Letter submitted to The Denver Post, not published

For the sake of transparency, candidates nowadays are expected to surrender their income tax filings for five years to The Denver Post staff for review and comment.

To be fair and for the sake of transparency, The Denver Post should release its company’s five-year income tax filings to any candidate who requests them, along with the income tax records of each political reporter or commentator.

Letter submitted to the Daily Camera, not published

I noticed in attorney general candidate Stan Garnett’s letter to the Open Forum (Camera, 8/20/10) that he apparently has no qualms about inviting people to use his office’s email address to contact him for political discussions. He also needs to clarify the funding and usage of the direct telephone line he mentioned as also being available. Is this a standard fixture in the District Attorney’s office, or is it an extra line paid with campaign funds?