If you want to help kids in need to get ready for school, you can drop off new school supplies at the Edward Jones office in Sterling. Its at 105 South Second Street from now through August 29. You can leave anything related to school supplies, like paper, pencils, pens, scissors, crayons and anything a student needs to succeed in school.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Udall, Bennet back compromise bill to stop default
DENVER (AP) -- Both of Colorado's senators backed a compromise bill to prevent a government default -- with some regrets. The legislation passed Tuesday paired an increase in the debt ceiling with promises of more than $2 trillion of budget cuts over the next decade. Sen. Mark Udall criticized the bill for failing to ensure that the wealthy will help balance the nation's books. He also said it won't reduce the debt enough to give businesses the confidence to expand and hire workers. Sen. Michael Bennet said the bill made a "significant down payment" on reducing the deficit but he wishes it had gone further. Bennet plans to hold a meeting Thursday in Denver to discuss the issue. It will begin at 11 a.m at the Tivoli Student Union on the Auraria campus.
High Plains Education Center Open
High Plains Education Center at Overland Trail Museum opened officially on Monday and brought out lots of people who wanted to see what it was all about. There's an exhibit at the center that joins the historic and the state of the art, there's the classroom space we told you about, and a community room. There'll be a dedication later on.
Senate confirms Jackson as federal judge in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — The Senate has confirmed R. Brooke Jackson's nomination to serve as a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado, giving the federal court its first full bench in more than three years.
Jackson has been serving as the chief judge for Colorado's 1st Judicial District, which covers Jefferson and Gilpin counties.
President Barack Obama nominated Jackson for the federal post last year after Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet of Colorado recommended him, but scheduling reasons kept the Senate Judiciary Committee from considering the nomination before the end of the 111th Congress. Obama re-nominated him in January.
Jackson has been serving as the chief judge for Colorado's 1st Judicial District, which covers Jefferson and Gilpin counties.
President Barack Obama nominated Jackson for the federal post last year after Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet of Colorado recommended him, but scheduling reasons kept the Senate Judiciary Committee from considering the nomination before the end of the 111th Congress. Obama re-nominated him in January.
Colorado redistricting panel heading to Salida
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado commission that's redrawing the state's legislative districts is listening to what the public has to say about its initial maps.
The state's House and Senate districts are redrawn every 10 years.
This week the Colorado Reapportionment Commission plans to travel to Salida on Thursday, Gunnison on Friday, and Montrose and Grand Junction on Saturday to hear comments on its proposed maps. More meetings are scheduled around the state in coming weeks.
A final map is to be submitted to the State Supreme Court for approval by an Oct. 7 deadline.
The state's House and Senate districts are redrawn every 10 years.
This week the Colorado Reapportionment Commission plans to travel to Salida on Thursday, Gunnison on Friday, and Montrose and Grand Junction on Saturday to hear comments on its proposed maps. More meetings are scheduled around the state in coming weeks.
A final map is to be submitted to the State Supreme Court for approval by an Oct. 7 deadline.
Justice Kagan mum about new health care law
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is declining to say whether she'll recuse herself if the country's new health care law comes before her and her colleagues.
Kagan says other judges on the Supreme Court also do not say ahead of time whether they'll recuse themselves from cases. Kagan made the comments Tuesday night while speaking in Colorado at the Aspen Institute.
Kagan was previously the U.S. solicitor general and argued on behalf of the government on cases that reached the Supreme Court and has had to recuse herself from some cases as a result.
Kagan became the fourth woman ever to join the Supreme Court last year.
Kagan says other judges on the Supreme Court also do not say ahead of time whether they'll recuse themselves from cases. Kagan made the comments Tuesday night while speaking in Colorado at the Aspen Institute.
Kagan was previously the U.S. solicitor general and argued on behalf of the government on cases that reached the Supreme Court and has had to recuse herself from some cases as a result.
Kagan became the fourth woman ever to join the Supreme Court last year.
ACLU cheers changes at Gypsum post office
GYPSUM, Colo. (AP) — A woman who the American Civil Liberties Union says was wrongly denied a post office box in Gypsum now has one.
The ACLU says Griselda Duarte had tried getting a post office box by presenting a U.S. immigration visa and a Mexican election document with her photo on it but was wrongly told she needed to show a locally issued ID.
U.S. Postal Service spokesman Al DeSarro says what happened was "an unfortunate misunderstanding and confusion."
The ACLU said Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service has since reminded Gypsum workers that photo identifications issued by the U.S. or foreign governments are acceptable. That includes foreign federal election cards and passports.
The ACLU says post office boxes are necessary in Gypsum because home mail delivery isn't provided in the mountain town.
The ACLU says Griselda Duarte had tried getting a post office box by presenting a U.S. immigration visa and a Mexican election document with her photo on it but was wrongly told she needed to show a locally issued ID.
U.S. Postal Service spokesman Al DeSarro says what happened was "an unfortunate misunderstanding and confusion."
The ACLU said Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service has since reminded Gypsum workers that photo identifications issued by the U.S. or foreign governments are acceptable. That includes foreign federal election cards and passports.
The ACLU says post office boxes are necessary in Gypsum because home mail delivery isn't provided in the mountain town.
DA clears coroner's investigator in father's death
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Larimer County coroner's investigator who fatally shot his father during a family argument was legally justified in the shooting.
Larimer County District Attorney Larry Abrahamson said in a letter released Monday that 25-year-old Matthew Canaga believed he and his family were in imminent danger when he shot his 51-year-old father, Patrick Canaga, last month.
The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that Patrick Canaga had threatened his son's wife and later went to the couple's house with a handgun, broke the window to the front door, and ignored repeated warnings from his son to go home.
Matthew Canaga was put on paid administrative leave after the shooting. Coroner's investigator Jere Gunderson told the Coloradoan that Canaga has been cleared to return to work.
Larimer County District Attorney Larry Abrahamson said in a letter released Monday that 25-year-old Matthew Canaga believed he and his family were in imminent danger when he shot his 51-year-old father, Patrick Canaga, last month.
The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that Patrick Canaga had threatened his son's wife and later went to the couple's house with a handgun, broke the window to the front door, and ignored repeated warnings from his son to go home.
Matthew Canaga was put on paid administrative leave after the shooting. Coroner's investigator Jere Gunderson told the Coloradoan that Canaga has been cleared to return to work.
Rains trigger mud slides on Colorado roads
DENVER (AP) — Heavy rains have triggered two mud slides that temporarily blocked traffic on two highways in Colorado.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says boulders fell across both lanes of U.S. 50 Tuesday night, temporarily closing the highway west of Canon City. No cars were reported to have been hit.
Another slide blocked U.S. 550 north of Red Mountain Pass in southwest Colorado, but traffic was moving Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service had warned of mud slides and fast-rising mountain streams as thunderstorms moved through the state Tuesday. It issued flash flood warnings for parts of several southern and central Colorado counties.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says boulders fell across both lanes of U.S. 50 Tuesday night, temporarily closing the highway west of Canon City. No cars were reported to have been hit.
Another slide blocked U.S. 550 north of Red Mountain Pass in southwest Colorado, but traffic was moving Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service had warned of mud slides and fast-rising mountain streams as thunderstorms moved through the state Tuesday. It issued flash flood warnings for parts of several southern and central Colorado counties.
Rains trigger mud slides on Colorado roads
DENVER (AP) — Heavy rains have triggered two mud slides that temporarily blocked traffic on two highways in Colorado.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says boulders fell across both lanes of U.S. 50 Tuesday night, temporarily closing the highway west of Canon City. No cars were reported to have been hit.
Another slide blocked U.S. 550 north of Red Mountain Pass in southwest Colorado, but traffic was moving Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service had warned of mud slides and fast-rising mountain streams as thunderstorms moved through the state Tuesday. It issued flash flood warnings for parts of several southern and central Colorado counties.
In Colorado Springs, police reported some street flooding Tuesday evening, with water reaching as high as car bumpers.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says boulders fell across both lanes of U.S. 50 Tuesday night, temporarily closing the highway west of Canon City. No cars were reported to have been hit.
Another slide blocked U.S. 550 north of Red Mountain Pass in southwest Colorado, but traffic was moving Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service had warned of mud slides and fast-rising mountain streams as thunderstorms moved through the state Tuesday. It issued flash flood warnings for parts of several southern and central Colorado counties.
In Colorado Springs, police reported some street flooding Tuesday evening, with water reaching as high as car bumpers.
Protesters Criticize Congressman Lamborn For 'Tar Baby' Comment
(Colorado Springs, CO) -- Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn is defending himself after members of Moveon.org packed his office to protest his use of the term "tar baby." On a Denver radio station last week he said regarding President Obama's budget policies that being tied to the president would be, quote, "like touching a tar baby." Members of the liberal Moveon.org group yesterday criticized the congressman, saying he needs to get, quote, "educated" about race relations and civil rights. Lamborn sent an apology letter to Obama late Monday and returned to the same Denver radio show yesterday saying he did not know "tar baby" was a racial slur.
Stereo Stolen from Car
Fort Morgan Police are investigating the theft of a car stereo that was reported on July 25 in the 900 block of Meeker Street.
Officers responded to a call that a Pioneer brand stereo/CD player had been stolen from a vehicle parked behind the residence. The victim indicated his truck was parked near the backyard and sometime between July 20 and July 23, someone removed the stereo from the dashboard of the vehicle. The stereo was valued at $200.
Paperwork from the glove box of the vehicle was found lying on the ground outside the truck. The victim believes the theft may have occurred on the evening of July 21, as the victim said they heard noises behind the house on that date.
If you know anything, call Fort Morgan Police.
Officers responded to a call that a Pioneer brand stereo/CD player had been stolen from a vehicle parked behind the residence. The victim indicated his truck was parked near the backyard and sometime between July 20 and July 23, someone removed the stereo from the dashboard of the vehicle. The stereo was valued at $200.
Paperwork from the glove box of the vehicle was found lying on the ground outside the truck. The victim believes the theft may have occurred on the evening of July 21, as the victim said they heard noises behind the house on that date.
If you know anything, call Fort Morgan Police.
Portions of Railroad Ave. Closed August 4th
While the City's Water Distribution Department installs water main line valves at the intersections of Railroad Avenue and Lake and State Streets, portions of the eastbound lane of Railroad Ave. will be open to limited traffic, and the westbound lane will be closed. Traffic will be diverted to the north. Delays are to be expected. Please plan accordingly and use alternative routes. If you have any questions, call Mitch Church, Water Distribution Superintendent, at (970) 542-3911.
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