Coyote Gulch

Wednesday, March 24, 2004

2004 Presidential Election
An AP National poll shows President Bush leading John Kerry 46 to 43. Thanks to Taegan Goddard for the link.
Update: Daily Kos: "The leaders of the Bush administration wouldn't listen to Richard Clarke because, as he proved today, he is fundamentally what they will never be. Richard Clarke is a mensch, and Richard Clarke is a patriot."
Update: Blogs for Bush: "Maybe it's just me, but I don't think it should be a priority of the American people to find out who is more responsible for the terrorist threat -- Clinton or Bush -- but rather what were going to do NOW about it, to eradicate it, so it doesn't happen again."
Update: The latest Rasmussen Tracking poll has John Kerry leading George Bush 47 to 44. Thanks to Taegan Goddard for the link.
7:02:29 AM

Colorado Water
Aurora water officials are touting their new plan for water conservation, according to the Rocky Mountain News [March 24, 2004, "Aurora backs new water-saving plan"]. From the article, "The plan lays out the restrictions and pricing scenarios under four levels of drought: moderate, severe, extreme and exceptional. The severity of drought will be determined by the council on April 12, based on snowpack and reservoir levels."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [March 24, 2004, "Aurora water rates to surge"]. From the article, "Aurora residents could see their water rates double this summer merely by using the same amount of water they did in 2000, as city leaders try to restrict lawn watering this summer. Denver Water, meanwhile, appears headed toward some lawn- watering restrictions as well, the result of the ongoing drought, below-average snowfall this winter and a record dry spell this month. The severity of the restrictions for Denver Water's 1.2 million customers will be hammered out at a workshop Thursday and voted on by the utility's board next month."
6:44:25 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
Things have been pretty quiet lately around the election for District Attorney. Yesterday current D.A. Bill Ritter endorsed his Chief Deputy, Mitch Morrisey, according to the Rocky Mountain News [March 24, 2004, "Ritter backs top deputy in bid for Denver DA"]. From the article, "Ritter is prohibited from running for re-election because of term limits.The other candidates are former Manager of Safety Beth McCann, 55, who now works as the state's deputy attorney general for litigation, and John Walsh, 42, a former federal judge and federal prosecutor who works at Hill & Robbins. McCann's endorsements include former Mayor Wellington Webb and Attorney General Ken Salazar. Walsh's endorsements include Sen. Peter Groff, Sen. Terrance Carroll and Rollie Heath, who ran for governor in 2002."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [March 24, 2004, "DA Ritter endorses colleague for post"].
Update: Entrepreneur Dave Liniger is considering a run for Ben Nighthorse Campbell's U.S. Senate seat, according to the Rocky Mountain News [March 24, 2004, "Liniger considers Senate run"].
6:40:35 AM

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