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Western Conservative Summit 2010 Full Program Now on Video

Relive the Summit on DVD: Order Today

"Right Turn, Right Now" was the theme when 850 lovers of liberty from a dozen states rallied with the Centennial Institute in Denver, July 9-11. All 15 hours of this historic weekend are now available in a professionally produced six-DVD set, or as individual disks.

Full set is $20 postpaid. Separate disks for each keynote speaker (pictured) are $5. Separate disk for Arthur Brooks, Jerry Boykin, Frank Gaffney, Tom Tancredo, Foster Friess, and Mary Katharine Ham is $5. Separate disk for Joseph Phillips, John Eastman, Tea Party Panel, Greg Brophy, Kamal Saleem, and Lee Strobel is $5.

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Turnaround "going to be fun," Morris says

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Western Conservative Summit 2010

"RIGHT TURN, RIGHT NOW"

Update: Thank you for helping us to the heights. Summit attendance topped 750 after initial expectations of 250. Planning for 2011 has begun. DVD of 2010 event will be ready August 1.

A Leadership Weekend at the Foot of the Rockies
July 9-11, 2010 * Denver Marriott South * Lone Tree, Colorado

What must we do to restore liberty and limited government and renew America's moral core? Explore the answers with hundreds of fellow conservatives from across the West.

Plus Issue Workshops, Networking, and Adoption of Resolutions

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Wherever you live in the West, plains to coast, border to border; Whatever your interest, from politics to business, education to media; Rally with us for freedom, family, and faith.

Centennial & AEI host business forum on defending free enterprise

A snowstorm on the last day of winter didn't deter 80 guests from Colorado's business community from gathering at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver for a March 19 forum entitled, "Reviving Democratic Capitalism: The Crisis Facing Free Enterprise." Centennial Institute hosted the event in cooperation with the American Enterprise Institute, a leader among center-right think tanks in Washington, DC, for over half a century.

"America faces a new culture war," said keynoter Arthur Brooks, an economist, expert on opinion trends, and president of the American Enterprise Institute. "It is not a war about guns, abortions, or gays--rather it is a war against the creeping changes which threaten our culture of free enterprise.

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Debaters Weigh Liberty vs. Prudence

Centennial Institute, the open forum where current issues are tested against timeless principles, again filled the CCU Music Center Auditorium on Feb. 17 for the first in our 2010 series, a panel debate on:

Why Not Legalize All Marijuana?

The five-way clash of views came in a murky policy climate with Coloradans having voted against outright legalization of marijuana in 2006 after approving it as a medicine in 2000. Lawmakers are now struggling with an upsurge in dispensaries and ill-defined "medical" users, amounting to what some call legalization by the back door.

Centennial moderator John Andrews and student panelists Natasha Starceski & Drew Goorabian asked our debaters (shown below): How should public policy balance freedom, virtue, prudence, and practicality in dealing with this issue?

• Legalize the drug in all forms?
• Toughen regulation of users and dispensaries?
• Ban the drug in all forms?
• Ease regulation of users and dispensaries?

Participants: (From Left) State Rep.Tom Massey (R-Poncha Springs), State Sen. Shawn Mitchell (R-Broomfield), District Attorney Carol Chambers (18th Judicial District), and Policy Analyst Jessica Corry (Legalization Advocate) and Physician Christian Thurstone (Addiction Specialist).

Candidate forums help put CCU on the map

Why is the nation watching our state's race for US Senate? And who will be the next Governor of Colorado? As the countdown to Election 2010 moved inside 365 days, a pair of Centennial Institute forums dug for the answers. The events not only contributed to civic dialogue, they also highlighted Colorado Christian University's commitment to educating for citizenship. Media coverage was wide and favorable. (See report and news links on our '76 blog)

Governor of Colorado - November 3

Contenders for Governor in both major parties were invited to face off on Tuesday, November 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the CCU Music Center Auditorium. Taking part in the sold-out event were Republicans Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, and Dan Maes. Democrat Bill Ritter, the incumbent, sent his regrets. Penry exited the race a few days later.

U.S. Senator for Colorado - November 10

  
                           

Contenders for United States Senate in both parties had a similar opportunity on Tuesday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m., again in the CCU Music Center Auditorium. Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Tom Wiens, and Cleve Tidwell, Republicans all, took part. Participation was declined by Sen. Michael Bennet (D), and former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D).

Both forums were taped for later statewide broadcast. Watch this site for air dates on Colorado Public Television and Salem Radio Network.