My favorite ballot issue for November now has a name according to the Rocky Mountain News [September 11, 2003, "All initiative is saying is give peace a chad?"]. It's official now Peacefulness is Initiative 101. It really is getting harder to write fiction. From the article, "On Wednesday, the Denver Election Commission assigned the title to the ordinance, which would require the city to identify and implement 'scientifically proven programs' to reduce stress and increase peace." Councilman Charlie Brown is still unimpressed. The Rocky quotes him as saying, "If we could come up with something that would do this, I'd pass it. But I don't deal with fantasy. If you want fantasy, go to Disneyland."

The Denver Post [September 11, 2003, "Proponents rally for video lottery"] is reporting that proponents of Amendment 33 are trying to spin the Wembley executive indictments out of the discussion around the amendment. From the article, "The video lottery spin cycle moved into overdrive Wednesday following indictments against executives of the company pushing to allow the gaming machines at Colorado horse and dog tracks." Good luck people, early voting starts October 10th. Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [September 11, 2003, "Supporters of 33 rally"].

The Post [September 11, 2003, "Red flag over Amendment 33"] editorial staff is convinced that Wembley is the wrong company to associate with and cites the recent indictment of Wembley officials in Rhode Island as proof. From the editorial, "In our own personal affairs, we'd be extremely hesitant to trust somebody who's been indicted where money is concerned, presumption of innocence notwithstanding. We might have been born at night, but it wasn't last night. And we're not so long off the farm that we no longer recognize a pig in a poke." The Post is consistent at least. They came out against Amendment 33 earlier this year. The Rocky [September 10, 2003, "The Stump, September 10"] reported yesterday that, "Jefferson County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously came out against the initiative, saying it was an 'attempt to expand gaming' and would create 'regulatory chaos."
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