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Safeway would be owned in state by two companies post merger, neither would be Albertsons
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Safeway would be owned in state by two companies post merger, neither would be Albertsons

By Tamara Chuang and Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun If the supermarket megamerger goes through as proposed, Safeway stores in Colorado would be owned by two companies. Neither would be the current owner Albertsons, which would fade into acquirer and King Soopers parent, Kroger Co. But while Kroger plans to take over 14 Safeways, the other 89 in the state would find a new owner in C&S Wholesale Grocer, a wholesale distributor that aspires to become a major grocery chain. And don’t forget there are two Albertsons in Pueblo and Durango that C&S plans to buy as part of the divestiture and conversion to Safeway. But C&S won’t own the Safeway brand — just a license to use the name in Colorado and Arizona for three years. Kroger plans to keep the other Safeway stores it’s...
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Colorado Governor silent on whether he’ll use far-left smear factory to cancel conservatives after flag squabble
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Colorado Governor silent on whether he’ll use far-left smear factory to cancel conservatives after flag squabble

By Tyler O'Neil | Daily Signal Colorado’s Democratic governor, Jared Polis, did not respond to concerns that his administration would rely on the Southern Poverty Law Center to exclude conservatives from a state flag program after his office apologized for honoring a gay organization the SPLC brands a “hate group.” Polis’ signature appeared on a document celebrating the Colorado chapter of Gays Against Groomers, a group of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who oppose experimental transgender medical procedures on children. The SPLC—which vehemently supports transgender interventions for children and labels mainstream conservative and Christian organizations “hate groups,” placing them on a map along with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan—branded Gays Against Groomers an “anti-LGBTQ ...
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J.D. Vance rips ABC’s Martha Raddatz as she downplays Venezuelan gang takeover in Colorado: ‘Do you hear yourself?’
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J.D. Vance rips ABC’s Martha Raddatz as she downplays Venezuelan gang takeover in Colorado: ‘Do you hear yourself?’

By Ryan King | The New York Post Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance went off on ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz Sunday after she tried to fact-check the senator from Ohio about the presence of Venezuelan migrant gangs in Aurora, Colo. Former President Donald Trump, 78, stumped in the Denver suburb Friday and vented that the Tren de Aragua (TdA) crime syndicate had “overrun” the city. “The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes — apartment complexes and the mayor said our dedicated police officers have acted on those concerns,” Raddatz, 71, told Vance on ABC’s “This Week.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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Metzger: The hellish process of renewing a vehicle registration in Colorado
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Metzger: The hellish process of renewing a vehicle registration in Colorado

By Hannah Metzger, Commentary | Westword It took me a month of phone calls and collecting paperwork, $230 of fines and fees, and four hours of sitting at the Denver Motor Vehicle office to renew my car's registration. For the last two years, I was one of those drivers you see publicly shamed on social media for rolling through town with outrageously expired license plates. My registration expired in July of 2022, making it 27 months out of date when I finally completed the arduous renewal process last Friday, October 4. I bought the car from my mother five years ago, but until last week, it was still registered under her name and address. So all of the registration reminders never reached me. As a downtown resident who rarely drives, I did not notice the registratio...
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Hillman: Colorado highways crumble under CDOT neglect
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Hillman: Colorado highways crumble under CDOT neglect

By Mark Hillman, Commentary | Complete Colorado Colorado highways are among the worst in the nation.  That’s hardly news to anyone who travels across our state. Only two states report a larger share of interstate highway in poorer condition than Colorado.  Less-traveled highways are even worse. In 2021, the Democrat-controlled legislature passed a $5.4 billion package of new “fees” – including an annual increase in fuel prices and that irritating 29 cents only Coloradans pay on every Amazon order – supposedly to boost the transportation budget. Despite that infusion of money, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) predicts the condition of every category of state-maintained highways will get even worse over the next seven years.  By 2031, just 25%...
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In MAGA rally, Trump pledges national ‘Operation Aurora’ to address illegal aliens
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In MAGA rally, Trump pledges national ‘Operation Aurora’ to address illegal aliens

'We need to make a change in November,' Trump says after making case against Kamala Harris on border, economy By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice A population of more than 13 million illegal immigrants who surged across the border during the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Administration were put on notice Friday by former President Donald Trump: leave or be removed from America upon his election. Trump announced to a MAGA rally crowd gathered at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, if elected, he would reinstitute a version of the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798, which allowed for aliens dangerous to the peace and safety of America or engaged in treasonous acts to be removed by the President, with penalty of incarceration for returning. "We will have an 'Ope...
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How to register to vote, cast your ballot and more FAQs about Colorado’s 2024 election
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How to register to vote, cast your ballot and more FAQs about Colorado’s 2024 election

By Alexander Edwards | The Colorado Sun Election day is Nov. 5, and voters across Colorado will be casting ballots that will decide the outcome of the presidential race, congressional contests, statewide ballot measures, legislative battles and a myriad of local issues. County clerks can start mailing out ballots Friday, Oct. 11. As part of our 2024 election guide, we’re here to answer some questions about voting and how the election works. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Caldara: Taxpayers subsidize Progressive war on affordable energy
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Caldara: Taxpayers subsidize Progressive war on affordable energy

By Jon Caldara | Complete Colorado “350 Colorado” is an anti-fossil fuels organization which lobbies to end the state’s oil and gas industry. They organize anti-energy zealots to march, protest and pressure lawmakers. Proud of their role in civil disobedience during Colorado Oil and Gas Commission hearings, they take credit for helping pass the “strictest anti-fracking regulations in the state.” Blah, blah, blah. One tiny little thing here: you are coerced through your taxes to fund their lobbying to make your energy bills skyrocket. In gambling there is a term, “playing with the house’s money.” In politics it’s “playing with your opponents’ money.” Your tax money is used to influence policy that hurts your own interests. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT COMPLETE COLORADO Edi...
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At MAGA rally in Aurora, Coloradans will hear Trump policies to ‘make America safe again’
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At MAGA rally in Aurora, Coloradans will hear Trump policies to ‘make America safe again’

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Those who waited hours Friday morning to be admitted into the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora should expect to hear former President Donald J. Trump relate open border policies to the reason the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua was able to populate in Aurora. Mr. Trump is expected to address the Make America Great Again rally audience at 1 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 11. He will discuss deportation of criminal illegal immigrants and "make America safe again," his campaign reported Friday on DonaldJTrump.com. A surge in Venezuelans crossing the southern border into America exploded from 50,000 just two years earlier to 335,000 in fiscal year 2023, the campaign reports. The campaign further noted a Daily Mail repor...
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How to register to vote, cast your ballot and more FAQs about Colorado’s 2024 election
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How to register to vote, cast your ballot and more FAQs about Colorado’s 2024 election

By The Colorado Sun Election day is Nov. 5, and voters across Colorado will be casting ballots that will decide the outcome of the presidential race, congressional contests, statewide ballot measures, legislative battles and a myriad of local issues. County clerks can start mailing out ballots Friday, Oct. 11. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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