Who's tougher than John Hickenlooper? Abysmal turnout gave Hickenlooper a huge win on building a new prison in Downtown Denver. Republicans had organized an effort to kill the prison as a way of slowing down Hickenlooper in case he wants to run for Governor, but the proposal won by a 12 point margin.
Democrats are for locking rapists up, not forcing their victims to bear their children.
Woodland Park approved a Walmart yesterday as well. Jail...Walmart...Jail...Walmart. I'm stumped.
An anti-gay marriage referendum died in the Colorado House yesterday. This isn't all that surprising. Republicans couldn't pass this when they were in the majority. Besides, Elton John was in town last night and it would have been rude to pass it while EJ was singing "Someone Saved My Life Tonight:"
Huh. Wasn't it yesterday that Republicans killed the family leave bill, saying that Democrats were against small business? Today, they are fighting a Democratic proposal to help small businesses with health care costs by having the state bargain for prescription meds? So I suppose small businesses fall under pharmaceutical companies on the pecking order, eh?
Yesterday was National Forest Employees Memorial Day.
Ken Salazar is opening district offices in Pueblo and Durango today. You know, why do U.S. Senators BOTH need an office in Durango? Can't they get together and have one and share staff and equipment? These are non-partisan offices, correct?
Helen Klanderud was elected to a third term as Mayor of Aspen last night, looking every bit as glam as a Mayor of Aspen should. Congrats!
Aspen voters also approved workers' housing at Burlingame Ranch.
Grand Junction High School is doing a LOT to meet the needs of Latino/a students. Other Colorado Schools should pay attention.
The Pentagon is going to investigate the Air Force Academy again. Coming off a whitewash of the Academy's rape problem, the Department of Defense is going to investigate whether there is religious bullying at the Academy.
Longmont has completed its witch hunt against Glen Spagnulo. Nothing in the Times Call, of course, but this is really retribution for Spagnulo leading the call for changing the name of Chivington Street in Longmont.
"Sorry about the Indians, but remember, I also killed 10,000 TEXANS. Nobody is all bad."
Lockheed is closing a rocket plant in Jefferson County, near Morrison. 500 jobs lost. Worst. Governor. Ever.
Metro Denver, however, under John Hickenlooper, is driving Colorado job growth. Could he do for Colorado what he's doing for Denver?
British Citizens in Colorado will probably be able to vote at the British Consulate in Denver tomorrow in the Parliamentary elections. Polls show that most Britons hate the Conservatives, but believe Tony Blair lied them into war. A British war widow went on BBC yesterday to blame Blair for her husband's death--and he's still leading in the polls. Check out the coverage on BBC and imagine what it would be like if the US had a free press.
Steamboat Springs moved closer to a ban on smoking yesterday.
The University of Colorado was named as a nationally recognized "Campus with a Conscience" yesterday. The school was lauded for community service among its students.
Wayne Allard is sponsoring legislation to cut Section 8 housing assistance for economically disadvantaged families.
"We need more homeless for the Soylent Green industry!"
There is turmoil in Vail over the resignation of the Eagle County Administrator. It's never good when people ask questions about the sunshine law.
First Pacific Corporation, of Oregon, is accused of trying to bilk money out of Coloradans by sending out bogus collection letters.
