Coyote Gulch

Tuesday, July 15, 2003

Eric Dobbs - Fear and War
Here's a thoughtful essay from Eric Dobbs on How Fear Leads to War.
6:42:18 PM

2003 Inaugural Celebration(s)
Update: DenverGov is reporting on the festivities here. They've added a party at Curtis Park that was not listed in the Hickenlooper for Mayor e-mail below.
Hickenlooper for Mayor is inviting everyone they can to the inaugural festivites Sunday and Monday. E-mail from the campaign:
At Last:
John Hickenlooper is Becoming Mayor
Please join Mayor-Elect John Hickenlooper for Several Exciting Events Beginning with Three Picnics to thank Denver Voters.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
By popular demand the Hickenlooper picnics are back!
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m, Bible Park, Picnic Area #1, On East Yale Avenue between South Quebec Street and the Highline Canal
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Fred Thomas Park, Picnic Area #1, Off of 23rd Avenue between Quebec and Syracuse
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Huston Park, Picnic Area #3, Corner of West Ohio Avenue & South Vallejo Street
Monday, July 21, 2003
John takes office, Inauguration of Mayor-Elect Hickenlooper, the Denver City Council, the Auditor and the Denver Election Commission, 11:00 a.m. Boettcher Theater, The Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th & Champa Streets.
12:30 p.m. (Approximately), Join John as he walks to his new office, Denver City and County Building, The Mayor and City Council will host an open house in their offices.
6:00 p.m., Hickenlooper Inaugural Celebration, Denver Botanic Gardens, Come help John celebrate his first day in office and thank all who made this day possible.
All events are free and open to the public.
Donations to the Inaugural will benefit the Denver Public Schools Foundation.
6:24:25 PM

2003 Denver Mayoral Transition
Mayor-elect Hickenlooper is hosting a fundraiser for the Colorado Environmental Coalition on Thursday night at his loft in downtown Denver. According to the Denver Post [July 15, 2003, "Hickenlooper event draws fire"] some pro-business groups are discouraged and feel that the event is not in line with the platform that the Mayor-elect espoused during the campaign. From the article, "Hickenlooper plans to host a $500-per-person benefit at his home Thursday night for the Colorado Environmental Coalition. Donors willing to give an extra $500 will get a private conversation with the incoming mayor. The invitation to the event also says that all donations will be matched by an anonymous donor. By using his position to raise money for the influential environmental coalition, Hickenlooper has stirred critics in the development community who say the coalition's agenda would choke economic development and constrict growth." The business groups must not have paid attention to the Mayor-elect's website during the campaign. One prominent issue highlighted there was his "Water Plan" calling for the clean-up of the South Platte River in "four years." I guess the pro-business groups felt they were buying the Mayor-elect's time exclusively by contributing to the $2.2 million that he raised for the election. Welcome to life in a fish bowl Mr. Hickenlooper.
5:51:37 AM

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