By Andra Coberly
Election night is all said and done. The winners have sipped their champagne and the losers have thanked their supporters. Throughout the area, we had some surprising council shifts and also expected victories. (more…)
November 2009
Getting to know Colorado’s junior senator
by Andra Coberly

Sen. Michael Bennet often talks about absconding the status quo. He preaches about it on the senate floor. He alludes to it when speaking of health care costs, Medicare incentives and “the theory of human capital when it comes to public education.” He talks about it over breakfast-for-lunch in a cafe near his Denver headquarters.
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July 2009
by Leon Thompson
The Obama administration is in danger of becoming distracted by the clamor for retribution regarding atrocities that may or may not have been committed in Guantánamo Bay. Unelected groups like Amnesty International and the ACLU have decided to lead the charge and create an agenda for the American people. (more…)
May 2009
by Leon Thompson
Leon Thompson, is yellowscene.com’s new political blogger, whose academic background includes: graduate studies in urban-suburban administration, a degree in history with a minor in secondary education, and an accounting degree. Professionally, he has years of information technology, finance, corporate retail, and ERP consulting experience. Politically, he has functioned in leadership roles in the Republican Party in Connecticut.
Winning the war in Afghanistan is possible despite comments to the contrary by Russian diplomats and international card-carrying members of the Truce society.
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April 2009
According to Tom Philpott, food editor on Grist.org, the Mexican press has reports linking industrial hog producer Smithfield factory farms to the outbreak in swine flu. The U.S. mainstream media is so far not reporting any such link.
Read the full report here.
April 2009