Tag: Mike Smith
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Colorado congressional elections see over $9M in ad reserves from House Democrats’ super PAC
Meanwhile, Republican group reserves $5.5 million in Denver market The leading House Democratic super PAC is booking more than $9 million in fall TV and digital advertising across three Colorado media markets as part of an aggressive move to win control of the chamber in this year’s midterm elections. The House Majority PAC, a group…
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Metro Moves | Jared Orsi takes reins as Colorado state historian
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New leadership Jared Orsi, a history professor at Colorado State University, began a one-year stint as the state historian and leader of the History Colorado’s…
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Pavel Francouz’s cool, calm performance in goal gives Colorado Avalanche a 2-0 lead over Edmonton Oilers
DENVER – Frankie’s play said “relax.” Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz made his second start of the playoffs in place of the injured Darcy Kuemper, who left Game 1 of the Western Conference finals series vs. Edmonton with an upper-body injury. Francouz saved all 24 shots he faced in Colorado’s 4-0 win Thursday at Ball Arena.…
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Goaltender Pavel Francouz fills in on short notice, helps Avalanche beat Oilers in Game 1
DENVER – If a couple of shifts weren’t enough for Pavel Francouz to get ready, Connor McDavid’s shot seemed to do the trick. Colorado’s backup goaltender was called upon in the middle of the second period after Darcy Kuemper exited with an upper-body injury. Francouz said a trainer told him to get ready for action…
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Colorado firefighting policy relies too much on the kindness of strangers | Vince Bzdek
After last week’s horrific fire in Boulder County, we now have a real-time example of the superpower of civility. Let’s hope our politicians take note. Boulder County Commissioner Matt Jones believes the common decency of folks evacuating their homes last week saved lives. “There are a couple of things I realized when I was driving…