http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/co-news/ en-us Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:51:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047326/posts A scene from the recent Colorado senate debate. The man reading from the resolution is Republican Bob Schaffer, the man standing to his left and looking uncomfortable is Democrat Mark Udall. Given the state of public opinion, I’m not sure how smart it is to remind voters that your opponent eventually came around to seeing the war as a mistake while you never did, but as a bit of political theater, I dig it. A lot. Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047326/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:51:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046752/posts <p>At the stroke of midnight July 8, the Denver Water Board closed the road over Dillon Dam in Summit County, Colorado, citing security concerns. The board’s decision, which was implemented without advance notice to local governments and citizens, has not been well-received. It has sparked protests by enraged residents and has even prompted officials from Summit County, three affected towns nearby and the local fire and rescue department to file suit in state district court in a bid to force Denver Water to reopen the road.</p> Email via Stratfor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046752/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:00:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046909/posts Five members of the “Rainbow Family” — a loose-knit band of hippies that preaches love, tolerance and peace and is best known for its large gatherings every July — were arrested Tuesday night by Boulder County sheriff’s deputies after a violent brawl broke out at the group’s campsite near Ward. at a fight had broken out among a group of a dozen people camping out in the area of Ruby Gulch, located on state Forest Service property ... When deputies arrived, witnesses reported that one man, a Nederland resident aged 34 or 35, was hit in the back of the... daily camera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046909/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:33:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046899/posts Standards aren’t about generating revenue. Motorcycle officers in Colorado Springs should each be writing a minimum of 11 tickets a day, and their counterparts in patrol cars should issue at least one... But these aren't quotas, Police Chief Richard Myers said. During an impromptu media briefing Friday, Myers described them as guidelines that help supervisors keep track of their officers' job performance ... Ticket quotas - feared and despised by drivers everywhere - demand that officers meet goals or face mandatory discipline, Myers told reporters. That's not the case here, he said. "Police officers are paid for by taxpayers, and... THE GAZETTE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046899/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:21:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046779/posts This should be an easy year for Democrats. A record percentage of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction -- and after years of mostly Republican rule, that should help Democrats. Meanwhile, the media hype surrounding Democratic nominee-to-be Barack Obama is unprecedented and often unquestioning. National media have set him up as some sort of messiah. And after a pitched primary battle in which he emerged victorious, you would think Obama would appear unbeatable by now. By contrast, after an anti-climactic fizzle of a Republican primary, John McCain has sort of stumbled out of the gate for... The Augusta Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046779/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:49:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046679/posts Hundreds of Denver's homeless could be cooling their heels in a movie theater or museum while the Democratic National Convention is in town next month. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless plans to get 500 movie tickets as well as passes to the Denver Zoo, Denver Museum of Nature and Science and other cultural facilities for the people it helps. Many day shelters will have expanded hours during the convention, and big screen TVs are being donated to some shelters so patrons can watch convention goings-on without being caught up in the mayhem. A two-day voter registration drive is also... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046679/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:13:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046303/posts Hundreds of Denver's homeless could be cooling their heels in a movie theater or museum while the Democratic National Convention is in town next month. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless plans to get 500 movie tickets as well as passes to the Denver Zoo, Denver Museum of Nature and Science and other cultural facilities for the people it helps. rockymountainnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046303/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:30:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046035/posts At least 900 officers are being brought into Denver to help at next month's Democratic National Convention. Suburban Aurora will send the largest contingent, 300 police officers, or half the force. The Wyoming National Guard will send 22 members who are trained to detect nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. At least 582 officers have been committed from Lakewood, Littleton, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Englewood, Jefferson County, Arapahoe County and Adams County. More are expected from Douglas County, Brighton, Broomfield and Arvada. Some will go on routine patrols with Denver police to free up the city's officers for convention work. Denver police... The Denver Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046035/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:29:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045698/posts On Election Day in November, voters in Colorado will be asked to clarify when human life begins. According to the Washington Post, the Human Life Amendment, also known as the "personhood" amendment, states that the words "person" or "persons" in the state constitution should "include any human being from the moment of fertilization," thus providing fertilized eggs with the constitutional right to life enjoyed by all humans. The mere presence of that question on the ballot could have a decisive effect on the outcome of the presidential election in Colorado by spurring pro-life voters to turn out in large enough... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045698/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045320/posts In the Rockies today, a lawsuit is filed to stop energy leasing on Colorado's Roan Plateau, the public gets more time to weigh in on a change in national parks' gun policy, and the BLM rounds up hundreds of horses in Nevada. Ten environmental groups have sued the Bureau of Land Management to keep energy leases on Colorado's Roan Plateau from being auctioned off on Aug. 14. The leases are opposed by hunters and anglers who said wells present a danger to the plateau's wildlife habitat.Groups sue to stop energy leases on Colorado plateauA proposal to change gun policy in... Headwaters News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045320/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:58:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045164/posts Denver businesses stiffed by DNC By ELIZABETH AGUILERA - THE DENVER POST | 7/13/08 8:09 PM EST As soon as Charlotte Kulscar heard the Democratic National Committee named Denver its 2008 convention site, she began researching how to get a piece of the estimated $160 million economic impact for her print shop. She thought she had a good shot. L&M Pressworks already does printing for the city, the state and the Downtown Denver Partnership. She filled out the application for the DNC Vendor Directory and was sure to include the shop's status as female- owned and green-certified. Yet so far,... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045164/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:54:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045161/posts Members of Ya Es Hora Coalition, We Are America Alliance Coalition of Colorado, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, and Latina Initiative last week held a news conference to mark the launch of an effort to help more immigrants apply for citizenship and become a part of the civic process. This year, volunteers hope to register 500,000 new Latino, Asian and immigrant voters in 13 states as well as encourage 1 million registered voters to go to the polls, said Rachel Hamrick with We Are America Alliance. The Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045161/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:46:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044768/posts Million-dollar homes, offices, show up on rolls. The foreclosure tsunami is starting to sweep over some of Denver's most exclusive neighborhoods. Homes priced at $1 million or more in places like Cherry Hills, Cherry Creek Country Club and LoDo are popping up more frequently on foreclosure rolls. And it's not just homes. Senior centers, office buildings and even churches have been forced to deal with the threat of losing their million- dollar real estate to the lenders, forcing them to scramble to escape foreclosure auctions. For example, the biggest health club in the metro area, the Lakeshore Athletic Club -... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044768/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:58:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044730/posts More than two million angry Democrats are rejecting Sen. Barack Obama as the likely Democratic nominee for the presidency this year, according to a new protest organization. "I hate to use this word but it's fascist, and that's the approach they're taking to silence any Hillary Clinton supporters," Will Bower, co-founder of PUMA/Just Say No Deal, an exploding coalition of voters who say they have raised $10 million in just days to pay down Clinton's campaign debt. "Barack Obama wants to give his acceptance speech in a stadium because he intends to minimize any pro-Hillary supporter dissent. It's not because... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044730/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:58:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044685/posts Denver Last January, a "confidential" memo from a Democratic political consultant outlined an ambitious scheme for spending $11.7 million in Colorado this year to crush Republicans. The money would come from rich liberal donors in the state and would be spent primarily on defeating Senate candidate Bob Schaffer ($5.1 million) and Representative Marilyn Musgrave ($2.6 million), who are loathed by liberals for sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The overarching aim: Lock in Democratic control of Colorado for years to come. Leaked memos have a way of revealing who's on top and who's not in politics and... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044685/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:55:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044413/posts Obama's Liberal Shock Troops By JOHN FUND July 12, 2008 While he is a skilled candidate, Barack Obama's ability to surprise, stun and sweep over the vaunted Clinton Machine to capture the Democratic nomination was rooted in his background as a community organizer. He's now turning those skills to the general election. But liberals aren't just on the march on the presidential level. This year, liberal activists are spending parts of the fortunes of their wealthy donors to transform politics at the state and local level. In 2005, billionaire investor George Soros convened a group of 70 super-rich liberal donors... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044413/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043415/posts You might want to sit down. The fate of the universe depends on Denver voters approving a plan to welcome extraterrestrials on a May 2009 ballot. If Denver cracks open the door for alien beings, the rest of the world will follow, UFO expert Steven Greer... "If the people will lead, the politicians will have to follow,"... He rallied support for a ballot initiative to form a Denver Extraterrestrial Commission Among Greer's many strong assertions: President Eisenhower met with aliens in 1954 and hoped to tell the world, but ... The aliens at Roswell didn't crash; they were zapped by... The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043415/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:12:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043258/posts Barack Obama is a supremely arrogant man, and he displayed that arrogance in two separate episodes. First, Obama decided to move his acceptance speech from the Pepsi Center in Denver to the 76,000 seat Invesco Stadium. Like the 'create myself a new presidential shield' embarrassment, this story shows the level of Obama's narcissism. His only consideration seems to be gratifying his own ego. Never mind the fact that the DNC is already cash-strapped for this convention, or the fact that Denver police and the Secret Service now have relatively little time to prepare a comprehensive security plan. Just ignore minor... Slublog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043258/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:08:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043154/posts BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - New DNA tests have definitively cleared the parents of U.S. child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey of her unsolved murder almost 12 years ago, prosecutors said on Wednesday. In a statement seeking to silence suspicions surrounding relatives of the slain 6-year-old, prosecutors in the U.S. said new testing techniques on male DNA found on JonBenet's clothes did not match any family members. "This new scientific evidence convinces us that it is appropriate ... to state that we do not consider your immediate family, including you, your wife Patsy, and your son Burke, to be under any suspicion... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043154/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:05:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043065/posts The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it has removed the Preble's meadow jumping mouse populations in Wyoming from protection under the Endangered Species Act. The service said it is also amended the listing for Preble's to indicate the subspecies remains threatened in the Colorado portion of its range. "For Colorado basically nothing changes," A new management plant with a new critical habitat map will be developed by 2010... The determination is based on a better understanding of the distribution of and threats to Preble's meadow jumping mouse populations in Wyoming and Colorado The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043065/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 20:23:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043055/posts DA clears Ramsey family By The Denver Post Article Last Updated: 07/09/2008 01:44:05 PM MDT The Boulder District Attorney's Office announced today that new DNA evidence discovered in the clothing worn by JonBenet Ramsey identifies "the perpetrator of the homicide" and excludes all members of the murdered girl's family. District Attorney Mary Lacy said in a letter posted on the DA's website and first reported by Paula Woodward of 9News that the Ramsey family "be treated only as victims," and she apologized to them. Six-year-old JonBenét was discovered Dec. 26, 1996, with a garrote around her neck in the basement... The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043055/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042740/posts Barack Obama's campaign changed the rules of a highly publicized fundraiser Tuesday, after gambling regulators said the contest — a chance at one of 10 trips to the Democratic National Convention — was an illegal lottery. "We are happy to have resolved this issue working closely with state officials," said Nick Kimball, spokesman for the Obama campaign ... A spokesman for the Colorado Secretary of State said Democrats would have to get a license if they were conducting "a standard raffle where they're buying tickets" in order to win. But under the new rules, supporters don't have to donate money... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042740/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 02:59:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042649/posts A 60-year-old librarian received a trespassing ticket Monday after a liberal group's protest outside John McCain's town-hall meeting. Kreck — a former Denver Post reporter who works part time as a librarian for an education think tank — said she was removed as she quizzed a police officer about whether he could deny her free-speech rights "on city property" by taking away her sign, while McCain supporters wore buttons inside. Jenny Schiavone, a spokeswoman for the performing arts center, said the venue is city-owned rental property but is not legally defined as public property. Detective John White, a spokesman for... The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042649/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042630/posts Chowdhury Got Angry When Garage Door Didn't Open Quickly. A state legislative candidate from Jefferson County accused of slapping and choking his 16-year-old daughter pleaded guilty Tuesday to third-degree assault. Vince Chowdhury, 48, got angry when his wife and daughter didn't open the garage door quickly enough when he honked his car horn in their driveway on June 17, according to an arrest affidavit. The document said Chowdhury, a Jefferson County school board member, sat in the driveway several minutes honking his horn. His wife and daughter apologized for making him wait but he thought the apology insincere so he... TheDenverChannel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042630/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:52:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042529/posts The idea of a Black National Anthem is a multiculturalist paradigm. A black freedom song, a black hymnal, songs that gave African slaves on American soil some comfort and hope in the midst of their suffering, and, for that matter, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” – these all fit perfectly into an American national identity. Indeed, all Americans should know such songs. But a Black National Anthem, when substituted for the National Anthem, means that there are two nations on American soil, a black one and an American one. Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042529/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:54:06 GMT