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Thursday, July 15, 2004

Colorado Water
Rate hikes might be the result of the conservation effort by customers of Denver Water, according to the Rocky Mountain News [July 15, 2004, "Tapping into water costs"]. If only we'd kept our lawns green. From the article, "As of July, Denver Water customers have used 36 percent less water since May 1 than the historical average, said Ed Pokorney, manager of planning...In 2004, projected revenue from water sales will drop from from $155 million to $129 million because of conservation efforts...Denver Water on Wednesday postponed expansion of a water recycling plant to transform wastewater into a non-drinkable supply for lawn watering at the Lowry and Stapleton redevelopment projects. Putting off the $14 million construction project until 2006-07, originally planned for 2005-2006, will help with the budget shortfall, said Jon Diebel, director of engineering...Mountain reservoir storage has peaked at 85 percent - far higher than expected after three consecutive years of low snowfall"
6:43:25 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
Here's an in-depth piece on Bob Schaffer, from the Rocky Mountain News [July 15, 2004, "Scrappy style, family values help drive Schaffer"].
The Rocky also has a short list of Schaffer's stand on several issues [July 15, 2004, "Bob Schaffer on the issues"].

Update: Here's the link to Michael Carrigan's Website No weblog. He's running for CU Regent representing the 1st Congressional District. Events are listed here. The front page is mostly a graphic of the candidate. Navigation is clear and correct. Similar to the Auditor's website from last spring. The link to Mr. Gallagher's website is dead.
Mayor Hickenlooper's website is still up and running. You can even view his ads. Candidates, please note that the Mayor made sure that his ads could be viewed easily, by anyone running Linux, OSX, and Windows, by posting several video file formats. This shows an understanding of technology and a desire to be inclusive.
Thanks to MakesMeRalph for the link.
6:38:03 AM

2004 Presidential Election
President Bush's support for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage has helped bring the issue into the mainstream in this year's election. Here's an editorial on the subject from the Denver Post [July 15, 2004, "Standing against discrimination"]. From the editorial, "Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell felt the squeeze from constituents and powerful Republican leaders this week. But in the end, he spoke his conscience, and voted it, too. Campbell was one of six Republicans who bucked Wayne Allard and the party line to help block a constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriages. Those votes were necessary to protect the integrity of the U.S. Constitution. The departing senator doesn't support gay marriage. In his heart, as a Catholic, the union of marriage is between a man and a woman. But in the end, he refused to stand by while lawmakers panicked into action by so-called 'activist judges' tried to add discrimination to the Constitution. 'I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution,' Campbell said in a statement. 'Clearly, if we do this to one minority we endanger all minorities.'...The vote killed any prospect of the amendment being approved by Congress before the election. However, it ensures the hot-button issue will be heard on the campaign trail this fall. That said several senators were quoted Wednesday as saying there would have been even more than the 50 'no' votes if the showdown had occurred on substance rather than procedure."
Update: Daily Kos: "North Carolina: Mason-Dixon - Released 7/14. MoE unknown, (5/14-17 results), Bush/Cheney 48, Kerry/Edwards 45; Gallup - 7/9-11, MoE 5%. (No trend lines), Bush/Cheney 56, Kerry/Edwards 41."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "New polls. Here are the latest state polls in the presidential race: Minnesota - Kerry 49% Bush 46% (Hubert Humphrey Institute); Wisconsin - Bush 48% Kerry 46% (Hubert Humphrey Institute); Iowa - Kerry 50% Bush 46% (Hubert Humphrey Institute); Arizona - Bush 48% Kerry 36% (Rocky Mountain Poll); Arizona - Bush 53% Kerry 41% (Survey USA); Indiana - Bush 46% Kerry 27% (Market Research Informatics); North Carolina - Bush/Cheney 56% Kerry/Edwards 41% (Gallup); North Carolina - Bush/Cheney 48% Kerry/Edwards 45% (Mason-Dixon)."
6:23:29 AM

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