Author: againlynn
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BARTELS | With George Floyd’s death, memories of the long struggle for justice
Two decades ago, in a basement hearing room at the state Capitol, a rookie lawmaker struggled to compose himself as he fought to keep a House committee from watering down and delaying his bill on racial profiling. Rep. Peter Groff of Denver had already agreed to one compromise, but he balked at the idea of…
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BARTELS | A healthcare odyssey takes us back to where it all began
Talk about full circle. I’m going to get my second vaccination today, April 20, at the same South Dakota hospital where I was born almost 64 years ago. Moderna II, here I come, although the date threw me. April 20 will always bring back memories of the Columbine High School massacre. Dakota Hospital is where…
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Fleeting thoughts amid the mid-winter Colorado doldrums | Lynn Bartels
Thanks to coronavirus, the Stock Show didn’t happen and lawmakers won’t go back into session until mid-February, making this blah time of the year seem even worse. Some odds and ends: NFL playoffs Even if I hadn’t followed the NFL playoffs, I would have known the games were coming because I started getting recipe requests…
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BARTELS | A ‘Homegrown Year,’ and a newfound love of life
Blame it on having just given birth to her second child, or a day spent drinking and eating in Napa Valley, or on joyous Kelly Maher being, well, Kelly Maher. However the planets aligned, six months ago the Republican political pundit found herself embarking on a journey that’s equal parts “Little House on the Prairie,”…
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A ‘Homegrown Year’ and a newfound love of life in Colorado | Lynn Bartels
Blame it on having just given birth to her second child, or a day spent drinking and eating in Napa Valley, or on joyous Kelly Maher being, well, Kelly Maher. However the planets aligned, six months ago the Republican political pundit found herself embarking on a journey that’s equal parts “Little House on the Prairie,”…
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One big lesson from the election? Americans need to learn civics | Lynn Bartels
Republican Don Coram estimated he got more than 100 phone calls leading up to the day Congress was scheduled to reaffirm Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. A few urged the Montrose lawmaker to ratify the results of the Electoral College, which in December affirmed Biden had defeated Republican Donald Trump. Most callers…
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As parties veer off track, the unaffiliated label offers a way out | Bartels
Add former state Rep. Dan Thurlow of Mesa County to the list of Coloradans who have dropped their party affiliation to join the ranks of the state’s largest voting bloc. Thurlow made the switch from Republican to unaffiliated at the start of the year and then went on Facebook to explain his decision. He had…
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Michael Bennet gets the 2022 cycle rolling with his latest fundraising pitch | Lynn Bartels
So, 2020 is going to end just like it began, with Colorado’s Michael Bennet asking for money for his campaign. At the start of the year, the U.S. senator was engaged in a longshot bid to win the Democratic nomination for president and his campaign regularly sent fundraising appeals. “Hey — can you spare $5…
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BARTELS | Michael Bennet gets the 2022 cycle rolling with his latest fundraising pitch
So, 2020 is going to end just like it began, with Colorado’s Michael Bennet asking for money for his campaign. At the start of the year, the U.S. senator was engaged in a longshot bid to win the Democratic nomination for president and his campaign regularly sent fundraising appeals. “Hey — can you spare $5…
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BARTELS | Buckle down, GOP lawmakers: wear a mask and focus on real issues
Republicans, I want you to get stronger, to get well, to take on Colorado Democrats as equals and not as some gutted minority party, but on the opening day of the special session what happened? You made wearing masks an issue. Yes, and during a special session to deal with the pandemic that has terrorized…