’s electoral votes

By Jon Caldara | Complete Colorado Yet again the voters of Colorado pummeled Donald Trump at the ballot box. He lost here by an audacious 12%. I have a question for the majority of Coloradans who didn’t want him as president: How do you feel about Colorado’s 10 Electoral College votes going to President-elect Trump instead of Vice President Kamala Harris? Voters of our hardcore blue state despise Trump and came out in very large numbers to voice their hatred of the man. And yet, our 10 electoral votes from Colorado will go to…Trump. So, you with Trump Derangement Syndrome, is this what you wanted? READ THE FULL STORY AT COMPLETE COLORADO Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ma...
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Appeals court limits e-scooter companies’ liability for injuries caused by negligent users
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Appeals court limits e-scooter companies’ liability for injuries caused by negligent users

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics, via Denver Gazette Colorado's second-highest court ruled on Thursday that electric scooter companies cannot be held liable simply for making scooters available to users who, in turn, cause injuries to others. Answering the question for the first time, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals stressed that, even though e-scooter providers have no general duty to protect third parties from their users, there could be specific scenarios in which companies can be held responsible — for example, by renting to a customer known to be dangerous. "We express no opinion on the existence and scope of a company’s duty to third parties in circumstances not alleged in this case. Nor do we consider the nature of any duty Lime might owe to the users ...
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Wyatts Towing has new owners after agreeing to $1 million settlement with Colorado
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Wyatts Towing has new owners after agreeing to $1 million settlement with Colorado

By Melissa Reeves | via Colorado Politics A towing company that agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement with Colorado's attorney general's office for predatory towing practices is under new management. Last week, the Colorado attorney general's office announced thousands of victims of illegal towing will receive restitution checks in the mail, following a $1 million settlement with Wyatts Towing. The office announced the settlement last year, which resolved a state investigation into "illegally collected fees, unlicensed towing, and other unfair and deceptive business practices," the office said. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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