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Think tank member shares social and cultural concerns with public education 

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On May 3, the members of the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club hosted Pam Benigno, director of education policy at Jon Caldara’s Independence Institute, which describes itself as a libertarian think tank who shared her views on social and culture issues in Colorado’s public schools. Benigno opened with, “I’m going to have to give you …

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More endorsements for both candidates in Denver mayor’s race

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Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough are locked in a close runoff for Denver mayor. Ballots go out beginning May 15 and must be returned by election day, June 6. On May 10, it was announced that four more candidates in the mayoral primary have endorsed Johnston, Ean Tafoya, James Walsh, Terrance Roberts, and Al Gardner. …

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Denver mayoral candidates pick up endorsements—Herod is for Johnston and Hanson is for Brough

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On April 23, former Denver mayoral candidate State Rep. Leslie Herod, who came in fifth out of 17 candidates with 11% of the votes cast in the April 4 primary, endorsed Mike Johnston in the runoff with former mayoral chief of staff and Denver Metro Chamber CEO Kelly Brough.  Herod said, “I shared countless debate …

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Mayoral forum reveals candidates’ positions

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A question-and-answer forum for candidates for Denver mayor sponsored by the Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) and held at the BMH-BJ synagogue in Denver on March 16 drew eight of the remaining 16 contenders (Kwame Spearman dropped out earlier that day). Candidates participating were Kelly Brough, Lisa Caldéron, Chris Hansen, Leslie Herod, Debbie Ortega, Terrance Roberts, …

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Most GV city council members will run for re-election in November

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On November 7, all eight seats in the four city council districts of Greenwood Village will be up for election, as will the office of mayor.  In GV, city council terms are only two years long. Council terms for every other city in the metro area (e.g., Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Littleton, Lone Tree, …

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