<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local Voices Local Issues ]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:38:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.3to5dougco.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Victory! Douglas County Says NO to the Power Grab]]></title><description><![CDATA[top the Power Grab wants to express our sincere gratitude for the support shown from Douglas County voters. Together we have prevented a disastrous outcome for our community and sent a clear message to elected officials: transparency and honesty will defeat secrecy, political ambition, and special interests. ]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/victory-douglas-county-says-no-to-the-power-grab</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b74341fc4e9a7f8d4cb22</guid><category><![CDATA[From the Campaign]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_088cb3f86bcf47b89ceeb492cb6190be~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[KOA: Steve Boand and George Teal on Home Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Boand is a former Castle Rock mayor &#38; DougCo Commissioner and is against Home Rule



George Teal is a current DougCo Commissioner and supports Home Rule]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/koa-steve-boand-and-george-teal-on-home-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b071264359718ce2bb66f</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:16:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_ff5260e5de384dfdbf1c6f4b3f10ca71~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_298,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[9News: Douglas County voters weigh home rule charter commission in special election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal analysis of home rule charter election]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/douglas-county-voters-weigh-home-rule-charter-commission-in-special-election</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b03897d12e91fd9b545c7</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:59:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_93acdac06f2a4d7cad93782ef2987326~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter: Commissioners mislead on home rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[ I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the Douglas County commissioners’ push for home rule and the misleading narratives they have used to justify this dramatic change in our county’s governance.]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/letter-commissioners-mislead-on-home-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b016e7d12e91fd9b54052</guid><category><![CDATA[Voices from the County]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:55:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aef52e_1dfeac27a8dd4b3fb9dae413f9dfac81~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_225,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Douglas County Weighs Home Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Axios says Douglas County is far from the conservative bastion it once was and predicts Unaffiliated voters will determine the outcome of the home rule election]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/douglas-county-weighs-home-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6859bcae91bd73bf18521ae8</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:52:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_5a187586dcd441e2b00ee32f6ec482d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_837,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver7: Groups canvass for Tuesday's home rule election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denver7 covers groups canvassing to get the word out about home rule]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/denver7-groups-canvass-for-tuesday-s-home-rule-election</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6858d830bfd4e2111a482851</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_22a48df538c6444b8f032e7c425a53d6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_796,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to know for Tuesday's special election]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-stop-shop for poll closures, turnout numbers and home rule charter candidates ahead of Tuesday's special election.]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/what-to-know-for-tuesday-s-special-election</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b04d7e52736d3e3610e79</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 20:07:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_33c836e86806422e986815027778c776~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_846,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter: Douglas County's home rule election funded by special interests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Douglas County’s home rule effort is secretive, rushed and for special interests.

In March, commissioners spent 90 seconds placing a $500,000 special election ballot measure in a summer off-year election.]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/letter-douglas-county-s-home-rule-election-funded-by-special-interests</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6856d1e2179fee421c2f7517</guid><category><![CDATA[Voices from the County]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:43:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aef52e_09f04073771849f695e65b0cde92baa2~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_85,h_85,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purplish: Why is Douglas County so worked up about home rule?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters in Douglas County are deciding whether to become a home rule county. With ballots due June 24, the issue is stirring up a lot of strong feelings, amidst competing claims about what it would mean for this fast-growing part of Colorado. ]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/purplish-podcast-why-is-douglas-county-so-worked-up-about-home-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685544f401c622a34dc4ce55</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:36:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aef52e_050ccaa3917b43999469bcf917bc3e1f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_450,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPR: Douglas County voters decide Tuesday on home rule. What they could get from it is up for debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters in Douglas County are deciding whether to become a home rule county. Ballots are due next week, and the issue has stirred up a lot of strong feelings amidst competing claims about what it would mean for this fast-growing part of Colorado. ]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/cpr-douglas-county-voters-decide-tuesday-on-home-rule-what-they-could-get-from-it-is-up-for-debate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68553903179fee421c293f02</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Voices from the County]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:49:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aef52e_4a89983a91fc4e3c8e3804770ac9a59a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_624,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where's the money for home rule coming from?]]></title><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/where-s-the-money-for-home-rule-coming-from</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b0b987d1366099bbeb3b2</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_6a56907447a747cf8c871a3d977276a6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lora Thomas's SPOTLIGHT 25-29]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an informational newsletter to highlight some of the "Whoppers" told Tuesday night in the remote Town Hall ]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/lora-thomas-s-spotlight-25-29</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68557bde01c622a34dc58d04</guid><category><![CDATA[Voices from the County]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2830ad_3464b0f7027046d09e82207e9335a9dc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_632,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials clash over Douglas County home rule election]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The more you pull, peel the onion back on this thing, the more it keeps getting rotted and rotted, stinkier and stinkier,” said Marshall.

]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/officials-clash-over-douglas-county-home-rule-election</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b0996d2c786af5d58a8b3</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_cf90e6db11864440ac92142b0e093b62~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_586,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red County, Blue State: Convo with D1 “Vote No” Candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conversation with D1 "Vote No" candidates. ]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/red-county-blue-state-convo-with-d1-vote-no-candidates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68536128efcb8f9f22df57e2</guid><category><![CDATA[Voices from the County]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:08:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aef52e_248962a92b4a4c988d4efc76d379eac8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Get Out the Vote!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're down to the final week of this election. Let's work together to get out the vote!]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/let-s-get-out-the-vote</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6853140a91fef63801b1f831</guid><category><![CDATA[From the Campaign]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_dddbb79ebd604db6a056e47ea5e8a706~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red County Blue State: Kyle Clark and Marshall Zelinger Weigh in on Home Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyle Clark and Marshall Zelinger of 9NEWS weighed in on home rule and came to the same conclusion that the Vote No side has been saying all along: “those claims [about opting out of certain state laws] by Republican county commissioners don't check out.”]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/red-county-blue-state-kyle-clark-and-marshall-zelinger-weigh-in-on-home-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6852f9c6af95f7930b66c18e</guid><category><![CDATA[Voices from the County]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:42:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_1f77d0ce3d2d4bfa9bc880afd766e341~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_956,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Douglas County Fraternal Order of Police Opposes Home Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody cares more about public safety than the Fraternal Order of Police. And they urge our community to VOTE NO on Home Rule]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/douglas-county-fraternal-order-of-police-opposes-home-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6852f3d1d8437c49c9cde4cf</guid><category><![CDATA[Voices from the County]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:21:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_77ea8d697fa94310a8f3a0fc6d2e16ff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_424,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westword: Douglas County Could Become Colorado's Third Home Rule County]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 24, DougCo residents will vote on whether to form a Home Rule Charter Commission...and also elect members of that commission.]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/westword-douglas-county-could-become-colorado-s-third-home-rule-county</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685240cb0daa1dfa62fdfc98</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:32:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_bca5ac39bec94af7b47069bbd70bdfe8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPR: County Seeks Break with State Laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders of conservative Douglas County want voters to give them more authority. The county says it'll allow them to break with state laws, but opponents disagree, and as voters cast their ballots, they question the movement's motives.

]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/cpr-county-seeks-break-with-state-laws</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68523e3d05d47c18c466db71</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:23:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_9dd7a45abcab458f976892cb18ba77c9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_784,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stop the Power Grab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abe Laydon and Lora Thomas on Home Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abe Laydon is a current Douglas County Commissioner and in favor of home rule. Lora Thomas is a former Douglas County Commissioner and...]]></description><link>https://www.3to5dougco.com/post/abe-laydon-and-lora-thomas-on-home-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685b08701fc4e9a7f8d3bdcf</guid><category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d832a3_a45a01a747794b17bcea05f47d59a9f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_344,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vote No on Home Rule</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>