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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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Senate 32
Here's something new for State Senate District 32 from SquareState.net. An open invitation to the SD32 candidates to answer a question in the comments. So far Jennifer Mello has responded. Check it out.
"denver 2006"
9:56:51 PM 
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All's quiet on the western front
Check it out. MakesMeRalph reports in on the political scene from Steamboat. He writes, "...virtually everyone out here is a conservationist. 'An Inconvenient Truth' has been running for about four weeks straight and the talk in the newspaper is very much against big oil and drilling interests."
"denver 2006"
7:19:36 PM
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Stem cell research
Diana DeGette's stem cell research bill looks as though it will pass the U.S. Senate today, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "President Bush's threat to veto embryonic stem cell legislation turned into a promise Monday as the Senate barreled toward a vote on the bill. Senators launched an emotional debate on legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., arguing about whether the research it authorizes would save human life or destroy it. A vote on the bill is scheduled for today, and supporters said repeatedly that they have the votes for passage...
"Senators also argued over whether embryonic stem cells have unlimited potential or have been overhyped and offer false hope. Those opposing the bill talked about the advances in making use of adult stem cells. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., a cardiac surgeon, said embryonic stem cells have the greatest potential because they divide unceasingly and can take on the properties of other cells."
"2008 pres"
6:22:32 AM
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Beauprez for governor?
Denver Post: "The Republican Governors Association has pumped $500,000 into Colorado's gubernatorial race, considered by political analysts to be one of the most competitive in the country. The governors group donated the money to Trailhead Group LLC, an independent political committee that said it will use the money to help GOP candidate Bob Beauprez...
"The group recently made hundreds of thousands of robocalls to voters statewide criticizing Ritter's position on immigration. And two weeks ago, the group put up a radio ad suggesting that as prosecutor, Ritter was soft on crime because he plea-bargained 97 percent of his cases. The contribution was revealed Monday in Trailhead's quarterly disclosure to the IRS. The group has raised a total of $1.6 million, according to the filing. The RGA is committed to keeping the governor's job in Republican hands, said Phil Musser, the group's executive director. The RGA donation equals almost a quarter of what Beauprez has raised to date. Beauprez on Monday reported he raised $2.1 million through July 12. Ritter collected about $2 million in the same period. Trailhead was created by Republican Gov. Bill Owens, beer magnate Pete Coors and Denver businessman Bruce Benson as a counteroffensive to a group of well-heeled Democrats who funneled millions into independent groups that targeted battleground legislative races in 2004. Trailhead is a so-called 527 group, named after the applicable section of the tax code, which permits it to use a loophole in campaign finance laws to legally raise and spend soft money. State law limits contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates and sets donation limits from political parties to candidates. Independent committees such as 527s aren't subject to those restrictions."
"denver 2006"
6:16:13 AM
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CSU wins grant to study clouds
Colorado State University professors, at least some of them, have their heads in the clouds, according to the Summit Daily News. From the article, "The National Science Foundation on Monday awarded $19 million to Colorado State University to build a center that will study how clouds affect the weather, a move that could lead to better forecasts. The center's main aim will be to study climate rather than daily weather, including global warming. But the work will mean better forecasts, too, said David Randall, a CSU atmospheric scientist. Even with the development of computer power in recent years, scientists have struggled trying to determine how clouds affect climate, he said."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post. They write, "With the grant, CSU will begin construction on a 20,000-square-foot Science and Technology Center at its Foothills Campus west of the main campus in Fort Collins. The focus of the center will be to more accurately predict weather and climate patterns through the use of advanced computer climate models...
"Researchers at CSU applied for the grant in 2003 and competed against 164 other applicants for the Science and Technology Center grants. Administrators at the university found out Friday that theirs was one of six proposals that are to each receive $19 million over five years. CSU will be able to renew the grant for another five years and $20 million. With the grant, climate scientists hope to have a better grasp on how the Earth's weather patterns develop and act."
"colorado water"
6:04:06 AM
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Drought news
Well it's official now, Colorado has slipped back into drought, according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Fifty-nine counties in Colorado have been designated federal agriculture disaster areas because of the drought, Gov. Bill Owens announced Monday...The approval of the disaster designation by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns means farmers in the affected counties can apply for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post. They write, "Under the designation, farmers who do not qualify for other credit and lose crops or equipment to weather or pests can qualify for low-interest loans of 3.75 percent for losses up to $500,000, said Jim Miller, policy director for the state Department of Agriculture. Farmers can also postpone tax payments on livestock sold because of the drought."
Here's the link to the US Drought Monitor.
It should be close to 100 degrees today in Denver.
"colorado water"
5:50:13 AM
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