Scoop:
"ShePAC put together a fantastic mash-up exposing the horrible things Maher has said and Obama’s willingness to look the other way:...."
March 9, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Town Hall/Michelle Malkin "Colorado's Own Green Loan Sinkhole"
Come to think of it, have there been any success stories at all with Obama's Green Jobs initiative?
Michelle Malkin:
"There's no escaping Solyndra Syndrome. Here in my home state of Colorado, citizen journalists have uncovered our own gaping government green loan sinkhole. The stench of Chicago-on-the-Potomac is fouling the fresh Rocky Mountain air.
Meet Loveland-based Abound Solar, the lucky winner of a $400 million federal loan guarantee from the Obama administration. Earlier this month, the thin-film cadmium telluride solar module-maker announced layoffs of nearly 300 employees (70 percent of its workforce). In addition, the firm froze plans to build a new factory in Indiana. Abound says it will ride out bad market conditions and "hopefully" survive until the market recovers.
But White House hope-a-nomics is what got Abound and taxpayers into trouble in the first place.
Back in 2010, President Obama promised America in his weekly radio address that Abound would "manufacture advanced solar panels at two new plants, creating more than 2,000 construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs." Energy Secretary Steven Chu waves his green pom-poms, too. "Not only is this investment creating thousands of jobs, but it is also increasing our renewable energy manufacturing capacity and putting us on the path for our future prosperity."
Like the rosy projections Obama and Chu used to justify pouring half-a-billion dollars in eco-subsidies down the now-bankrupt Solyndra solar drain, Abound's financial outlook was based on mathematical make-believe. Hope plus change equals fail. Turns out Abound raked in green government funds despite big red flags from Fitch Ratings...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Michelle Malkin:
"There's no escaping Solyndra Syndrome. Here in my home state of Colorado, citizen journalists have uncovered our own gaping government green loan sinkhole. The stench of Chicago-on-the-Potomac is fouling the fresh Rocky Mountain air.
Meet Loveland-based Abound Solar, the lucky winner of a $400 million federal loan guarantee from the Obama administration. Earlier this month, the thin-film cadmium telluride solar module-maker announced layoffs of nearly 300 employees (70 percent of its workforce). In addition, the firm froze plans to build a new factory in Indiana. Abound says it will ride out bad market conditions and "hopefully" survive until the market recovers.
But White House hope-a-nomics is what got Abound and taxpayers into trouble in the first place.
Back in 2010, President Obama promised America in his weekly radio address that Abound would "manufacture advanced solar panels at two new plants, creating more than 2,000 construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs." Energy Secretary Steven Chu waves his green pom-poms, too. "Not only is this investment creating thousands of jobs, but it is also increasing our renewable energy manufacturing capacity and putting us on the path for our future prosperity."
Like the rosy projections Obama and Chu used to justify pouring half-a-billion dollars in eco-subsidies down the now-bankrupt Solyndra solar drain, Abound's financial outlook was based on mathematical make-believe. Hope plus change equals fail. Turns out Abound raked in green government funds despite big red flags from Fitch Ratings...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Pueblo Chieftain "K-9 units seldom off clock "
Dennis Darrow:
"Advances in training make police dogs increasingly valuable to police departments, Mangel told chamber members during a break from the drills.
"They are a great, great tool," she said.
K-9 units also are among the most dedicated professionals in the workforce, she said.
Police dogs live with their K-9 officers and, when the pairs aren't on the job, they train for a couple of hours a day on their days off, she said. The highly trained dogs like to stay busy, she said.
The Pueblo police department maintains two K-9 units.
Mangel, who led a community fundraising campaign to bring Onkai to Pueblo, urged businesses to keep showing support for the K-9 program in hopes that additional dogs can be added..."
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"Advances in training make police dogs increasingly valuable to police departments, Mangel told chamber members during a break from the drills.
"They are a great, great tool," she said.
K-9 units also are among the most dedicated professionals in the workforce, she said.
Police dogs live with their K-9 officers and, when the pairs aren't on the job, they train for a couple of hours a day on their days off, she said. The highly trained dogs like to stay busy, she said.
The Pueblo police department maintains two K-9 units.
Mangel, who led a community fundraising campaign to bring Onkai to Pueblo, urged businesses to keep showing support for the K-9 program in hopes that additional dogs can be added..."
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SandBoxBlogs: Durango Herald "Rope rescue saves dangling climber near Stoner"
Please remember to support your local search and rescue organizations. One of the easiest ways to do that is to buy your annual CORSAR card.
Reid Wright:
"Eventually, rescue workers were able to lower additional lines over the cliff, rappel down to Pauley, and clip the man’s harness into another rope.
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Reid Wright:
"Eventually, rescue workers were able to lower additional lines over the cliff, rappel down to Pauley, and clip the man’s harness into another rope.
Rico Fire/Rescue member Mike White held on to Pauley, and the two men were lowered slowly to the ground just as wind gusts began to pick up..." (Read more? Click title)
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "Discussion to focus on Pitkin County poverty"
Wonder if Lee Mulcahy's 'People4alivingwage' quest will be further vindicated when this new report comes out?
What do you think?
Will the new standard still show higher need than what the Aspen Ski Corp. pays?
"ASPEN — How much must an Aspen worker earn to pay for the basic necessities of life?
The figure might be open to debate, but it and other data related to the cost of living in Pitkin County will be unveiled at a free community presentation at the Pitkin County Library from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Tracey Stewart, family economic security program manager for the Denver-based Colorado Center on Law and Policy, will give the presentation. The organization is a legal-advocacy group that works on behalf of low-income residents across Colorado.
She'll reveal the latest “self-sufficiency standard” for Pitkin County based on a study that is done every three years. The latest data, from 2011, were released recently.
The figures reveal the cost of living in the county and the kind of jobs and wages that are necessary to keep people above the poverty level locally, she said. Identifying the obstacles and opportunities that exist in creating a more self-sufficient community is the greater goal.
Her ultimate purpose is engaging communities around the state in the Take Action Challenge — finding innovative solutions to cut poverty in Colorado in half by 2019...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
What do you think?
Will the new standard still show higher need than what the Aspen Ski Corp. pays?
"ASPEN — How much must an Aspen worker earn to pay for the basic necessities of life?
The figure might be open to debate, but it and other data related to the cost of living in Pitkin County will be unveiled at a free community presentation at the Pitkin County Library from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Tracey Stewart, family economic security program manager for the Denver-based Colorado Center on Law and Policy, will give the presentation. The organization is a legal-advocacy group that works on behalf of low-income residents across Colorado.
She'll reveal the latest “self-sufficiency standard” for Pitkin County based on a study that is done every three years. The latest data, from 2011, were released recently.
The figures reveal the cost of living in the county and the kind of jobs and wages that are necessary to keep people above the poverty level locally, she said. Identifying the obstacles and opportunities that exist in creating a more self-sufficient community is the greater goal.
Her ultimate purpose is engaging communities around the state in the Take Action Challenge — finding innovative solutions to cut poverty in Colorado in half by 2019...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Glenwood Springs, RFTA must work to make sure local transit goals are met"
"As such, though, we believe RFTA and the city both have some more work to do to make sure the new BRT system will be convenient and therefore successful on this end of the line in its effort to encourage more upvalley commuters to get out of their cars and onto the Glenwood-Aspen express bus.
Glenwood Springs is an important member of RFTA, which has made much progress in addressing the transit needs of the Roaring Fork Valley and western Garfield County.
But Glenwood Springs' single-biggest transportation issue is traffic congestion on Grand Avenue — Highway 82 — as it passes through the middle of town...." (Read more? Click title)
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Glenwood Springs is an important member of RFTA, which has made much progress in addressing the transit needs of the Roaring Fork Valley and western Garfield County.
But Glenwood Springs' single-biggest transportation issue is traffic congestion on Grand Avenue — Highway 82 — as it passes through the middle of town...." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "Plan for EL Jebel bus stop hits speed bump"
Again, will there ever come a time when we do not have elected officials so blinded by the spin of RFTA's sales pitches that they actually look at the facts before they sign on millions of dollars in bailouts over the years? Or lend their support to soliciting federal funds without checking to make sure RFTA had all the promises for that grant lined up first?
Good luck to the residents of Sopris Village in stopping an eminent domain takeover.
Scott Condon:
"That proposal has failed so far to earn the support of the Basalt Town Council or the Pitkin County commissioners. And on Thursday, Sopris Village residents teed off on the road plan at a Roaring Fork Regional Planning Commission meeting.
“I care that they're going to pave over our park at Sopris Village and pave over Crown Mountain Park,” said Janine Gunning, a resident of the subdivision. Sopris Village, the neighborhood behind the El Jebel City Market, is home to 130 families.
Angela Kincade, assistant project manager of bus rapid transit, stressed to the audience that RFTA didn't propose the road realignment. The bus agency is trying to be a “team player” with Eagle County and Crown Mountain to work on a plan, she said.
But Sopris Village residents had plenty of other complaints about RFTA's plan.
Good luck to the residents of Sopris Village in stopping an eminent domain takeover.
Scott Condon:
"That proposal has failed so far to earn the support of the Basalt Town Council or the Pitkin County commissioners. And on Thursday, Sopris Village residents teed off on the road plan at a Roaring Fork Regional Planning Commission meeting.
“I care that they're going to pave over our park at Sopris Village and pave over Crown Mountain Park,” said Janine Gunning, a resident of the subdivision. Sopris Village, the neighborhood behind the El Jebel City Market, is home to 130 families.
Angela Kincade, assistant project manager of bus rapid transit, stressed to the audience that RFTA didn't propose the road realignment. The bus agency is trying to be a “team player” with Eagle County and Crown Mountain to work on a plan, she said.
But Sopris Village residents had plenty of other complaints about RFTA's plan.
SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times/Letters to the Editor "Who needs meetings?"
Maurice Emmer, Aspen:
"Dear Editor:
Aspen is a progressive city. Now it has discovered the most progressive approach yet to city government.
It appears that our councilmen have already made a decision on an upcoming item for the March 12 meeting (overturning Ordnance 30 or bringing it to a public vote) one week early! And without the messy distractions of a meeting, public discussion and a public vote (see Aspen Daily News, March 5).
I applaud the council for expediting the process and would like to suggest that they do this from now on for every agenda item. In fact, who needs agendas? Gone are the four- to five-hour council meetings with tiresome presentations and endless musings by the mayor about threats to his idyllic vision of Aspen from all manner of selfish capitalists. With this new, expedited approach, council meetings could be done and over with in a matter of minutes.
Better yet, just cancel the meetings altogether and have Grassroots televise our great leader every other Monday at 5 announcing the new rules, guidelines and public projects that have already been passed and implemented...." (Read original letter? Click title)
"Dear Editor:
Aspen is a progressive city. Now it has discovered the most progressive approach yet to city government.
It appears that our councilmen have already made a decision on an upcoming item for the March 12 meeting (overturning Ordnance 30 or bringing it to a public vote) one week early! And without the messy distractions of a meeting, public discussion and a public vote (see Aspen Daily News, March 5).
I applaud the council for expediting the process and would like to suggest that they do this from now on for every agenda item. In fact, who needs agendas? Gone are the four- to five-hour council meetings with tiresome presentations and endless musings by the mayor about threats to his idyllic vision of Aspen from all manner of selfish capitalists. With this new, expedited approach, council meetings could be done and over with in a matter of minutes.
Better yet, just cancel the meetings altogether and have Grassroots televise our great leader every other Monday at 5 announcing the new rules, guidelines and public projects that have already been passed and implemented...." (Read original letter? Click title)
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March 8, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Accuracy in Media "Scandal at The Washington Post: Fraud, Lobbying & Insider Trading "
Rusty Weiss:
"In the summer of 2010, business columnist for The Washington Post Steven Pearlstein lifted the veil on the little-known company operating procedure that involves an incestuous relationship between his own employer, and the scandal-plagued, for-profit university known as Kaplan.1 In his column, Pearlstein made the argument that while personnel in the newsroom may have nothing to do with Kaplan, they most certainly have “benefited from its financial success.”...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"In the summer of 2010, business columnist for The Washington Post Steven Pearlstein lifted the veil on the little-known company operating procedure that involves an incestuous relationship between his own employer, and the scandal-plagued, for-profit university known as Kaplan.1 In his column, Pearlstein made the argument that while personnel in the newsroom may have nothing to do with Kaplan, they most certainly have “benefited from its financial success.”...." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Customs and Border Protection "$82 Million Cocaine Bust"
$15 million in marijuana over the past few days, in one bust. Now $82 million in cocaine in one bust.
Since posting alerts from CBP (Customs and Border Protection) over $2 billion dollars has been reported as confiscated from drug traffickers trying to bring the dope up from Mexico and into the United States.
SandBox began posting these alerts aprx. 3 months ago.
Sort of makes you wonder how opinion columnists like Johnny Boyd and lawmakers like Jared Polis (D-Colorado) can justify their rhetoric to legalize all drugs.
Can you imagine an unencumbered pipeline of dope flowing across all of our borders and into the US. You betcha. That's really going to lower the addiction rates and kill the market.
Since discovering "Nannygate", Johnny has learned all about google alerts. Here's a tip.
You can sign up for alerts from just about everywhere of interest to you. DOJ, CBP, ICE, DEA, every kind of sport there is, every search engine with specific keywords to tell them what to send to your email box.
'Nanny' challenges Rep. Polis and Johnny Boyd to do some homework over an extended period of time in all things dope and trafficking.
You might just think again and change your mind.
"Washington — On February 27, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Air and Marine (OAM) P-3 operating out of National Air Security Operations Center-Jacksonville, detected a go-fast vessel carrying 1,100 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $82 million.
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Since posting alerts from CBP (Customs and Border Protection) over $2 billion dollars has been reported as confiscated from drug traffickers trying to bring the dope up from Mexico and into the United States.
SandBox began posting these alerts aprx. 3 months ago.
Sort of makes you wonder how opinion columnists like Johnny Boyd and lawmakers like Jared Polis (D-Colorado) can justify their rhetoric to legalize all drugs.
Can you imagine an unencumbered pipeline of dope flowing across all of our borders and into the US. You betcha. That's really going to lower the addiction rates and kill the market.
Since discovering "Nannygate", Johnny has learned all about google alerts. Here's a tip.
You can sign up for alerts from just about everywhere of interest to you. DOJ, CBP, ICE, DEA, every kind of sport there is, every search engine with specific keywords to tell them what to send to your email box.
'Nanny' challenges Rep. Polis and Johnny Boyd to do some homework over an extended period of time in all things dope and trafficking.
You might just think again and change your mind.
"Washington — On February 27, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Air and Marine (OAM) P-3 operating out of National Air Security Operations Center-Jacksonville, detected a go-fast vessel carrying 1,100 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $82 million.
The 35’ twin-engine vessel was spotted speeding north off the coast of Panama and appeared to be loaded with numerous packages when the Florida-based CBP P-3 began tracking the vessel. Local foreign law enforcement assets were called in to board the vessel and after inspection, several dozen bales of cocaine were recovered.
During FY 2011, the CBP P-3 fleet continued its anti-smuggling success by seizing or disrupting more than 148 thousand pounds of cocaine valued at more than $11.1 billion; 20.6 pounds seized for every flight hour, valued at $1.5 million for every hour flown.
CBP OAM P-3s have been an integral part of the successful counter-narcotic missions operating in coordination with the Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATFS). The P-3s patrol in a 42-million square-mile area of the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific in search of drugs that are in transit towards U.S. shores. The P-3s’ distinctive detection capabilities allow highly-trained crews to identify emerging threats well beyond the land borders of the U.S. By providing surveillance of known air, land, and maritime smuggling routes in an area that is twice the size on the Continental U.S., the P-3s detect and monitor illegal air, land, and maritime smuggling activities before they reach the shores.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
SandBoxBlogs: Power Line "The Party of Hate"
John Hinderaker:
"Millions of Americans voted for Barack Obama in the hope that he would be a trailblazer who would conduct the presidency in a new way. Well, he has: Obama has been the most divisive president in our modern history, unabashedly stirring up hate against not only his political enemies, but against private citizens who exercise their right to participate in our democracy. The most recent hatefest has been directed against Rush Limbaugh, and Obama has personally stirred the pot.
Of course, Obama has had nothing to say about the far worse invective that his own supporters have directed against Republican women. As I noted yesterday, he was asked a question about the double standard in his press conference yesterday, and ducked it. Bill Maher, who has contributed $1 million to re-elect Obama, called Sarah Palin a “c***” and a “dumb t***.” (Hey, when Rush rips a Democratic Party activist, at least you can print what he said on a family web site.) Obama has never criticized Maher or any of his many other supporters and minions who have kept up a steady drumbeat of hate for years...."
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"Millions of Americans voted for Barack Obama in the hope that he would be a trailblazer who would conduct the presidency in a new way. Well, he has: Obama has been the most divisive president in our modern history, unabashedly stirring up hate against not only his political enemies, but against private citizens who exercise their right to participate in our democracy. The most recent hatefest has been directed against Rush Limbaugh, and Obama has personally stirred the pot.
Of course, Obama has had nothing to say about the far worse invective that his own supporters have directed against Republican women. As I noted yesterday, he was asked a question about the double standard in his press conference yesterday, and ducked it. Bill Maher, who has contributed $1 million to re-elect Obama, called Sarah Palin a “c***” and a “dumb t***.” (Hey, when Rush rips a Democratic Party activist, at least you can print what he said on a family web site.) Obama has never criticized Maher or any of his many other supporters and minions who have kept up a steady drumbeat of hate for years...."
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SandBoxBlogs: Washington Post "Govt. sets record deficit in February"
Stephen Dinan:
"The federal government recorded its worst monthly deficit in history in February, according to a preliminary report Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office that said the deficit in fiscal year 2012 is already more than half a trillion dollars...." (Read more? Click title)
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"The federal government recorded its worst monthly deficit in history in February, according to a preliminary report Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office that said the deficit in fiscal year 2012 is already more than half a trillion dollars...." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "Legislature delves into ballot transparency"
'SandBox Nanny' has to say how nice it is to have Janet Urquhart's reporting on Citizen Center and Marilyn Marks updates.
Balance, facts and details. What a novel approach. A thank you goes out to Urquhart from bringing us the news rather than opinion.
Janet Urquhart:
"ASPEN — Legislation that would regulate the inspection of ballots through an open-records request — an issue that first came to a head in Aspen — was introduced in the Colorado Statehouse last week.
The bill was spawned in large part by Aspen election activist Marilyn Marks' requests to view ballots or other election-related data in counties around the state, including Jefferson County, where a resulting District Court hearing is scheduled Thursday and Friday. Pitkin County elections manager Dwight Shellman III has been subpoenaed as a potential witness for Marks.
Public access to ballots and whether ballots can be traced back to the voters who cast them are issues that have snowballed out of Marks' request to view ballot images from the city of Aspen's 2009 election, in which she lost the race for mayor. Marks filed suit after her request was denied and prevailed at the Appellate Court level. The city has appealed for review of the case by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Subsequently, Marks has become involved in litigation with several counties and in a federal lawsuit that challenges election practices in six Colorado counties..." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Balance, facts and details. What a novel approach. A thank you goes out to Urquhart from bringing us the news rather than opinion.
Janet Urquhart:
"ASPEN — Legislation that would regulate the inspection of ballots through an open-records request — an issue that first came to a head in Aspen — was introduced in the Colorado Statehouse last week.
The bill was spawned in large part by Aspen election activist Marilyn Marks' requests to view ballots or other election-related data in counties around the state, including Jefferson County, where a resulting District Court hearing is scheduled Thursday and Friday. Pitkin County elections manager Dwight Shellman III has been subpoenaed as a potential witness for Marks.
Public access to ballots and whether ballots can be traced back to the voters who cast them are issues that have snowballed out of Marks' request to view ballot images from the city of Aspen's 2009 election, in which she lost the race for mayor. Marks filed suit after her request was denied and prevailed at the Appellate Court level. The city has appealed for review of the case by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Subsequently, Marks has become involved in litigation with several counties and in a federal lawsuit that challenges election practices in six Colorado counties..." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Steamboat Today "Pot registry in decline in Routt County, state"
Jack Weinstein:
"Steamboat Springs — The number of registered medical marijuana patients has decreased 35 percent in Routt County since June 2011, a trend that mirrors statewide numbers.
As of Dec. 31, 2011, the state Department of Public Health and Environment reported 82,089 registered medical marijuana cardholders across Colorado. That’s down from a high of 128,698 on June 30, 2011. In Routt County, the number of cardholders dropped from 1,190 to 778 during the same time frame...."
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"Steamboat Springs — The number of registered medical marijuana patients has decreased 35 percent in Routt County since June 2011, a trend that mirrors statewide numbers.
As of Dec. 31, 2011, the state Department of Public Health and Environment reported 82,089 registered medical marijuana cardholders across Colorado. That’s down from a high of 128,698 on June 30, 2011. In Routt County, the number of cardholders dropped from 1,190 to 778 during the same time frame...."
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SandBoxBlogs: Summit Daily News "Summit County Dems back Barson for DA"
Caddie Nath:
"FRISCO — Local district attorney hopeful Todd Barson won overwhelming support from Democrats in Summit County in a straw poll conducted during the party's sparsely attended, but enthusiastic caucus Tuesday night...." (Read more? Click title)
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"FRISCO — Local district attorney hopeful Todd Barson won overwhelming support from Democrats in Summit County in a straw poll conducted during the party's sparsely attended, but enthusiastic caucus Tuesday night...." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Times "Not ready to rule, judge leans in Aspen officer's favor in stolen shades case"
Rick Carroll:
"...Around midnight, Fain texted Mulcahy to call him back, and the officer eventually arrested him after a basketball game at the Skier Dome at Aspen High School. Mulcahy said Fain was accompanied by three other officers, who acted like a “SWAT team” when they positioned themselves by the gymnasium's exit doors with about two minutes remaining in the game.
Fain also testified that he did not believe he had probable cause to arrest Mulcahy at Kenichi, but more evidence surfaced that legitimized his warrantless arrest after the game. Fain also said he could have arrested Mulcahy in the middle of the game but elected not to out of respect for the players and those in attendance.
“I thought it would be disrespectful to walk out on the court and arrest him,” said Fain, who detained Mulcahy outside of the gym after the game.
Wills, however, had difficulty accepting that, saying that Fain deliberately tried to embarrass and harass Mulcahy.
“I believe that law enforcement can do their job and still be honest with people and fair,” Wills said. “My problem here is that (Fain) was forcing a bargain by threatening an arrest warrant to get people to waive their statutory and constitutional right to silence. ... Why is Fain in such a huff to get this guy prosecuted? Why is it OK for him to lie?”
If anything, Fain was patient with Mulcahy and gave him ample opportunity to turn himself in or, at the very least, explain himself, Nedlin said. And the judge noted that it's not unusual — and in many instances not illegal — for police to try to coerce a suspect into a confession.
Nedlin also said that Fain rightfully set a $500 bond on Mulcahy after he was arrested. The reason, Nedlin said, was that Mulcahy had three prior failure-to-appear violations, though Wills said those infractions actually stemmed from his nonpayment of traffic fines and court costs, which he later paid...."
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"...Around midnight, Fain texted Mulcahy to call him back, and the officer eventually arrested him after a basketball game at the Skier Dome at Aspen High School. Mulcahy said Fain was accompanied by three other officers, who acted like a “SWAT team” when they positioned themselves by the gymnasium's exit doors with about two minutes remaining in the game.
Fain also testified that he did not believe he had probable cause to arrest Mulcahy at Kenichi, but more evidence surfaced that legitimized his warrantless arrest after the game. Fain also said he could have arrested Mulcahy in the middle of the game but elected not to out of respect for the players and those in attendance.
“I thought it would be disrespectful to walk out on the court and arrest him,” said Fain, who detained Mulcahy outside of the gym after the game.
Wills, however, had difficulty accepting that, saying that Fain deliberately tried to embarrass and harass Mulcahy.
“I believe that law enforcement can do their job and still be honest with people and fair,” Wills said. “My problem here is that (Fain) was forcing a bargain by threatening an arrest warrant to get people to waive their statutory and constitutional right to silence. ... Why is Fain in such a huff to get this guy prosecuted? Why is it OK for him to lie?”
If anything, Fain was patient with Mulcahy and gave him ample opportunity to turn himself in or, at the very least, explain himself, Nedlin said. And the judge noted that it's not unusual — and in many instances not illegal — for police to try to coerce a suspect into a confession.
Nedlin also said that Fain rightfully set a $500 bond on Mulcahy after he was arrested. The reason, Nedlin said, was that Mulcahy had three prior failure-to-appear violations, though Wills said those infractions actually stemmed from his nonpayment of traffic fines and court costs, which he later paid...."
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SandBoxBlogs: Steamboat Today "Pentathlon returns to Steamboat Springs"
Joel Reichenberger:
Steamboat Springs — Don’t worry. They’ve checked. There’s nothing else like the Steamboat Pentathlon, and Susan Petersen with Steamboat Springs Parks, Open Space and Recreational Services Department said that’s what keeps the people coming back year after year.
“There’s just something truly unique about it,” Petersen said. “This is the only winter multi-sport event of its kind. There are a few winter triathlons, things like that, but really, this has the uniqueness.”
The event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.
More than 220 athletes again will swarm Steamboat Springs on a series of courses so elaborate simply writing them down gets tiring. As always, the five-event wonder will begin with a dash up Howelsen Hill from the staging area at its base in downtown Steamboat Springs. Athletes then will ski or snowboard down 400 vertical feet to the transition area. They will snowshoe 2.5 miles, cross-country ski for 4 miles, bike 12 miles and finish it all off with a nice 5-mile run..." (Read more? Click title)
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Steamboat Springs — Don’t worry. They’ve checked. There’s nothing else like the Steamboat Pentathlon, and Susan Petersen with Steamboat Springs Parks, Open Space and Recreational Services Department said that’s what keeps the people coming back year after year.
“There’s just something truly unique about it,” Petersen said. “This is the only winter multi-sport event of its kind. There are a few winter triathlons, things like that, but really, this has the uniqueness.”
The event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.
More than 220 athletes again will swarm Steamboat Springs on a series of courses so elaborate simply writing them down gets tiring. As always, the five-event wonder will begin with a dash up Howelsen Hill from the staging area at its base in downtown Steamboat Springs. Athletes then will ski or snowboard down 400 vertical feet to the transition area. They will snowshoe 2.5 miles, cross-country ski for 4 miles, bike 12 miles and finish it all off with a nice 5-mile run..." (Read more? Click title)
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SandBoxBlogs: KJCT News 8 "Finding A Voice On Horseback"
Dann Cianca:
"DELTA COUNTY, Colo. -- A special young man is finding his voice, and all from the back of a horse.
Therapeutic horseback riding is an increasingly popular type of therapy used to help people with disabilities or injuries regain skills or develop them for the first time.
Young riders Savannah Russell and Katelan Sinski learned about the practice while riding horses at the North Fork Riding School, southwest of Paonia. Their instructor, Helen Dennison, took them to Durango to see a therapeutic riding program in action.
When the girls returned to Paonia, they thought of their friend David, a classmate from North Fork Vision, a type of charter school in Paonia.
17-year-old David Burns has Down Syndrome and throughout his life, he has had difficulty with his speech. Now as David is getting older, he has embarked on a new endeavor. He has his own delivery business.
"I want him to do something that provides meaning to him," his mother Kitty said.
Now David needs his voice more than ever; that's where his classmates came in...."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"DELTA COUNTY, Colo. -- A special young man is finding his voice, and all from the back of a horse.
Therapeutic horseback riding is an increasingly popular type of therapy used to help people with disabilities or injuries regain skills or develop them for the first time.
Young riders Savannah Russell and Katelan Sinski learned about the practice while riding horses at the North Fork Riding School, southwest of Paonia. Their instructor, Helen Dennison, took them to Durango to see a therapeutic riding program in action.
When the girls returned to Paonia, they thought of their friend David, a classmate from North Fork Vision, a type of charter school in Paonia.
17-year-old David Burns has Down Syndrome and throughout his life, he has had difficulty with his speech. Now as David is getting older, he has embarked on a new endeavor. He has his own delivery business.
"I want him to do something that provides meaning to him," his mother Kitty said.
Now David needs his voice more than ever; that's where his classmates came in...."
(Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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