Mike Bestor

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  www.cityofgolden.net/CCBIndex.asp?CCBID=9 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/20/2008    Last Visited: 7/20/2008  

  Mike Bestor, City Manager303-384-8010mbestor@cityofgolden.net

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  www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/gen/ap/CO_Al_Jazeera_Colo - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/23/2008    Last Visited: 8/23/2008  

  GOLDEN, Colo. — Golden's City Manager Mike Bestor decided to rescind an invitation to have Al-Jazeera's English-language news network broadcast the final night of the Democratic National Convention from his backyard during a barbecue.
  
  Bestor's decision came after a City Council meeting Thursday night in which residents complained it would be disrespectful to veterans and current soldiers and the city would be linked to the news network.
  
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  Bestor apologized for any divisiveness he caused in the city of about 18,000, about 15 miles west of Denver.
  
  Al-Jazeera is based in Qatar and is funded by the royal family of the Persian Gulf nation.

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  www.barnabuspress.com/this-week-in-israel.asp?id=341 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/25/2008    Last Visited: 8/29/2008  

  Only 20 minutes drive from Democratic National Convention host city Denver, al-Jazeera had asked Golden City Manager, Mike Bestor, if he could help them meet and interview Golden residents.With the support of Golden Mayor Jacob Smith, a special barbeque celebration was arranged for al-Jazeera reporters at the home of Golden City Manager Mike Bestor.
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  After every one had finished talking the Golden City manager, Mike Bestor, had his turn to explain his position, amazingly he told the audience that he had made a mistake and would therefore be withdrawing his barbeque invitation to al-Jazeera.There was loud applause when he finished speaking.

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  Published on: 8/22/2008    Last Visited: 9/26/2008  

  According to the Denver Post, Golden City Manager Mike Bestor withdrew an invitation to the crew for the news channel known for broadcasting updates from al-Qaida.
  
  The controversy arose when area residents discovered the network was setting up a base of operations from which to cover the DNC in the Denver suburb.
  
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  Bestor said he issued the barbecue invitation to Al Jazeera English officials as a private citizen after the network said it wanted to do interviews at the gathering.
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  "We treated them like any other news organization, we believe in the First Amendment, freedom of speech, freedom of press is so vitally important," Bestor told the station.
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  The city statement said Bestor had offered the invitation to Al Jazeera to his barbecue "believing that doing so would enable him to ensure that a representative group of Golden citizens were interviewed and that Golden would be "fairly represented."

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  andrewferguson.net/tag/mike-bestor/ - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/1/2008    Last Visited: 11/16/2008  

  Mike BestorAndrew Ferguson dot NET » Mike Bestor
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  The city manager of Golden, Colo., [Mike Bestor] has decided to withdraw his invitation to let the Al-Jazeera news network broadcast from a barbecue in his backyard on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.….Bestor made his decision after a City Council meeting Thursday at which residents complained the event with the English-language service of the Middle East news network would be disrespectful to veterans and active U.S. soldiers.
  
  While Bestor is well within his rights to rescind his offer to Al Jazeera English, I think it was incredibly foolish to do so.
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  Government officials, which Bestor is, should hold themselves to a higher standard and should lead by example, not by pressure.
  
  Comments : No Comments , Categories : Seen, Heard, Said, The Events that are: My Life Tags : Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Golden, Mike Bestor

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  www.lovelandpolitics.com/johnsontroubles.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/7/2008    Last Visited: 11/14/2008  

  Loveland City Manager Don Williams and likes to compare his leadership style with that of Mike Bestor, City Manager of Golden,
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  Johnson is said to be a big fan of Mike Bestor and has likely spoken with him about making a move

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  andrewferguson.net/tag/al-jazeera-english/ - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/2/2008    Last Visited: 11/16/2008  

  The city manager of Golden, Colo., [Mike Bestor] has decided to withdraw his invitation to let the Al-Jazeera news network broadcast from a barbecue in his backyard on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.….Bestor made his decision after a City Council meeting Thursday at which residents complained the event with the English-language service of the Middle East news network would be disrespectful to veterans and active U.S. soldiers.
  
  While Bestor is well within his rights to rescind his offer to Al Jazeera English, I think it was incredibly foolish to do so.
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  Government officials, which Bestor is, should hold themselves to a higher standard and should lead by example, not by pressure.
  
  Comments : No Comments , Categories : Seen, Heard, Said, The Events that are: My Life Tags : Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Golden, Mike Bestor

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  www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRM - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/24/2007    Last Visited: 5/24/2007  

  Golden City Manager Mike Bestor said the analysis done for the city shows a toll road "simply doesn't make sense from either a financial or transportation perspective."
  
  "The failure of toll roads nationally to meet their overly optimistic traffic and revenue projections should serve as a warning that these proposals must be heavily scrutinized at the front end," Bestor said.

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  www.jeffconews.com/1editorlettersbody.lasso?-token.ente - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/15/2003    Last Visited: 12/24/2007  

  City Manager Mike Bestor said that because no purchase order was issued, the city could legally send it back.

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  Last Visited: 11/22/2008  

  Golden City Manager Mike Bestor said of Cook: "Despite his recent troubles, Russ had a significant impact on the city of Golden and was responsible for bringing a new level of professionalism to the police department.

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