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Thursday, January 12, 2006
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The year in travel
NewMexiKen: "Kottke has an interesting meme, which he got from Hanna. Name the places where you spent the night last year."
For Coyote Gulch:
Forest Road 60, CO (Routt NF)
Rangely, CO
Forest Road 245, CO (White River NF)
Glenwood Springs, CO
Forest Road 540, CO (Uncompahgre NF)
Cortez, CO
Denver, CO
7:26:53 PM 
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The Goldwater Myth
Mt. Virtus: "Today there's an excellent Opinion Journal article by Andrew Busch, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, documenting 'The Goldwater Myth' that the Arizona Senator's 1964 Presidential campaign was more about libertarian small government principles than moral and cultural conservatism. It seems to be not an uncommon mistake to make this false characterization and therefore a must-read for those who otherwise conveniently and passively might have let recent American political history be rewritten for whatever purposes."
Mt. Virtus: "The Holtzman for Governor campaign once again shows it's working hard, announcing its status as the first campaign to be certified to conduct voter registration drives."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:26:11 PM
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Ariel Sharon
"Some good news - doctors say that Ariel Sharon is emerging from his coma and can move his hand. The first thing he did was give Pat Robertson the finger." - Jay Leno
Thanks to NewMexiKen for the laugh.
6:58:03 AM
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McCain or Allen for President?
The Moderate Voice: "Are Arizona Senators John McCain and Virginia Senators George Allen the leading contenders for the 2008 GOP nomination? University of Virginia Political Scientist Larry Sabato, in the latest edition of his acclaimed free Crystal Ball newsletter, thinks so. Sabato notes that the upcoming Presidential election some dynamics will be different - and they're wild cards. And then you have some Big Name Republicans who say today that they're not going to run - but events (and polls) do have a way of changing such predictions when the moment arrive."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
6:33:08 AM
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Oil shale and water
Colorado and Utah officials are considering the construction of new reservoirs to satisfy demands for water from oil shale development, according to the Denver Post [January 12, 2006, "New oil-shale push revives reservoir plans"]. From the article, "The town of Rangely, in northwest Colorado, and Uintah County, just across the state line in Utah, are reviving interest in water-storage projects that were on the drawing boards more than two decades ago during the last oil-shale boom. The reservoir proposals are both on the White River - one halfway between Meeker and Rangely and the other about 25 miles south of Vernal...
"Rangely is using an environmental study done during the late 1970s as a starting point to float the idea of building a 200,000-acre-feet reservoir - a shade smaller than Lake Dillon. That study determined about 500,000 acre-feet of White River water would be available for capture and reuse.
"Stewart said a reservoir likely would draw other industrial development to the area as well as a concessionaire business for the reservoir, which would be large enough for houseboats. It would also free more water to meet the drinking-water needs of a community that would grow with any large oil-shale development."
Category: Colorado Water
5:44:12 AM
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