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Colorado’s unaffiliated majority is waiting for someone to lead
Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, State, Top Stories

Colorado’s unaffiliated majority is waiting for someone to lead

By Russ Minary | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice "Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody,"  Franklin P. Adams. Sadly, Colorado politics is ruled largely by ideologues with agendas and pet projects who engage in personal attacks. Statesmanship seems to be a lost art.  So, both Republicans and Democrats are losing influence and votes – and the largest and fastest growing voter bloc in the State is ‘Unaffiliated’. This would indicate that both ‘majority parties’ (D and R) are divided and have lost sight of those things that are important to the average CO voter and taxpayer to whom they are responsible. The data speaks plainly for anyone willing to look at it.  Out of 3,996,931 registe...
Why I’m Running for United States Senate
Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, State, Top Stories

Why I’m Running for United States Senate

By Sean Pond | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado is being managed into decline. Not in one dramatic collapse. Not in one headline. In slow motion. Costs go up. Public safety goes down. Energy gets strangled. Rural communities get ignored. And government keeps getting bigger. I am running for United States Senate because I am tired of watching it happen. I am not running to join the club. I am running to reverse the direction this state is headed. I am a fifth generation Coloradan. A Navy veteran. A county commissioner. A business owner who has signed the front of paychecks and felt the weight of bad policy in real time. I have lived under the consequences of decisions made in Denver and...
Heidi Ganahl and Tori Stork end the “DougCo Dirty Dozen” with a warning to voters
Rocky Mountain Voice, Local, Top Stories

Heidi Ganahl and Tori Stork end the “DougCo Dirty Dozen” with a warning to voters

By RMV Staff | Rocky Mountain Voice If Colorado’s education battles mirror the nation’s divide, Douglas County may be the front line. After two weeks and twelve hard-hitting episodes, Heidi Ganahl and her daughter, Tori Stork (formerly Ganahl), have made their case through the “Douglas County Dirty Dozen” video series: the state’s most conservative district is facing a coordinated push from national unions and progressive networks intent on steering local classrooms away from parents and community values. The First Six: Unions, Books, and Boundaries Heidi Ganahl's first six videos exposed the growing influence of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in Douglas County. Four candidates—Kyrzia Parker, Clark Callahan, Tony Ryan, and Kelly Denzler—each received $2,500 from AFT Col...
Turning Point USA Names Erika Kirk CEO to Carry On Charlie Kirk’s Vision
National, Approved, Fox News

Turning Point USA Names Erika Kirk CEO to Carry On Charlie Kirk’s Vision

By Greg Norman | Fox News Turning Point USA says 'we will carry on' following Charlie Kirk's murder Turning Point USA announced Thursday it "unanimously elected" Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk as the new CEO and chair of the board of the organization. "In prior discussions, Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death," the organization said in a post on X. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. "It was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie's side," Turning Point USA's current board said in a statement released Thursday. "Charlie prepared all of us for a moment like this one. He worked tirelessly to ensure Turning Point USA was built to survive...
After Charlie Kirk’s death Gen Z can’t stay indifferent
The Federalist, Approved, Commentary, National

After Charlie Kirk’s death Gen Z can’t stay indifferent

By Brooke Brandtjen | Commentary, The Federalist Gen Z isn’t going to tolerate the horrific death of Charlie Kirk. Their whole lives they’ve been told forced tolerance will give them safety. Doubtlessly, a new age has just begun. Most of Gen Z was nothing more than a twinkle in their parents’ eyes when 9/11 occurred. They never lived in a version of America without the Transportation Security Administration or looming terrorist threats. They were born into the aftermath, a world filled with warnings. Don’t play outside unsupervised, don’t take candy from strangers, don’t sit on a bus with your headphones on. Zoomers are well accustomed to a world where safety is the primary concern because threats are always dangling nearby. They were raised in the era of “cancel culture” and c...
Board of Education clash over science standards reveals how politics steers Colorado classrooms on climate change
Colorado Accountability Project, Approved, Commentary, State

Board of Education clash over science standards reveals how politics steers Colorado classrooms on climate change

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project Politicizing climate change Let me start with a quote from the CPR article linked at bottom. The article is about how the Colorado State Board of Education recently amended science standards. "The board’s lengthy discussion reflects how a topic the scientific community agrees on — that human activities cause global warming — can become political outside of scientific circles." The article then proceeds to detail how conservative/Republican members of the Board of Ed sought amendments to some of the science standards around global warming. There is, conversely, little to nothing about the liberal/Democratic board members, save for some snappy comebacks included by CPR's Brundin. As for the Republican members, th...
Garbo: Sheriff Darren Weekly is the exception that proves the GOP’s problem
Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, Commentary, Local, Top Stories

Garbo: Sheriff Darren Weekly is the exception that proves the GOP’s problem

By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In 2022, Darren Weekly wasn’t supposed to win. At least not according to the self-appointed gatekeepers of Republican purity in Douglas County. Branded a “RINO,” derided as “Tony 2.0,” and accused of being soft on Second Amendment rights due to the endorsement of outgoing Sheriff Tony Spurlock, Weekly was the target of aggressive intra-party attacks. The purist wing of the GOP put its full weight behind John Anderson, another outstanding, articulate, and Constitution-minded candidate whose campaign centered on resisting the Red Flag law and defending liberty.  I was among Anderson’s vocal supporters - endorsing, donating, campaigning, and even hosting events on his behalf. But Weekly won. By just over one percentag...

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