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Current NewsState to cover yet another shortfall
10/27/2010
By Marianne Goodland September revenue forecasts bring October cuts. It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like “April showers bring May flowers,” but you get the idea. Udall visits Afghanistan, sees corruption first hand
10/27/2010
By Jimy Valenti After returning from a trip to the Middle East, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, said significant security gains have been achieved in Afghanistan, but that pervasive corruption threatens to undermine the nine-year war. CANDIDATES ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES
U.S. Senate, Congressional hopefuls address Colorado ag issues
10/21/2010
Colorado’s major party candidates for the U.S. Senate and Congress were asked by The Colorado Statesman to respond to a series of questions regarding agricultural and farm issues. Scott Tipton, Republican candidate in CD 3, and Ryan Frazier, Republican candidate in CD 7, declined to participate. Part 1 appeared last week. It may sound corny, but watermelons are a blast for farmer Greg Brophy
Rural statesman combines love of the land with legislating
10/21/2010
By Anthony Bowe No crop on state Sen. Greg Brophy’s farm — not his corn covering 220 acres, or the wheat, alfalfa or dry edible beans that he sometimes grows — is as joy inspiring as his juicy watermelons. Colorado 4-H inducts its inaugural Hall of Fame class
10/21/2010
Colorado 4-H introduced its inaugural Hall of Fame members earlier this month, recognizing 11 individuals, including two former U.S. Senators, the president of a major Colorado university and a renowned animal behavior expert. Polling places, pulpits, prayer and politics
A sin of mixing church and state or blessing of saving money?
10/15/2010
By Leslie Jorgensen COLORADO SPRINGS — Over the past 20 years, Colorado Springs has earned a reputation for mixing religion and politics — from candidates touting conservative Christian values to thousands of voters flocking to campaign forums at New Life Church. Also blurring the line separating church and state, critics say, is that 73 percent of El Paso County’s polling places are located in churches. CANDIDATES ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES
U.S. Senate, Congressional hopefuls address Colorado ag issues
10/15/2010
Colorado’s major party candidates for the U.S. Senate and Congress were asked by The Colorado Statesman to respond to a series of questions regarding agricultural and farm issues. Scott Tipton, Republican candidate in CD 3, and Ryan Frazier, Republican candidate in CD 7, declined to participate. Part 2 of candidate responses next week QUESTION 1: What is the toughest challenge facing Colorado’s farmers today? U.S. SENATE Farmer-legislator Sonnenberg teaches his urban cousins at the Gold Dome
State representative is a strong advocate for agriculture
10/14/2010
By Jimy Valenti Welcome to the middle of nowhere,” said Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg from his tractor’s cockpit. It looks like rain. Clouds are slowly darkening the Eastern Plains sky. “The only guy I ask for help out here is God,” said Sonnenberg, R-Sterling. “God bails me out on a number of occasions. I’m hoping he will bail me out with a little rain because we’re drying out.” Colorado’s Commish of Ag is a local grown success
10/14/2010
By Marianne Goodland Dept. of Ag Commissioner John Stulp was looking forward to CSU’s Sept. 21 “Ag Day,” partly to sample the products and to cheer on the CSU Rams football team in their contest with Idaho (he got his wish — the Rams beat Idaho 36-34). State emissions program auditors acknowledge padding of time sheets
10/8/2010
By Marianne Goodland With the General Assembly looking for coins in the sofa cushions these days, a recent audit of the state’s emissions program showed that auditors charged with reviewing the program are padding their time sheets or even turning in time sheets for audits they didn’t do. And while the state auditors didn’t call it fraud, the chair of the Legislative Audit Committee did not hesitate to call it that. |
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