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Sunday, April 11, 2004
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Colorado Water
Here's an editorial from the Denver Post about Colorado's water problems [April 11, 2004, "High and dry"]. From the editorial, "States should seek flexibility in the traditional rule that the first person who filed a water right forever has first claim on it. Leases and other ideas should be studied. It will take several consecutive heavy, wet winters in the Rockies for the region's drought to end and Powell and Mead to refill. But we may not see that. A more disturbing scenario is painted by ancient tree rings and other scientific evidence: The West has historically been struck by intense droughts that last decades. Even more sobering is the discussion among weather experts about whether the recent drought is a sign of global warming and changing precipitation patterns. If so, the West's water woes may get much worse."
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Denver November 2004 Election
Precinct Caucuses are Tuesday night in Denver (well all of Colorado actually). Don't forget to participate. Here's some great coverage from the Denver Post [April 11, 2004, "Caucuses set to start path to Colo. ballot"]. From the article, "The Democratic and Republican nomination season begins in Colorado on Tuesday with precinct caucuses - the first stage of a candidate's journey to the November ballot. The route to the ballot can be complex and tedious for voters, too. Party members, who are divided by voting precincts, attend caucuses in neighborhood churches, schools and, in some cases, neighbors' homes. They will vote on who among them will serve as delegates to county, judicial, legislative, congressional and state assemblies. From those assemblies will emerge party nominees for county offices, district attorney, and seats in Congress and the state House and Senate." The 'Ol Coyote remembers, fondly, typing up delegate name tags for 1st Congressional back in the '80's.
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