Category Archives: Boulder

Obamacare: The old “substandard plans” trickaroo

Often referred to as “junk” plans – Review & Outlook: ObamaCare’s Plans Are Worse – WSJ.com. Easy for him to say. The reason this furor will continue even if the website is fixed is that the public is learning that … Continue reading

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Cancelled insurance coming to a household near you

CBS News: White House Knows Millions More Insurance Cancellations Coming. (video at link) This is the first time I am aware of that anyone in the mainstream media has reported on the fact that the employer-market is about to get … Continue reading

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Beijing destroys barbecue grills to cut pollution

Don’t give Boulderites any ideas – Beijing destroys barbecue grills to cut pollution – DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG.

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Huntington Beach Bar Fights To Save Sign That Salutes Veterans

Huntington Beach Bar Fights To Save Sign That Salutes Veterans « CBS Los Angeles. Said one veteran: “I can understand city ordinances, but it’s been up there for 10 years. I don’t understand why it’s a problem now.” One would … Continue reading

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Do Single-Family Homes Threaten the Planet?

So Boulder – Do Single-Family Homes Threaten the Planet? | Cato Institute. Owning a single-family home has long been part of the American dream, but Plan Bay Area embraces a dramatically different vision of the ideal community: crowded rows of … Continue reading

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Text of BoCo FIRM Subdivision Paving Lawsuit against Boulder County

Read the lawsuit…

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BoCo Subdivision Paving LID approved, LET THE GAMES BEGIN

Boulder County commissioners move forward with subdivision road repaving plan I stayed to just before the vote and a representative of the County Attorney’s office (or perhaps the City Attorney’s office) very confidently told the commissioners that they believe this … Continue reading

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Climate change: Not following the narritive

Doesn’t sound like global warming to me: Whistler ski resort to open 13 days early – Telegraph. I supposed it COULD be climate change. Whatever…

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Amateur hour: Obama’s insurance plan ‘fix’

Obama’s insurance plan ‘fix’ stirs confusion, ridicule at state level | Fox News. Amateur hour about sums it up. I suppose we could got for Amateur years or Amateur Presidency.   Being in Colorado, I am NOT an Amazon affiliate … Continue reading

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So Boulder: Deadly Diseases Like Measles And Mumps Make Frightening Comeback

Deadly Diseases Like Measles And Mumps Make Frightening Comeback « CBS Baltimore. Just how serious a problem is it when a child gets sick? Summer Robinson experienced it firsthand. Her son, Roarik, was just three-weeks-old when whooping cough put him … Continue reading

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Subdivision Paving 5C goes down.

Bring on the LID and lawsuits. YES: 5,186 (43.78%) NO: 6,659 (56.22%) Dial 1-800-BoCo FIRM.

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Subdivision paving going down

Paving Improvement District 5C. The Boulder County website doesn’t give an indication of the percentage of votes counted. As of 9:13p: YES:      3,389  (43.2%) NO:       4,454  (56.8%) Next step. The County Commissioners will enact the LID. Boulder County FIRM will … Continue reading

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Obama’s dishonest presidency

Marc Thiessen: Obama’s dishonest presidency – The Washington Post. This whole episode is a window into a fundamentally dishonest presidency. And the story gets worse. After Obama began telling Americans they could keep their plans, White House aides discussed using … Continue reading

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Virginia Governers Race

from drudgereport.com with 45% of the vote in.   Update with 55%: Update with 61%: Update with 71%: Update with 82% of votes: Sorry the updates stopped. My cable modem is very erratic. Spoke with Comcast and they say the … Continue reading

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“Boys are treated like defective girls.”

Ya don’t say – Dr. Helen » “Boys are treated like defective girls.”. Being a boy can be a serious liability in today’s classroom. As a group, boys are noisy, rowdy and hard to manage. Many are messy, disorganized and … Continue reading

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Daily Camera: I am a mouthpiece for the County…

Not an original thought in the whole damn column – Subdivision paving: Yes on 5C – Boulder Daily Camera.  

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Weldistan

 The 51st state measure is about the deadliest, dull thing around, all bluster and “message” with no bite. States Erika Stutzman of the Boulder Daily Camera –  Coloradans, united: 51st state idea a divisive waste of time – Boulder Daily … Continue reading

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Percent of County Budget spent on Roads 1995 – 2012

I’ll post this in a better format later. The chart is simply a pic capture:   Graph updated 10/27 @19:10p

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Subdivision roads: Where has all the money gone

This table was copied from Don Wrege’s comment to Peter Dente’s letter to the editor: Subdivision roads — Boulder County adds insult to injury. [table id=2 /]

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Money, tactics shape Amendment 66 showdown over taxes, school finance – The Denver Post

Vote NO: Money, tactics shape Amendment 66 showdown over taxes, school finance – The Denver Post.

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