Coyote Gulch

Monday, August 2, 2004

Colorado Water
Here's an opinion piece, from the Rocky Mountain News, written by the publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, commenting about the recent anti-speculation ruling by water judge Dennis Maes [July 31, 2004, "Speakout: Water speculation not good for Colorado"]. R.H. Rawlings writes, "The ruling could not be a clearer statement of the facts of the case and of the law. High Plains does not have a buyer. How could any court possibly rule that High Plains is not a speculator? Your editorial asserted that 'Water is a commodity and rights to it should be easily marketable.' That works just fine for Aurora because its mayor and City Council don't seem to care that their purchases of water in the Arkansas Valley already have dried up thousands of acres of prime farmland and their more recent purchases will dry up even more. Those actions destroy the economy of the nearby towns and detrimentally affect the economy of the entire valley. How would the folks in Denver like it if the same were to apply to, say, residential zoning, permitting some of Denver's most popular neighborhoods to be changed to polluted industrial areas, merely to maximize the owner's profits? How would you react to such a degradation of your city's environment and economic future?"
8:02:27 AM

2004 Presidential Election
A bit of a partisan joke from Bob Whitson, "How to start your day with a positive outlook."
USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll: "In the survey, taken Friday and Saturday, Bush led Kerry 50%-46% among likely voters. Independent candidate Ralph Nader was at 2%."
CBS News: "Kerry and Edwards now hold a six-point lead over the Republican incumbents, 49 percent to 43 percent."
Taegan Goddard: "(The) Economist poll conducted during the final days of the convention show Kerry leading Bush, 45% to 44%. More striking, however, are the very low approval levels President Bush received. Here are the latest states polls from the presidential race: Massachusetts - Kerry 56%, Bush 30% (Merrimack); Alabama - Bush 56%, Kerry 33% (Capital Survey Research)."
Taegan Goddard: "Kerry gets mini-bounce."
7:46:11 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
John Walsh, Mitch Morrisey, and Beth McCann all plan to review the policy on police shootings if elected, according to the Denver Post [August 2, 2004, "DA hopefuls plan response to shootings"]. From the article, "Currently, representatives of the manager of safety, the Denver district attorney and specialized units from the Police Department respond to every police shooting, separate police and eyewitnesses, videotape them and forward the findings to the DA. The DA decides if police acted appropriately."
Here's an in-depth look at Bob Schaffer, from the Rocky Mountain News [August 2, 2004, "'Normal guy' Schaffer greeted like familiar pal on his old turf"].
There may be a higher turnout for the August 10th primary, due to the contested races for the nomination for U.S. Senate and the 3-way District Attorney contest, according to the Rocky Mountain News [August 2, 2004, "Primaries pique voters' interest"]. Only 15% of registered voters cast a ballot in 2002's primary.
Will Peter Coors be another victim of the radical homosexual agenda? Here's an article from the Denver Post on the subject [August 1, 2004, "Coors' stance on gays attacked"]. From the article, "In a flier that was sent to 100,000 voters last week, the Christian Coalition denounced Coors for running 'one of the most gay-friendly companies in the nation.'"
7:25:43 AM

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