Monthly Archives: May 2008

Conflict of Interest

May 31, 2008 – 10:19 am

What do you call someone who builds the regulations that govern some online school programs, then uses these same regulations to sue an online school and the state board of education? Here in Colorado, we call them “legislators.”
Last week Face the State brought the story that Michael Poore, the assistant superintendent for Colorado Springs School […]

By RichieD | Posted in Politics, School | Comments (0)

On the ballot

May 30, 2008 – 11:00 am

Rocky Mountain Alliance blogger Joshua Sharf has submitted his required signatures to get onto the August 12 primary ballot. His team of 25 volunteers did a great job of rounding up more than enough signatures (958) to get onto the ballot.

By RichieD | Posted in Blogging, Politics | Comments (1)

Perspective

May 30, 2008 – 8:45 am

It’s all in how you see things, no? How do you suppose this Grand Junction newspaper reporter views his own political world?
“So, do you think you’ve got this thing pretty much wrapped up?”
From the Denver Post this was the question put to Mark Udall Tuesday during Udall’s Western Slope tour. To be fair, Udall didn’t […]

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I can see what you see

May 23, 2008 – 8:08 am

Tell me this isn’t cool. You can’t. This is cool. Especially the telescopes.

By RichieD | Posted in Tech | Comments (0)

Always wanted this

May 22, 2008 – 2:52 pm

When Emma was a toddler she constantly tried to climb into our laps to help herself to meal time. It was just impossible to eat for a year. That, combined with the new baby toys all over the floor making it more of a circus act to walk through the house, made us think about […]

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