Romney Woos Grand Junction, Earns Sen. King’s Endorsement

by Kelly Sloan | 6:50 pm, February 6, 2012

For West Slope voters, Romneys biggest applause line came when he spoke of energy, an issue critical to the economy of the region rich in natural gas, coal, and oil shale. In a speech that mostly stuck to the script of his last several appearances, Romney criticized Obama’s record on energy policy, noting that the current President has kept hundreds of acres off limits for production, while subsidizing so-called “green energy” boondoggles – contrary to his call in the State of the Union speech for an “all of the above” policy.

PPC Trainings Are Back!

by elpresidente | 5:09 pm, January 16, 2012

Note: New location for Independence Institute Are you ready for 2012, digitally speaking? People’s Press Collective announces “Digital Fundamentals” classes and seminars. ***Detailed Registration Information below*** What: PPC Digital Fundamentals training course Where: New offices of Independence Institute When: January 21 and January 28, 2012 from 9am-12noon (and more to come) Cost: FREE MUST RSVP [...]

EP’s 2011 Recap: Part 4, Driving a Stake Into Prop 103

by elpresidente | 11:00 am, December 29, 2011

Conventional wisdom be damned. When you have the opportunity to really kill a tax increase, GIVE IT EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT. Given the Colorado Model and the mixed results of what should have been a great year in the 2010 midterms, nothing should be taken for granted in this state. Probable defeat by dougle-digits? Make it [...]

EP’s 2011 Recap: Part 3, The Battle of BlogCon11

by elpresidente | 10:00 am, December 29, 2011

MIC CHECK!!! Turning briefly from straight-out investigative reporting or blogging, one of the highlights of my year was working with the fabulous Tabitha Hale, formerly New Media director at FreedomWorks, to put together a panel on ‘Building a State Blog Network’ for the group’s BlogCon11 conference held fortuitously in Denver in November. Simply being listed [...]

Ranking the Top Political Stories in Colorado for 2011

by elpresidente | 6:21 am, December 22, 2011

People’s Press Collective has thrown together a quick, informal, and non-intended-to-be-scientific-but-fun-anyway survey for our readers to rank their Top Political Stories in Colorado for the past year. There have been some doozies, which would be an understatement.

Zuccotti Park: A song of soap and sophistry

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 1:43 pm, October 18, 2011

I spent part of this morning reading a little article titled, “Intellectual Roots of Wall St. Protest Lie in Academe”  Yes, I know I need to use my time more wisely. I will start by sharing some of my thoughts on the alleged intellectual majesty and mystery of the shenanigans currently gripping America.  One thing [...]

In which the Washington Bureau Chief wishes she’d thought of putting it like that

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 8:30 am, October 12, 2011

Over at How Conservatives Drove Me Away, James Sinclair wrote a great short article on the underlying commonality between the Tea Party and the more recent Occupy Wall Street movement. And he illustrated it with a Venn Diagram.  Which I kind of loved.  (Venns are basically infographics for people who understand basic statistics but not [...]

In which the Washington Bureau Chief ponders stupid business models

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 5:19 pm, October 4, 2011

The world is full of willing people;  some willing to work, the rest willing to to let them. ~ Robert Frost Yesterday, I was having a fit because big name groups, groups whose senior staff have probably not set foot outside of Washington DC proper in years, are raising more money than ever and still [...]

In which the Washington Bureau Chief casts stones at the other swamp dwellers

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 9:30 am, October 3, 2011

Politico has a worthy article this morning, discussing the money flowing into right wing outfits at the national level compared to what trickles down to local activists. Frankly, I think they’re spot on. These groups are hauling it in like never before in the wake of the 2009-2010 Tea Party phenom…something they can’t legitimately claim to have [...]

PPC’s Re|Education Camp: A Value Proposition

by elpresidente | 3:44 pm, September 20, 2011

Why PPC’s Re|Education Camp you might ask? Simply put–we’re better than the competition. More advanced and thorough than similar digital training camps, yet at a better price. That’s not to say that other training camps aren’t helpful or useful. We’ve been to some of them ourselves, and found them to be good in areas PPC [...]

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