Referendum A and Colorado water is the subject of an article from today's Denver Post [October 24, 2003, "Visions of water projects clash"]. From the article, "Opponents see Union Park, the big reservoir proposed on the Gunnison River battled nearly to its death by environmentalists. They predict Referendum A money will go to reservoirs that drain mountain streams, dams that abuse flora and fauna, and private boondoggles that wind up in taxpayers' laps. Supporters describe smaller, more benign projects that provide water to farms, or at least keep cities from buying up agriculture's water rights. They cite an expansion of Red Mesa Reservoir in La Plata County, or building a new project in Conejos County to bail out hurting potato and alfalfa farmers."

Here's an article from the Denver Post [October 24, 2003, "AdWatch: Question 1A"] about TV advertising around Referred Question 1A.

Opponents of Amendment 33 are not pulling any punches is their latest TV ads, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 24, 2003, "AdWatch: Latest anti-33 ads take aim at legal woes of backers"]. From the article, "The latest ads in the war over gambling-for-tourism are all-out attacks with no holds seemingly barred. The anti-33 radio ad, Indicted, is a sledgehammer that continues to pound on the legal difficulties of the principal backer of the amendment, Wembley of London, which owns four of the five racetracks in Colorado where 33 would permit slot machine-style gambling."

Here's a link to today's The Stump from the Rocky Mountain News. If you're planning on going to the B'nai B'rith shindig you should call first. I'm pretty sure that the event was held yesterday.

Mark Pachall, Jefferson County Treasurer, has been prohibited from using the countie's website in an effort to get voters to reject Amendment 32, according to the Rocky Mountain News [October 24, 2003, "Paschall shut down"]. From the article, "If he had been, it could have run counter to Colorado's Fair Campaign Practices Act, said a spokesman for Common Cause, a government watchdog group. The information Paschall wanted to post on the Web site, which is funded with public money, is a four-page "analysis" compiled by Deputy Treasurer Fred Holden."

Mike Rosen offers up his picks for the November ballot in his column today in the Rocky Mountain News.

The editorial staff of the Denver Post [October 24, 2003, "It's about the gambling"] is still against Amendment 33. From the editorial, "It's about gambling. This newspaper opposes any extension of gambling in Colorado, and we urge voters to do the same." Reggie Rivers chimes in on the issue in his column today in the Post [October 24, 2003, "Amend. 33 far from a fair deal"].
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