Right wing activist and self-proclaimed “America’s Mom” Sherronna Bishop and Kelly Kohls, director of school board leadership for Moms for America, a group the Southern Poverty Law Center deems an anti-government extremist organization, outlined their strategy to end the community-led effort to recall Garfield School District RE-2 board member Tony May during a secretly-recorded Zoom call obtained by the Colorado Times Recorder earlier this month.
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Letter to the Editor: Support the FIND Act to Protect Coloradans From Illness
As the daughter of a doctor, I have grown up understanding the critical importance of early screening in preventing and combating diseases like cancer. That’s why I strongly support the Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics (FIND) Act and urge Congresswoman DeGette to support this crucial, bi-partisan legislation when it comes to a vote in the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health later this month.
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Colorado Times Recorder Joins Durango Herald, Colorado Sun, Gazette, and Others in Winning Journalism Awards
The Colorado Times Recorder won three journalism awards Friday, helping Colorado bring home over 330 awards in a 4-state regional contest sponsored by the Colorado Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Colorado Republican Mad About Decorum Rules Equates Democratic Legislators to Hitler
Former state Representative Dan Woog, who is a candidate to return to the statehouse, equated the current Democratic legislators with Nazis today. The Republican from Weld County posted a picture of the state Capitol and Hitler to his Facebook page, along with a post claiming that Democratic leaders’ rules of decorum during floor debate are equilvalent to Hitler’s despotic takeover of Germany. After making his analogy, he concluded by writing, “this isn’t contrived sensationalism. This is reality.”
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CTR Rewind: Triplets, April Snow, and Significant Growth
Comedian Hannah Jones is here to give a recap on all things Colorado from last month. Because what could be more Colorado than a snowstorm in the middle of April?
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‘Pure Horsesh*t.’ — Election Deniers Come to Custer County
The Custer Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday evening to hear from prominent election conspiracy advocates who urged county officials to remove the county’s Dominion voting machines. Speakers during Wednesday’s special BOCC meeting included MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, Douglas County podcaster and defamation defendant Joe Oltmann, former Lauren Boebert campaign manager and “America’s Mom” Sherrona Bishop, Jan. 6 rioter Shawn Smith, and Park County Commissioner Amy Mitchell, who is also a proponent of the Dominion Voting conspiracy.
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One Colorado Rancher Had Five Calves Killed by Wolves in 11 Days
KREMMLING – Of the six livestock killed by wolves in Grand County, Colorado, five were owned by a Kremmling-area rancher named Conway Farrell, who has or leases several ranches in the area.
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Common Sense Solutions to Protect Colorado’s Children
Colorado’s air is not as clean as it may seem, and the youngest lungs among us are paying the price. I witness the consequences of Colorado’s inadequate action on air quality daily as a pediatric lung specialist.
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Don’t Let Congress Widen the Digital Divide
Unless lawmakers act, over 23 million households could soon lose access to free or low-cost internet. That would be a disaster for rural communities and communities of color.