Coyote Gulch

Friday, July 30, 2004

2004 Presidential Election
Taegan Goddard: "Here are the latest state polls: West Virginia - Kerry 48%, Bush 44% (American Research Group); Iowa - Kerry 47%, Bush 47% (American Research Group)."
TalkLeft: "The Main Event: John Kerry Hits it out of the park."
TalkLeft: "Kerry's Speech: Blogosphere reaction."
Blogs for Bush: "The Bush Blogosphere reacts to Kerry's speech."
The Denver Post editorial staff analyzes John Kerry's acceptance speech [July 30, 2004, "Kerry steps up to a defining moment"].
Here's the reaction to Senator Kerry's speech from the Rocky Mountain News editorial staff [July 30, 2004, "Kerry's tough talk leaves many questions"].
6:48:11 AM

Colorado Water
Non-potable water could ease the state's water crunch say water officials from Aurora, according to the Rocky Mountain News [July 30, 2004, "One person's wastewater ..."]. From the article, "The undrinkable, but partially treated, water is safe for use on lawns, golf courses and parks, freeing up treated water for washing, drinking and lawns. With the Front Range corridor's population expected to double by 2050, water needs will call for a supply equal to two new Denver Water systems and three Two Forks dams, Binney said. Denver Water currently supplies more than 1 million people. Two Forks would have stored enough water for about 2 million more people."
6:35:23 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
Here's an article from the Denver Post about the race for the nomination for C.U. Regent [July 30, 2004, "6 candidates seek 3 slots for CU regent"]. From the article, "Six candidates are vying in three Aug. 10 primary races for six-year, unpaid terms. There will be a Democratic and Republican primary in Denver's 1st Congressional District. Meanwhile, two Democrats - lobbyist Wally Stealey and 12-year regent Jim Martin - fight for the ballot in the statewide at-large race." Here's Michael Carrigan's website and here's Howard Gelt's website. Pleases e-mail me with other links that I've missed.
Supporters of Initiative 100 have found support from a former circus employee, according to the Denver Post [July 29, 2004, "Ex-employee of circus: Elephants abused daily"]. From the article, "Tom Rider, a barn hand with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey from 1997 to 1999, stood on the steps of Denver's City and County Building and described 'absolute, systemic, daily abuse of the elephants' by circus trainers."
Here's an article about women and voting from the Rocky Mountain News [July 30, 2004, "Nonpartisan push to get women to polls"]. From the article, A number of groups - many of them nonpartisan - have formed to try to energize women politically. Most tout the startling statistic from the U.S. Census Bureau that more than 15 million women ages 18 to 34 did not vote in the last presidential election."
6:21:15 AM

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