Color Colorado Purple
Written by Robert Knight
The Rocky Mountain State is known for its purple mountain majesties, as immortalized in “America the Beautiful.”
But If Katharine Lee Bates, who wrote the nation’s unofficial anthem in 1913, were penning her lyrics near Pike’s Peak today, she might be humming “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix.
Colorado is purple all over, from legalizing recreational use of marijuana in 2012 to its role as a crucial swing state.
From the hippie districts of Denver and Boulder to the Christian conclaves in Colorado Springs, there’s something for every persuasion.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bruce D. Benson, Floyd Ciruli, George Soros, Jimi Hendrix, John Hickenlooper, Katharine Lee Bates, marijuana, medical marijuana, National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Rocky Mountain State, Simon Lomax, The Steamboat Institute, Tim Gill, Tom Steyer
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September 1, 2016 4:00 AM | 
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