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Can Coffman, Who Supports Personhood and Calls Social Security a Ponzi Scheme, Have a Moderate Image?

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.18.2012

Jason Salzman

I'm tainted, I know, and possibly unable to fathom the mainstream image of Coffman, but my perception is that Coffman is pretty far to the right on the political spectrum, a far cry from a "moderate."

WATCH: 'Meet The Press' Host Says Colorado Vital To Obama In 2012

Posted 05.03.2012

9News anchor Kyle Clark recently interviewed David Gregory, host of "Meet The Press," and asked him, among other things, about Colorado's "swing state...

Congressman Was for Tax Cut Before He Was Against It

Jason Salzman | Posted 02.21.2012

Jason Salzman

If a year-long payroll tax cut was so important to Rep. Gardner, if he felt so passionately about it that he would risk passage of any bill, even one supported by Senate Republicans, why didn't we hear about it the week before the vote?

WATCH: Denver POLLice Asking Questions After Photo Radar Stories

Posted 12.05.2011

Let's get the obvious out of the way first: nobody likes getting tickets from red light cameras. While cities such as Houston, which voted to turn th...

Why Do Some Local TV Stations Have Political Beat Reporters When Most Don't?

Jason Salzman | Posted 09.04.2011

Jason Salzman

If you watch local TV news in different cities around the country, and I'm not suggesting you do so, you see that a small number of stations have political beat reporters, but most do not.

Stokols Becoming the Face of Political Journalism on Local TV News

Jason Salzman | Posted 08.31.2011

Jason Salzman

What Fox 31 is doing, dedicating a reporter to the political beat and airing stories most nights, is turning heads because it's just not done much anywhere by local TV news, much less in Denver.

An Interview with 9News' Adam Schrager

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Salzman

I thought Schager's many admirers would like to know more about why he's leaving and his reflections about journalism and his job here as he departs.

Could DUI Pot Bill Lead To Wrongful Convictions?

Jessica Peck | Posted 05.25.2011

Jessica Peck

With national polling showing that nearly one in every two Colorado voters supports ending marijuana prohibition, and an estimated 120,000 residents r...

An Anti-Election Media Bias

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Salzman

Why do I feel like a freak in America for loving elections? Because most people apparently feel the opposite way. That is, happy that the election is finished, the ads gone, the polls stopped.

Cary Kennedy's Shameful Final Days

Jessica Peck | Posted 05.25.2011

Jessica Peck

In a time when many politicians are justifiably vilified for allowing ambition to trump integrity, I always viewed state Treasurer Cary Kennedy as a possible exception.

ANOTHER Attack Ad On A Local Dem Pulled Due To Blatant Lies

Posted 05.25.2011

KUSA in Denver has pulled an attack ad from the American Action Network off the air after determining claims in the ad to be false. The ad attacks ...

'Bin Laden Hunter' Arrested For Domestic Assault

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

GEORGETOWN, Colo. — A Colorado man arrested in Pakistan while trying to track down Osama Bin Laden is behind bars in his home state on suspicion...

Schieffer Lets Buck Slide on Face the Nation

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Salzman

Looks like CBS Anchor Bob Schieffer did about two minutes worth of homework prior to his interview with Senate candidate Ken Buck Sunday on Face the Nation.

Like Buck, Tancredo Unsure What Amendment 62 Would Do

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Salzman

Are any of the 33 candidates who endorsed the Personhood Initiative, other than Ken Buck, clued into the fact that the measure would ban stuff like the Pill and IUDs?

Is Betsy Markey Giving Up?

Jessica Peck | Posted 05.25.2011

Jessica Peck

Just days after national Democrats confessed that they may jump ship in their support of Betsy Markey's, her own actions suggest she may be having doubts, too.

Reporters Should Correct Buck When He Says Media Found Bennet Ad Untrue

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Salzman

As the TV fact checkers might say, here's the bottom line: Aspects of Bennet's ad were found to be true, others out of context or misleading, and just a couple points were deemed false or opinion.

Benchwarmers Bails

Vicky Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Vicky Collins

Benchwarmers Tavern and Grill opened about a month ago in my Centennial, Colorado neighborhood; then just yesterday, the Hooters-style restaurant closed down.

Politics and Plagiarism

Vicky Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Vicky Collins

Hearing our politicians lie and cheat is usually something that comes out after they are elected to office.

Reporters Should Keep It Simple: CDPHE Budget Increased Under Norton

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Salzman

Jane Norton has been telling reporters she cut her own budget when she headed the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment. In an article, The Denver Post set the record straight.

Million Dollar Ideas on Display at the Colorado Inventors Showcase

Brett Greene | Posted 05.25.2011

Brett Greene

I was expecting an adult version of the school science fair at the Colorado Inventors Showcase, but was greeted with a much bigger spectacle.