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Thursday, March 30, 2006
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More Kaloogian
Josh Marshall: "Kaloogian speaks: 'Everybody in the group, we all shared pictures. I'm sorry, I don't know who took it ... You're being really picky on this stuff. It's not that big a deal. It was a mistake. I'm sorry.'
Daily Kos: "Kaloogian's little lie exposed."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
7:22:12 AM 
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Immigration
Mt. Virtus: "Former State Senate President John Andrews is leading the charge for state-level illegal immigration reform. Yesterday he cited an authoritative study that conservatively estimates the cost of illegal immigration to Colorado taxpayers exceeds a billion dollars a year. This issue will be at the forefront of the 2006 elections, and the bipartisan team of Andrews and former Governor Dick Lamm has brought forward a commonsense proposal called Defend Colorado Now: 'to end non-emergency, non-federally-mandated taxpaid services to illegal aliens.'"
Unbossed: "Much of what's taught in economics classes is ivory-tower theories that are contradicted by evidence in the real world (it's not called the 'dismal science' for nothing!)
One of the few 'laws' of economics that's almost always true is the law of supply and demand. Among other things, the law of supply and demand predicts that if the supply of labor increases, then wages for similar work can be expected to fall.
"A report from the Center for Immigration Studies shows that massive immigration into the U.S. over the last 20 years has depressed wages by increasing the supply of labor, especially unskilled labor. This is exactly what the law of supply and demand predicts.
"According to the report, the negative impact on wages is especially notable for blacks and for Hispanics who are already here. The report concludes that, because of immigration between 1980 and 2000, average wages are $1700 (about 4%) less per year than they would otherwise be. For those with only a high-school education (generally, the lowest-paid workers), the decrease in wages is about 7.4%. For blacks, wages are about 4.5% lower. And for Hispanics, wages are about 5% lower."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
7:19:49 AM
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Ritter for governor?
David Harsanyi writes about Bill Ritter and healthcare in today's Denver Post. From the article, "Essentially, his plan to fix the health care system is more of a process. Bring all the players to the table - insurers, insurees, government, employers - and hash it out. After all, he explained, we have more than 700,000 uninsured in Colorado. No one should go without medical care. But we should remember that not all of these uninsured people are "persistently uninsured" and some are also Medicaid- eligible. Additionally, many young adults choose not to have insurance. So the numbers can be a bit deceiving. Ritter keyed in on three major problems that plague our health care system. First, access to care. Second, geographical problems (in rural Colorado, for instance, he explained, some residents have access to a doctor only once a week.) Third, level of care. While it is refreshing to hear a Democrat such as Ritter throw out the occasional phrase like 'personal responsibility,' it was evident that he was staking a position in the winning mold of Sen. Ken Salazar's senatorial campaign...
"[State Senator Shawn] Mitchell, of Broomfield, asked those gathered who support more government and government-run health care 'to at least consider' some of the negative elements of big bureaucracy. Do we want health care run like the motor-vehicle department? Do we want the disaster that awaits us with a "single- payer," government-run health care system? Mitchell pointed out a recent Canadian Supreme Court opinion on that nation's public health care system, which was blamed for producing more inequality and poor care."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
7:09:58 AM
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Denver and Aurora water deal
Denver and Aurora are snuggling up over a new water deal, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Denver and Aurora were once the Hatfields and McCoys of the metro region - cities with a shared border and a mutual disgust - but that strained relationship is easing. On Wednesday, Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer announced a potential water agreement that would allow Aurora and Denver to share water facilities and enable Aurora to buy Denver's water when there's excess...
"Now, the two are looking to the metro region's other highly sought-after liquid: water. Tauer said the Aurora City Council on Monday will consider an operational agreement with the Denver Water Board that would link part of Aurora's water system to Denver's. The agreement would allow Aurora to buy Denver's excess water and allow both cities to share a ditch and pipeline. It also would let Denver tap into Aurora's $830 million Prairie Waters project in the future."
Category: Colorado Water
7:01:31 AM
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State of the Water Industry
Water Tech Online: "TechKnowledge Strategic Group (TSG) has released its 7th annual State of the Water Industry report, a 20-page overview of key trends and developments in the broader water products and service industry, according to a company announcement.
"The Colorado-based environmental services consulting firm will highlight The State of the Water Industry 2006: A Comprehensive Overview of Trends and Opportunities in the Water Business at WQA Aquatech in Chicago and at the Ultrapure Water Executive Forum in Philadelphia, April 11-12.
For more information about the report or to request a free copy, call Steve Maxwell at (303) 442-4800 or send him an email (maxwell@tech-strategy.com).
Category: Colorado Water
6:44:23 AM
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Ritter or Holtzman or Beauprez for governor?
Bill Ritter, Marc Holtzman and Bob Beauprez will be in Grand Junction this weekend, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. From the article, "A trio of gubernatorial candidates will swing through Grand Junction this weekend and square off for the first time since announcing their candidacy. Democrat Bill Ritter will take the stage Saturday with Republicans Marc Holtzman and U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez at Two Rivers Convention Center. The candidate forum marks one of the highlights of Club 20's spring meeting. The Grand Junction-based organization, which lobbies on behalf of 22 counties on the Western Slope, brings lawmakers, local government and business leaders, policy experts and inquiring residents to Grand Junction twice a year to examine political, fiscal, environmental and social issues. Club 20 executive director Reeves Brown stressed the forum featuring the three gubernatorial candidates isn't a debate, but he expects plenty of barbs to fly."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:32:24 AM
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Southern Delivery System
Here's an article from the Pueblo Chieftain with details about the the alternatives report for the proposed Southern Delivery System. SDS is a plan to move water from Pueblo Reservoir to Colorado Springs, Fountain and Security.
From the article, "The Bureau of Reclamation released its alternatives report for the Southern Delivery System environmental impact statement Wednesday. The draft EIS is expected to be completed by spring 2007, followed by public comment and release of the final EIS in early 2008...
"Because the proposed pipeline would link to the federal Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Reclamation must review it under the National Environmental Policy Act...
"Reclamation is considering seven alternatives including:
"No action: If the pipeline is not constructed, the most likely action would be a project recycling return flows, suggested in Colorado Springs' 1996 Water Resources Plan. A suggestion by Pueblo County consultant Ray Petros to include flood control with recycling was not included, because it goes beyond the scope of SDS. Reclamation recommended including the idea in other regional discussions on Fountain Creek.
"Proposed action: The pipeline as proposed by participants. It includes reservoirs on Jimmy Camp Creek for terminal storage and Williams Creek for return flow exchanges. Both are east of Colorado Springs.
"Wetlands: The Jimmy Camp Creek reservoir is eliminated to reduce impacts on wetlands. The proposal still includes a return-flow pipeline to Fremont County.
"Arkansas River: Intake for SDS would be moved to just west of the Fountain Creek confluence to minimize impact on Arkansas River flows through Pueblo. A return pipeline to Fremont County is still included in the alternative.
"Fountain Creek: The intake would remain at Pueblo Dam, but return flows would be piped back to the river, now along Fountain Creek, to minimize problems of sedimentation, erosion and water quality on the creek.
"Downstream Intake: The intake would be east of the Fountain Creek confluence, an attempt advocated by some in Pueblo as a way of forcing Colorado Springs to deal with water quality issues on the creek. The alternative did not pass cost screening, but was retained due to public interest.
"Highway 115: It would take and return flows with pipelines in Fremont County, bypassing Pueblo altogether. This alternative also does not pass cost screening, but was included because of political demands to consider an alternative incorporating Brush Hollow Reservoir. Brush Hollow was removed from the proposal, however.
Category: Colorado Water
6:27:31 AM
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