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Ganahl: On Mother’s Day, we pause to honor women who make a difference every day
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Ganahl: On Mother’s Day, we pause to honor women who make a difference every day

By Heidi Ganahl | Rocky Mountain Voice Today, kids across the country made handmade cards, cooked up a breakfast in bed and tried to tiptoe around the house to let their precious mommas get a bit more sleep. It’s the day of the year we celebrate the hard-working, loving, ever-giving matriarch of the family: Mother’s Day! Moms have been in the eye of the storm the last few years, navigating the upheaval in our lives from the aftermath of Covid, managing slim budgets because of inflation and helping our children facing mental health issues at record rates. Moms have also been a force to be reckoned with politically, fiercely advocating for our kids around education, healthcare, woke craziness and a society that doesn't want us parents in control. The women of Colorado are recognizin...
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Anti-oil activists try to break into Magna Carta display as part of climate protest
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Anti-oil activists try to break into Magna Carta display as part of climate protest

By Jack Aylmer , Evan Hummel , Jake Maslo  | Straight Arrow News Two climate activists reportedly tried to break the glass case containing the Magna Carta, which is believed to be the founding documents for Western democracy. At the British Library on Friday, May 10, the women used a hammer and chisel to pound at the glass. However, the pair caused only minor damage to the case and the historic document was untouched. The women pounded the glass in the name of fighting climate change. They belong to the group called Just Stop Oil — a group looking to end the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. The women, Rev. Sue Parfitt and Judy Bruce, a retired biology teacher, released a statement in response to the incident. “The Magna Carta is rightly revered, being of great...
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PHOTOS: Aurora borealis lights up the sky around Colorado
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PHOTOS: Aurora borealis lights up the sky around Colorado

BY COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE On Friday, May 10, a historic showing of the Aurora Borealis gave many Coloradans a glimpse to scenes unlike which they can traditionally view in the nighttime sky. Some of those Coloradans shared what they saw with media, such as the Colorado Springs Gazette. There are slight and diminishing chances to still see the "Northern Lights" today and Monday, but forecasts of cloud and rain will likely prevent it. SEE THE SLIDESHOW AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
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Charges dropped against 211 migrants who stormed border, DA appeals
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Charges dropped against 211 migrants who stormed border, DA appeals

By Karah Rucker , Ben Ray  | Straight Arrow News More than 200 migrants who broke open a fence and pushed past Texas border officials will not be facing charges in El Paso County, Texas. A judge dismissed their case on Wednesday, May 8. Video captured by the New York Post showed the incident on March 21. Migrants were seen breaking through a metal fence with razor wire and pushing passed Texas officials at the border. Some National Guard troops were injured as migrants rushed them. 211 migrants faced rioting charges over the incident, but an El Paso County judge dismissed all of the charges. The judge said the case was not within his jurisdiction. Because of that technicality, he dropped the case. READ THE FULL STORY AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS
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Basile: ‘Woke’ Scouts and the death of another American institution
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Basile: ‘Woke’ Scouts and the death of another American institution

By Tom Basile | The Washington Times Another week, another headline that has millions wondering what has happened to the America of our youth. “Woke” social engineering by the far left appears to have claimed another victim: the Boy Scouts of America. The organization that had molded millions of boys into leaders who valued nature, personal responsibility and hard work has announced it will rebrand itself as “Scouting America,” removing the word “boy” from its name. It’s a wonder they didn’t remove America too. The storied institution says that its core mission remains the same, and that its European counterparts have already rebranded to be more inclusive. They say this rebrand to focus on inclusivity is necessary to boost membership. On the contrary, BSA’s mission is and until r...
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Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’
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Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’

By Steve Peoples and Mike Catalini and Meg Kinnard | The Washington Times Sandwiched between his appearances in court, Donald Trump headed on Saturday to the Jersey Shore, where he repeatedly blamed President Biden for the criminal charges he’s facing as the presumptive nominees prepare to face off in the November election and called his New York hush money case “a Biden show trial.” Blasting the Democratic president “a total moron,” Mr. Trump before a crowd of tens of thousands repeatedly characterized the cases against him as politically motivated and timed to harm his ability to campaign. “He’s a fool. He’s not a smart man,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Biden. “I talk about him differently now because now the gloves are off.” READ THE FULL STORY IN THE...
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Rep. Holtorf details the ‘good, bad and ugly’ of state legislative session
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Rep. Holtorf details the ‘good, bad and ugly’ of state legislative session

By Rocky Mountain Voice Staff State Rep. Richard Holtorf, the whip of the Colorado House's Republican Conference, offered review of the recently closed Colorado legislative session in a press statement this week. “My last year in the state legislature had ‘some good, some bad, and some ugly'," he said. "I am immensely proud of the work I’ve done serving on the Colorado House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources, and Health & Human Services committees. I would like to thank my family, ranch hands, legislative aids, colleagues, and most of all voters, who helped me serve 16 of the 21 counties in [Colorado's 4th District] over the past five years.” He was first appointed to serve out the completion of Kimmy Lewis' term in central and southeast Colorado, and then was elected...
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Top Border Patrol officials say Biden appointees silenced them for years
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Top Border Patrol officials say Biden appointees silenced them for years

By Anna Giaritelli | Colorado Politics The recently retired second in command of the U.S. Border Patrol said the Biden administration intentionally blocked him and others from engaging with the public, enacting robust protocols to sabotage media requests as millions surged across the southern border. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, recently retired Border Patrol Deputy Chief Matthew Hudak spoke out for the first time since his departure and accused White House appointees within the Department of Homeland Security of policing the police's media presence. "Dealing with this tidal wave of humanity that was hitting our border on a daily basis — very quickly, news stories, statements being put out condemning our agents, being critical of their eff...
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Rep. Bradley announces town hall meetings to review legislative session, focus on future
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Rep. Bradley announces town hall meetings to review legislative session, focus on future

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice State Rep. Brandi Bradley has announced a pair of town hall meetings she will host in District 39 to discuss legislative victories, losses and what lies ahead. Bradley will join with Sen. Mark Bailey and Sen. Kevin Van Winkle at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at the Larkspur Fire Station, 941 S. Spruce Mountain Road. She will again be joined by Van Winkle and this time by Sen. Jim Smallwood at 7 p.m. May 16 at Freedom Fellowship in Centennial. A time of fellowship, food and fun will precede the May 16 event at 5:30 p.m. "It has been an honor to represent House District 39 for the last two years," Bradley wrote in her district newsletter. "I never, in a million years, thought that I would run for office. It has been one of the most gratifying and most diffi...
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Bob Gardner’s infamous filibusters, policy prowess made him one of the GOP’s most effective weapons
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Bob Gardner’s infamous filibusters, policy prowess made him one of the GOP’s most effective weapons

By Hannah Metzger | Westword Eighteen years after he was first elected to the Colorado Legislature, state Senator Bob Gardner concluded his final legislative session on Wednesday, May 8. Twenty-four state legislators will vacate their seats this year, but Gardner has called the Capitol home for the longest. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006, serving through 2014 before joining the Senate in 2016. Now term-limited, Gardner is one of only two current legislators expected to complete the maximum eight years in both chambers, and he started two years earlier than the other — Senator Kevin Priola, who was first elected in 2008. Following a career under the gold dome, Gardner, age 70, is stepping away from public office. He plans to return to his law pract...
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