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Both cards had a section of\u00a0little tiny\u00a0print that\u00a0said\u00a0\u201cPaid for by Rocky Mountain Way, Registered Agent.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So now we know what dark money looks like, and how corporate entities lobby voters without\u00a0disclosing\u00a0who they are or what self-interests\u00a0they are promoting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want my state governed by out of state money and unnamed corporate entities, thank you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2634\">Starmer announces he\u2019ll resign as UK prime minister with Burnham confirming bid to succeed him<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Phil Weiser is powered by local people making personal contributions that can be easily researched. That is accountability.\u00a0That is what I want my next governor to be. And that is why I support Phil and urge others to\u00a0do\u00a0likewise.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Molly Markert,\u00a0\u00a0former state representative\u00a0\u00a0and former member, Aurora City Council\u00a0<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2632\">Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2636\">Person trapped in Aurora house fire dies Sunday night, fire officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDITOR: I am writing to urge readers to make their vote count and support Phil Weiser in the primary on June 30. We need a governor with\u00a0real\u00a0experience\u00a0at the state level.\u00a0 My registered neighbors and I received a full color glossy\u00a0large size\u00a0postcard\u00a0(a pricey thing)\u00a0from the other candidate. Two cards in the same week. 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