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"New Colorado auto fees stir shock, anger"

July 3, 2009

"You don't say.

So say you're working on an old clunker in your garage, and it's a long way from being put back together. You can either register it now, even though it's not even close to being ready to drive (and pay insurance)... or get hit by a major fine for being "late" when you register it later."

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In the midst of the Ritter recession, Ritter raises fees

July 2, 2009

"In a bold move that is sure to get our economy moving again, bringing an end to the Ritter Recession, Gov. Ritter yesterday sat back as his massive car tax went into effect.

Responses ranged from outraged to totally outraged. As the Denver Post Reports:

Yolanda Suazo's voice and hands shook as she pointed to papers indicating she had just paid $393.37 to register her 2007 Chevy Trailblazer — almost $100 more than she had expected."

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COST: Colorado Spending Transparency

Budget shortfall another reason for transparency

July 2, 2009

"A reporter asked Colorado Transparency Project Director Amy Oliver Cooke, a member of the Colorado Long Term Economic Stability Commission, if real cuts in spending need to be made in Colorado’s budget where would she make them? She answered,

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Support Clear the Bench Colorado

July 1, 2009

"A couple days ago I gave Clear the Bench Colorado a little hell for defending Amendment 54. I want to emphasize here that this is a minor disagreement with the organization (as the issue, while important, is only tangentially related to its activities), and I support Clear the Bench.

Moreover, I recognize that Matt Arnold took on the project on his own initiative, and he is preparing to work doggedly on this issue for many months. He faces a difficult and often thankless uphill battle."

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Elevated Voices

What Joseph Nacchio is asking for now

July 1, 2009

"Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio, who was convicted in 2007 on charges of insider trading and was finally sent to prison earlier this year, is in limbo when it comes to the U.S. Supreme Court. He wants the court to take a look at whether former federal Judge Edward Nottingham inappropriately excluded an expert witness from his trial and whether the government’s charges against him were based on future revenue projections, rather than the actual revenue, according to The Wall Street Journal."

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Change of focus for IWantMyRocky.com

July 2, 2009

"Back in December, when IWantMyRocky.com debuted, John Ensslin, one of numerous Rocky Mountain News employees who helped launch the project, described the website as "more of a rally-the-troops kind of thing, where people can post their comments or even videos."

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Beltway buzz growing over “Part Obama, Part Reagan” Ryan Frazier

July 2, 2009

"The Ryan Frazier for U.S. Senate campaign is drawing more attention inside the Beltway — this time as noted on the “Washington Whispers” blog of U.S. News and World Report’s Paul Bedard:

We’re hearing lots of buzz about another Republican who plans to challenge Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, named just this year to replace Ken Salazar, who was plucked from the Senate by President Obama to run the Interior Department. The word is that this potential candidate, Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier, is part Obama, part Reagan."

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Shocking News: College sofas might be biohazards

July 1, 2009

"CSU has ended the "Great Sofa Roundup" because of the fear of bedbugs.

Bedbugs? Really? That's the biohazard that they're worried about? We're talking about free sofas dumped by college students.

Though the local and state health departments have not issued any warnings of increased bedbug infestations, there have been some nationwide reports of problems with bedbugs, said Melissa Emerson, community liaison for CSU and the city of Fort Collins."

It just gave us a reason to pause," Emerson said.

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Cary Kennedy: Dick Wadhams gonna git you

July 1, 2009

"Democrats are clearly struggling with the loss of George W. Bush as an all-purpose boogeyman. They're discovering that it's tough to scare their activists into donating without being able to invoke some looming horror that President Bush is about to unleash.

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Is Colorado Ethics Watch getting nitpicky with its complaint against Frazier?

July 1, 2009

"Yesterday, Colorado Ethics Watch, a nonprofit watchdog group, leveled a formal complaint against Aurora City Council member Ryan Frazier with the to-do of a major political bombshell. Noting they'd filed a compliant with the Aurora City Clerk accusing Frazier, an up-and coming GOP hotshot who's aiming for Michael Bennett's Senate seat, of filing inaccurate financial disclosures for the past three years, Colorado Ethics Watch Director Chantell Taylor said in a phone interview that Frazier's disclosure errors "beg the question what he's hiding....

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