Denver November 2003 Election
When West Slope water users are asked to trust the Front Range there is a long history to overcome, here in Colorado, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 9, 2003, "Trust turns to rust"]. The article about Referendum A details some of the history around water issues in Colorado. From the article, "So when asked to trust anyone east of the Continental Divide, Western Slope residents wonder if the 'A' in Referendum A stands for 'again.' 'Water flows uphill toward money' has been a truism since Grand Ditch, started in the 1880s, diverted westbound snowpack flows east to Fort Collins farm fields. Cartoons and bumper stickers show a cowboy's back, but he's looking over his shoulder to say: 'Divert this, Denver.' Ranchers and Realtors jest that anyone with Denver license plates and wearing a suit and tie would be asked: 'Come to visit the water before you steal it?' A favorite of Denver Water's Chips Barry is: 'More men have been shot in Colorado for stealing water than stealing wives. It's easy to replace a wife. You don't have to go to court to get her back'. Aurora isn't taking a position on Referendum A. Neither is Denver Water."
Today's The Stump has a couple of election related tidbits.
Here's an article that touches on the fight around Amendment 33 from the Denver Post [October 9, 2003, "Wembley woes shrugged off"].
Patricial Calhoun sprinkles a bit of observation about the potential effects of Initiative 101 and the issues around Columbus Day in her column from Westword. Says Calhoun, "Another Columbus Day weekend that could give image-conscious Denver another black eye, to match the one it's gotten from people around the country, around the world, laughing themselves silly over Peckman's Safety Through Peace proposal."
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