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Wednesday, March 9, 2005
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Bankruptcy Bill
Opinions You Should Have: "The GOP leadership in Congress has decided to throw out the Bankruptcy Bill in favor of legislation that directly transfers all money from the poor and middle class to wealthy individuals and mammoth corporations."
8:53:35 PM 
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North Denver
Lisa Jones: "What does that mean? Go back to being a vegetarian? I would seriously consider it, but I just discovered the unbelievably tasty chicken livers at Pagliacci's."
I can't find an RSS feed.
North Denver News: "Mayor Hickenlooper will join Councilman Rick Garcia for a community forum on the Justice Center proposal, a proposition headed before the voters in May. Voters have previously rejected justice center plans...The forums will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2005, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., and Saturday, March 12, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Both meetings will be held across the street from our District Office at 2701 Alcott Street, Room 280. Parking for the meeting is located at 27th and Alcott. Councilman Garcia has invited the Mayor to attend the Saturday forum. Other representatives from the Mayor[base ']s Office and Justice Center Task Force will be present at the meetings."
5:45:32 PM
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2004 Presidential Election
Is broadband killing off newspapers? From Political Wire, "Americans with broadband chose the Internet over newspapers during the last presidential election as their primary news source, according to a Pew Internet survey."
Update: Political Wire: "Liberal and conservative bloggers also had clear preferences for mainstream news sources that they cited."
6:54:55 AM
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Social Security
Here's the second part of the Denver Post's editorial series dealing with the remaking of Social Security [March 9, 2005, "Facts obscure on Social Security"]. They write, "In his State of the Union address, President Bush warned that the system would go 'bankrupt' in 2042 without major changes. Others have said the system is in crisis or will be soon. But the warning greatly oversimplifies a 75-year forecast by the Social Security trustees, who -assuming a very weak performance by the economy - said the Social Security trust fund could be exhausted in 2042. The Congressional Budget Office, using different but still conservative assumptions, said the day of reckoning could come in 2052. But neither forecast suggested the system won't be able to pay significant benefits in 2042 or 2052. The trustees said after the trust fund is exhausted, income from existing taxes would be adequate to pay about 70 percent of promised benefits. The CBO predicted Social Security could pay 80 percent of all benefits after 2052."
6:36:12 AM
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Colorado Water
Here's a story about the bill to establish the South Metro Water Board from the Denver Post [March 8, 2005, "Vote nears on water board"]. From the article, "South metro officials must figure out by Wednesday how to appease those who might someday give up the water that the fast-growing region desperately needs. A state House committee will vote Wednesday on legislation establishing a regional board to oversee billons of dollars' worth of dams and reservoirs to head off a possible water shortage in Douglas and Arapahoe counties. The committee is the first step in what promises to be a contentious battle over the issue, with the region's four senators vowing to oppose the bill."
Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [March 8, 2005, "Panel pokes holes in water bill"]. From the article, "House Bill 1298, sponsored by Rep. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, would create a powerful new district serving all of Douglas County and parts of Arapahoe County. But in nearly three hours of testimony and debate Monday, members of the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee made clear that the bill, in order to win their OK, would need to include stronger water conservation plans and clear language defining how rural communities would be compensated if their water supplies are tapped to satisfy the South Metro region's thirst."
Meahwhile the Colorado River leads the list of endangered rivers from the American Rivers website.
The drought is worsening for Montana and Washington.
Here's the link to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
6:31:40 AM
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