Tag: Anti-defamation League
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Loveland Tesla dealership vandalized; local police taps FBI, ATF for help
The Loveland Police Department, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is investigating an attempted arson and vandalism at a local Tesla dealership. Officers learned that the attempted arson at 1606 N. Lincoln Ave. took place just after midnight, the police said. After arriving, officers found multiple…
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Colorado temporarily suspended state flag program after giving flag to ‘Gays Against Groomers’
Colorado temporarily suspended a program that allows people to buy a state flag that has been flown over the Capitol after the state government gave a flag to Gays Against Groomers. The program is back up and running after officials made modifications to its website and the form to procure the flag. Gays Against Groomers…
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Anti-Defamation League responds to Aurora city council candidate’s ‘brownshirts’ comment
A candidate running for Aurora City Council stood by comments he made last year likening cancel culture to Nazism despite the Anti-Defamation League warning that such comparisons “trivialize” the Holocaust while causing survivors and their families pain. In August 2022, Jono Scott made a Twitter post stating: “Two suggestions: 1. search ‘nazi brown shirts’. 2.…
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Denver city council takes stand against antisemitism
In a rare instance of total unity, Denver City Council members Monday unanimously approved a proclamation condemning antisemitism. Members spoke passionately about the proclamation, decrying any form of hostility towards, or prejudice against, Jewish people. The measure was introduced by District 8 Councilman Chris Herndon. Antisemitic incidents in the United States reached an all time high…
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Influential Denver businessman, philanthropist Donald Kortz dies after illness
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longtime Denver businessman, lawyer and philanthropist Donald Lee Kortz died Sunday. He was 81. Perhaps best known for his decades of work for Fuller & Co., Kortz at one time served on as many as…