Coyote Gulch

Monday, March 7, 2005

Coyote Gulch Outage
I'm taking the day off tomorrow (March 8th) to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of my 21st birthday. See you Wednesday.
8:04:53 PM

TABOR
Here's a new weblog, Stygius on TABOR, dealing with issues around Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. Stygius writes, "The struggle over Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), is the most important issue facing the state. Considering that other states-- such as Wisconsin, Arizona, and Tennessee--are considering TABOR measures, the Colorado experience is all the more relevant."
8:00:33 PM

Broadband
Legislation is winding it's way through the Colorado legislature that will make broadband provision off limits to government and the sole province of the telcos and cable companies. More on this later.
Meanwhile please take the time to read Lawrence Lessig's take on Why your broadband sucks.
Note: I love my cable access and happily pay each month. I just wish that I had Wi-Fi at the park.
7:28:08 PM

Bankruptcy Bill
Josh Marshall: "Welcome to a Special Edition of Talking Points Memo devoted to the Bankruptcy bill now pending before the United States Senate. This blog is jointly authored by Professor Elizabeth Warren of Harvard Law School and law students Michael Negron, Ryan Spear and Jason Spitalnick. They will be explaining the legislation and commenting on the debate as it progresses." First post.
7:18:26 PM

2004 Presidential Transition
Is this a first? Blogs for Bush published the President's schedule today. That could be a great resource for bloggers that can report from the scene.
That's the best argument for public Wi-Fi that I've heard.
I'm not sure that it'll work though. I can see John Perry Barlow showing up with a flash mob of dancers at one of the events. According to Mr. Barlow when you're dancing you're, "at least not part of the problem."
TalkLeft: "President Bush today nominated John Bolton, a frequent critic of United Nations policies, to be the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations."
6:18:17 PM

Weblogs
New West Network: "The Missoulian ran a nice story about us on Sunday, and we very much appreciate the attention. There were a couple of mistakes - I only wish we had $1 million in funding (the actual figure is well below that) and Brad Feld is investing as an individual, not through his company, Mobius Venture Capital. Oh, and that photo with the online version of the story sure doesn't look like me! But we're not complaining, and we're particularly pleased that reporter Robert Struckman took the time to talk with Clay Felker, the founder of the old New West magazine, and Terry McDonell, the founder of the old Rocky Mountain magazine. When we get into print, we'll certainly be following in some large footsteps."
Coyote Gulch used to enjoy the Missoulian years ago. Doonesbury was on the editorial page.
6:11:49 PM

Weblogs
Fishbowl D.C. gets a White House press credential and writes, "Let the White House blogging begin..." Congratulations.
Ed Cone, blogger and writer from North Carolina is pointing to the Denver Post's Bloghouse today. He's been very active with the blogging community in Greensboro, helping to get the local newpapers involved in building a community of professionals and bloggers.
Update: New West Network: "The Missoulian ran a nice story about us on Sunday, and we very much appreciate the attention. There were a couple of mistakes - I only wish we had $1 million in funding (the actual figure is well below that) and Brad Feld is investing as an individual, not through his company, Mobius Venture Capital. Oh, and that photo with the online version of the story sure doesn't look like me! But we're not complaining, and we're particularly pleased that reporter Robert Struckman took the time to talk with Clay Felker, the founder of the old New West magazine, and Terry McDonell, the founder of the old Rocky Mountain magazine. When we get into print, we'll certainly be following in some large footsteps."
Coyote Gulch used to enjoy the Missoulian years ago. Doonesbury was on the editorial page.
6:51:27 AM

Denver November 2006 Election
The Denver Post editorial staff wonders if Governor Owens and the state legislature will work out a serious solution to the state fiscal crisis before the next governor is sworn in [March 7, 2005, "2006 victor may get '07 spoils"]. They write, "Lawmakers and lobbyists of every political persuasion are starting to question whether Owens is serious about finding a fiscal solution that would involve sharing credit with the Democratic majority. The chatter is that if former Govs. Roy Romer or Dick Lamm were in office, they would be able to bring all sides together around a viable solution to structural problems created by TABOR. We don't buy into this cynicism. To the contrary, we see that Owens and House Speaker Andrew Romanoff both have solid ideas for resolving the fiscal crisis, and we trust they can and will soon find common ground on a plan that would go to the voters next November."
Jeralyn Merritt writes on the 5280 weblog, "As Dan (Brogan) wrote yesterday, there was surprising news on the political front this weekend when members of the Democratic State Central Committee ousted Chris Gates as party Chair. The new chair is Pat Waak. Who? Pat Waak. She is from Erie, CO where she is director of a non-profit. She won by three votes. Gates will be contesting the election."
Here's the coverage of the state dems ouster of Chris Gates as chair on Satuday [March 7, 2005, "Progressive 'jihad' stirs upheaval at the top"].
Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [March 7, 2005, "State Dems wanted 'change'"].
6:42:50 AM

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