"DENVER, Colo. (AP) - Attorney General John Suthers found the letter by Dan Hartman, director of the State Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, didn't violate a ban on public officials' using public resources to take sides in elections, Suthers spokesman Mike Saccone said Friday.
But Suthers did determine the letter was "unethical," Saccone said...."
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October 29, 2011
SandBox Comments: KREX 5 "Father and Son Found With 49 Pounds of Pot"
"Mesa County - A father and son face a number of charges after an officer discovered 49 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle. 32-year-old Dionel Gutierrez and his father, 57-year-old Oscar Gutierrez, were arrested on I-70 near Mack when a Drug Task Force deputy noticed their SUV drifting on to the shoulder repeatedly...."
(Christina Marrazza)
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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Silt trying to get $1.8M to upgrade town water system"
Does SandBox Nanny 'have it in' for John Colson?
Absolutely not.
Does John Colson deliberately poke, prod, antagonize and otherwise borderline abuse his power as a local investigative reporter?
Absolutely.
Has he done so for years?
Pretty much.
John Colson is often seen by locals as a 'radical liberal'. A 'moonbat'. A 'left loon'. All proudly carried by John titles in his weekly column "Hit and Run", up on The Aspen Times.
The question SandBox Nanny has for Colson today on this article, is related to how obvious it is that he's struggling with having to put out 'clean' and 'no yellow ink' reports.
Yesterday the hit on the Town of Silt was angst at the lack of childcare for the Silt anti-gas group.
Today, Colson seems to imply that the Town of Silt should go round up money it does not have, and do a capital improvement on the water system because of a couple of fairly unsubstantiated water quality issues over the past two years.
If Nanny recalls correctly, the issues had something to do with illegal sewage dumping by a local company.
Here's the question for John Colson:
Is there anything the general public can do, to help you ease into some kind of comfort level with your new role of community oriented reporting?
We'll be glad to help.
just sayin.
SandBox Nanny sends out another big thank you to Silt Mayor Dave Moore and his administration.
For holding the line on not spending more than what comes in.
For still managing, within the first balanced budget in many a year; to keep Silt not only thriving but growing.
For being creative in finding this terrific grant money that will take the burden off the backs of the folks out here paying taxes.
Keep up the great work.
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Absolutely not.
Does John Colson deliberately poke, prod, antagonize and otherwise borderline abuse his power as a local investigative reporter?
Absolutely.
Has he done so for years?
Pretty much.
John Colson is often seen by locals as a 'radical liberal'. A 'moonbat'. A 'left loon'. All proudly carried by John titles in his weekly column "Hit and Run", up on The Aspen Times.
The question SandBox Nanny has for Colson today on this article, is related to how obvious it is that he's struggling with having to put out 'clean' and 'no yellow ink' reports.
Yesterday the hit on the Town of Silt was angst at the lack of childcare for the Silt anti-gas group.
Today, Colson seems to imply that the Town of Silt should go round up money it does not have, and do a capital improvement on the water system because of a couple of fairly unsubstantiated water quality issues over the past two years.
If Nanny recalls correctly, the issues had something to do with illegal sewage dumping by a local company.
Here's the question for John Colson:
Is there anything the general public can do, to help you ease into some kind of comfort level with your new role of community oriented reporting?
We'll be glad to help.
just sayin.
SandBox Nanny sends out another big thank you to Silt Mayor Dave Moore and his administration.
For holding the line on not spending more than what comes in.
For still managing, within the first balanced budget in many a year; to keep Silt not only thriving but growing.
For being creative in finding this terrific grant money that will take the burden off the backs of the folks out here paying taxes.
Keep up the great work.
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SandBox Comments: Aspen Times/Letter to the Editor "Does city have a secret?"
"After the City Council has repeatedly refused to allow an agenda item and public comment on the decision, the Election Commission scheduled a public dialogue for 4 p.m. on Nov. 1 in the City Council chambers. All City Council members and the public have been encouraged to attend by Election Commissioner Ward Hauenstein...."
(Marilyn Marks)
Provocative wording? Yes.
Makes her point well and you're listening to her? You betcha.
Liked by most readers? Doesn't matter.
Worthy cause? Debatable. Most think very worthy.
Deserves to be ridiculed, defamed, slandered, shunned and abused with verbal assaults? No.
Political activist making great strides in catalyzing entrenched issues within local, state and national politics? Yes and doing a terrific job worthy of high praise.
Needs to be personally liked or socially acceptable to the majority in order to do that terrific job?
Nope. But should be.
Any of the above can be said about Marilyn Marks.
What's important in this post is the information on the Nov. 1, 2011 community input meeting.
Because if you have something to say about Marilyn Marks?
Please go say it there or cease and desist the public onslaught of defamation or slander against her.
just sayin.
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(Marilyn Marks)
Provocative wording? Yes.
Makes her point well and you're listening to her? You betcha.
Liked by most readers? Doesn't matter.
Worthy cause? Debatable. Most think very worthy.
Deserves to be ridiculed, defamed, slandered, shunned and abused with verbal assaults? No.
Political activist making great strides in catalyzing entrenched issues within local, state and national politics? Yes and doing a terrific job worthy of high praise.
Needs to be personally liked or socially acceptable to the majority in order to do that terrific job?
Nope. But should be.
Any of the above can be said about Marilyn Marks.
What's important in this post is the information on the Nov. 1, 2011 community input meeting.
Because if you have something to say about Marilyn Marks?
Please go say it there or cease and desist the public onslaught of defamation or slander against her.
just sayin.
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SandBox Comments: Colorado Springs Independent "Stranger than fiction"
Curses, foiled again
"Stephen Frankie Daniel, 21, was caught robbing a gas station convenience store in Snellville, Ga., by police Lt. B.W. Brown, who happened to be waiting in line behind him. "The manager was laughing at the time he was putting the money in the bag because he was looking at me over the guy who was robbing him," Brown said, noting that Daniel apparently didn't notice Brown's uniform or the plainly marked Snellville Police Department pick-up truck parked outside the store.
(Atlanta Journal Constitution)
"Michael Wayne Aurillo, 27, stole a charity collection jar containing $35.78 from the counter of a convenience store in Williston, Fla., only to be arrested before he could make off with the loot because off-duty Marion County sheriff's Sgt. William Dietrich was standing behind him. (The Gainesville Sun)"
Drinking-class hero
"A 21-year-old man walked into what he believed to be a casino and asked for some blackjack chips. It was actually the University of Nebraska-Lincoln police station. Sgt. John Backer said the desk clerk turned the man away, but he returned a few minutes later. This time, officers administered a Breathalyzer test. The unidentified man blew .273 — more than four times the legal limit — and was placed in protective custody. (Hasting's KHAS-TV)"
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October 28, 2011
SandBox Comments: Commentary Magazine "The Case for Optimism"
"There is a growing propensity to place the blame for the disastrous fiscal and economic condition of the United States on the supposedly damaged spiritual condition of the American people. President Obama himself, inclined these days to blame the nation’s economic woes on his predecessor and on millionaires and billionaires, stepped on his own storyline recently when he told a Florida TV reporter that the American people had “gotten a little soft.” By saying this, he was echoing the view that something had gone wrong inside the body politic over the past decade or longer. The American people wanted benefits they didn’t want to pay for; they borrowed money they didn’t have; they refused to make tough choices. “The richest society the world has ever seen has grown rich by devising better and better ways to give people what they want,” Michael Lewis, the most influential financial journalist in America, writes in his new book Boomerang. “The boom in trading activity in individual stock portfolios; the spread of legalized gambling; the rise of drug and alcohol addiction—it is all of a piece.”
This secular-Calvinist argument..."
(John Podhoretz)
SandBox Comments: Commentary Magazine "The Case for Pessimism "
"In September 2009, Barack Obama and Muammar Qaddafi both addressed the United Nations. It is a pitiful reflection upon the Republic in twilight that, when it comes to the transnational mush drooled by the leader of the free world or the conspiracist ramblings of a pseudo-Bedouin terrorist drag queen presiding over a one-man psycho-cult basket case, it’s more or less a toss-up as to which of them was the more unreal.
Qaddafi spoke for 90 minutes, and in the midst of his torrent of words, his translator actually broke down and cried out, “I can’t take it anymore.” The colonel gravely informed the world body that the swine flu was a virus that had been created in a government laboratory, and he called for a UN inquiry into the Kennedy assassination on the grounds that Jack Ruby was an Israeli who killed Lee Harvey Oswald to stop the truth coming out about Kennedy being killed to prevent an investigation into the Zionist nuclear facility at Dimona.
On the other hand:..."
(Mark Steyn)
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
SandBox Comments: Power Line "Undercover Syria"
This is one of the most though-provoking reports on life in the Middle East we think we've ever seen.
A must watch.
"According to Wikipedia, Unreported World is a foreign affairs program produced by Quicksilver Media Productions and broadcast by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. It holds itself out as traveling to dangerous locations all over the world in an attempt to uncover stories ignored by the world media. I’ve got a few candidates for them right here in the Twin Cities.
In “Undercover Syria,” broadcast on October 14, reporter Ramita Navai spends two weeks living undercover in some of the most dangerous parts of Syria with members of the opposition movement determined to overthrow the Assad regime. This 24-minute report provides a riveting view inside unfolding events in Syria...."
(Scott Johnson)
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A must watch.
"According to Wikipedia, Unreported World is a foreign affairs program produced by Quicksilver Media Productions and broadcast by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. It holds itself out as traveling to dangerous locations all over the world in an attempt to uncover stories ignored by the world media. I’ve got a few candidates for them right here in the Twin Cities.
In “Undercover Syria,” broadcast on October 14, reporter Ramita Navai spends two weeks living undercover in some of the most dangerous parts of Syria with members of the opposition movement determined to overthrow the Assad regime. This 24-minute report provides a riveting view inside unfolding events in Syria...."
(Scott Johnson)
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Antero plans increased drilling activity south of Silt"
Cheap shots at Silt Mayor Dave Moore. Even by John Colson's standards, these insinuations by Colson are cheap shots.
Seems that Colson is wanting strokes for 'alerting' the Town of Silt administration that deadline was on for submitting comments, etc. on Antero's expansion of drilling on Silt Mesa.
So, let SandBox give you those strokes, John.
We send out a sincere, big thank you to investigative reporter John Colson, over on The Glenwood Springs Post Independent for coming to the aid of all the anti-gas drilling Silt residents who forgot to check on the status of their comment submission to regulators.
We're pretty sure Silt Mayor Dave Moore is thick-skinned enough to be holding up under Colson's criticism.
Drill baby, drill.
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Seems that Colson is wanting strokes for 'alerting' the Town of Silt administration that deadline was on for submitting comments, etc. on Antero's expansion of drilling on Silt Mesa.
So, let SandBox give you those strokes, John.
We send out a sincere, big thank you to investigative reporter John Colson, over on The Glenwood Springs Post Independent for coming to the aid of all the anti-gas drilling Silt residents who forgot to check on the status of their comment submission to regulators.
We're pretty sure Silt Mayor Dave Moore is thick-skinned enough to be holding up under Colson's criticism.
Drill baby, drill.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
SandBox Comments: Craig Daily Press "Shell focused on exploratory operations near Craig"
"A Shell Oil Company rig that had been delayed in operations and was sitting at the corner of Ranney and First streets is now onsite and drilling, a company spokeswoman said Thursday...."
(Joe Moylan)
(Joe Moylan)
SandBox Comments: Aspen Journalism "Developer Related not faring well in Base Village lawsuits"
"SNOWMASS VILLAGE — The developers of the stalled Base Village project at the base of the Snowmass Ski Area have been quick to blame the Great Recession for the project’s current state.
But as a series of lawsuits between the developers and its lenders and investors show, there were a number of decisions made along the way that, in hindsight, can be seen as contributing factors..."
(Brent Gardner-Smith)
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But as a series of lawsuits between the developers and its lenders and investors show, there were a number of decisions made along the way that, in hindsight, can be seen as contributing factors..."
(Brent Gardner-Smith)
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
SandBox Comments: Crested Butte News "Stumbling blocks slow funding for economic group "
"The Economic Development Council (EDC) has been making the rounds in search of funding for its first year of operation. Members of the EDC have been appearing before the Board of County Commissioners, the town of Mt. Crested Butte and the city of Gunnison to request financial participation from governments and business alike...."
(Alissa Johnson)
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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent/Derek Franz " Providence moves, too"
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” — Goethe
SandBox Nanny agrees with Michele.
He is a very special writer and one of our favorites too.
“Until one is committed, there is hesitance, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, providence moves, too. …
Begin it now.” (Goethe)
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SandBox Nanny agrees with Michele.
He is a very special writer and one of our favorites too.
“Until one is committed, there is hesitance, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, providence moves, too. …
Begin it now.” (Goethe)
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
October 27, 2011
SandBox Comments: Aspen Times/Melanie Sturm "Governing-class warriors misinform and demoralize"
SandBox Nanny just realized another major downside to The Aspen Times limiting sign-on to apps ability to only Facebook.
Melanie Sturm is a beloved opinion columnist in the area.
Usually racking up between 200 and 300 'recommends' each time she publishes.
Most locals will not use the evasive to privacy "Facebook only" option to logon. Swift Communications, CMNM and The Aspen Times really need to expand logon ability to all other mainstream social apps.
Wonderful article (as usual) out of Melanie Sturm today.
Up on The Aspen Times.
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Melanie Sturm is a beloved opinion columnist in the area.
Usually racking up between 200 and 300 'recommends' each time she publishes.
Most locals will not use the evasive to privacy "Facebook only" option to logon. Swift Communications, CMNM and The Aspen Times really need to expand logon ability to all other mainstream social apps.
Wonderful article (as usual) out of Melanie Sturm today.
Up on The Aspen Times.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
SandBox Comments: The Right Scoop "U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jailed For Doing His Job "
"Only in Obama’s America would a U.S. citizen risking their life in order to protect the United States border be arrested simply for doing their job. In the latest border atrocity, Agent Jesus E. Diaz was arrested, indicted by a federal grand jury and sentenced to two years for the use of unreasonable force. Unreasonable force which consisted of (are you ready for this?) lifting the teenagers arms...."
(Right Scoop)
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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Sunset plugs Glenwood as a November destination"
"GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Sunset magazine's November issue features a two-page travel article touting Glenwood Springs as an ideal off-season day trip destination.
“The tourist herd has thinned, turning this hot-springs town back into a serene village ideal for preholiday pampering,” writes Steve Knopper, a Denver freelance writer and author of a Moon handbooks guide to Colorado.
“Serene village” may not be the phrase that comes to mind for locals, but snappy writing and appealing photos make our fair city sound like just the place to be in November.
“Day trip Glenwood Springs” plugs the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, the Yampah Spa and Vapor Caves, Sunlight Mountain Resort, along with tidbits on eateries, shopping, lodging and side trips to Carbondale, Redstone and Rifle...."
(Heather McGregor)
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“The tourist herd has thinned, turning this hot-springs town back into a serene village ideal for preholiday pampering,” writes Steve Knopper, a Denver freelance writer and author of a Moon handbooks guide to Colorado.
“Serene village” may not be the phrase that comes to mind for locals, but snappy writing and appealing photos make our fair city sound like just the place to be in November.
“Day trip Glenwood Springs” plugs the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, the Yampah Spa and Vapor Caves, Sunlight Mountain Resort, along with tidbits on eateries, shopping, lodging and side trips to Carbondale, Redstone and Rifle...."
(Heather McGregor)
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
SandBox Comments: Summit County Citizens Voice "Breckenridge: Forest summit meeting comes to CMC"
"SUMMIT COUNTY — Conservation experts, forest managers, loggers and scientists will gather at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge this week to pow-wow once again on the condition of Colorado’s devastated lodgepole pine stands.
A science panel will discuss the ecology of lodgepole pine forests and the future of post-beetle forests from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
"The Colorado Bark Beetle Collaborative summit meeting is set for Friday, October 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge.
A science panel will discuss the ecology of lodgepole pine forests and the future of post-beetle forests from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The next session is a Q & A moderated by Dr. Tony Cheng, associate professor in forest policy and director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute at Colorado State University...."
(Bob Berwyn)
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SandBox Comments: Summit County Citizens Voice "Colorado: Hiking Mount Harvard"
"The Collegiate Peaks west of Buena Vista provide many beautiful and challenging hikes within an hour of Summit County. The peaks are part of one of the ten largest wilderness areas in the U.S. Over the past several years, I have scrambled over the long boulder fields of Mount Harvard a few times. At 14,420 feet, the summit of Harvard is the third highest Fourteener in Colorado.
My first ascent of Harvard on a hot August day ended with me hunkered down in a blinding snowstorm with a covey of ptarmigan among the rocks at about 13,000 feet, then drenched in a heavy rain on my retreat down Frenchman Creek...."
(Kim Fenske)
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My first ascent of Harvard on a hot August day ended with me hunkered down in a blinding snowstorm with a covey of ptarmigan among the rocks at about 13,000 feet, then drenched in a heavy rain on my retreat down Frenchman Creek...."
(Kim Fenske)
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October 26, 2011
SandBox Comments: Aspen Times/Letter to the Editor "Meet the art police"
Making it's way into today's 'Crime and Courts' section of SandBox Commentators is the stunningly bold criminal act that occurred this past week at The Aspen Art Museum.
Shocking that this kind of major crime has hit Aspen, Colorado.
Is this the beginning of our seeing another side to paradise?
What could possibly be next? Obviously, this crime wave is tied to the 99%. We can only assume the worst given the strength in numbers.
If this wasn't so sad, it would be amusing.
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Shocking that this kind of major crime has hit Aspen, Colorado.
Is this the beginning of our seeing another side to paradise?
What could possibly be next? Obviously, this crime wave is tied to the 99%. We can only assume the worst given the strength in numbers.
If this wasn't so sad, it would be amusing.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is seen as self-evident."
SandBox Comments: Aspen Daily News "PitCo says no to DA salary increase, favors smaller bonus"
(Note from Nanny: Because of the imbalance in competitive reporting between the Times and the Daily on this piece (and) because of the inflammatory to the public comments reported as made by both the PitCo Commissioners (and) DA Beeson; comment ability on this post is blocked.)
Aspen Daily News:
"Newman raises concern about ‘overzealous’ prosecutions""The Pitkin County commissioners rejected a planned salary increase for the tri-county prosecutor’s office on Tuesday, asking District Attorney Martin Beeson to swap his planned 2 percent pay bump in 2012 for a 1.5 percent end-of-year bonus.
The county has planned such a bonus for its own employees.
Commissioner George Newman also told Beeson, who heads up prosecution in the 9th Judicial District, that area residents are displeased with what they see as “overzealous” tactics in his Aspen office, and questioned him about recent sanctions levied by a district court judge against prosecutors.
In his annual budget meeting with the commissioners, Beeson proposed a $3.2 million budget for 2012 that included a slight decrease in spending from this year. Even with the proposed raises, the budget is shrinking, mostly due to the elimination of a prosecutor in Rifle an health insurance cost savings. Budget revenues include more than $600,000 from Pitkin County. Garfield and Rio Blanco counties also contribute.
Other than the raises, the commissioners supported the DA’s proposed budget...)
(Andrew Travers)
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Aspen Daily News:
"Newman raises concern about ‘overzealous’ prosecutions""The Pitkin County commissioners rejected a planned salary increase for the tri-county prosecutor’s office on Tuesday, asking District Attorney Martin Beeson to swap his planned 2 percent pay bump in 2012 for a 1.5 percent end-of-year bonus.
The county has planned such a bonus for its own employees.
Commissioner George Newman also told Beeson, who heads up prosecution in the 9th Judicial District, that area residents are displeased with what they see as “overzealous” tactics in his Aspen office, and questioned him about recent sanctions levied by a district court judge against prosecutors.
In his annual budget meeting with the commissioners, Beeson proposed a $3.2 million budget for 2012 that included a slight decrease in spending from this year. Even with the proposed raises, the budget is shrinking, mostly due to the elimination of a prosecutor in Rifle an health insurance cost savings. Budget revenues include more than $600,000 from Pitkin County. Garfield and Rio Blanco counties also contribute.
Other than the raises, the commissioners supported the DA’s proposed budget...)
(Andrew Travers)
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