A Jew, a Catholic and a pharmaceutical company vice president walk into a bar. The Catholic buys a round of vodka drinks, and the VP cracks a joke of Jewish nature.
Yes on ballot issue 1A Open space tax extension You are already paying this 0.10 percent sales tax. Why? Because you love open space and want to leave a legacy of preservation for decades to come. Voting ‘yes’ extends the…
Becoming A Landlocked City There’s not a whole lot of room for Westminster to expand; it’s essentially a land-locked city fast approaching build out. That means in the near future, city officials have to make crucial decisions that will leave…
A City Divided Short of building a wall between the south and north, the city of Thornton couldn’t have two more distinct communities forming. In the original section of the city, you find urban blight and aging homes. To the…
A City In Need Of A Facelift Northglenn is the oft forgotten North Metro city that is completely locked in by neighboring communities. It has enormous potential with its proximity to Denver and access to major transit arteries. But the…
Tops For A Reason Louisville was recently tabbed the third best city to live in by Money Magazine. While we know that those rankings are hardly scientific, it says something grand about the state of the city, which is why…
There’s More Than One Issue. Really. Judging by the recent press clippings, you’d guess Longmont is a one-issue town. But there is much more to discuss in these races than the Lifebridge annexation, even if that is the issue that…
A City On The Brink A lot has been said recently about Lafayette’s “friendliness” to some of the big box retailers. (See Lowe’s, Super Wal-Mart.) The city desperately needs to pump up its retail sales tax base, but it can’t…
Big Issues In The Small Town Dacono may be an afterthought in North Metro campaigns, but with the tiny burg fighting a school district for a school to be built and plenty more homebuilding eventually on its way, there are…
It’s always tricky endorsing candidates, especially when we’re talking about wannabe elected officials on the local level. We don’t like hurting feelings, and the 80-plus people running for various offices in the North Metro area have gone out of their…