Bob Beauprez:
"One thing that every single American shares in common is that we are all consumers, and consumers voiced no-confidence in Obamanomics a few days before the Labor Department's jobs report. The Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 64.9 for May, marking the third consecutive monthly decline, and still far below any hint of a return to a healthy economy.
As the following chart courtesy of Investor's Business Daily demonstrates, the American consumer has found little reason for increased optimism since the President arrogantly announced nearly three years ago that he had "rescued our economy from catastrophe" and the recovery had officially begun. By contrast, just six months into the Reagan-era recovery from the 1981-82 recession the Consumer Confidence Index returned to 90 – indicating a "healthy economy"- and climbed even higher thereafter.
The Index hasn't been anywhere close to 90 since December 2007....."
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June 3, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Craig Daily Press "Twentymile’s presence at Romney event part of shifting focus"
Photo Credit: Mary Austin (Craig Daily Press)
Joe Moylan:
"Pat Sollars, vice president and general manager of Peabody Energy’s Colorado operations, said the company has historically kept information about operations under wraps.
But, with stricter U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations on the horizon targeting methane gas emissions at coal mines, and new rules on greenhouse gas and mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants, Sollars said Peabody recently decided to take a more aggressive position focused on public education.
That new strategy is what motivated Sollars to pull 148 Twentymile Mine workers to the surface to attend Tuesday’s Mitt Romney presidential campaign rally at Alice Pleasant Park in Craig.
More than 300 weekend shifters, friends, family members and vendors joined the miners in an effort to show industry support.
“We hope we made an impact,” Sollars said of the event. “I think we were able to show the community how many people are involved in the coal mining industry.
“When you have 2,000 people show up for an event and 450 of them are associated with one area coal mine, I think that makes a statement and they all know how vital coal is to our livelihood.” ..."
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"Unapologetic pursuit and tracking of patterns within news others make since 2010"
"Pat Sollars, vice president and general manager of Peabody Energy’s Colorado operations, said the company has historically kept information about operations under wraps.
But, with stricter U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations on the horizon targeting methane gas emissions at coal mines, and new rules on greenhouse gas and mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants, Sollars said Peabody recently decided to take a more aggressive position focused on public education.
That new strategy is what motivated Sollars to pull 148 Twentymile Mine workers to the surface to attend Tuesday’s Mitt Romney presidential campaign rally at Alice Pleasant Park in Craig.
More than 300 weekend shifters, friends, family members and vendors joined the miners in an effort to show industry support.
“We hope we made an impact,” Sollars said of the event. “I think we were able to show the community how many people are involved in the coal mining industry.
“When you have 2,000 people show up for an event and 450 of them are associated with one area coal mine, I think that makes a statement and they all know how vital coal is to our livelihood.” ..."
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SandBoxBlogs: Coloradoan "Stories show how Fort Collins police, citizens save lives, catch criminials"
Wonderful piece from Robert Allen off the Coloradoan today. Be sure to read all (7) pages.
Robert Allen:
"....But thanks to the contributions of Fort Collins police officers, a bystander and a hospital worker, the man who committed the attack and an unsolved Denver murder was arrested within a week of the July 5 incident.
It was one of more than 20,000 cases Fort Collins police handled in the past year. On Wednesday, the agency will recognize many of the officers and citizens involved in those cases at its 20th annual awards ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at the Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect Road.
Their stories reveal intuition and fast action that has been previously untold...."
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Robert Allen:
"....But thanks to the contributions of Fort Collins police officers, a bystander and a hospital worker, the man who committed the attack and an unsolved Denver murder was arrested within a week of the July 5 incident.
It was one of more than 20,000 cases Fort Collins police handled in the past year. On Wednesday, the agency will recognize many of the officers and citizens involved in those cases at its 20th annual awards ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at the Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect Road.
Their stories reveal intuition and fast action that has been previously untold...."
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SandBoxBlogs: Denver Post "'Bath salt' drugs called emerging threat in Colo"
REMA RAHMAN:
"DENVER—The strangulation death of a 19-year-old Colorado man who authorities say had ingested a synthetic drug could be an indication of the emerging threat posed by such compounds, a federal drug agent said Friday.
Investigators believe Daniel J. Richards of Grand Junction was acting violently under the influence of the drug called Alpha-PVP on April 10 and was strangled when his friends tried to subdue him.
Friends took Richards to a hospital, and he died a few days later when he was taken off life support, police said.
Toxicology tests found Alpha-PVP in Richards' body, Mesa County Chief Deputy Coroner Kim Hollingshead said. He ruled the death a homicide......
>......Hollingshead and Jim Schrant, an agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, believe Richards' death is the first involving bath salts in western Colorado.
"It's an emerging drug of concern," Schrant said.
The DEA issued an emergency ban in October on three ingredients often found in bath salts, and
Congress is debating whether to impose a permanent ban.
DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno said it is unclear whether the chemical found in Richards' body is one of the three compounds banned by the agency, but she said it could have been a substance created to provide the same effects....."
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"DENVER—The strangulation death of a 19-year-old Colorado man who authorities say had ingested a synthetic drug could be an indication of the emerging threat posed by such compounds, a federal drug agent said Friday.
Investigators believe Daniel J. Richards of Grand Junction was acting violently under the influence of the drug called Alpha-PVP on April 10 and was strangled when his friends tried to subdue him.
Friends took Richards to a hospital, and he died a few days later when he was taken off life support, police said.
Toxicology tests found Alpha-PVP in Richards' body, Mesa County Chief Deputy Coroner Kim Hollingshead said. He ruled the death a homicide......
>......Hollingshead and Jim Schrant, an agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, believe Richards' death is the first involving bath salts in western Colorado.
"It's an emerging drug of concern," Schrant said.
The DEA issued an emergency ban in October on three ingredients often found in bath salts, and
Congress is debating whether to impose a permanent ban.
DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno said it is unclear whether the chemical found in Richards' body is one of the three compounds banned by the agency, but she said it could have been a substance created to provide the same effects....."
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SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent/Your Letters "Undocumented workers have already broken law"
(To read 'Ted Hess's latest motion filed in the court of public opinion', click here)
Voldemort. There you go....say the name. VOLDEMORT.
"He who must not be named"....no longer has as much "mysterious power" when you simply talk about "him" out loud.
"Illegal" immigration.....is law that has already been broken.
Go ahead. Say it out loud:
"Anyone"...even long-time Glenwood Springs lawyers who shamelessly manipulate the media to try their cases in the media....don't have quite as much power when you simply.....point out what they're doing while you talk with other folks in your area communities.
Go ahead. Say it out loud:
Thank you to all local, regional, state and federal law enforcment who pick up every single illegal they find and can arrest within law. You are not local "demons", you are actually very much appreciated.
Go ahead.
Say it out loud:
VOLDEMORT.
Tina Holtz:
"....I read the May 30 letter to the editor from Ted Hess requesting the Post Independent to correct false information. Mr. Hess stated that undocumented workers do not receive food stamps or assistance.
An undocumented worker has already broken the law. They are illegal, they also sometimes commit other illegal acts, such as using false Social Security numbers and identification, and many times steal the identity of others, thus allowing them the ability to seek government assistance....."
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"Unapologetic pursuit and tracking of patterns within news others make since 2010"
Voldemort. There you go....say the name. VOLDEMORT.
"He who must not be named"....no longer has as much "mysterious power" when you simply talk about "him" out loud.
"Illegal" immigration.....is law that has already been broken.
Go ahead. Say it out loud:
"Anyone"...even long-time Glenwood Springs lawyers who shamelessly manipulate the media to try their cases in the media....don't have quite as much power when you simply.....point out what they're doing while you talk with other folks in your area communities.
Go ahead. Say it out loud:
Thank you to all local, regional, state and federal law enforcment who pick up every single illegal they find and can arrest within law. You are not local "demons", you are actually very much appreciated.
Go ahead.
Say it out loud:
VOLDEMORT.
Tina Holtz:
"....I read the May 30 letter to the editor from Ted Hess requesting the Post Independent to correct false information. Mr. Hess stated that undocumented workers do not receive food stamps or assistance.
An undocumented worker has already broken the law. They are illegal, they also sometimes commit other illegal acts, such as using false Social Security numbers and identification, and many times steal the identity of others, thus allowing them the ability to seek government assistance....."
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News " Prince Bandar ranch sells for $49 million"
Curtis Wackerle:
"Hala Ranch, the luxury Starwood spread of Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia, sold Thursday for $49 million, marking one of the largest real estate transactions in Pitkin County history.
The buyer is identified in public records only as Starwood Mountain Ranch LLC, which was incorporated in March by a local law firm. The corporation purchased “lot 1” on the property for $8 million, and “lot 2” for $41 million.
Prince Bandar was Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005. He listed his 95-acre ranch and the 56,000-square-foot home in 2006 for $135 million, but officially pulled it off the market 16 months later.....
.....Starwood Mountain Ranch also purchased two interests in the Aspen Residence Club for $500,000.
Joshua Saslove, the broker on the deal, could not be reached for comment...."
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"Hala Ranch, the luxury Starwood spread of Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia, sold Thursday for $49 million, marking one of the largest real estate transactions in Pitkin County history.
The buyer is identified in public records only as Starwood Mountain Ranch LLC, which was incorporated in March by a local law firm. The corporation purchased “lot 1” on the property for $8 million, and “lot 2” for $41 million.
Prince Bandar was Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005. He listed his 95-acre ranch and the 56,000-square-foot home in 2006 for $135 million, but officially pulled it off the market 16 months later.....
.....Starwood Mountain Ranch also purchased two interests in the Aspen Residence Club for $500,000.
Joshua Saslove, the broker on the deal, could not be reached for comment...."
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SandBoxBlogs: KKCO 11 News "The Economic Impact of JUCO Championship
Christy Dimond:
"Going to game 19 tonight means out-of-state visitors are staying in Grand Junction for an extra day...
That's an extra day with a lot of extra revenue for the tournament and city.
JUCO tournament chair Jamie Hamilton is certainly enthusiastic about tonight's game.
"We're always looking for the extra day. It always helps us because the dollars stay here and they go back into the facility and back into the community so we always like that," he says.
Hamilton says walk-up ticket sales alone will typically bring an additional $15,000-$20,000 in revenue... but that's not pocket change.
"When we have an $8.3 million project to pay for. It's nice to have extra revenue to try to pay that off as quick as possible," Hamilton says.
That project being the new Suplizio Stadium... Strong ticket sales have been significant in refunding that project.
"Back to the championship- last night and tonight- we sold out both nights, so a really great week for us," says Landon Balding, online ticket sales manager.
Outside the stadium, the visitors and convention bureau estimates the extra day will bring in $26,000 in travel expenses.
"We had some people booking as early as February 15 when tickets first went on sale," says Balding.
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"Unapologetic pursuit and tracking of patterns within news others make since 2010"
"Going to game 19 tonight means out-of-state visitors are staying in Grand Junction for an extra day...
That's an extra day with a lot of extra revenue for the tournament and city.
JUCO tournament chair Jamie Hamilton is certainly enthusiastic about tonight's game.
"We're always looking for the extra day. It always helps us because the dollars stay here and they go back into the facility and back into the community so we always like that," he says.
Hamilton says walk-up ticket sales alone will typically bring an additional $15,000-$20,000 in revenue... but that's not pocket change.
"When we have an $8.3 million project to pay for. It's nice to have extra revenue to try to pay that off as quick as possible," Hamilton says.
That project being the new Suplizio Stadium... Strong ticket sales have been significant in refunding that project.
"Back to the championship- last night and tonight- we sold out both nights, so a really great week for us," says Landon Balding, online ticket sales manager.
Outside the stadium, the visitors and convention bureau estimates the extra day will bring in $26,000 in travel expenses.
"We had some people booking as early as February 15 when tickets first went on sale," says Balding.
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News : "How much would you pay for the Daily News?"
Dave Danforth:
"...One way to save fine journalism is to reconsider how it’s delivered. We’re not doing writers much of a favor by assuming that it must be wrapped in long-doomed customs rooted in the belief that real journalism, to be valuable, must always carry a price counted in quarters or dollar bills.
It’s not a matter of proving the worth of fine writing. It’s about re-thinking the marketing and distribution of information. We may not have to go entirely digital to survive. ..."
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"Unapologetic pursuit and tracking of patterns within news others make since 2010"
"...One way to save fine journalism is to reconsider how it’s delivered. We’re not doing writers much of a favor by assuming that it must be wrapped in long-doomed customs rooted in the belief that real journalism, to be valuable, must always carry a price counted in quarters or dollar bills.
It’s not a matter of proving the worth of fine writing. It’s about re-thinking the marketing and distribution of information. We may not have to go entirely digital to survive. ..."
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SandBoxBlogs: Summit County Citizens Voice "Morning photo: Best of May (part 1)"
All credit Bob Berwyn (Click Title):
"SUMMIT COUNTY — May was quite a month for photography. It’s always been my favorite time of year in the high country, with snow on high, greening up in the valleys, wildflowers and sometimes wild weather that makes for dramatic skies. Here are some of the best shots from May 2012. If any of these images speak to you and you’d like see it framed and hanging on your wall, leave a note in the comment section, and for more Summit County scenes, visit our Imagekind online gallery, where you can order prints, unframed or framed. The gallery even has a nifty preview function where you see how the picture looks with different mattes...."
"SUMMIT COUNTY — May was quite a month for photography. It’s always been my favorite time of year in the high country, with snow on high, greening up in the valleys, wildflowers and sometimes wild weather that makes for dramatic skies. Here are some of the best shots from May 2012. If any of these images speak to you and you’d like see it framed and hanging on your wall, leave a note in the comment section, and for more Summit County scenes, visit our Imagekind online gallery, where you can order prints, unframed or framed. The gallery even has a nifty preview function where you see how the picture looks with different mattes...."
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