Author: againlynn
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BARTELS | Pandemic brings out the culinary in these politicos
We’ve turned to the kitchen for comfort these past few months, producing delights ranging from designer cupcakes made by a 13-year-old in Lowry to two former statehouse lefties brining a brisket and selling pastrami sandwiches for a cause. Even though flour has been in short supply, Twitter and Facebook show Coloradans turning their homes into…
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BARTELS | With no events to attend, TV keeps us connected
It’s an election year, and a presidential election year at that, and normally by now I would be inhaling The New York Times, The Washington Post and other national publications. I mean, come on; Colorado has the hottest U.S. Senate race in the country as Republican Cory Gardner tries to hold on to his seat…
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BARTELS | Clerks keep the business of government rolling
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Nurses, doctors, grocery store checkers, postal workers, truck drivers. The accolades continue for these heroes during the coronavirus crisis. Add this profession to that list: your county clerk and recorder. It is amazing how many duties clerks perform and what they have done in recent weeks to try to do their jobs as calls from…
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LYNN BARTELS | A chronicle of the times we live in
My brother’s surprise 60th birthday party. My niece’s spring break trip to Greece. My sister’s annual pilgrimage to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. All canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. These are strange times. A manager at my local supermarket told me the other day that he ordered 500 cases of toilet paper and only…
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BARTELS | A change of heart on death penalty
Colorado is poised to become the 22nd state to outlaw the death penalty, but don’t make the mistake of saying this is just the latest example of what happens with Democrats in control of the state House, Senate and the governor’s office. Colorado Democrats were in control last year, too, and the repeal measure failed.…