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Wednesday, November 1, 2006
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Rocky Mountain News: "In isolation, better access to preschool may sound like a decent idea. But in the context of all the city's core responsibilities that aren't being fully met, the measure doesn't make sense.
"Vote 'No' on 1A."
6:32:06 PM 
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The Summit Daily News asks, "Who would make the greenest guv?" From the article, "The Colorado Conservation Voters Action Fund, a nonprofit group that says it aims to make protecting the environment a top priority for the state's voters, backs Democrat Bill Ritter for the state's top political spot."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
7:18:36 AM
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Here's an article about the possible effects of Amendment 40 on water policy, from the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. From the article, "Amendment 40 on the Tuesday ballot would wrongly divert the course of Colorado water law, representatives of agricultural and water interests said Tuesday. The measure would force the retirements in 2007 of five of the seven present justices on the Colorado Supreme Court and seven of the 19 members of the Colorado Court of Appeals because they would have served longer than the 10-year term limit the measure would establish...
"Opponents, however, said that Colorado water law is complex and sophisticated. Judges need plenty of time to master it, often being tutored by other judges, the opponents said. Amendment 40 'would erode the valuable institutional memory' needed to grapple with the state's water issues, said Reeves Brown, executive director of Club 20. Voters already can be heard at the ballot box on retention elections, Brown said, but the courts should be 'stable, impartial and free from partisan politics.' Alan Foutz, president of the Colorado Farm Bureau, said that as the state grows, the courts will have to contend more and more with conflicts between agricultural and municipal uses."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
7:09:59 AM
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Here's an editorial in opposition to Amendment 38 from the Pueblo Chieftain. From the opinion piece, "So why is Amendment 38 on the ballot anyway? Because there are those people who believe that representative government doesn't serve their narrow agendas. It is frustrating to be part of the electoral fringe, and Amendment 38 gives those folks the leverage to negate the will of the majority. I doubt that Colorado voters will pass Amendment 38. It's confusing and unnecessary. But just in case it passes, here is my message to the many thousands who serve on the 2,710 boards across Colorado. If 38 passes, resign. I know I will. Perhaps someone will circulate a petition to figure out what to do next."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:58:11 AM
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