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Choose your voter guide 0
- October 23, 2018
“Daddy,” a little girl asked her father, “do all fairy tales begin with ‘Once upon a time’? ” “No, sweetheart,” he answered. “Most begin with ‘If I am elected.’” Since we like choice so much around here, I thought I’d offer you a buffet of great voter guides and election recommendations by some of the
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The return of Mike Rosen 0
- August 8, 2018
He’s back in print! We pulled radio host legend and columnist Mike Rosen off the golf course and hid his scotch until he agreed to join CompleteColorado.com as a regular columnist. His debut column is out today – Yes, I voted for Trump, and I’m glad I did. Visit CompleteColorado.com to see all the latest
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Help me NOT raise $20,000 for Children’s Hospital 0
- July 19, 2018
I have never asked your help to reach a goal that I hoped not to make… until now that is. I don’t want to raise a dollar over $19,999. And trust me, assuming you have eyesight, neither do you. A little background might be instructive. This is that email I send out once a year
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The big winner tonight is… TABOR!0
- June 27, 2018
As I’m watching the numbers roll in tonight from Colorado’s primary elections, I just had to tell you what the news might not pick up on, even if they noticed it. The big winner in tonight’s Republican Primary is our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. You might recall last year several weak-kneed Republicans in the state
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The Most Politically Incorrect Event of the Year!0
- June 26, 2018
EMBRACE YOUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS at the most politically incorrect event of the year! The Independence Institute’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Party and fundraiser flies in the face of left-leaning nannyists and instead revels in the perks of adulthood, including drinking, smoking, and shooting: The same kind of fundamental rights the left works to take away
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Get to the Punchline 0
- June 14, 2018
Sometimes you can skip right to the punchline and the joke still works: …and then the horse said, “Holy Crap! It’s a talking dog!” …if that’s my thermometer, where’s my pen? …if I could walk that way I wouldn’t need the talcum powder. …$20, same as downtown. …I don’t have to outrun the bear, just
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