March 6, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Pueblo Chieftain "Analysis: US, Israel agree to disagree on Iran"
One of the best news aggregators in the West is the Pueblo Chieftain. They round up the very best suited for Coloradans news stories and are not afraid to post them.
With the Netanyahu and Obama story, SandBox chose this article via the Chieftain.
A picture really does say a thousand words, doesn't it?
Does the face of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu look like he really believes a word President Obama is saying?
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With the Netanyahu and Obama story, SandBox chose this article via the Chieftain.
A picture really does say a thousand words, doesn't it?
Does the face of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu look like he really believes a word President Obama is saying?
Click title for article.
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Colorado Statesman " How long can troops remain loyal to a leader who shows little loyalty towards them? "
Miller Hudson:
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"During the Watergate fiasco, one interview stamped itself on my memory. Larry O’Brien was the national chairman of the Democratic Party, and it was his office that was broken into by Richard Nixon’s “plumbers.” O’Brien had a long political career in Massachusetts which concluded with his appointment as the manager for both John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson’s presidential campaigns. Johnson had rewarded him with an appointment as U. S. Postmaster General. While Nixon’s men scrambled to escape the tightening noose of Congressional investigations and impeachment subpoenas they engaged in an unseemly display of finger pointing as they tried to heave one another beneath a tsunami of criminal indictments.
O’Brien was asked what would have happened if a similar disgrace had unfolded in the Kennedy White House where he served. His reply was enlightening. He said, “Six Irishmen, myself included, would have marched onto Pennsylvania Avenue and thrown ourselves on our swords and that’s the last you would have ever heard about it.” He went on to explain that these willing volunteers would have served out their federal prison sentences in silence, and none would have yammered on or written books about who was responsible, who was to blame. This scenario stands in stark contrast with the criminal scrambling to cover their tracks evidenced by Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Liddy, Dean, Mitchell and others...."
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SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent/James Kellogg "Obama's budget is a big bill for the future generations"
James Kellogg:
"...As far as President Obama is concerned, power is fortified by a welfare state full of indentured voting blocks. Taxpaying Americans end up holding the dirty end of the stick.
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $15.4 trillion. That's over $136,000 per taxpayer. Yet, the Obama budget comprises unfunded entitlements, endless deficits with undefined payment terms, and immense tax increases on the entrepreneurial class.
President Obama claims his administration is making “very difficult choices.” He proclaimed, “Every department will feel the impact of these reductions as they cut programs or tighten their belts.” We are told his plan will cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade. Yeah, right!
Did you know that $2 trillion of the president's claimed deficit reduction measures were already enacted into law under the Budget Control Act of 2011? They can't be counted again in fiscal year 2013. Besides, Mr. Obama is not even responsible for these measures. Tea Party Republicans forced those spending cuts on the president last year as conditions to approve the debt ceiling increase he wanted.
Another $1 trillion of Mr. Obama's so-called savings comes from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But these funds were never requested or authorized. It's like a minimum wage worker declaring, “I'm not going to buy a Lamborghini next year, so I'm cutting spending by $400,000.”..."
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"...As far as President Obama is concerned, power is fortified by a welfare state full of indentured voting blocks. Taxpaying Americans end up holding the dirty end of the stick.
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $15.4 trillion. That's over $136,000 per taxpayer. Yet, the Obama budget comprises unfunded entitlements, endless deficits with undefined payment terms, and immense tax increases on the entrepreneurial class.
President Obama claims his administration is making “very difficult choices.” He proclaimed, “Every department will feel the impact of these reductions as they cut programs or tighten their belts.” We are told his plan will cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade. Yeah, right!
Did you know that $2 trillion of the president's claimed deficit reduction measures were already enacted into law under the Budget Control Act of 2011? They can't be counted again in fiscal year 2013. Besides, Mr. Obama is not even responsible for these measures. Tea Party Republicans forced those spending cuts on the president last year as conditions to approve the debt ceiling increase he wanted.
Another $1 trillion of Mr. Obama's so-called savings comes from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But these funds were never requested or authorized. It's like a minimum wage worker declaring, “I'm not going to buy a Lamborghini next year, so I'm cutting spending by $400,000.”..."
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SandBoxBlogs: Union Leader "Super PAC donors act as kingmakers"
George F. Will:
"The threshold choice is this. Americans can keep the system they currently have — campaigns financed by voluntary contributions of after-tax dollars from individuals eager to participate in politics by funding the dissemination of political advocacy they favor. Or they can choose government funding of politics. The latter is what many critics of Citizens United want, although they are as sly about their real aim as they are confused about Citizens United....." (Read more? Click title)
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"The threshold choice is this. Americans can keep the system they currently have — campaigns financed by voluntary contributions of after-tax dollars from individuals eager to participate in politics by funding the dissemination of political advocacy they favor. Or they can choose government funding of politics. The latter is what many critics of Citizens United want, although they are as sly about their real aim as they are confused about Citizens United....." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Colorado Congressman Cory Gardner "Energy and Commerce Hearing with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson"
Very interesting video from Congressman Cory Gardner on a recent hearing with EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
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SandBoxBlogs: Summit Daily News "Liddick: Learning is hard work"
Morgan Liddick:
"...The world is a competitive place, in which the well-prepared and vigorous flourish. Others, not so much. Our nation embraced this reality once, and it led us to preeminence and prosperity. Now, we seek to shield young people from this truth, in favor of nourishing their egos. Everyone gets a medal simply for showing up, and if one wishes to ride instead of drudging out a job, there are unemployment benefits as far as the eye can see, paid for by taxes on those who produce a profit. This must stop. What is subsidized, grows; what is taxed, shrinks.
Excellence and diligence need recognition and reward; not the empty praise that levels in the name of “fairness,” but acknowledgement of real accomplishment. This will require a sea change in our society: the acceptance of challenges as a part of life, the discipline to surmount them and the will to hard work must become expectations again. Everyone must demand it — parents, teachers, friends, everyone. Lady Gaga got this one right: We all have to put our shoulder to the wheel, persist, and understand that change of this size and importance takes time. And that making it is absolutely critical to this nation's continued success.
Or, we can just throw more money at the problem. That's worked so well in the past...."
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"...The world is a competitive place, in which the well-prepared and vigorous flourish. Others, not so much. Our nation embraced this reality once, and it led us to preeminence and prosperity. Now, we seek to shield young people from this truth, in favor of nourishing their egos. Everyone gets a medal simply for showing up, and if one wishes to ride instead of drudging out a job, there are unemployment benefits as far as the eye can see, paid for by taxes on those who produce a profit. This must stop. What is subsidized, grows; what is taxed, shrinks.
Excellence and diligence need recognition and reward; not the empty praise that levels in the name of “fairness,” but acknowledgement of real accomplishment. This will require a sea change in our society: the acceptance of challenges as a part of life, the discipline to surmount them and the will to hard work must become expectations again. Everyone must demand it — parents, teachers, friends, everyone. Lady Gaga got this one right: We all have to put our shoulder to the wheel, persist, and understand that change of this size and importance takes time. And that making it is absolutely critical to this nation's continued success.
Or, we can just throw more money at the problem. That's worked so well in the past...."
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SandBox Comments: Aspen Times "Plea for respect, compassion from BHS"
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Jenna Linden:
"Over the past few weeks there have been many articles written by community members expressing opinions regarding the recent “scandal” at Basalt High School. As the editor of the BHS newspaper, The Longhorn Roundup, I feel it is important that the feelings and emotions at Basalt High are shared, as well.
The past few weeks have not been easy for anyone who stepped foot into BHS. It seemed as if oppressive gray clouds loomed over our halls and classrooms. There were no local newspapers to be found at BHS because students came to school early to collect such papers and dispose of them before they could be read by students. This speaks volumes because at any high school gossip rules the halls, but after this incident our students felt a need to defend and protect our school and the student and teacher involved.
“I didn't want everyone to be reading the stories in class and making it an awkward situation for anyone who was close to both parties,” said Carina Capobianco, a member of the BHS girls basketball team. “Coach Redfern was a big role model in my life, and even after all that has happened I still look up to her because I know that not everyone is perfect.”
Students at BHS are very sensitive about this situation and are very defensive of their school. A former student of BHS made a derogatory comment about the situation on Facebook. She was bombarded with 45 comments in defense of BHS and the student involved.
It is important that this issue does not reflect on our school as a whole or on our student body. Students feel that the actions of two people should not define the character of the 400-plus members of BHS. We have received snide comments and gestures from other schools in the valley. We ask for respect...."
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Jenna Linden:
"Over the past few weeks there have been many articles written by community members expressing opinions regarding the recent “scandal” at Basalt High School. As the editor of the BHS newspaper, The Longhorn Roundup, I feel it is important that the feelings and emotions at Basalt High are shared, as well.
The past few weeks have not been easy for anyone who stepped foot into BHS. It seemed as if oppressive gray clouds loomed over our halls and classrooms. There were no local newspapers to be found at BHS because students came to school early to collect such papers and dispose of them before they could be read by students. This speaks volumes because at any high school gossip rules the halls, but after this incident our students felt a need to defend and protect our school and the student and teacher involved.
“I didn't want everyone to be reading the stories in class and making it an awkward situation for anyone who was close to both parties,” said Carina Capobianco, a member of the BHS girls basketball team. “Coach Redfern was a big role model in my life, and even after all that has happened I still look up to her because I know that not everyone is perfect.”
Students at BHS are very sensitive about this situation and are very defensive of their school. A former student of BHS made a derogatory comment about the situation on Facebook. She was bombarded with 45 comments in defense of BHS and the student involved.
It is important that this issue does not reflect on our school as a whole or on our student body. Students feel that the actions of two people should not define the character of the 400-plus members of BHS. We have received snide comments and gestures from other schools in the valley. We ask for respect...."
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Belly Up bomb threat suspect likely to be tried"
Chad Abraham:
"A judge said on Monday that she will likely rule there is enough evidence to bind over for trial a Glenwood man who allegedly called in a bomb threat regarding the Belly Up to get into a sold-out concert.
After a nearly two-hour hearing in Pitkin County District Court, Judge Gail Nichols ruled that there is probable cause to believe Asa Robinson, 30, assaulted Aspen police officer Gregg Cole on Nov. 22.
Robinson is charged with two counts of assault of a peace officer and false reporting of explosives. Nichols only ruled on one of the assault counts, saying she wanted to study a custody issue related to the other charge and a hearsay issue related to the false reporting count.
Cole testified on Monday that he went to the Belly Up after the bomb threat was called in to the county emergency dispatch center around 9:40 p.m.
The center’s phones have caller ID, and another officer, using the number, was able to get Robinson’s account information from Sprint, the cell-phone carrier, Cole said. Robinson’s photograph was on file at the police department from “previous contacts,” the officer said...."
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"A judge said on Monday that she will likely rule there is enough evidence to bind over for trial a Glenwood man who allegedly called in a bomb threat regarding the Belly Up to get into a sold-out concert.
After a nearly two-hour hearing in Pitkin County District Court, Judge Gail Nichols ruled that there is probable cause to believe Asa Robinson, 30, assaulted Aspen police officer Gregg Cole on Nov. 22.
Robinson is charged with two counts of assault of a peace officer and false reporting of explosives. Nichols only ruled on one of the assault counts, saying she wanted to study a custody issue related to the other charge and a hearsay issue related to the false reporting count.
Cole testified on Monday that he went to the Belly Up after the bomb threat was called in to the county emergency dispatch center around 9:40 p.m.
The center’s phones have caller ID, and another officer, using the number, was able to get Robinson’s account information from Sprint, the cell-phone carrier, Cole said. Robinson’s photograph was on file at the police department from “previous contacts,” the officer said...."
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Former Snowmass man gets four years probation in marijuana-mailing case"
Chad Abraham:
"Saying she was giving a former Snowmass Village man a “huge break,” an Aspen judge on Monday sentenced the three-time felon to four years of probation for receiving 11 pounds of marijuana in the mail.
Vaughn Barnett, 28, smiled and told his mother, who testified via phone from New Jersey on his behalf at the sentencing hearing in Pitkin County District Court, that he would see her soon.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin had recommended prison time for Barnett, and the prosecutor slowly shook his head when Judge Gail Nichols of the 9th Judicial District began questioning Barnett about where he would live if she sentenced him to probation.
U.S. Postal Service agents arrested Barnett and his then-roommate at gunpoint at the Snowmass post office on Nov. 20, 2010. The package mailed to the roommate ripped open, and postal employees who noticed the smell alerted authorities.
Barnett pleaded guilty on Jan. 9 to felony possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute more than 5 pounds in a plea deal in which a bail-bond violation count was dropped. The roommate pleaded guilty last March to attempted possession of marijuana and received a two-year deferred sentence.
The judicial district’s probation office recommended that Barnett be sentenced to two years of community corrections in Rifle.
But Barnett, who is black, told Nichols that he was assaulted in Rifle because of his race and did not want to live and try to find work there.
“He’s terrified of that prospect,” said his attorney, public defender Tina Fang.
Fang urged Nichols to sentence Barnett to probation, saying prison time would be a “tremendous backslide” for him and that he would have a solid support system of relatives on the East Coast..."
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"Saying she was giving a former Snowmass Village man a “huge break,” an Aspen judge on Monday sentenced the three-time felon to four years of probation for receiving 11 pounds of marijuana in the mail.
Vaughn Barnett, 28, smiled and told his mother, who testified via phone from New Jersey on his behalf at the sentencing hearing in Pitkin County District Court, that he would see her soon.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin had recommended prison time for Barnett, and the prosecutor slowly shook his head when Judge Gail Nichols of the 9th Judicial District began questioning Barnett about where he would live if she sentenced him to probation.
U.S. Postal Service agents arrested Barnett and his then-roommate at gunpoint at the Snowmass post office on Nov. 20, 2010. The package mailed to the roommate ripped open, and postal employees who noticed the smell alerted authorities.
Barnett pleaded guilty on Jan. 9 to felony possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute more than 5 pounds in a plea deal in which a bail-bond violation count was dropped. The roommate pleaded guilty last March to attempted possession of marijuana and received a two-year deferred sentence.
The judicial district’s probation office recommended that Barnett be sentenced to two years of community corrections in Rifle.
But Barnett, who is black, told Nichols that he was assaulted in Rifle because of his race and did not want to live and try to find work there.
“He’s terrified of that prospect,” said his attorney, public defender Tina Fang.
Fang urged Nichols to sentence Barnett to probation, saying prison time would be a “tremendous backslide” for him and that he would have a solid support system of relatives on the East Coast..."
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SandBoxBlogs: Washington Post "Military conference offers a woman’s perspective"
Remember Steamboat Springs very own Cmdr. Nicole Shue? Standing at just around 5' tall and commanding the high seas on the U.S.S. Higgins? Remind yourself by clicking here.
She's back in the news. We're pretty sure Petula Dvorak will accommodate a long snip of this piece. After all, there are a number of Colorado women who let their patriotic spirits sail the high sea with Cmdr. Shue. Be sure to read public comments in the link above.
Petula Dvorak:
"Okay, men, I double dog dare y’all to do it here.
Come to this military conference, look into the eyes of the commander of a naval warship or the strike officer who was in charge of deploying Tomahawk cruise missile tests or the major christened “The Angel of Death” by an Afghan general, and tell these women that you want to decide their reproductive future.
I dare you.
This was my first thought when I walked into a Maryland ballroom Monday filled with about 1,700 U.S. servicewomen from all five branches of the military. Hundreds of uniforms, stars, bars and medals, including at least a dozen kind-of-billowy maternity uniforms, and about 1,700 ramrod straight backs.
The Sea Service Leadership Association said this is the largest gathering of military women ever. It offers an opportunity for those in uniform to speak not only about being service members but also about being women.
“Usually, we find ourselves in the minority,” said Navy Cmdr. Nicole L. Maver-Shue, who is president of the association that put on the conference...." (Read more? Click title)
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She's back in the news. We're pretty sure Petula Dvorak will accommodate a long snip of this piece. After all, there are a number of Colorado women who let their patriotic spirits sail the high sea with Cmdr. Shue. Be sure to read public comments in the link above.
Petula Dvorak:
"Okay, men, I double dog dare y’all to do it here.
Come to this military conference, look into the eyes of the commander of a naval warship or the strike officer who was in charge of deploying Tomahawk cruise missile tests or the major christened “The Angel of Death” by an Afghan general, and tell these women that you want to decide their reproductive future.
Go ahead, Rush, and see if you have the nerve to call any of these women in uniform sluts for using contraceptives to plan their families around deployments.
I dare you.
This was my first thought when I walked into a Maryland ballroom Monday filled with about 1,700 U.S. servicewomen from all five branches of the military. Hundreds of uniforms, stars, bars and medals, including at least a dozen kind-of-billowy maternity uniforms, and about 1,700 ramrod straight backs.
The Sea Service Leadership Association said this is the largest gathering of military women ever. It offers an opportunity for those in uniform to speak not only about being service members but also about being women.
“Usually, we find ourselves in the minority,” said Navy Cmdr. Nicole L. Maver-Shue, who is president of the association that put on the conference...." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "A primer on the geologic history of western Colorado"
A terrific piece from John Colson. Right here on the Glenwood Spring Post Independent. Interesting, well written and engaging.
Well done.
John Colson:
"Barkman's presentation graphically showed how the coal- and oil-bearing formations sank over time in relation to the uplift. Erosion continued to play a powerful role in shaping the landscape.
A “large delta system encroached into the seaway across northwest Colorado,” Barkmann said.
The Piceance Basin (pronounced PEE-aunce) was in its early stages of formation, and over the past 10 million years, geologic forces raised up the Roan Plateau, and Battlement Mesa and Grand Mesa.
Meanwhile, the Colorado River carved downward through the rising earth.
The Piceance Basin now appears as a sharp depression between the Cathedral Bluffs on the west, near Rangely, and the Grand Hogback on the east, bearing northwest from New Castle.
At either end, the upward-bending formations rise to the surface, while they “sag” in the middle, Barkmann said.
“This is a really deep basin,” he added, explaining that hydrocarbon deposits reach down to sea level and below.
The basin is permeated by a large number of folds and faults, he said, which complicates the search for gas, oil and coal deposits...." (Read more? Click title)
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Well done.
John Colson:
"Barkman's presentation graphically showed how the coal- and oil-bearing formations sank over time in relation to the uplift. Erosion continued to play a powerful role in shaping the landscape.
A “large delta system encroached into the seaway across northwest Colorado,” Barkmann said.
The Piceance Basin (pronounced PEE-aunce) was in its early stages of formation, and over the past 10 million years, geologic forces raised up the Roan Plateau, and Battlement Mesa and Grand Mesa.
Meanwhile, the Colorado River carved downward through the rising earth.
The Piceance Basin now appears as a sharp depression between the Cathedral Bluffs on the west, near Rangely, and the Grand Hogback on the east, bearing northwest from New Castle.
At either end, the upward-bending formations rise to the surface, while they “sag” in the middle, Barkmann said.
“This is a really deep basin,” he added, explaining that hydrocarbon deposits reach down to sea level and below.
The basin is permeated by a large number of folds and faults, he said, which complicates the search for gas, oil and coal deposits...." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Listen, then decide"
Elizabeth Milias:
"It’s hardly a surprise that City Council has already decided to simply rescind Ordinance 30 before hearing a single word from the community on the pros and cons of a public vote. The March 12 public meeting and council vote on the issue are less than a week away, but in their hallmark fashion, our councilmen have already made up their minds. Never mind what the 953 citizens who signed the petition want. Why would council listen to them? The same elected leaders who claimed victory for hydro plant bonds in a 2007 election with notoriously low voter turnout don’t want this issue decided during another off-season election. Somehow potential low voter turnout is a threat to them this time around.
Instead, they want a ballot question on the November ballot when turnout will be much higher given that it’s a presidential election. This is likely, but what is far more uncertain is what the November ballot question will be. It’s up to City Council to write the language. Knowing these guys, they’ll craft some ambiguous non-binding blather where “yes” means “no” and “no” means “yes.” One thing that’s not likely is a clear up-down vote on the completion of the hydro plant. That, after all, is what the community really wants. And it’s exactly what council fears.
Regardless of where you stand on the hydro plant issue, please attend the March 12 council meeting and speak out in favor of a public vote. It’s the only democratic way to express the community’s will. Besides, aren’t you getting tired of these guys ruling instead of governing?...." (Read original letter? Click title)
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"It’s hardly a surprise that City Council has already decided to simply rescind Ordinance 30 before hearing a single word from the community on the pros and cons of a public vote. The March 12 public meeting and council vote on the issue are less than a week away, but in their hallmark fashion, our councilmen have already made up their minds. Never mind what the 953 citizens who signed the petition want. Why would council listen to them? The same elected leaders who claimed victory for hydro plant bonds in a 2007 election with notoriously low voter turnout don’t want this issue decided during another off-season election. Somehow potential low voter turnout is a threat to them this time around.
Instead, they want a ballot question on the November ballot when turnout will be much higher given that it’s a presidential election. This is likely, but what is far more uncertain is what the November ballot question will be. It’s up to City Council to write the language. Knowing these guys, they’ll craft some ambiguous non-binding blather where “yes” means “no” and “no” means “yes.” One thing that’s not likely is a clear up-down vote on the completion of the hydro plant. That, after all, is what the community really wants. And it’s exactly what council fears.
Regardless of where you stand on the hydro plant issue, please attend the March 12 council meeting and speak out in favor of a public vote. It’s the only democratic way to express the community’s will. Besides, aren’t you getting tired of these guys ruling instead of governing?...." (Read original letter? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News/Letter to the Editor "Don’t blow up our money"
Ruth Harrison of Aspen reminds us all that it is that time of year again when our local leaders determine whether or not we can afford fireworks for various celebrations.
The stand that SandBox maintains on this issue is this:
Just say NO. As long as we have hungry and homeless citizens and struggling small businesses we have no business wasting a dime on a fireworks display.
There is a solution that unfortunately, our local leaders don't care to be bothered with.
Make the firework displays be self-sustaining. If they can bring enough tourism revenue to town to pay for themselves then of course, the folks would love to enjoy them.
Until that time comes, every dollar saved on fireworks needs to go to our local food banks, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and substance abuse facilities.
(Read the letter from Ruth? Click title)
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The stand that SandBox maintains on this issue is this:
Just say NO. As long as we have hungry and homeless citizens and struggling small businesses we have no business wasting a dime on a fireworks display.
There is a solution that unfortunately, our local leaders don't care to be bothered with.
Make the firework displays be self-sustaining. If they can bring enough tourism revenue to town to pay for themselves then of course, the folks would love to enjoy them.
Until that time comes, every dollar saved on fireworks needs to go to our local food banks, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and substance abuse facilities.
(Read the letter from Ruth? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Vail Daily News "Businesses pleased with SnowBall weekend"
Scott N. Miller:
"AVON, Colorado — People who came to the three-day SnowBall Music Festival over the weekend may be taking memories home, but many of them left dollars behinds.
Businesses in and around Avon reported good crowds from the festival and very little mischief. In fact, only Bob's Place boss Chris Doyle said he had to ask anyone to leave the premises, and that only happened once.
Given that Bob's is the closest bar to the festival's front door, you'd expect the place to be busy over the weekend, and it was.
“We had a fair bit of our regular business and skier traffic, and then a large amount of SnowBall business,” Doyle said.
Doyle said last year that he believed events like SnowBall are good for Avon. He still believes that, and hopes this festival can lead to others, perhaps with different styles of music to attract different types of fans...." (Read more? Click title)
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"AVON, Colorado — People who came to the three-day SnowBall Music Festival over the weekend may be taking memories home, but many of them left dollars behinds.
Businesses in and around Avon reported good crowds from the festival and very little mischief. In fact, only Bob's Place boss Chris Doyle said he had to ask anyone to leave the premises, and that only happened once.
Given that Bob's is the closest bar to the festival's front door, you'd expect the place to be busy over the weekend, and it was.
“We had a fair bit of our regular business and skier traffic, and then a large amount of SnowBall business,” Doyle said.
Doyle said last year that he believed events like SnowBall are good for Avon. He still believes that, and hopes this festival can lead to others, perhaps with different styles of music to attract different types of fans...." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Vail Daily News "Huge jet lands at Gypsum airport"
Pam Boyd:
"GYPSUM, Colorado — History was quietly made at the Eagle County Regional Airport on Monday — that is if you can call a massive plane landing “quiet.”
A privately chartered Boeing 767-200ER jet out of Washington, D.C., touched down at about 5 p.m. — the largest commercial aircraft ever to land at the county airfield..." (Read more? Click title)
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"GYPSUM, Colorado — History was quietly made at the Eagle County Regional Airport on Monday — that is if you can call a massive plane landing “quiet.”
A privately chartered Boeing 767-200ER jet out of Washington, D.C., touched down at about 5 p.m. — the largest commercial aircraft ever to land at the county airfield..." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "After more than 100 years, Glenwood still has no convention center"
Finally, some information that no one can dispute regarding how protracted the development and governmental leadership processes are in Glenwood Springs.
From local historian, Willa Kane:
"“We are without an auditorium in which the larger conventions can be held. With a suitable meeting place, Glenwood would no doubt be chosen as the meeting point of many organizations which are now unable to find a suitable hall room.” (Read more? Click title)
— Glenwood Post, July 20, 1901
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From local historian, Willa Kane:
"“We are without an auditorium in which the larger conventions can be held. With a suitable meeting place, Glenwood would no doubt be chosen as the meeting point of many organizations which are now unable to find a suitable hall room.” (Read more? Click title)
— Glenwood Post, July 20, 1901
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Men of Aspen beware"
A very dark and veiled piece from Steve Skinner today. Up on the Aspen Daily News.
Steve Skinner:
"Think your gal loves ya? Maybe, but probably not. Even your mum had some misgivings.
According to a book called, “Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets: The Truth about Why Women Lie,” published by St. Martin’s Press, 50 percent of women harbor “mixed feelings about mothering.” This is bad news for offspring everywhere, especially guys. Guys need their mommies. One mother confessed to author Susan Shapiro Barash that she was jealous of working women who have no children and no husbands.
Barash interviewed 500 lively, honest women and the results are unsettling to an old-fashioned guy like me.
In Aspen, we still have some highly buffed, snipped, stitched, tucked, vacuumed, pulled, pounded, pouted, enhanced, caked, massaged, acupunctured, tinctured, medicated, hair-extensioned, dyed, tanned, toned, trained, styled, clipped, polished and decked women clinging to the Barbie image that I thought we were all supposed to reject but can’t seem to shake. The hottest models are still rail thin.
But here’s a shocking surprise for you guys under the spell of the tucks, stitches, enhancements and pluckings. No matter how deeply you look into the colored contacts, you are probably looking into pools of deception..." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Steve Skinner:
"Think your gal loves ya? Maybe, but probably not. Even your mum had some misgivings.
According to a book called, “Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets: The Truth about Why Women Lie,” published by St. Martin’s Press, 50 percent of women harbor “mixed feelings about mothering.” This is bad news for offspring everywhere, especially guys. Guys need their mommies. One mother confessed to author Susan Shapiro Barash that she was jealous of working women who have no children and no husbands.
Barash interviewed 500 lively, honest women and the results are unsettling to an old-fashioned guy like me.
In Aspen, we still have some highly buffed, snipped, stitched, tucked, vacuumed, pulled, pounded, pouted, enhanced, caked, massaged, acupunctured, tinctured, medicated, hair-extensioned, dyed, tanned, toned, trained, styled, clipped, polished and decked women clinging to the Barbie image that I thought we were all supposed to reject but can’t seem to shake. The hottest models are still rail thin.
But here’s a shocking surprise for you guys under the spell of the tucks, stitches, enhancements and pluckings. No matter how deeply you look into the colored contacts, you are probably looking into pools of deception..." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Fox News "EXCLUSIVE: Infamous international hacking group LulzSec brought down by own leader"
Note from 'SandBox Nanny'. Comment ability on this post is blocked.
Jana Winter:
"EXCLUSIVE: Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization’s brazen leader -- who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months -- arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy.
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Jana Winter:
"EXCLUSIVE: Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization’s brazen leader -- who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months -- arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy.
Charges against four of the five were based on a conspiracy case filed in New York federal court, FoxNews.com has learned. An indictment charging the suspects, who include two men from Great Britain, two from Ireland and an American in Chicago, is expected to be unsealed Tuesday morning in the Southern District of New York.
“This is devastating to the organization,” said an FBI official involved with the investigation. “We’re chopping off the head of LulzSec.”....." (Read more? Click title to original article)
SandBoxBlogs: Summit County Citizens Voice "Morning Photos"
'SandBox Nanny' admits to a feeling of relief that today appears to be a much 'lighter' news day than yesterday. Never ceases to surprise how news cycles into patterns.
Let's start the day off with some of her favorites from Bob Berwyn. Up and over on the Summit County Citizens Voice.
All credit Bob Berwyn:
Let's start the day off with some of her favorites from Bob Berwyn. Up and over on the Summit County Citizens Voice.
All credit Bob Berwyn:
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