Red County, Blue State
By Emily Suyat
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The thrill of living in progressive Colorado, the agony of being represented by Lauren Boebert: life and politics for people who lean left in Douglas County.
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77. Three commissioners vs 20,000 voters
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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76. Interview with Christian Schilder, candidate for House District 39
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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75. Get to know your ballot: Congressional candidate Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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74. Get to know your ballot: Douglas County assessor candidate Kara Garr
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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73. The Return of Crowsnest 🐦⬛
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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72. What just happened? Commissioners make a confusing last minute move on funding the $200k drone program for John Adams Academy
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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71. Over a million taxpayer dollars slated for John Adams Academy and the Douglas County Economic Corporation—and no public input to be found
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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70. Learn: What is the Graduated Income Tax proposal in Colorado? An Explainer For Normal People!
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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69. Convict Coffee: Cause-Driven and Community-Focused
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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68. Freedom Fest or Freedom Jest?
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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67. Answering your Questions on George Teal’s $17k Ticket
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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66. Champagne Taste on a County Commission Budget, Part 3: the Reimbursement Request
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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65. Champagne Taste on a County Commissioner Budget, Part 2: the Refundable Ticket
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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64. Champagne Taste on a County Commission Budget, Part 1: The Receipt George Teal Doesn’t Want Us to See
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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63. Your Handy Dandy Guide to the 3 to 5 Effort
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May 15, 2026 |
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62. Pride in Douglas County
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May 08, 2026 |
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61. CORA 101: The Transparency Tool for the People
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May 02, 2026 |
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60. The Bluffs, the Ballot, and the future of Lone Tree
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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59. It’s not just Dubai
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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58. Part 2 of 2: Zebulon and the $100 million question
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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57. Part 1 of 2: Zebulon and the $100 Million Question
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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56. Bring it in! Team meeting!
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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55. The Crowsnest Controversy in Castle Pines
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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54. CD4 Democrats in Court and Commissioners Preen in Taxpayer-Funded Magazine
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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53. The Mysterious Case of the Cowboy Commissioner's $17k Flight to Dubai
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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52. Breaking the At-Large Lock with Rep Bob Marshall
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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51. A Douglas County Commissioner's $17k airfare to Dubai
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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50. Douglas County Commissioners End General Public Comment
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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49. Flying Your Freak Flag in Parker
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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48. Could Douglas County Expand to Five County Commissioners? Part 2 of 2
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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47. Could Douglas County Expand to Five County Commissioners? Part 1 of 2
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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46. Colorado Caucus and Assembly Explained, with guest Meg Furlow
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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45. Douglas County Schools, Sterling Ranch, and How Residents Helped Change Amendment 13
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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44. Douglas County’s Proposed Retail Theft Ordinance: All Theater, No Fix
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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43. Finger-snapping Forbidden, False Statements Fine
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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42. “It Could Cripple Douglas County School District”
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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41. Finding Friends and your Political Home: Living Liberally Douglas County (updated name: blue crew social)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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40. An Unexpected Win at the School Board Meeting
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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39. Look at you, Douglas County!
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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38. The Real Scoop on Issues Facing our Public Schools with guest Brad Geiger
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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37. Interview with Kyrzia Parker, candidate for school board
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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36. What’s an MLO? A bond? Your school funding questions answered
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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35. Interview with Tony Ryan, candidate for school board
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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34. Interview with Clark Callahan, candidate for school board
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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33. Interview with Kelly Denzler, candidate for school board
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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32. Finding Friends and Your Political Home in Douglas County: Douglas County Activism Task Force
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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31. Why Special Education Matters to All of Us
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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30. What’s at Stake in the School Board Election
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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29. What students in Douglas County want you to know
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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28. Finding Friends and Your Political Home in Douglas County: Moms Demand Action
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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27. Board of Education 101: the election is coming up and we are going to know our stuff
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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26. A lifesaving new suicide prevention tool in Colorado: Donna's Law
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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25. Finding Friends and Your Political Home in Douglas County: Lone Tree Votes (updated name: Democracy Now DougCo)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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24. “Every decision is made in a vacuum or worse yet, a back room”
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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23. No Comment(s)
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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22. What is Zebulon? Part 2
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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21. What is Zebulon? Part 1
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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20. Cowboy Cosplay: the first commission meeting after home rule defeat
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Light on the news, heavy on the solidarity
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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18. A Big Win in Douglas County
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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17. Convo with D1 “Vote No” Candidates
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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16. Kyle Clark and Marshall Zelinger weigh in on home rule
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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15. “Trust in Douglas County government is in decline"
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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14. Follow the Money
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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13. “This is like 1776 and putting those wigs on"
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May 30, 2025 |
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12. Mythologies
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May 27, 2025 |
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11. The Home Rule Ballot Explained
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May 19, 2025 |
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10: The Test Case in Sterling Ranch: Home Rule and the Charter Application of John Adams Academy
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May 10, 2025 |
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9. The Lawsuit against the County Commissioners: a conversation with Bob Marshall, Part 2 of 2
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May 03, 2025 |
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8. The Lawsuit against the County Commissioners: a conversation with Bob Marshall, Part 1 of 2
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May 03, 2025 |
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7. Group Hug and a Plan
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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6. The Home Rule Series Part 3 of 3: the expensive and rushed plan being formulated behind closed doors
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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5. The Home Rule Series Part 2 of 3: what home rule is and what we’ll be voting for on June 24
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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4: The Home Rule Series Part 1 of 3: County Commission 101
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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3: The Tr*mpian Bargain of Douglas County
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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2: Boebert, Bernie, and Buffoonery
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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1: "Did you order the Code Red?"
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Mar 23, 2025 |