Author: John Schroyer
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Romney: “We’re going to win Pueblo”
Republicans are going to win the Democratic stronghold of Pueblo, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney told a roaring crowd of Republicans on a runway next to Pueblo Memorial Airport. After spending most of the 20-minute stump railing against President Barack Obama, Romney yelled into his microphone, “We’re going to win Colorado! We’re going to win…
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Colorado College president formally inaugurated
Jill Tiefenthaler was hired over a year ago as the 13th president of Colorado College, and has run the school since July, 2011. But her status as the new head of the college wasn’t complete until Saturday, when the faculty finally inaugurated their boss. Dozens of professors, alumni, students and friends packed Shove Memorial Chapel…
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High-tech phones increase reach of issue groups
If you’ve gotten a phone call recently from a person who asked whether you think President Barack Obama’s policies are good or bad for the country, there’s a good chance it was from Americans for Prosperity. AFP is a conservative group that focuses its calls on issues such as the $1.6 trillion national debt, the…
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Romney will be in Pueblo on Sunday
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in Pueblo on Sunday to rally supporters. His visit comes as a new Denver Post poll shows Romney in a dead heat with President Barack Obama. Romney’s Sunday event will be at the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, at 31001 Magnuson Ave. in Pueblo. The doors open at 1:45 p.m.,…
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Springs House races could tip scales at General Assembly
There are only two competitive races this year for the state Capitol, among the 10 El Paso County House and Senate districts that will be on the ballot in November.El Paso County is so conservative that in all but three races, there isn’t a Democratic candidate. And one race is so lopsidedly Republican that the…
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Redistricting sets up two close races for Nov. 6
There are only a pair of competitive races this year for the state Capitol, among the 10 El Paso County House and Senate districts that will be on the ballot in November. El Paso County is so conservative that in all but three races, there isn’t even a Democratic candidate. And one race is so…
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West Nile virus hits El Paso County resident
West Nile Virus has struck for the first time in El Paso County this year. An otherwise healthy adult contracted the mosquito-borne illness last month, and has since been hospitalized. West Nile was first reported in 2003, this is the first confirmed case in the county. There have been 127 documented cases of West Nile…
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Paul Ryan slams Obama over debt, economy
Congressman Paul Ryan drew a crowd of more than a thousand Coloradans to the local municipal airport Thursday morning as he stumped for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Ryan, Romney’s running mate, spent most of his time bashing Democrat President Barack Obama, and less touting Romney’s virtues. He slammed Obama most on the economy and…
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Springs Democrats, students love Obama’s speech
Long-time Democrats along with dozens of students clapped and hollered applause throughout President Barack Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday night at a watch party at Colorado College. One after another said they loved Obama’s address, almost all for unsurprising reasons. His defense of financial aid for students and not cutting taxes for the wealthy, along with…