Colorado

updated 11:05 a.m.

Contains only posts that are ID'd as local content. An explanation. Want to help improve our local content filter? Add keywords here.

Spam on the Run

ZDNet Edward "Eddie" Davidson, a notorious e-mail spammer who was sentenced to jail time in April, has escaped from a federal prison camp in Florence, Colorado. Davidson (right), also known as the "Spam King, made a run for it when his wife visited him last Sunday and is now officially listed in "escape" status, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office. He was last seen in Lake...
SquareState - 8:06 a.m.

Bush on Energy Policy: When in a hole, keep digging.

The Bush administration has drafted new rules in their attempt to keep us dependent on oil, while transferring more Colorado lands and resources into the hands of their largest donors. The Bush plan accelerates oil-shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, rather than investing in alternative fuels. Still many years away from even potential results, the plan is being sold as an emergency ...
SquareState - Wed 6:36 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Tracking Senate races 2008: Introduction, Alaska, Colorado (with poll)

DailyKos (Colorado) - Wed 6:35 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Oil Shale: Bush is in a hole and digging

DailyKos (Colorado) - Wed 5:01 p.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

House Majority Leader Alice Madden leads on renewable energy

Rep Madden is currently attending the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Labor Caucus.  There she spoke on a panel about renewable energy while propping up our stumbling economy. I spoke with Rep Madden on the phone yesterday just after her session.  The combination of renewable energy and the economy is best talked about in terms of green jobs she said.  Th...
SquareState - Wed 6:34 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Ras: Obama, Udall lead

New poll from Rasmussen today: Pres - July (June) Obama - 49 (43) McCain - 42 (41) Here, Obama still leads among unaffiliated voters, but not as much as in June.  Dems and Republicans are both supporting their party's candidate at nearly 90%. and then there is the Senate: Senate - July (June) Udall - 47 (49) Schaffer - 43 (40) In this poll, Udall's lead among unaffiliated voter...
SquareState - Tue 10:08 p.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Denver Post: "Iraqis like Obama plan"

Extree, extree, read all about it........... ...
SquareState - Tue 10:08 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Michael (Weiner) Savage: kids with autism are faking it

This is what counts for right wing radio that's syndicated in Colorado? Kids with autism are faking it? On his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage claimed that autism is "[a] fraud, a racket. ... I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is. What do you mean they scream and they're silent? T...
SquareState - Tue 10:08 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

'Rogue Staffer' Replaced By 'Overzealous Webmaster'

From today's Rocky : Douglas Bruce's Web site featured an impressive list of endorsements for his legislative primary race, including U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, Secretary of State Mike Coffman and Republican National Committeeman Mark Hillman. There was just one problem: None of them actually had given the Colorado Springs Republican representative their backing for the contest. ... When aske...
SquareState - Tue 10:08 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

SAFE initiative critical in restoring fiscal sanity in Colorado

By Wade Buchanan President The Bell Policy Center The Bell Policy Center, which has focused a great deal of attention on understanding and explaining the effects of TABOR, is making SAFE, the Savings Account for Education, a top priority this year. We believe SAFE (Initiative 126), the brainchild of outgoing House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, is the critical next step in restoring fiscal sanity to...
SquareState - Tue 10:08 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Hal Bidlack, Colorado Vets slam McCain

At a press conference this morning, Jim Hudson (the guy who questioned McCain at a recent "townhall" meeting in Denver), the Colorado Veterans Alliance , and Hal Bidlack spoke out against John McCain's horrible record of saying one thing and doing another when it comes to supporting veterans.  The press conference included a litany of grievances including John McCain not even bothering ...
SquareState - Tue 8:36 a.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Bruce Cleared on Harassment, but Rental Unit Declared "Dilapidated"

From the Gazette : State Rep. Douglas Bruce was cleared of a sexual harassment complaint from a woman working at the state capitol earlier this year. ... Bruce received a letter on Friday from Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff dismissing the complaint, which came in the closing days of the legislative session. But it seems the Gods would prefer Bruce's name to remain in the media. Aga...
SquareState - Mon 9:00 p.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

The bold and principled James Dobson reverts to form

And who could've guessed ? "I never thought I would hear myself saying this," Dobson said in a radio broadcast to air Monday. "... While I am not endorsing Senator John McCain, the possibility is there that I might." A flip-flopping endorsement of the greatest flip-flopper in presidential campaign history .  ...
SquareState - Mon 9:00 p.m. - 17 clicks 17 clicks

CD-5: Hal Bidlack at NN

Hal wants to talk with the 3 pro-war Republican candidates vying for Lamborn's soon-to-be-ex-seat: More from PoliticsWest: Hal Bidlack, running as a Democrat for Congress from a Colorado Republican bastion (the fifth congressional district, including Colorado Springs) was one of about two dozen candidates greeted tonight by several hundred partisan activists at a candidate celebrat...
SquareState - Sun 4:03 p.m. - 14 clicks 14 clicks

OK, so you did what!? with the spilled Plutonium?

OK, so let's suppose you're working in a lab, and let's suppose the lab is the NIST Boulder lab , and you're showing folks around the facility, and, well, just how many of us have ever seen a vial of real Plutonium, and you were just trying to impress the guests, when gosh, darn, the glass vial broke and then . . . Well, it's pretty embarrassing. Plutonium is, after all, so they say, the mo...
Unbossed - Thu 11:39 p.m. - 14 clicks 14 clicks