Jared Polis has cemented himself as the biggest spender in this election cycle, his near $3.7 million of personal contributions to his campaign to win the Second Congressional District seat topping all other self-financed candidates (in both congressional and senate races) through second quarter reporting. (more…)

July 2008

Being enamored with a strip mall occurs as often as it has rained in Colorado this July. So readers should have taken note when we lauded Country Club Village a few months back. The Westminster shopping center at 120th and Federal had a cool, unique look that attracted numerous interesting businesses. (more…)

July 2008

It was just a matter of time before the Second Congressional District race got downright ugly. That time seems to have come in the last week as mail-in ballots for the Democratic primary started arriving at homes throughout the district that spans Adams and Boulder counties and several mountain communities along the I-70 corridor. (more…)

July 2008

Editor’s Note: Read our comprehensive look at the race to fill the CD2 vacated by Rep. Mark Udall.

Never have we struggled more in picking a candidate to endorse in an election.

The Second Congressional District Democratic primary pitting Jared Polis (wealthy philanthropist), Joan Fitz-Gerald (first woman to serve as president of the state’s senate majority) and Will Shafroth (career conservationist) against each other has been an amazing race to cover. (more…)

July 2008

by Kin Schotters

The days of Bono touring rampantly stateside, belting out the classic “Sunday Bloody Sunday” made infamous at Red Rocks have long passed. We’re lucky to see U2 pass through town once every few years now. But you still want to hear “With or Without You” live, don’t you? (more…)

July 2008