Colorado is considered a very independent state politically, having elected 17 Democrats and 12 Republicans to the governorship in the last 100 years.
Colorado is made up primarily of transplanted citizens, and this is illustrated by the fact that the state has not had a native-born governor since 1975 (when John David Vanderhoof left office) and has not elected one since 1958, in the person of Stephen L.R. McNichols.
In the 1960's, when I first began to collect Colorado Postal History I quickly learned that there was a near void in literature relative to the postal history of the state.
My interest in Colorado goes beyond the markings and the covers to the history of the places that at one time had, or still have, Post Offices.
In addition, express company markings used in Colorado has been published as a part of the "Encyclopedia" and DenverCounty was published in an issues prior to the start of the "Encyclopedia" in 1998.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Colorado(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
There are also the University of Denver (Methodist), Colorado College at Colorado Springs (secular), the Jesuit College of the Sacred Heart, and the Loretto Heights Academy at Denver.
Colorado was organized as a Territory in 1861, and admitted as a State in 1876, with a constitution formed in that year.
Colorado coming in as an organized territory just as the Civil War broke out, the question of loyalty or secession agitated the population, but the Union men were in overwhelming majority.
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Michael Owen flew to the United States yesterday and is scheduled to have potentially career-saving knee surgery in Colorado this week.
Colorado - specifically the city of Colorado Springs— serves as the headquarters of numerous Christian groups.
Therefore, many of the residents in the surrounding states support the teams in Denver, as shown by the reach of the Broncos' radio network[4].
Her mountain scenery is some of the most beautiful and dramatic in the United States and Colorado is a center for vacationers taking advantage of the pleasant summer climate and the ample supplies of powdered snow in the winter.
Brown, socialite wife of a Colorado mining tycoon was immortalized in the Broadway Musical, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" so called after she survived the sinking of the ocean liner "Titanic".
The center of the state is approximately 1,500 miles west of the Eastern coast of the United States, 800 miles east of the Western coast, 650 miles south of the northern border with Canada and 475 miles north of the southern border with Mexico.
Colorado is the eighth largest state when measured in square miles area.
The Colorado Board of Law Examiners, whose members are appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court, consists of two committees.
In accordance with Rule 201.3(1), C.R.C.P., eligibility for on-motion admission in Colorado is restricted to those who have been admitted and who have “actively and substantially” practiced law in a jurisdiction(s) that accept(s) Colorado attorneys for admission without examination.
Persons who file an on-motion application, but who are not eligible to do so, may (1) transfer the application to the next scheduled bar exam and receive a refund of the difference between on-motion and exam fees, or (2) withdraw the application and receive a 50% refund.
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The Colorado Avalanche canceled their appointment with an arbitrator on Friday, announcing they re-signed center Brett McLean to a one-year contract late Thursday night.
The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Paul Stastny on Monday and agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Ken Klee.
Colorado agreed to terms with goaltender Peter Budaj and forward Cody McCormick on Thursday.
Colorado Travel - Hiking and Backpacking Guide(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Southwest Colorado Hotsprings - Two hotsprings, one popular and thronged, the other a wilderness isolate: both a comfort to sore hikers.
Weminuche Wilderness - Colorado's largest wilderness is an outdoor nirvana for hikers and climbers, plus river running in summer and cross-country skiing in winter.
Notes on the Colorado segment from the Continental Divide Trail Society.
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The Foundation for ColoradoStateParks is surveying Colorado drivers who might be interested in a special ColoradoStateParks license plate.
Colorado Residents: renew your boat, snowmobile or OHV registrations.
Thanks to funding from Great Outdoors Colorado and the Colorado Lottery, ColoradoStateParks can provide outstanding recreational opportunities throughout the state.
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Come to support avalanche safety in Colorado and join us for a fun evening of friends, music and food.
There have been avalanche fatalities every month of the year in Colorado, so be avalanche-aware when you are out on the snow this summer.
The CAIC is a program within the Colorado Geological Survey.
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