Tag: debate
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Reflections on Colorado Springs candidate political debates | Tom Cronin
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The Gazette and news partner KOAA TV hosted two important candidate debates Thursday night. The first featured incumbent U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado Springs, who is just completing his first term representing El Paso County in Congress, and Jessica Killin, a Democrat who has served in the Army and has years of experience working in Washington,…
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5th Congressional debate watchers hope for civility, truthfulness
A few hundred people watched Rep. Jeff Crank and veteran Jessica Killin square off in a debate for the 5th Congressional District at the Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday evening. Many of them sported campaign insignia in what they described as a pivotal midterm election in November. Crank is seeking re-election…
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Colorado Democratic attorney general candidates clash over experience and Trump lawsuits
Colorado’s four Democratic candidates for attorney general clashed sharply Thursday night in a debate that repeatedly returned to one theme — whether the state’s top lawyer should be a courtroom veteran or a political fighter. The contenders additionally sparred over Trump lawsuits, water battles and the commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence, with fundraising frontrunner Secretary…
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Colorado Springs company works with Braver Angels to promote civility through training, debates
Reports say rising incivility harms Americans in many ways, including their personal lives (relationships broken over politics), their work (employees reportedly face 190 million uncivil acts per day), and in government (majorities say division keeps it from functioning as it could). Starting this week, founders of a local business named Reclaiming Civility are teaming up…
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BEST & BRIGHTEST: Community connections help build a leader
Keaton Morrison has not had an ideal life. After being abandoned by his father as a toddler, Keaton was raised in a single parent household with limited resources — but an abundance of love. Instead of being fixated on the lack of a positive male figure in the home, Morrison has leveraged the support of the…
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Town hall will tackle the No. 1 issue in the state: immigration | Vince Bzdek
“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Tackling the No. 1 issue in Colorado: Immigration | Vince Bzdek
“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough discuss Covid-19’s impact on society
Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough discuss Covid-19’s impact on society