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On Nov. 4, 1879, Will Rogers, the American actor and comedian, was born. Following his death on Aug. 15, 1935, his obituary appeared in The New York Times.


Well, that only goes to show the success magazines are full of bunk when they write about a fellow winning fame and fortune by working hard and sticking to one job. All of you know, as well as I do, it was some accident started you off on the right track, but you ain't going to tell the reporters that, the next time they interview you. Will Rogers

New movie theatre & café here in Denver near the Tattered Cover on Colfax.

DROP OFF YOUR DENVER ELECTION BALLOT MONDAY OR TUESDAY!
With the low turn-out that is expected, your vote could make a big difference.
Email and call your friends and encourage them to do the same.
For where to drop off your ballot CLICK HERE

The Denver Post ran a very biased article today on the Denver A thru I election. It says there is no formal opposition. Hidden in the story footnotes are these comments:

Rick Nevin said he thinks the new libraries, especially those in Stapleton and Green Valley, should have been built by developers. He also worries about the cost to staff those existing facilities, which wouldn't be paid with bond revenues.

Mary Smith, the chairman of the Denver County Republicans, said she served on a subcommittee that studied the issues proposed on the cultural portion of the bond package. That subcommittee originally recommended a more measured approach, but ended up getting overruled by an executive committee that forwarded recommendations to the mayor.

I posted this online comment to the article:

Does opposition have to be formal for it to be reported in the newspaper?

There is no shortage of people who are against A thru I, why aren't their comments included in the main body of this story?

People are wondering how this $1/2 BILLION blank check will really be spent with the DNC coming to town and collective bargaining for the city on the horizon, why aren't those concerns part of the story?

Bruce Benson backed Ritter on C and D, now he's being duped by Mayor J-Hic on A thru I. Maybe it's an alphabet thing...

My fellow informal opponents of A thru I, send out emails and make phone calls to your Denver friends TODAY. For reasons why see www.JohnWren.com and what has been posted there over the last few weeks, including a link to where to drop off your ballot by Tuesday (why wasn't where to vote included in the story?)

Buried in the online letters to the editor of both papers are buried comments from the informal opponents of A thru I. Here’s an example. Why weren't the thousands of people like this quoted in the Post article today? Just because they aren't organized?

Vote no on all Denver bond issues
Thursday, November 1 at 1:12 PM
Gary R Reed of Denver writes:

Let me begin by saying that I worked for the City of Denver for 31 years. I gave a lot of myself to the Fire Department and I believe that I have at least earned the right to comment on our current City government.

Lost in all the Rockies hoopla is the fact that Mayor Chickenlooper wants us to approve millions of dollars in bond issues. I wonder? Millions spent on dancing space aliens, blue bears and an exploded erector set called an Art Museum but we need to pony up (again) for necessary infrastructure.

Millions for “art” but Mr. Mayor objects when someone proposes a decent pay raise for City Workers.

A Fire Fleet that has survived on bailing wire and glue (at enormous risk to the citizens of Denver) but nothing in this bond issue to buy equipment or increase the ranks of Firefighters.

I am voting NO all the way across the board on these issues and until and unless the Mayor gives equal voice to the real needs of this City instead of to the “ascetics” he wants in place for the Democratic National Convention, I will continue to vote no on every bond issue the City proposes.

TODAY, take a minute and email and call your friends,
and encourage them to do the same. Stop the insanity!
Just vote NO on A thru I!