by Ashley Zimmerman

Somehow, somewhere, in Colorado in 1937, the governor’s office appeared to have a mole problem.  The names of judicial and political appointees were being published in the Denver Post before the appointees had even been notified. Teller Ammons, the colorful and somewhat profane governor of the state, was upset and confused. Who could possibly be leaking his information to the press? (more…)

The Day Colorado Had 3 Governors

by Ashley Zimmerman

In the summer and fall of 1903, Colorado entered what would become two of her most turbulent years in history.  Union and non-union miners were engaged in violent showdowns with each other, and politicians with very different ideas of how to manage the escalating violence were up against each other in the polls. (more…)