Hazlehurst's Blog

Hick’s gold-plated transition team – po’ folk not admitted

Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper named 52 people to his statewide transition committee yesterday. It’s an interesting group for many reasons. Of the 52, only two (Bill Hybl and James Stewart, both Republicans) are from Colorado Springs. The vast majority are residents are residents of of the Denver/Boulder metro area. A fair number are Republicans, business people, [...]

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Bill Hybl for strong mayor?

The strong mayor initiative is on the ballot. It’s propelled by money, voter discontent, money, powerful men and women, money, organization, and … did I say money? We can expect a powerful, well-financed campaign to drown out dissenting voices. It’ll probably pass, and then we’ll have to elect a person to fill the newly created [...]

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USOC moves in

In a low – key ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 this morning, the United States Olympic Committee officially moved into its city – funded headquarters building at 27 South Tejon. There were no bands, no banners, no Olympic athletes, no children’s choir singing the Olympic Anthem – just Mayor Rivera, El Pomar CEO Bill Hybl, [...]

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