Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Colorado Water Howling At A Waning Moon: "A crusader's last appeal. Paul Simon's book on global shortages of water is now a film." 9:10:56 PM

One Book One Denver Check out the resource page for Sandra Cisneros' Caramelo from the Denver Public Library. They also have a cool Ask a Librarian feature. Here's the story about Caramelo from DenverGov. 8:54:24 PM

Weblogging Coyote Gulch has offerred his help to any and all campaigns seeking to start a weblog. Now he knows why few have taken him up on the offer. The 'Ol Coyote does not offer the full tool kit. Thanks to Mr. Sun for today's enlightenment. trenchant.org: "Web people see the web, and the internet, and networked communications technology as more than just a new infrastructure for sending bits of information around. Web people believe - and know from experience - that the web is more than that. It is a venue for personal expression. It can connect people and ideas in ways that were difficult or impossible previously." 5:56:08 PM

Iraqi Election Juan Cole: "One UIA official told al-Hayat that the compromises for forming a government so far included giving the presidency and some cabinet posts to the Kurds, and the speaker of the house position to the Sunni Arabs. The identity of the speaker of the house would depend on his popularity with Sunnis and the approval of some Sunni Arab groups that had boycotted the elections." 7:02:19 AM

Social Security Bull Moose: "The Moose has long believed that the GOP has benefited as the custodian of order and tradition. In the case of social security, the elephant is threatening to transform a program that has ably upheld tradition - the protection of the aged. The President is seeking to inject market-based risk taking into the social security system. That is interesting because when W. took risks when he was in the private sector, and ventures went south, there was always a Texas sugar daddy to bail him out. Needless to say, most Americans do not enjoy that luxury of birth." Update: Mt. Virtus: "Now Dean still opposes the President's plan and wants to paint it with the false brush of privatization, but he has essentially acknowledged the Democratic argument on Social Security is deeply flawed: we can't expect the program to keep functioning according to the status quo." 6:55:38 AM

Denver May 2005 Election From today's Denver Post: "The African American Voter Information Project and Colorado Common Cause have organized a panel discussion from 6 to 7:30 tonight on Denver's introduction of vote centers during this year's elections. Speaking at 'Vote Centers - The New Frontier of Voting?' will be City Council president Elbra Wedgeworth, Denver Election Commission executive director Karon Hatchett and Colorado ACLU executive director Cathryn Hazouri. The event will take place at Kimball Hall, at 7000 E. 24th Ave. in Denver. It is free and open to the public. The vote-center model allows citizens to vote at any polling place within a jurisdiction regardless of precinct." The May election may be the first test of voting centers for all of you Denver County voters. 6:41:56 AM

Colorado Water HB 1177 was moved out of committee yesterday, according to the Denver Post [March 1, 2005, "Panel approves water-dispute plan"]. From the article, "The bill, which is being sponsored by Rep. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, and Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, would create 'round tables' throughout the state's seven water basins and two geographically distinct sub-basins. Those groups would be charged with studying their region's water needs and have the latitude to negotiate legal agreements known as compacts. Those agreements would ultimately be forwarded to an Interbasin Compact Committee, made up of representatives from environmental, municipal, agricultural, industrial and recreational sectors." Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [March 1, 2005, "Water cooperation bill moves forward"]. The problems are just starting for the proposed South Metro Water district. They will need storage sites for all the water that will be needed in the future. Here's an article from the Denver Post about 15 possible reservoir sites [March 1, 2005, "Group eyes 15 sites for water"]. From the article, "The South Metro Water Supply Authority named 15 possibilities - nine potential reservoir sites, or the expansion of six existing or planned reservoirs - in its pending legal petition for water rights from the South Platte River. New reservoir sites include scenic ranchland south of Sedalia, six spots in Highlands Ranch and a wildlife area near Willow Creek. At the request of utilities and government boards, state courts sent letters last month to 13 landowners informing them that their property was under consideration." 6:28:15 AM

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