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(Denver Post, May 4) To fear an idea, any idea, is unworthy of a free society. To suppress an idea from debate is more cowardly still. How does our country measure up? Americans pride themselves on being free-thinking and open, and we generally are. But five instances to the contrary recently hit the news. The utterance of forbidden words had polite opinion caterwauling like spinsters who saw a mouse. It was a bad show. We can do better. The would-be censors targeted a radio host’s glee, a political party’s advocacy, a wartime nation’s realism, a legislator’s bluntness, and a black man’s heresy. More >

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5PM Show Open: John Andrews, Matt Dunn

5:30PM Guest: Dr. Michael Ward

6:30PM Guests: Christopher Robinson

7PM Guest: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

7:30PM Guest: M.E. Sprengelmeyer

“Bush dishonors America’s commitment to freedom by unconditionally pledging that he will go to Beijing this summer,” says John Andrews in the April round of Head On TV debates. “Distraction,” counters Susan Barnes-Gelt, who says Tibetan human-rights protests shouldn’t derail the Olympics. John on the right, Susan on the left, also go at it this month More >

Time has been kind to Harry Truman, who has steadily risen in stature over the years. Will history be so kind to George W. Bush?
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Hillary Clinton keeps advocating a “gas tax holiday” paid for by “big oil companies” out of their “record profits.” Excuse me, Senator,
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Out of the 15 states that limit legislative terms, 10 rank near the top in economic competitive- ness among the 50 states. Colorado, one of the first to enact term limits back in 1990, ranks 7th.
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For more about Michael Ward’s book on Narnia and Chris Robinson’s ordeal with feminist bullies at Colorado College, read on.
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Do your part against South Metro unions, Centennial expansionists, and a pro-Hamas legislative candidate. Act today.
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(Updated, May 6) By becoming a home rule city, Centennial will be well positioned to achieve its desired 25% revenue increase.
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There is a drive in Colorado to make constitutional amendment petitions far harder to do, leaving statutory petitions alone. The bill is SCR-3,
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Term limits for judges won’t have enough petition signatures to make the 2008 ballot, proponents announced, vowing to push for other conservative initiatives instead .
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Here are the followup tools for John Andrews’ pre-adjournment legislative special on 710 KNUS. Make your voice heard today!
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My hosts from the College Republicans were told by the university’s Office of Multicultural Affairs — are you ready? — that they should have invited a white speaker to campus instead of me.
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