tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59727722011-06-07T23:26:25.177-07:00Garfield County Colorado Democratic PartyPolitical Free Speech. www.garfieldcountydemocrats.comPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1128784713962145092005-10-08T08:17:00.000-07:002005-10-08T08:18:33.970-07:00Truden: No decision yetBy Dennis WebbOctober 8, 2005 With a week remaining before she must make a decision, District Attorney Colleen Truden said she is still considering whether she will protest a recall petition against her."We're still just in the process of evaluating the options and signatures, that sort of thing," Truden said Friday.She declined to say whether she was leaning one way or Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1128360608664347472005-10-03T10:15:00.000-07:002005-10-03T10:30:08.673-07:00Petition is valid GPI 9-30The recall petition against District Attorney Colleen Truden is sufficient, according to Colorado Secretary of State Gigi Dennis.What happens next is up to Truden, who has until Oct. 14 to protest the petition, which would trigger a hearing.The district attorney said Thursday she is evaluating that option, but she had not made a decision. Challenging a petition Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1128359715867004002005-10-03T10:14:00.000-07:002005-10-03T10:15:15.876-07:00Petitions certified for recall vote of Glenwood DABy Charlie Brennan, Rocky Mountain NewsSeptember 29, 2005State election officials announced today that they have certified enough petition signatures to trigger the first recall vote of a Colorado district attorney in nearly 30 years.Organizers turned in 9,032 signatures earlier this month calling for a recall election for Ninth Judicial District Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125600390755232332005-09-01T11:46:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:46:30.756-07:00Take Truden allegations seriously By Jon Busch What in the world is going on in our District Attorney's office? DA Colleen Truden was the runaway winner in last fall's election in no small part because the voters of Glenwood Springs wanted her. It's a small town much as is Aspen and I've often joked that there's no such thing as privacy in places like ours.I can only conclude that Colleen TrudenPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125600231427803812005-09-01T11:41:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:43:51.430-07:00Hey Colleen: Wake up and smell the napalmBy Lynn Burton Hey Colleen.Wake up and smell the napalm.You know that fiery attack from Sherry Caloia, the one you said was directed at your most recently hired attorney?Guess what?Caloia's attack was directed at you!Ha!For you folks who missed it, District Attorney Colleen Truden wrote a guest opinion piece in the Aug. 11 Glenwood Post Independent. In itPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125600059333541142005-09-01T11:38:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:40:59.336-07:00Commissioners join recall effortIreland, Owsley help plot strategy to oust Truden Carla Peltonen looks for people to sign the petition to recall District Attorney Colleen Truden on Wednesday at the Woody Creek Store. (Mark Fox/The Aspen Times)More From News-->By Chad AbrahamSeptember 1, 2005 Among those trying to recall District Attorney Colleen Truden, add a couple of names: Pitkin County Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125599868717263152005-09-01T11:36:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:37:48.716-07:00Truden nay By Su LumAugust 31, 2005 There's only a couple of weeks left to sign District Attorney Colleen Truden's recall petitions, so get cracking. Exactly 5,455 valid signatures are needed, which means about 8,000 must be gathered, because you know how sloppy we are, and if the printed names are illegible, or you put the county in the date box, they will be thrown out as sure as sure can be.InPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125599739905575072005-09-01T11:19:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:35:39.913-07:00GLENWOOD POST INDEPENDENT CALLS SUPPORTS RECALL!Recall election is best way to judge Truden’s performancePost Independent Editorial BoardAugust 22, 2005Some comments can be as revealing as a Las Vegas showgirl’s wardrobe.Even the state’s top lawyer questions some of 9th Judicial District Attorney Colleen Truden’s management decisions during her first seven months on the job.State Attorney GeneralPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125598621912120322005-09-01T11:16:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:17:01.916-07:00Ex-prosecutor filing complaint against DADennis WebbPost Independent StaffAugust 27, 2005 A former prosecutor in the office of District Attorney Colleen Truden said Friday she is filing an ethics complaint against Truden.In fact, Katherine Steers may have little choice.If Steers feels Truden has committed ethical transgressions, she is legally bound to report her concerns to the Colorado Supreme Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125598512018649772005-09-01T11:14:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:15:12.020-07:007th prosecutor quits, cites 'hostile' settingBy Charlie Brennan, Rocky Mountain NewsAugust 26, 2005A seventh prosecutor resigned Thursday from the 9th Judicial District Attorney's office, where first-year DA Colleen Truden is facing a possible recall vote.Katherine Steers, a deputy district attorney assigned to the Garfield County Court in Glenwood Springs, informed Truden's human resource Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125598443070829532005-09-01T11:09:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:14:03.073-07:00DA’s office loses another memberA prosecutor accused District Attorney Colleen Truden of ethical improprieties Thursday evening after joining the growing list of attorneys to resign from Truden’s office.Katherine Steers said Truden abused her power by making prosecution decisions according to what defense attorneys have said publicly about the DA’s office, “instead of basing them on the case and Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1125598143382524562005-09-01T11:07:00.000-07:002005-09-01T11:09:03.386-07:00Time to Recall Sheriff Vallario?Supporter: Recall tough on TrudenMore From NewsBy Chad AbrahamSeptember 1, 2005The recall campaign has been a hard road for District Attorney Colleen Truden, affecting her personally and professionally, one of her supporters said.Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario, who campaigned for her during last summer's primary election, said Truden feels as if she's being Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1123877028755050492005-08-12T13:03:00.000-07:002005-08-12T13:03:48.756-07:00Deputy DA deems defense attorney conduct disorderlyFriday, August 12, 2005By MIKE McKIBBINThe Daily SentinelRIFLE — A Glenwood Springs defense attorney could face a disorderly conduct charge for arguing with a prosecutor from the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office last month in Garfield County court in Rifle.The incident comes during an ongoing recall petition drive against District AttorneyPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1123876980115608232005-08-12T13:02:00.000-07:002005-08-12T13:03:00.116-07:00Judge issues a restraining order against DA’s husbandBy Donna GrayFred Truden, husband of 9th District Attorney Colleen Truden, allegedly ran afoul of a recall volunteer at Silt’s annual Heyday celebration Saturday.A judge issued a restraining order against him Monday at the behest of Christina Chapin who alleges Fred Truden accosted her while she was collecting signatures on a petition to recallPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1123876897151769802005-08-12T13:01:00.000-07:002005-08-12T13:01:37.153-07:00DA’s spouse in hot water after spat over recallBy By MIKE McKIBBIN The Daily SentinelThursday, August 11, 2005GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The husband of 9th Judicial District Attorney Colleen Truden was issued a temporary restraining order after he allegedly tried last weekend in Silt to disrupt a volunteer gathering signatures on a petition to recall his wife.Fred Truden, according to court records, Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1123876838642752222005-08-12T12:58:00.000-07:002005-08-12T13:00:38.646-07:00Time to sign a recall petitionBy Su LumAugust 10, 2005 Print EmailThe last time I voted to recall anyone from public office was, if I recall correctly, in the early '70s when the electorate ousted Bill Comcowich from the Aspen City Council, so I'm not one to jump quickly onto any recall bandwagon.However, the situation in the district attorney's office has gotten so far out of hand that it is Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1123876671983945082005-08-12T12:57:00.000-07:002005-08-12T12:57:51.986-07:00Prosecutor quits, cites 'outright hostility'By Ellen Miller, Special to the NewsAugust 5, 2005A deputy district attorney hired by Glenwood Springs District Attorney Colleen Truden resigned this week, citing an "atmosphere of abuse, disrespect and outright hostility.''"You can rule with fear for a time . . . It worked in czarist Russia for hundreds of years, but I am not a serf . . . and you are Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1123876609040380152005-08-12T12:55:00.000-07:002005-08-12T12:56:49.046-07:00Commissioners cancel DA’s credit cardsWednesday, August 03, 2005By MIKE McKIBBINThe Daily SentinelGLENWOOD SPRINGS — A lack of proper accounting practices caused Garfield County to recently cancel 10 credit cards issued to 9th Judicial District Attorney Colleen Truden.However, county commissioners approved a nearly $406,000 supplemental budget for Truden. She also requested and received $191,000 Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1116004203275998752005-05-13T09:04:00.000-07:002005-05-13T10:10:03.360-07:00Former DA accuses Truden of 'lies'By Troy Hooper/Aspen Daily News Staff WriterFormer District Attorney Mac Myers blasted Colleen Truden on Wednesday, accusing his beleaguered successor of demonstrating a "lack of honesty and cluelessness about the job" in an e-mail sent to commissioners in Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties."It has come to my attention that Colleen is blaming her budget Donna Perditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295100496118385683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115870709177577802005-05-11T22:00:00.000-07:002005-05-11T21:05:09.196-07:00YOU Dem-o-rats just have sour grapes!! Colleen has kept her promises!!!She said she would have an open door policy. She spent thousands on a new spacious entryway. Her beautiful, new, Open door - don't you understand?She said she would work closely with law enforcement. The whole community knows how close she and Lou are...What do you people want!?She said she would make it harder for bad Donna Perditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295100496118385683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115856848286970232005-05-11T17:09:00.000-07:002005-05-11T17:14:08.290-07:00RECALL INTERVIEW ON SATURDAY - - RADIO DETALS TO FOLLOWPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115747523211200882005-05-10T10:49:00.000-07:002005-05-10T10:52:03.216-07:00Remove Truden Now!Three former deputies say Colleen Truden is lying. Their allegations must be investigated immediately.If they are found to be true, Truden should be removed from her job. The citizens of the 9th Judicial District should not have to wait to recall her.It's bad enough that Truden has lost five of six experienced prosecutors because of her management style. But if she has lied in Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115747360443581072005-05-10T10:48:00.001-07:002005-05-10T10:49:20.450-07:00Truden Ethics ViolationsTruden may have violated state rulesSupreme Court mandates honesty from attorneysDistrict Attorney Colleen Truden may have violated state rules regarding the conduct of attorneys.By Chad AbrahamMay 10, 2005District Attorney Colleen Truden may have violated state rules governing lawyers’ conduct when she spoke to the commissioners from two counties about the dismissals of Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115747289909113682005-05-10T10:48:00.000-07:002005-05-10T10:48:09.910-07:00Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115747185885090942005-05-10T10:45:00.000-07:002005-05-10T10:46:25.893-07:00Supreme Court says attorneys must be honestDistrict Attorney Colleen Truden may have violated state rules governing lawyers' conduct when she spoke to the commissioners from two counties about the dismissals of employees and the hiring of her husband.At an April 26 meeting, Truden told Pitkin County officials that not a single deputy district attorney or administrative staffer was escorted out Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115747059131825052005-05-10T10:30:00.000-07:002005-05-10T10:44:19.153-07:00McInnis stands by his Woman! “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” William ShakespeareFormer political and business enemy Scott McInnis in a vain attempt to gain support for his failed gubernatorial race is now defending District Attorney Colleen Truden’s unethical conduct and betrayal of the public trust. At least Scott is not using his state office against the Division of WildlifePhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115519354357409432005-05-07T19:27:00.000-07:002005-05-07T19:29:14.360-07:00The people demand a recall!Quick Poll - - Sopris Surfers Poll 5-7-05Do you think District Attorney Colleen Truden should be recalled?Yes - 84%No - 7%Don't know - 10%Votes 134 Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115482039299168682005-05-07T09:06:00.000-07:002005-05-07T09:07:19.303-07:00Rocky Mountain News Reports Recall of DA TrudenAttorney set to begin recall drive against DATruden oversees 9th District officeBy Ellen Miller, Special to the NewsMay 7, 2005A Glenwood Springs attorney wants to recall the new district attorney she claims ran off experienced prosecutors, misled commissioners and spent $15,000 on computer contract workers, including $6,000 to her husband."We'll Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115480966147963202005-05-07T08:47:00.000-07:002005-05-07T08:49:26.156-07:00DA Trudent gets rich by paying herself tax dollars and campaign funds!Truden paid husband $6,000By Allyn HarveyMay 7, 2005 Colleen Truden paid more than $6,000 to a company owned by her husband for computer consulting work performed over a six-week period this year, raising questions of whether the newly elected district attorney violated state public disclosure laws.The exact amount that Fred Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115480733439256032005-05-07T08:44:00.000-07:002005-05-07T08:45:33.446-07:00Truden abused public trust!DA spending under attackBy Troy Hooper/Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Embattled 9th Judicial District Attorney Colleen Truden paid four times more to her husband than her predecessor did to a Glenwood Springs outfit for computer work, and she has spent in excess of $15,000 for a controversial expansion and remodel of her office, according to financial records released Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115419969206544582005-05-06T15:44:00.000-07:002005-05-06T15:52:49.210-07:00DA Colleen Truden gives herself a Big Fat Kick-Back using the people's tax dollars! First She gives herself her Republican Contributions then she awards public contracts, in violation of state law, without any bids, to her husband to do no work. This is your money she is paying herself. She lied about it now she admits the wrongdoing. Who police(s) the police? (Lou Vallario? ha ha ha) Who Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115400383739536622005-05-06T10:23:00.000-07:002005-05-06T10:46:47.730-07:00Citizens Demand Recall For Aspen's GOP DAby The District Attorney reports to no one but the voters directly, although the counties in her district provide funding. You know what they say about power. In the case of District Attorney Colleen Truden, whose district includes Aspen, the maxim seems to have some merit.Fred Truden, her husband, told the Aspen Times Sunday night that:He said he did "Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115400091965569782005-05-06T10:20:00.000-07:002005-05-06T10:21:31.973-07:00Truden fails the trust test, needs to come cleanAn Aspen Times EditorialMay 6, 2005 Its time for District Attorney Colleen Truden to come clean.Over the past few weeks, citizens in the 9th Judicial District have watched as attorneys have left her misministration, leaving Truden with a staff just a fraction of the size needed to do the job. Several of these lawyers say they had intended to Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115399818372461762005-05-06T10:16:00.000-07:002005-05-06T10:41:09.813-07:00Glenwood Post Demands "Come clean, Colleen" (Truden)Post Independent OpinionMay 6, 2005District Attorney Colleen Truden needs to come clean.No more hiding behind misstatements, half-truths or the such.The cloud of deception that hangs over her office is not healthy.Let's review some quick facts:Three former assistant district attorneys who recently resigned have said they were terminated before Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115348150102530172005-05-05T19:54:00.000-07:002005-05-05T19:55:50.106-07:00Truden fires Micro SolutionsAllegations continue to mount against district attorney Colleen Truden. Yesterday one former deputy district attorney said Truden made changes in the district attorney’s office for the sole purpose of distinguishing herself from her predecessor Mac Meyers and lost touch with the office’s mission of justice.Truden hired her husband to replace Glenwood Springs-based Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115314020496883002005-05-05T10:23:00.000-07:002005-05-05T10:27:00.506-07:00DA Truden Violates Colorado Law and Lies. C.R.S. '' 24-72-201 et seq" http://www.ago.state.co.us/AGO/AGO01/ago01-1.htmDA's office denies request for recordsBy Chad AbrahamMay 5, 2005 The district attorney's office in Glenwood Springs turned down an open records request sent in an attempt to find out how much Colleen Truden's husband was paid for working in her office.In a reply to the request Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115311146949181732005-05-05T09:39:00.000-07:002005-05-05T10:23:16.120-07:00Deputy DA calls DA Truden a LiarDeputy DA speaks out about resignationDonna GrayPost Independent StaffMay 5, 2005Wednesday, Jeff Cheney was in his side yard wielding a weed-whacker. Dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, he hardly looked like his former suit-clad self as a deputy district attorney, which was his normal mode until two weeks ago.When he resigned from his position, Cheney said he promised Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115241967101474562005-05-04T14:25:00.000-07:002005-05-04T14:26:07.106-07:00VJ Editorial - More openness needed from Truden's office.Newly elected Ninth Judicial District Attorney Colleen Truden has finally come out from hiding and addressed some of the mounting questions about her ability to direct such a complicated endeavor as the sprawling, three-county district.But there remain some serious concerns, not only about her competence as an administrator, but about her Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115241734283486672005-05-04T14:22:00.000-07:002005-05-04T14:22:14.300-07:00DA foresees order in her court (laughable)
Embattled head of 9th Judicial District expects full staffing soon
By Nancy Lofholm
Denver Post Staff Writer
Glenwood Springs - District Attorney Colleen Truden told Garfield County commissioners Monday she soon expects to have a full staff again after five attorneys resigned in the past month in the midst of mounting bedlam in her office.
Truden Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115238470046739682005-05-04T13:04:00.000-07:002005-05-04T13:27:50.070-07:00DA Trudent Forced to ADMIT HER LIEDA admits to hiring husbandBy Scott CondonMay 3, 2005 District Attorney Colleen Truden publicly acknowledged for the first time yesterday that her husband was paid to work on the computer system for her office, contradicting what she and her husband previously said.Truden told the Garfield County commissioners that she hired her husband, Fred Truden, after she Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115236779279111842005-05-04T12:59:00.000-07:002005-05-04T13:03:06.296-07:00Computer firm says DA left them for husbandBy David Frey/Aspen Daily News Correspondent Trudent Lied Again!Owners of a Glenwood Springs computer-consulting firm say they lost their four-year-old contract with the District Attorney's Office only to see the DA's husband end up with the contract, and apparently, create a lot of computer problems.The owners of Micro Solutions said they were Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115101303861967782005-05-02T23:21:00.000-07:002005-05-02T23:22:30.713-07:00GPI POSTSRe: Is the media overplaying the Colleen Truden story? by Anonymous on Friday, April 29 @ 15:35:38 PDTWhy did Fred Truden have a Garfield County Employee Identification if he was not an employee?Re: Is the media overplaying the Colleen Truden story? by Lawyer on Saturday, April 30 @ 10:21:23 PDTThe media is NOT overplaying the story because we deserve honesty, integrity, and competence Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115101217281515702005-05-02T23:18:00.000-07:002005-05-02T23:20:17.283-07:00Aspen Times Poll: Should District Attorney Colleen Truden be the focus of a recall petition?97.5% Yes2.5% NoThe Time is now to fire the DA!Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115100853490704262005-05-02T23:10:00.000-07:002005-05-02T23:14:13.493-07:00TRUDEN LIED TO PITKIN BOCC DA skates through meeting with Republican BOCC - - Martin Mckoward accept lies - - so does GPI - -Embattled District Attorney Colleen Truden emerged relatively unscathed from a meeting with the Garfield County Commissioners on Monday. Truden updated the commission on budget items and answered a question about employing her husband, Fred Truden.Commissioner Trési Houpt Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115100283250285342005-05-02T23:04:00.000-07:002005-05-02T23:04:43.250-07:00(The Lies Continue from the Truden Nightmare Office _ Recall Now!)
Truden pulls about face
By Rick Carroll/Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
GLENWOOD SPRINGS - District Attorney Colleen Truden conceded Monday to Garfield County commissioners that her husband received compensation for working at her office, a stark contrast to what she told Piktin County commissioners last week.
"Yes," Truden saidPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115054627840554712005-05-02T10:23:00.000-07:002005-05-02T10:23:47.843-07:00Former Mesa prosecutor back in spotlightBy Chad AbrahamSpecial to the Free PressEmbattled 9th District Attorney Colleen Truden denied a newspaper report that her top assistant stalked female prosecutors when he was a deputy district attorney in Mesa County.In a wide-ranging meeting with the Pitkin County commissioners, Truden also said the wave of resignations her office has seen since she took Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115051634291069282005-05-02T09:32:00.000-07:002005-05-02T09:33:54.293-07:00DA Truden liedElements of District Attorney Colleen Truden's controversial management style emerged Sunday as the former legal assistant in the Aspen office joined a chorus of former employees in saying Truden lied to the Pitkin County Commissioners last week.Carol Koris said she was upset when she read about Truden's comments to county officials during a meeting Tuesday. "And I was disappointed Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1115051403632071732005-05-02T09:30:00.000-07:002005-05-02T09:30:03.633-07:00Former assistant: Truden lied
Ex-Aspen staffer describes 'strange' staff meeting
By Chad Abraham
May 2, 2005
Elements of District Attorney Colleen Truden's controversial management style emerged Sunday as the ex-legal assistant in the Aspen office joined a chorus of former employees in saying Truden lied to the Pitkin County commissioners last week.
"I was pissed," said Carol Koris of Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114962739765272222005-05-01T08:52:00.000-07:002005-05-01T08:52:19.766-07:00Truden faces Garfield County after lying to Pitkin County
By Donna Gray
Post Independent Staff
May 1, 2005
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The Garfield County Commissioners will meet the new supervisor of the White River National Forest, Maribeth Gustafson, on Monday, May 2. Gustafson is the former forest supervisor of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and replaces former WRNF supervisor MarthaPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114927338028487622005-04-30T23:02:00.000-07:002005-04-30T23:02:18.026-07:00District Attorney Truden's ADA's Call Her a Liar! Demand a change. Attorneys in the Bar Demand an immediate change!
"They said it ... We printed it
Aspen Daily News
'I think it's a potential train wreck.'
Former Deputy District Attorney Jim Leuthauser, commenting on the dwindling number of prosecutors working under District Attorney Colleen Truden.
'(Truden) was in front of four (PitkinPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114911565823383342005-04-30T18:29:00.000-07:002005-04-30T18:44:23.930-07:00Glenwood Post Independent Takes Down Online Website after a "Peoples Poll" demands a recall based on ethical violations of D.A. Truden and Truden Objects to newspaper poll.In a related story, the Glenwood Post Independent, pulled it's online website down, on April 30, 2005, after Truden and her supporters threatened to take "legal action" against the paper for publishing online a citizen poll. Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114800892740740892005-04-29T11:54:00.000-07:002005-04-29T11:54:52.740-07:00BAR SEEKS RECALL OF COLLEEN TRUDEN DA -- DISHONESTY GROUNDS - -
Attorney mounts effort to recall DA
Glenwood’s Sherry Caloia believes Truden is not fit for the office
By Donna Gray
April 29, 2005
Glenwood Springs attorney Sherry Caloia is, so far, a one-woman recall campaign. As the time gets closer to July 11 she hopes to expand her efforts. This week she did her homework and discovered Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114800532275648582005-04-29T11:48:00.000-07:002005-04-29T11:48:52.276-07:00Truden's problems mounting
Potential recall effort 'crosses party lines'
By Chad Abraham
April 29, 2005
If a recall effort of District Attorney Colleen Truden is launched in July, it will have support from both Republicans and Democrats, Glenwood Springs attorney Sherry Caloia said Thursday.
And a Pitkin County commissioner expressed dismay yesterday that Truden may have lied to the board Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114800241761724872005-04-29T11:44:00.000-07:002005-04-29T11:44:01.760-07:00The Judicial Branch Condemns Truden's Office
"Judge blasts DA office 'fiascoes'
By David Frey/Aspen Daily News Correspondent
RIFLE - Disarray in the district attorney's office has prompted several cases to be tossed out of court, a Garfield County Court judge said as he issued a scathing rebuke to the office from his bench last week for what he called multiple 'fiascoes' in his courtroom.
Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114719540279299712005-04-28T13:18:00.000-07:002005-04-28T13:19:00.280-07:00DA's financial records requestedBy Rick Carroll/Aspen Daily News Staff Writer A Glenwood Springs attorney filed an open records request Wednesday seeking payroll records from the 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office, a legal move made to determine if District Attorney Colleen Truden's husband is under her employ.Sherry A. Caloia said the request was given to the District Attorney's Office in Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114708143301031602005-04-28T09:57:00.000-07:002005-04-28T10:09:03.306-07:00Truden Labled a "liar" by her fellow prosecutors after she lied to the Aspen County Commissioners in an open meeting.Truden or consequencesBy Rick Carroll/Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Three former deputy prosecutors said Wednesday that District Attorney Colleen Truden lied to Pitkin County Commissioners on Tuesday when she said that "not one" prosecutor left prematurely or was escorted from Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114707300661217632005-04-28T09:53:00.000-07:002005-04-28T09:56:17.826-07:00Donna Gray Glenwood Springs correspondent April 28, 2005District Attorney Colleen Truden came out from behind her office door this week to answer a barrage of allegations from media reports over the past week."It was time to set the record straight. There is just so much misinformation and inaccuracies that they needed to be corrected," Truden said.Truden sat for an exclusive one-on-one interviewPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114573627983923572005-04-26T20:46:00.000-07:002005-04-26T20:47:07.986-07:00The trouble with Truden Aspen Daily News Editorial Board The resignation of three prosecutors in the last three months signals a troubling trend at the 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office.On three separate occasions, deputy attorneys Gretchen Larson, Gail Nichols and Jeff Cheney exited the office headed by the new DA, Colleen Truden. The trio offered to stay on for at least two weeks. Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114572574475938012005-04-26T20:28:00.000-07:002005-04-26T20:29:34.476-07:00Fifth deputy DA quitsThe fifth deputy district attorney resigned Monday, continuing a recent flight of employees from embattled 9th Judicial District Attorney Colleen Truden's administration.Chris Gaddis, who handled juvenile cases in Aspen, resigned Monday. He joined a swelling rank of attorneys who have left Truden's office in recent weeks including Gail Nichols, Jeff Cheney, Martin Beeson, Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114572029660997912005-04-26T20:13:00.000-07:002005-04-26T20:21:27.713-07:00Another deputy DA quitsOffice left with one experienced felony prosecutor By Chad AbrahamApril 26, 2005The crisis at the district attorney's office deepened yesterday as yet another attorney resigned, leaving the vast 9th Judicial District with just two felony prosecutors, one of whom has no experience at that level.With Monday's resignation of Deputy District Attorney Chris Gaddis - the fifth Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114571430139785602005-04-26T20:09:00.000-07:002005-04-26T20:10:30.143-07:00Gaddis fifth prosecutor to leave DA office this monthBy David Frey/Aspen Daily News Correspondent Deputy District Attorney Chris Gaddis resigned on Monday, becoming the fifth deputy DA to quit this month.Gaddis, who was on a temporary assignment in the Aspen office after handling juvenile cases in Glenwood Springs, gave two weeks' notice to allow the office time to replace him.Three other Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114370446171685142005-04-24T12:19:00.000-07:002005-04-24T12:20:46.173-07:00Right Wing Republican Racist Marty Lich Nut Job Calls for the End of Truden Train Wreck!Cheney was a fine deputy district attorneyDear Editor,I read “Truden hires husband, raises eyebrows” and want to tell you how much I appreciated your county Deputy District Attorney Jeff Cheney. I read with sadness and regret for all the Garfield County residents that he had resigned. And then to be escorted Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114370337408837682005-04-24T12:17:00.000-07:002005-04-24T12:18:57.410-07:00Coward Crooked Politicians sell out the people for Polluters again!Wishes for Rose and Penry Dear Editor,Since Representatives Ray Rose and Josh Penry voted against Curry’s bill for property rights and landowners throughout Colorado, I hope that they will soon have gas wells in their yards. Let them know what air, water, noise, light and ground pollution is 24 hours a day for 25 to 30 years. Let Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114370143465250402005-04-24T12:05:00.000-07:002005-04-24T12:15:43.466-07:00District Attorney Colleen Truden:Payed herself from her own campaign funds instead of paying back her supporters.Lied to the Republican Party to get the nomintation then pocketed Republican monies to pay herself through her husband.Fired an American Hero Jeff Cheney. Jeff served his nation in Iraq. Dodge bullets bombs and even Saddam but he was executed by Colleen.Fired every attorney in the Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114369058962637462005-04-24T11:54:00.000-07:002005-04-24T11:59:23.836-07:00Deputy DA ushered outNichols tendered resignation last week, asked to leave WednesdayColleen must resign or the people must recall her. She is a train wreck created by Terry Wilson and Lou Vallario and there lackys. She is a puppet not a puppet master and is hurting the people with her bad behavior!By Naomi Havlen April 8, 2005Deputy District Attorney Gail Nichols reportedly was escorted from thePhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114368870029874822005-04-24T11:52:00.000-07:002005-04-24T11:54:30.030-07:00Truden to pay back campaign money- -By Chad AbrahamApril 23, 2005District Attorney Colleen Truden will have to pay back nearly $5,000 to her election committee because it wrote a check to her husband after last sum-mer's campaign.Colorado secretary of state officials said Truden didn't break campaign finance rules, but what "she did she did in the wrong way," said the office's spokeswoman, Dana Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114368771831298792005-04-24T11:51:00.000-07:002005-04-24T11:52:51.833-07:00Colleen Truden hires husband, raises eyebrows - Breaks the Law - - Unethical Bad Nepotisim!ASPEN - Since Colleen Truden took over as district attorney four months ago, three deputy district attorneys and scores of administrative staff members across three counties have resigned due to philosophical differences.Additionally, Truden hired her husband to work in the Glenwood Springs office of the Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1114368658417359432005-04-24T11:47:00.000-07:002005-04-24T11:50:58.420-07:00Colleen Truden destroys the DA's Office in Glenwood. Criminals will run free now!Four deputy district attorneys quit Pitkin CountyASPEN (AP) - There could soon be a help wanted sign in the window at the Pitkin County district attorney's office.On Friday, Deputy District Attorney Martin Beeson resigned, the fourth deputy to quit since District Attorney Colleen Truden took office in January.The Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1113767309531051792005-04-17T12:45:00.000-07:002005-04-17T12:48:29.533-07:00Garfield County Colorado Jerk of the Month Stan Matsunaka (D)Stan Matsunaka (D) Former Hero of the Demcoratic Party has become a lobbyist for the big oil gas polluters. The one time hero of the Democratic Party, Stan Matsunaka, has sold out to the Oil & Gas Polluters and is lobbying to injure surface estate owners. He once introduced legislation to protect the people of Colorado. He lost an Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1113757359362695792005-04-17T09:59:00.000-07:002005-04-17T10:02:39.366-07:00"Representative McKinley & Stan Matsunaka whore themselves out to the Gas Industry and sell out the people of Colorado again."GPI - - Committee kills Curry's billMore From Valley NewsDennis WebbMarch 31, 2005Advocates of natural-gas drilling reforms may pursue a state ballot initiative after the defeat of a bill in a Colorado House of Representatives committee Wednesday."If the legislature is Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1113757114039535442005-04-17T09:57:00.000-07:002005-04-17T09:58:34.040-07:00Coward John Martin (R) Garfield County sells out to the Gas Industry.Counties disagree on key issuesDonna GrayApril 13, 2005A meeting Tuesday among the Pitkin and Garfield county commissioners began cordially, but ended in a wrangle over water.The two groups talked about a wide array of issues, from trails to transit, and mineral to water rights. Their discussion pointed out differences of Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1113756964814046022005-04-17T09:53:00.000-07:002005-04-17T09:56:04.816-07:00Gov. Owens to decide on habitat stamp for DOW K.C. MASONDENVER - It's now up to Gov. Bill Owens to decide whether the Colorado Division of Wildlife should get an estimated $6.7 million in additional revenue for the next five years to spend on game and fish habitat and management.The House of Representative on Friday voted 38-25 to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 1266 and send the Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1113756595213073482005-04-17T09:48:00.000-07:002005-04-17T09:49:55.220-07:00Beyond The Echo Chamber. Stay On Message, The GOP Talking Points Network In Action.By Anthony Wadewww.OpEdNews.com Sean “The Media Whore” Hannity has an exclusive interview with Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice tonight. This is how low media has fallen to in latter day America. Thirty years ago, the press was interested in the truth. They were concerned about the interests of the American Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1071172736881661492003-12-11T11:58:00.000-08:002003-12-11T11:59:08.873-08:0012.06.2003 GarCo election to be reviewed
By MIKE McKIBBIN The Daily Sentinel
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — A federal elections official will review the procedures used by the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder's office in the Nov. 4 general election after a former Glenwood Springs City Council candidate said he learned of several questionable actions.
Clerk and Recorder Mildred Alsdorf said Friday shePhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1071172069901752492003-12-11T11:47:00.000-08:002003-12-11T11:48:02.053-08:00Secretary of State requests all ballots
By Greg Massé
Post Independent Staff
December 9, 2003
The Colorado Secretary of State’s office sent a certified letter Monday to Garfield County Clerk Mildred Alsdorf requesting all Glenwood Springs Ward 1 ballots and election records from the Nov. 4 election.
The letter was sent in response to a formal complaint by former Ward 1 City Councilman Rick Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1071171932500365992003-12-11T11:45:00.000-08:002003-12-11T11:45:44.680-08:00District 16 files own complaint over ballot count (Garfield County, Colorado)
Staff Report Glenwood Post Indpendent
December 11, 2003
Garfield School District 16 has joined former Glenwood Springs City Councilman Rick Davis in filing a formal complaint over the Nov. 4 election process in Garfield County.
Like Davis, the Parachute and Battlement Mesa school district was on the losing end of an Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1070913225092942572003-12-08T11:53:00.000-08:002003-12-08T11:53:57.176-08:00Basalt car salesman, former lobbyist to run for Congress
By David Frey/Aspen Daily News Correspondent
www.coloradoattorney.com
Basalt car salesman Randy Fricke has announced plans to run for Congress, joining a growing field of Democrats seeking the seat being vacated by Rep. Scott McInnis.
Fricke, a former congressional lobbyist for ethanol production, said alternative fuel and pulling U.S. Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1070912898087988252003-12-08T11:48:00.000-08:002003-12-08T11:48:29.650-08:00State to probe GarCo election process
by Heather McGregor
GSPI Managing Editor
December 7, 2003
Rick Davis doesn’t want his Ward 1 Glenwood Springs City Council seat back, but he does want election practices improved in the Garfield County Clerk’s office.
After filing a complaint Nov. 26 with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, Davis learned Friday that officials in the state agency have Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1070318931701581732003-12-01T14:48:00.000-08:002003-12-01T14:49:01.486-08:00Colo. court: Redistricting unconstitutional
By Steven K. Paulson, Associated Press Writer
December 1, 2003
In a decision with national implications, the Colorado Supreme Court threw out the state's new congressional districts today, saying the GOP-led Legislature redrew the map in violation of the state constitution.
Lawmakers can redraw congressional districts only after each census and Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1070318834139510282003-12-01T14:47:00.000-08:002003-12-01T14:47:24.240-08:00Colorado Supreme Court
ADVANCE SHEET HEADNOTE
December 1, 2003
No. 03SA133 Salazar v. Davidson: Constitutional Law, Legislative Branch, Election Law, Redistricting
No. 03SA147 Davidson v. Salazar: Constitutional Law, Executive Branch, Attorney General, Original Proceeding
In two original proceedings, consolidated for opinion, the Supreme Court holds:
(1) The Attorney General may bring Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1070318728462484352003-12-01T14:45:00.000-08:002003-12-01T14:45:38.303-08:00Today's ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court is important to Colorado voters. The ruling assures voters that the Colorado General Assembly cannot create chaos by redrawing the boundary lines for U.S. Congressional Districts multiple times in each decade. So, no matter which political party happens to be in power each year of the decade, voters can be sure that the Congressional District in Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1068223647913361262003-11-07T08:47:00.000-08:002003-11-07T08:47:31.293-08:00Glenwood Post Independent 11-7-03
November 7, 2003
Thanks for a job well done
Thursday evening was the last night of service on the Glenwood Springs City Council for Mayor Don Vanderhoof, Councilwoman Jean Martensen and Councilmen Rick Davis and Don Gillespie.
Politics aside, these four residents have worked hard serving the city and its residents.
Vanderhoof was elected mayor two years ago byPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1068223110250707082003-11-07T08:38:00.000-08:002003-11-07T08:38:33.753-08:00I did not get my act together for the Nov 5th Dean MeetUp. And it's
s'pose to be lousy weather on Wed. So it's been postponed. I was sent a
"Writing to voters in Iowa" project that perhaps some of you would like
to participate in. Let me know.
I think there is a GarCo Democratic meeting scheduled for November, but
I don't have my notes in front of me. (Don and Dana, maybe you can
update us.) Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1068223003919484032003-11-07T08:36:00.000-08:002003-11-07T08:36:47.440-08:00Thanks to the assistance of the Secretary of State's Office, Ken Chlouber,
Senator from Senate District 4 in Douglas County, finally returned his $100
corporate contribution to Automated Data Processing in New Jersey. This was
out of his own pocket and he also must pay fines of $50 per day from October
16-November 4, 2003, for late reporting. Note that there is no longer a
$1000 limit on fines Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1067535171365939842003-10-30T09:32:00.000-08:002003-10-30T09:32:41.620-08:00www.coloradodemocrat.com
http://www.fremontdems.org/dan/
Thanksgiving. It’s a time to reflect on our success, to be thankful for what we have. Too often, politics is a negative affair — focusing on what’s wrong with the other side. So, for at least the next couple of paragraphs, I want to direct our attention to the things that make being a Democrat in Colorado great:
· Our land: Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1067466966067663122003-10-29T14:36:00.000-08:002003-10-29T14:36:06.480-08:00As General Clark's poll numbers indicate a positive trend, the candidate must now plan to be present in pivotal targeted states that hold early 2004 primaries. It is because of these positive numbers, that the Clark campaign has unfortunately had to postpone General Clark's upcoming visit to Colorado. Confirmed this afternoon, the Clark campaign chairman has apologized profusely for the change inPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1067272544301320642003-10-27T08:35:00.000-08:002003-10-27T08:35:44.983-08:00Garfield County Democratic Party Unite
I am putting together a bus to go to the Dean Rally in Boulder. Seating is limited to 60. The ride will take six hours. Please call 945-2396 ASAP if you want to go. Seating is limited and filling up fast. We have to leave GWS at 4 Sharp if we want to make it to the event. We will all split the cost of Gas and make a contribution when we get to the Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1067272301128518412003-10-27T08:31:00.000-08:002003-10-27T08:31:41.860-08:00Colorado for Dean
www.coloradofordean.org
** Media Advisory **
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Jorba
Sunday, October 26, 2003 303-514-0968
Gov. Howard Dean, M.D., to Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1066768380807117282003-10-21T13:33:00.000-07:002003-10-21T13:33:00.513-07:00This is a new format and we have no idea how it is going to work. We test We Test and so on. Let us know if you like this format. -Don www.coloradoattorney.com www.coloradodemocrat.com Phil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1066767441027821312003-10-21T13:17:00.000-07:002003-10-21T13:17:20.946-07:00There is no censorship here at all. Say what you wish. www.coloradodemocrat.comPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972772.post-1066765346503307662003-10-21T12:42:00.000-07:002003-10-21T12:42:26.070-07:00Welcome to the Garfield County Democratic Party official Blogger. Feel free to say what you want about what ever you want. -Don www.coloradodemocrat.comPhil Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com0