http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5As a past peace officer in Denver who worked inside Denver's jail facilities, I ask all Colorado voters to VOTE for BOB! Mr. Ritter is a numbers gatherer who was only interested in convictions. Where were the diversion programs or other programs that kept folks out of jail, which is constantly ov...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Politics/Story~108255.aspx7/29/2006 7:14:31 PMLenny Ortiz I'd like to set the record straight. When the government or other entities speak of Hispanics, they include ILLEGAL Mexican immigrants who do not have the right or privilege of calling themselves Americans --as in citizens of the United States of America. Hispanics are American-born individuals w...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Write-a-Column/Story~116387.aspx8/22/2006 12:59:26 AMLenny Ortiz My Pam Anderson sign disappeared off my fence during the recent wind storm. I chalked it up to the wind, but the other signs in my yard were still there. How ironic ... as soon as Pam's opponent's signs appeared in the neighborhood, the sign was gone. Is it wind or bad politics? The sign will...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Politics/Story~126652.aspx9/19/2006 12:33:55 AMLenny Ortiz As I drive through Jeffco, I am wondering where the yard signs for the Republican candidates are hiding? Are yard signs a thing of the past for the GOP, much like the campaign button? I enjoy displaying political signs in my yard during the season, which begins for me during the Carnation Festiva...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Politics/Story~131198.aspx9/29/2006 12:46:33 AMLenny Ortiz After the debate on KMGH TV on Tuesday evening, I am for Bob Beauprez now more than ever before. Bill Ritter blames the lack of courtroom and other judicial facilities in Denver for his 90 plus percent plea bargain rate. Whatever happened to the courts and the prosecutors following the Bill of Ri...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Politics/Story~132986.aspx10/4/2006 12:25:24 AMLenny Ortiz I really do not understand those of us in this community who have complaints about our city, however are not willing to step up and do something about it. Our small community has many opportunities to serve, but our interests are better served elsewhere where they are more recognized. How man...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/General-Sound-Off/Story~138956.aspx10/18/2006 1:46:03 AMLenny Ortiz I have been so fortunate to obtain some very historical insignia for my collection in the past couple of months. The first is a patch from the Wheat Ridge Fire Department. The patch shows the Colorado mountains with the stocks of wheat our city is well known for. The colors are blue and gold, the...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~140062.aspx10/20/2006 12:22:03 AMLenny Ortiz Ridge Home or officially the Wheat Ridge Regional Center opened in 1912 for the mentally challenged. The home served from the early teens until the late 1990's in many different capacities. A retention home was the main focus of the facility until the 1960's when a training and rehabilitation cur...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~144583.aspx11/1/2006 12:36:37 AMLenny Ortiz One of the main national features that has put Wheat Ridge on the map, besides Wheat Ridge Cyclery, Lutheran Hospital, Ridge Home, the RMBC (Coors Bottle Company), Dave Logan , Jolly Rancher and the 2006 State Champs in football -- WR Farmers--- is the Wheatridge Dairy. The dairy, known as ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~156793.aspx12/2/2006 6:54:34 PMLenny Ortiz As we enter the holiday season, we as citizens must remember those who protect us both at home and overseas. With the recent death of a Colorado Springs police officer, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office has asked that citizens display blue lights in their holiday decorations to honor Colorado p...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~158559.aspx12/7/2006 1:45:35 PMLenny Ortiz In my last submission, I failed to recognize one of the most famous places in Wheat Ridge and being in the holiday season, it is proper to recognize the history of Wheat Ridge Christmas Seals. In 1907, Christmas seals were introduced to America by a Delaware woman who was actively involved wit...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~159857.aspx12/12/2006 12:45:56 AMLenny Ortiz Those of us who grew up in Wheat Ridge and the Fairmount area, remember the smell of the many candy flavors being made at the Jolly Rancher Company on Ward Road. As a child of a gym teacher, who taught at Drake Jr. High, I remember the aroma of the apple candy being made and the white crossed rif...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~164223.aspx12/25/2006 12:59:13 AMLenny Ortiz In 1977, the city adopted our official seal, which was designed by Eron Johnson . The city clerk is responsible for the seal, affixing it to all official documents. The official city flag also features the seal in full color, which is flown at city hall and is in the city council chambers. The...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~168472.aspx1/9/2007 12:43:59 PMLenny Ortiz Adolph Herman Joseph Coors was born to Joseph and Helena Kuhrs in Barmen in the Rheinland area of Prussia. As was normal for the times, he began an apprenticeship as a teenager in nearby Ruhrort until his family moved to Dortmund, Westphalia, in 1862 and then began a new apprentices...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~170149.aspx1/13/2007 8:21:01 PMLenny Ortiz Most bar patrons in America, drink from a long neck bottle or enjoy a draft beer. In 1875, Coors opened its first bottling facility and just four years later sells 2000 barrels of draft beer and 2000 barrels of bottled beer. Coors relied on outside companies to make the bottles and kegs for the b...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~177153.aspx1/30/2007 10:49:12 PMLenny Ortiz There are fourteen Colorado Correctional Peace Officers who have perished serving the citizens of Colorado since the opening of the Colorado State Penitentiary in 1873. None of these brave men, who died in the line of duty, are enshrined on the Colorado Peace Officer Memorial in Golden. After muc...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/News/Story~185583.aspx2/20/2007 12:41:24 PMLenny Ortiz There are many volunteer assignments here in Wheat Ridge that residents can be involved in. I recently was appointed to the Wheat Ridge Foundation by the council and asked to the assist with the Carnation Festival. These positions are not always posted in the best places. I found the position...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~284467.aspx3/27/2007 12:56:11 AMLenny Ortiz President Bush has proclaimed May 15 as National Police Memorial Day and May 13 through 19 as National Police Week. In Colorado, there have been more than 200 peace officers killed in the line of duty since 1876. The Denver Police have lost the most followed by the Colorado State Patrol and the...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Write-a-Column/Story~304060.aspx5/4/2007 12:02:14 PMLenny Ortiz After the story about all of the tattoos appeared in YourHub, I decided that I should share my tats and stories. The first tattoo is a badge of the Denver Sheriff Department, which I was a proud member for over thirteen years. I also collect badges as a hobby, so what better way to display my...http://denver.yourhub.com/Westminster/Stories/Photos/Story~322862.aspx6/16/2007 5:50:07 PMLenny Ortiz After the story about all of the tattoos appeared in YourHub.com , I decided that I should share my tats and stories. The first tattoo is a badge of the Denver Sheriff Department, which I was a proud member forover13 years. I also collect badges as a hobby, so what better way to display my...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Photos/Story~323176.aspx6/18/2007 1:15:01 AMLenny Ortiz I am not opposed to a logo for the city, however the citizens need to understand that a logo will not replace the city seal. The seal is used by governments on official documents and the custodian is usually the secretary of state and the city clerk. A logo is just that ... a simple symbol which ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Write-a-Column/Story~367549.aspx9/25/2007 1:31:49 PMLenny Ortiz WHY? Why do those of Italian decent celebrate Columbus Day? We all know that Columbus was born in Italy, however this is his only connection to the country. Columbus settled in Portugal at the age of twenty after a shipwreck. After many attempts to persuade Portugal's king to fund his ventures...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Opinion/Politics/Story~373128.aspx10/5/2007 1:46:08 PMLenny Ortiz As a citizen of Wheat Ridge for ten years and an self appointed watch dog, who has had a muzzle on for some five years, want to ask the questions of the mayoral candidates and those of District Two some questions. First, Mayor Jerry... your web site lists many initiatives and "Regional Touche...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/General/Story~649838.aspx8/26/2009 2:29:48 AMLenny Ortiz