Tag: ronald reagan
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The Jimmy Carter story: 1924-1954 | Cronin and Loevy
Jimmy Carter wrote 32 books, and many more than that have been written about his unusual presidency and remarkable life. Both of us have written about him and taught about him. One of us met with Carter a few times and corresponded with him. Two of the best biographies about Jimmy Carter have been published…
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Colorado Springs man cooked, valeted for multiple U.S. presidents, vice-president
William Althoff has sliced and diced, basted and broiled for some of the most powerful people in the U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore have partaken of his gastronomic talents, as have King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. It was the Navy that brought Althoff…
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Who took the right and wrong out of politics? | Vince Bzdek
Three snapshots of the state of politics in 2024: • Last week, Dave Williams and the increasingly isolated leadership team of the Colorado Republican Party urged Coloradans in a social media post to “burn all the Pride flags” and evoked a notorious anti-gay slur in a mass email that said “God hates Flags.” Attorney General…
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Colorado legislators scramble to find dollars to deal with illegal immigration crisis, and here’s a list of 4th CD candidates | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado’s policymakers are looking for ways to help communities grappling with the costs of accommodating roughly 40,000 immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the past year. The Department of Public Safety is requesting nearly $10 million in supplemental funding for organizations that offer…
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10 memorable Colorado Springs political moments that were covered by The Gazette
Some of the city’s most significant and far-reaching political moments — like the 1971 founding of the national Libertarian Party in a Colorado Springs living room — only loomed large as the years passed and completely escaped coverage in the local paper when they happened. Other events — from the 1894 Cripple Creek miner’s strike…
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Policy jam on Pennsylvania Avenue | Cronin & Loevy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Congress meets and votes in the Capitol building atop Capitol Hill, 16 blocks east of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington DC. Nowadays, those long blocks are hot, humid, and hard to travel. Americans understandably turn to presidents and the…
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Policy jam on Pennsylvania Avenue | Cronin & Loevy
The U.S. Congress meets and votes in the Capitol building atop Capitol Hill, 16 blocks east of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington DC. Nowadays, those long blocks are hot, humid, and hard to travel. Americans understandably turn to presidents and the Congress to help solve major public policy problems. We understandably…