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Congratulations to the Centennial charter commission, their campaign allies, and the voters who agreed with them on home rule (more…)

Take a minute and consider this with me, even if you don’t live in the affluent, tree-lined Denver suburb of Centennial where neighbors are duking it out over the June 10 vote (more…)

(Denver Post, May 18) “The era of big government is over,” Americans were told by Bill Clinton in 1995. If only. Since then we’ve seen his wife run for President in pursuit of a health care takeover, his buddy Al Gore propagandize for massive intervention on global warming, and his successor George Bush balloon the budget deficit. States and localities have continued to fatten as well, multiplying budgets, payrolls, and new government entities at “an astounding rate,” (more…)

How can any Centennial elected official support the Home Rule Charter, up for a vote on June 10? The charter fails in several areas. (more…)

(Updated, May 6) By becoming a home rule city, Centennial will be well positioned to achieve its desired 25% revenue increase. (more…)

In Centennial’s political process, the voices heard and the actions taken should represent “we the people.” They don’t. This has to change if we want to protect (more…)

Nine weeks ahead of Centennial’s home-rule election, opponents have begun to organize. Bold red “NOCC” flyers circulated (more…)

The Mayor, the Treasurer and the City Clerk are the only officials elected city wide, to protect the interests of everyone. Do we really want to eliminate two out of three? (more…)

Centennial Home Rule is a bad idea. Establishing home rule grants the city more power (more…)