06.28.08
Michael Moore in Denver
Excerpts of Michael Moore’s speech on the steps of Denver’s Capital on Sunday, June 24th.
05.18.08
Drive to Citizenship- A Long Road
It costs thousands of dollars for legal residents in the US, eligible to become citizens, to begin the process. On April 19th in Colorado, a Naturalization drive brought volunteers and legal residents together to file for citizenship.
Part of a nationwide Citizenship Day initiative, Ya es Hora ¡Ciudadania!, the drive aimed to give legal residents (those with Green Cards), who meet the requirements to apply for citizenship, help overcoming logistical and financial obstacles keeping them from the benefits and responsibilities of full American-hood.
According to one estimate, there are some 100,000 people in Colorado alone who meet the requirements to apply for Citizenship. Many of them are discouraged by filing costs, mountains of paperwork, and fear of mistakes.
Sunstrokes for Obama
Colorado is a fickle state. Weather can go from scalding to shivery in moments. This particular Saturday was a preview for the dog days of the convention: hot and dry, with the famous mile high designation mandating sunscreen.
I’ve been wondering for some time now what the Democratic campaigns can pull off as they struggle to keep engagement high in all fifty states while slugging it out delegate by delegate in the remaining primaries. In a piece of serendipity, I called up a friend on April 19th, and she told me there was an Obama rally going on in Civic Center Park.
In one way or another, most of the speakers and the people I spoke with at the sparsely attended event were grappling with the engagement question as well. And the enthusiastic supporters were grappling with the steady beat of the sun, where only a few days before sleet had stung faces and forced coat collars up.
02.05.08
Get Your Caucus, er, well, Off
The Uptake’s Corrine L. McDermid talks to some of the many people who weren’t planning on participating in Colorado’s “Super Tuesday” Caucus.
02.04.08
Who *Are* These People Anyway? - Barack Obama Rally
The UpTake’s Corrine McDermid finds a number of Obama supporters have never participated in politics before. From an Obama rally in Denver on January 30, 2008 Compare and contrast these interviews to ones from a Mitt Romney rally also in Denver.
Who *Are* These People, Romney Rally
Who are those folks in those overflow crowds? These are some of the folks who waited outside the Car Dealership waiting for a chance to see Mitt Romney, even though they couldn’t hear the speech.
02.03.08
Colorado Roundup
Like a lot of states, Colorado had its turn to host lotsa politicians this week. Here’s a roundup of events with Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul.
01.26.08
Denver’s Clinton HQ Watches the SC Results
Staffers and volunteers at the Colorado Clinton Campaign Headquarters watch the returns from South Carolina, but not for long.
01.25.08
Immigration Policy Confusing? Join a HS Trip to Learn More
Students from my Alma Mater (full disclosure), the Jefferson County Open School, travel to the Border between Arizona and Mexico to investigate immigration issues up close.
01.20.08
Hillary Wins Nevada, Wait, Obama gets Delegates, Wait…
Nevada Caucuses! Jill Derby, Chair of the Democratic Party in Colorado plus reporting confusion. Who wins? No one knows yet.
