Rise of the Filibuster
Cool graph illustrating the rise of the filibuster in Congress in the last 100 years. A curious quirk of our legislative process, as it turns out. Part of series of fascinating political (and a myriad of other random) infographics from ILoveCharts.
Read MorePedal the Plains is off and running
OnSight helped organize a well-attended route announcement event at the state capitol and at Viaero headquarters in Ft. Morgan Since that launch, excitement for Pedal the Plains has been running high. Hundreds have already registered, and the press from around the state has been completely excited! Here’s a sampling of some of the articles we’ve [...]
Read MoreMr. Menard’s Kidney
OnSight is proud to be working with school officials, parents, and current and former students to help Andrew Menard – one of Amos Steck Elementary School’s most beloved teachers and winner of Denver Public Schools’ 2011 Distinguished Teacher Award – on an unusual and serious quest. These loyal friends, students, and colleagues are helping to [...]
Read MoreTime to start Pedaling the Plains
OnSight, in partnership with the Denver Post Community Foundation, launched a major enterprise on Friday: the first annual Pedal the Plains bike tour. At two press conferences on Friday — one at the state capitol in Denver, and one at the headquarters of race sponsor Vaiero on Ft. Morgan — community leaders (including Governor Hickenlooper, [...]
Read MoreWelcome Sarah and Eleanor!
Delete We want to wish OnSight Public Affairs Senior Strategist George Merritt and his wife Liz a double-dose of congratulations for the birth of their twin daughters Sarah Bell and Eleanor Day. The girls joined the world on February 17th, and are happy and healthy and getting to spend some quality time with their [...]
Read MoreChasing the Narwhal
There’s some pretty interesting and innovative stuff helping marketers and media managers get messages to the right audiences. First, a story on the Obama re-election team’s Project Narwhal. As anyone who has worked at a non-profit or corporation that maintains databases (e.g., every organization and non-profit, everywhere) knows, getting all your customer or constituent information [...]
Read MorePedal the Plains – An exciting new ride in Eastern Colorado
The Denver Post has hosted the Ride the Rockies event for many years, but now it is time for the plains to have their moment. Governor Hickenlooper’s office is is partnering up with the Denver Post to put on a new ride that takes participants on a ride through the eastern plains of Colorado. Viaero [...]
Read MoreCLBA has launched their new website.
The Colorado Licensed Beverage Association has launched their new website. We spent a solid month working with Jeanne Mcevoy, the director, to get a site that helps progress their mission and encourage better communication with members. We helped to write content, develop a new logo, print new business cards, refresh the look of the organization [...]
Read MoreNo on 300: A Win for Denver’s Small Businesses
OnSight’s George Merritt played a key role in Denver’s successful effort to defeat what would have been the nation’s most severe paid sick leave mandate. Proponents touted polling at the outset showing as much as 65 percent of Denver voters supporting Initiative 300. Heading up communications for Keep Denver Competitive, the opposition campaign, George worked [...]
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