-- Excerpt from “Beyond the Fence” an editorial by David Brooks in the New York Times
The brother of a gun suicide victim doubts there's much of a connection between the state's gun culture and its high suicide rate. He thinks it's more to do with the cowboy culture. "The Marlboro cowboy didn't go and get mental health appointments and talk it out with his shrink, and that's kind of the mentality of Wyoming," Wagner says. " 'Man up, you're a man."
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The Golden Dome
Seven gold ingots, richly gleaming, fit into the palms of two hands. That's all the gold needed, 65 ounces, to regild the entire dome of the state Capitol.
On Monday, a security carrier transported the ingots to the airport, where they are being flown to Italy to be crafted into gold leaf by artisans at a company nearly three centuries old.
The gold comes from Colorado, just as in 1908, when a band of gold miners pooled their resources and donated 200 ounces of gold to gild the dome in commemoration of the state's gold rush.
The new sparkle comes from about $120,000 worth of gold.
It's official...
President Obama received 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney's 206 votes.
Back to Work
So glad it's over...and that it went the way it did.
~Author Unknown
The Vote Song
Vote, vote, vote
Vote, vote, vote
Unless you are a goat
'Cause goats can't vote
Vote, vote, vote
Vote, vote, vote
Unless you are a candy jam
'Cause candy jams can't vote
Vote, vote, vote
Vote, vote, vote
Unless you are a doughnut
'Cause doughnuts don't vote
Vote, vote, vote
Vote, vote, vote
Unless you are a potted plant
'Cause potted plants don't vote
Vote, vote, vote
Vote, vote, vote
Unless you are a felon
'Cause felons can't vote
Vote, vote, vote
Vote, vote, vote
Unless you are a can of ham
'Cause cans of ham can't vote
Election Day at last
In Pennsylvania, you just had to prove that you paid taxes. In New York, you had to prove that your estate was worth a certain amount of money. If your estate was greater than 20 pounds, you could vote for state assembly, but your estate had to be worth more than 100 pounds to vote for senator or governor. In Connecticut, you had to be a white male property owner "of a quiet and peaceable behavior and civil conversation."
The Colorado State Song
Tis the land where the columbines grow,
Overlooking the plains far below,
While the cool summer breeze in the evergreen trees
Softly sings where the columbines grow.
Gender Equality
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Two extra days!
Hooray for Refunds!
Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome
That's how Colorado's Governor sometimes speaks. His wife, Helen Thorpe, says
"John is a dork sometimes, which is of course why I love him. He means well, but he doesn't always say the right thing, and sometimes he is awkward. But we know this about him already: He isn't a typical politician, always ready with a glib comment."
Drone on the Range
Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are in demand by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others wanting a bird's-eye view that's too impractical or dangerous for conventional planes or helicopters to get. Along with the enthusiasm, there are qualms ...
Blue Christmas
Total mail volume reached 43.7 billion pieces, a 6% decrease from the previous year.
- ~Will Rogers
What are we paying them for???
--quoted from CBSNews.com
Corner mailboxes are becoming a vanishing breed.
Because of declining use, the U.S. Postal Service has removed more than 60 percent of its old blue mailboxes.
"Remember the ladies"
On this day in 1919, Congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the vote.
One could say that the American women's suffrage movement began in 1776, when Abigail Adams asked her husband John to "remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors" when approving the Constitution.
It should be a smooth transition
Broomfield's long-time City Manager, George DiCiero is retiring after 43 years in the position. Last night the City Council named Charles Ozaki, currently Deputy City and County Manager, to the top position.