Bigotry toward Muslims is part of the hot air on some Colorado talk-radio shows, so much so that you get inured to it and kind of accept it.
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County Commissioner Mark Waller thinks anecdotal evidence is fine for he but not for thee
I ran across this post by former state legislator turned El Paso County Commissioner Mark Waller (R) in which he claims a link between an increasing homeless population in Colorado and the legalization of cannabis. To support his view, he links to this article, which doesn’t contain a shred of supporting evidence for the claim other than anecdotal quotes and data that does not support a causal conclusion.
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Trump backer announces bid for GOP state chair
After an unsuccessful bid to unseat U.S Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), George Athanasopoulos announced this morning that he’ll be running to be Colorado Republican chair.
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Advocacy journalism is expanding in Colorado. Can you trust it?
While most people were asleep last week, the Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins reported Denver Post political reporter John Frank’s view, offered during a panel discussion Nov. 15, that partisan news seems to be expanding in Colorado.
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Concerned about Trump? Here’s how progressives are taking action
The majority of Coloradans didn’t elect Donald Trump, so when he won the White House, many were likely left feeling dejected and wondering what comes next. Given the massive Denver protest in the days following the election, it’s clear that many Coloradans are looking for ways to take action.
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State Sen. Ray Scott says something dumb and the sun rises, example number 1,000,000
You might remember State Senator Ray Scott (R-Grand Junction) from the many dumb things he says and false claims he makes. I don’t use the word “dumb” recklessly here. Normally I prefer “ignorant” because people might not know better, but in this case I think it fits.
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(Mostly) Conservative Writer Wants to Steal My Liberal Flag and Fly It Himself
If you read longtime Colorado writer Ari Armstrong, you know he swims mostly in conservative circles, but he’s frustrated with today’s liberals and conservatives.
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Tim Neville either does or doesn’t support tax funding of private schools, depending on what is taught
Colorado State Senator Tim Neville (R) is a big proponent of tax dollars in the form of vouchers going to religious schools that have exclusionary enrollment and teach religion to the kids (see the Douglas County rules that were struck down by the court as a violation of the Constitution). That seems to change when the values being taught aren’t the ones to which he ascribes. I would actually agree with him here if he weren’t such a hypocrite.
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Beauprez tells radio hosts he’d “very much enjoy” Secretary of Interior job
In what appear to be his most extensive comments yet on his possible appointment as Trump’s Secretary of Interior, former Colorado Congressman Bob Beauprez told KOA 850-AM listeners this morning why he’d be a good fit for the job.
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A guide for fighting fake news and misinformation, with examples from Colorado
Since the election, there’s been a lot of speculation about how fake news and misinformation spread on social media could have affected the outcome. A Buzzfeed News analysis found that falsehoods from hyperpartisan news sites, particularly ultra-conservative pages, were shared at an alarming rate.