Don’t Feed the Democratic National Convention Protestors

by Jon Caldara | 6:09 am, July 31, 2008

For next month’s Democratic National Convention, authorities are kind enough to allow free speech inside a caged area near the Pepsi Center. The Independence Institute has affectionately dubbed it the “freedom cage.” This week on Independent Thinking, Brian Vicente, executive director of the DNC-People’s Law Project, and activist Paul Bame join me to discuss what [...]

Denver Gives Democrat Officials Tax Exemption, Risks Public Resentment

by Ben DeGrow | 5:46 pm, July 22, 2008

A few days ago I had a conversation with some non-political family members about the pains of hosting a national political convention. One of them lives in the Twin Cities. The rest of us live in and around Denver. Doubtless this means some inconveniences and annoyances for denizens, regardless of whether it’s the Republicans or [...]

Denver Teachers Union Moves One Step Closer to Possible DNC Strike

by Ben DeGrow | 1:08 pm, July 18, 2008

Another landmark yesterday in the fallout between Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, reports the Post’s Jeremy Meyer:

Representatives of Denver’s teachers union and school administrators — embroiled in a contract dispute — met with a professional arbiter Wednesday to discuss next month’s mediation.
The two sides are at odds over compensation and time [...]

Colorado’s Cover Story

by Jon Caldara | 5:19 am, July 17, 2008

A while ago I had a chat with Fred Barnes and told him what was going on here in Colorado. I told him about the “gang of four,” their deep pockets and influence, and how Colorado was being used as a test tube for loony ideas to be later exported to unsuspecting states. Fred was [...]

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