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Colorado: Wadsworth

June 1, 2009 - 01:32 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Supreme Court nominee's quote sparks flap

By Michael Booth

As talk radio and the blogosphere blew up with claims that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is a racist, scholars of ethnicity and politics called for a quick truce.

A one-time poor choice of words on Sotomayor's part, perhaps, was their view. The New York appellate judge said in a 2001 speech, "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

But Sotomayor's other, voluminous words — even in the same controversial speech — scream moderation, said academic experts who are following the debate.

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March 13, 2009 - 10:50 am
NEWS FEED: Face the State

'Colorado's Kelo' comes to a close

Nearly two years after receiving notice from the Regional Transportation District that their property would be seized for light rail expansion, Kim Snyder and Galen Foster of Pro-Tint Windows in Lakewood are moving on.

According to the couple's attorney, Bob Hoban, the couple received $595,000 for their property plus an undisclosed sum for relocation further away from the proposed west corridor FasTracks line.

Snyder and Foster's property is located just south of Colfax on Wadsworth. It not only houses their small business, but also their home of the last 25 years. Snyder and Foster have devoted much of the last two years to a vocal fight to save their land, but

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