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		<title>Voter cards sent to county voters: Clerk, Recorder’s Office notes district changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones Registered voters in Arapahoe County should have received voter information cards in the mail by now. The cards note the voter’s current congressional, legislative and county districts – as well as their election precincts, all of which may have changed recently due to redistricting. Due to a computer misprint, Clerk and Recorder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former county judge runs for DA: Feldman is only Democrat in the race</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones After weeks of speculation in political and legal circles, recently retired Arapahoe County Judge Ethan Feldman has confirmed that he will run for district attorney as a Democrat. Feldman, who stepped down from the bench last month, made the announcement with the launch of his campaign website on Jan. 13. The candidate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nancy Sharpe to chair  Board of Commissioners: Former Greenwood mayor to focus on economic development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones &#160; Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe, R-Greenwood Village, will chair the 2012 Board of Commissioners. Her colleagues unanimously elected her to the leadership position on Jan. 10. “I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to chair in 2012. I’m excited about the opportunities and challenges,” said Sharpe, who served as chair pro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New commissioner has an eye on community resources: Holen replaced Weddig, who retired this month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones Arapahoe County’s newest commissioner has two major goals for the coming year – expand the county’s efforts to cooperate with other governmental entities and help his fellow residents understand how the county impacts their lives. “That would be reflected in strong support for open space within the county,” said Bill Holen, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brauchler vows to change 18th District: District Attorney candidate challenged  Chambers in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones Four years after challenging incumbent District Attorney Carol Chambers in a contentious Republican primary, George Brauchler is again playing up the need for change in his candidacy to lead the 18th Judicial District. “I can effect the kind of change that this office has needed for some time now,” the former Jefferson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greenwood councilman runs in District 26: Kerber challenges Newell in state Senate race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones Greenwood Village City Councilman David Kerber has announced his candidacy to seek the Republican nomination this year in the newly reconfigured state Senate District 26. “Things just aren’t getting any better,” he said of the current political climate. “I think we need to find a new way. The political parties are stuck.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County approves new precinct map: Boundaries changed to reflect redrawn districts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones In another byproduct of the 2010 U.S. Census, the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners has approved new boundaries for the county’s voter precincts, reflecting recent changes in Colorado’s congressional and state-legislative districts. Precincts have diminishing importance since the county adopted its vote-center system last year, but the board had to OK the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Littleton city attorney takes Centennial judgeship: Staiert fired last year after filing complaint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones &#160; Former Littleton City Attorney Suzanne Staiert, who was fired last year under controversial circumstances, has been tapped as a municipal judge in Centennial. Staiert was one of three new judges sworn in on Jan. 4. The others were Julie Anderson and Zoe Cole. The municipal court handles a variety of traffic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics &#8211; Taking the 6th: Political parties set sights  on newly competitive district</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman may be running as an incumbent in this November’s election, but the district he would represent during a third term bears limited resemblance to the district he has handily won in two previous elections. As the result of recent court-approved redistricting, Colorado’s 6th Congressional District – a former [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA candidate stresses experience: Deputy has worked in 18th District for 4 decades</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Jones In his run for district attorney, John Topolnicki calls himself the candidate of experience. “People who get to cast that precious vote rarely find candidates that are truly qualified for the job,” the veteran prosecutor said. “It’s self serving, but I feel I am extremely qualified.” After 41 years in the 18th [...]]]></description>
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