Author: Rachael Wright
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A LOOK BACK | Whistleblower outs alleged Department of Revenue fraud
A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Forty Years Ago This Week: Whistleblower George Lanes, a former employee of the Colorado Department of Revenue, wrote publicly about the personal fallout he had experienced after spotlighting revenue officials’ failure to deposit tax funds. Lanes wrote to The Colorado…
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A LOOK BACK | Gov. Bill Ritter reflects on his term in office and what’s next
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Thirty Years Ago This Week: “I was just pretending!” said an irate perennial Republican candidate and former Golden…
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A LOOK BACK | Marquez makes history with appointment
A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Forty Years Ago This Week: State Democratic Chairman Mark Hogan said that after due consideration he’d decided to withdraw his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee. Hogan said that the prospect of a four-year full-time job…
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A LOOK BACK | Party insiders take public heat for cross-party support
A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Forty Years Ago This Week: Four wayward members of the Democratic Central Committee were notified by Denver Democratic Party Chairman Ann Bormolini, that they were to be relieved of their posts pending a formal hearing. According to Democratic…
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A LOOK BACK | Buchanan campaign cries foul over ‘lost votes’
A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Forty Years Ago This Week: There were “lost votes” in Arapahoe County — or at least that’s what U.S. Senate candidate Mary Estill Buchanan’s former campaign manager Curt Uhre alleged – this on the heels of what had already…
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EMPTY STOCKING FUND: The American Red Cross helps during local disasters
Empty Stocking Fund 2020 “Our mission hasn’t changed due to the pandemic. There are still local disasters, and relief efforts that we are supporting,” said Thomas Gonzalez of the American Red Cross. While the wildfires wreaking havoc across the state might receive the majority of press attention, it is house and apartment fires that the…
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EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Community Partnership for Child Development is about children and families
Through three different programs the Community Partnership for Child Development (CPCD) serves over 1,700 children and families, but according to Claire Anderson, Development & Content Marketing Manager for CPCD, that accounts for only 4% of the need in the Colorado Springs area. With a staff of 360, CPCP operates 65 classrooms in 6 different school…
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A LOOK BACK | Former CU Regent talks women’s success in politics; a censored scandal
A weekly dive into the pages of Colorado Politics’ predecessor, The Colorado Statesman, which started in 1898: Forty Years Ago This Week: In an interview with The Colorado Statesman, Gerry Bean, executive secretary for the Association of Public Colleges & University Presidents, a native Coloradan and an unabashed feminist, lauded what she saw as a…
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EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Catholic Charities supports the most vulnerable
For Catholic Charities president and CEO Andy Barton, providing long-term stability and support for the most vulnerable is the only way to make Colorado Springs the healthiest community it can be. “I believe fundamentally that we are only as good as a community as those who are the very edges, if we can help people…
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EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Care and Share serves Southern Colorado
If anything exemplifies what Care and Share is doing for 31 counties in Southern Colorado, it’s the story of seven-year-old Xavier. “We have this amazing picture of him, he went to one of our mobile markets, and he was so excited to get his bag of food … because it had his favorite food in…