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The Daily Blogster: Colorado Music Promoter May Challenge Rep. Perlmutter

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:00 -0500

#redco #teaparty #perlmutter

A Colorado music promoter is weighing a Republican campaign against two-term Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D).

The Denver Business Journal reported Thursday that Jimmy Lakey, who owns concert promotion and artist management companies, has formed an "exploratory committee" to prepare for a possible run in [...]

Face The State: 11/20: Chaos at the grocery workers' union

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:11 -0500

Who's in control at Colorado's grocery-workers union? It's a tougher question than it sounds.

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2008 Democratic Convention Watch: The Mammogram "Study" and Impacts in #HCR

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Earlier this week, the US Preventive Health Services Task Force published a report which concluded that the benefits to women under age 50 from mammograms were limited, and therefore regular mammograms for women age 40 - 50 should be discontinued for women without certain risk factors.

This was NOT a financial [...]

Haley's Comment: Rockies bring back catcher Paul Phillips

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:02 -0500

Free agent Yorvit Torrealba still might return. But if he doesn’t the Rockies have a backup plan. They signed Paul Phillips to a minor-league contract today, The Denver Post learned, providing them with a veteran to pair with Chris Iannetta. “I still have a shot at being the backup and I [...]

Haley's Comment: A visit to Ski and Snowboard Club Vail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:48:05 -0500

When kids arrive at Ski and Snowboard Club Vail for a morning of training, the first thing they see is a pair of photos of alumna Lindsey Vonn, the two-time World Cup champion and world champion who figures to be the face of the Olympics for the U.S. I spent [...]

Peoples Press Collective: Pondering financial markets

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:05:34 -0500

There has been a clear (if not perfect) correlation in recent months between the value of the dollar and the price of broad stock market indices, i.e. S&P 500.

In particular, the market goes up when the dollar goes down. See the chart below of the last few months. The blue [...]

Peoples Press Collective: Even the Politico slams Obama’s Asian trip

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:21:33 -0500

The Politico, hardly a conservative outlet of political opinion, offers a devastating analysis of Barack Obama’s trip through Asia.

You can read the article for yourself, but here are a couple of highlights:

Obama’s minimalist approach was most consequential in China, where he did not meet with Christians, dissidents or bloggers, [...]

Mount Virtus: Ryan Frazier Touts Endorsements from Wide Range of “Influential Coloradans”

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:38:56 -0500

As Don at Business Word notes, the Ryan Frazier campaign yesterday touted a list of endorsements from “nearly one hundred influential Coloradans” in his bid to be the next Congressman from the 7th District. Yes, the list contains the names of some heavy-hitters — including Phil Anschutz, Pete [...]

Not My Tribe: I protest UC students self interest

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:31 -0500

UC students are occupying campus buildings, in scenes gloriously reminiscent of the 60s. Debbie Downers have foretold that an antiwar movement would not catch the interest of youth until there was a military draft to affect them. They are right. We’ve seen marches and rallies for peace, but it took [...]

Haley's Comment: Butcher’s gift certificate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:38:42 -0500

Recently I had a dinner party, and in a thank you note the next week, one of the guests included the best gift I’ve received in a long time: A gift certificate to Oliver’s Meat Market, my favorite butcher in town. My next roast is covered. Take note for the [...]