Coyote Gulch

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Weblogs
blogher: "BlogHer is a network for women bloggers to draw on for exposure, education, and community. By holding a day-long conference on July 30, 2005, and establishing an online hub, BlogHer is initiating an opportunity for greater visibility, learning and success for individual women bloggers and for the community of bloggers as a whole."
9:02:42 PM

Is McInnis running for sure?
From email from the Aaron Harber show: "Recently retired Congressman Scott McInnis is featured as part of KBDI-TV Channel 12's 'The Aaron Harber Show' this Friday, April 15th, at 9:00 pm, and this Sunday, April 17th, at 2:00 pm, as part of the 'Who Wants To Be Governor?' series within the program. McInnis served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 12 years and is vying for the Republican nomination for Governor. The program makes it clear that McInnis is not being coy about his desire to serve as Colorado's next Governor."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election.
5:44:15 PM

Justice Center Poll
Councilwoman Marcia Johnson's office is conducting an online poll to gauge support for the new Denver Justice Center. The link was included in the latest newsletter.
I can't remember if this is the first poll they've done so I asked Lynn Pressnall in email. Haven't heard back. I'll let you know.
The app returns a nifty purple and gold pie chart.
Wow! Coyote Gulch got a link from the Denver Public Library today. That's on top of the link from the Council District 5 page on DenverGov. Thanks.
Category: Denver May 2005 Election
5:34:26 PM

Denver General Municipal Election
Here's a story about the May 3 election, from the Rocky Mountain News [April 13, 2005, "May 3 election cost: $650,000"].
You can download the voting locations here and a sample ballot here. Thanks to DenverGov for the links.
There are only two issues on the ballot. Referred Question 1A deals with the new Denver Justice Center. Referred Question 1B is a housekeeping matter dealing with absorbing the Glendale fire department duties by the Denver Fire Department.
Category: Denver May 2005 Election
5:51:41 AM

R.I.P. Corky
Rodolpho "Corky" Gonzales has passed on, according to the Rocky Mountain News [April 13, 2005, "Chicano activist and legend Corky Gonzales dies at 76"]. From the article, "An accomplished boxer early in the 1940s and '50s, Gonzales made a name for himself by challenging governmental institutions he saw as being unfair to the Chicano movement in the 1960s and 1970s as well as those within the community whom he saw as torchbearers for the culture's identity. He won the National Amateur Athletic Union bantamweight title in 1946, and was named to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. In the 1950s he became the first Mexican-American district captain for the Democratic Party in Denver, but later became disenchanted with the party, which he said wanted Chicano votes but not Chicano candidates."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [April 13, 2005, "Chicano activist paved the way"].
5:43:32 AM

Where's Ike?
Will the Fraser River survive the drought and the population increase on the Front Range? Here's an article from the Rocky Mountain News [April 13, 2005, "Fraser River in jeopardy"] detailing some of the long and short range problems for the stream. From the article, "About 60 percent of natural flows in Grand County rivers, including the Fraser, are being diverted by Denver Water and the Northern Colorado Conservancy District, which serves Fort Collins and Greeley, among other municipalities. That figure is expected to grow to 80 percent by 2030. Already, at times during the year, flows in the heavily diverted river are so low that they threaten wastewater treatment. And Winter Park and Fraser face growth limits, town officials say, because they can't guarantee that water will exist to serve new development."
The river was a favorite fishing hole for former President Eisenhower. Of course they stocked the hell out of it when he came to town.
The Rocky is also pointing to their excellent series The Last Drop.
It looks like Gale Norton will decide how the Colorado River Compact states will share the Colorado River this year, according to the Denver Post [April 13, 2005, "Colo. River users at odds over flow"]. From the article, "Upper Basin states such as Colorado want Lake Powell to fill because the lake plays a critical role in providing water for downstream users - especially during dry years. If the lake empties, California, Nevada and Arizona, which have a senior claim on the Colorado River, would be able to take water from the river that Front Range residents now use."
Representative John Salazar is trying to move funding along for the Animas-LaPlata project, according to the Cortez Journal. From the article, "In the proposed federal budget, President Bush set aside $52 million for A-LP in fiscal year 2006. Salazar said there may be an opportunity to get even more money for the project, upward of $100 million, from the Bureau of Reclamation. Rick Ehat, a construction engineer for A-LP who attended the water district seminar, said with current funding work would be completed between 2011 and 2012, but increased funding could mean more efficient production and an earlier finish."
Category: Colorado Water
5:39:40 AM

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