http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5This year is it easy to see that a white Christmas was tops on a lot of lists and Santa appears to have checked his twice. Now that the storm has passed Aurora faces several long days of digging out. Mid-day Thursday saw plows still busy on highways and main roads and residents diligently shoveli...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~163641.aspx12/21/2006 5:44:12 PMjarrod musick Waiting on the world to change? John Mayer could have been talking about American perception of fiscal policy. A headline in the Jan. 19 Rocky Mountain News read "Fed chief warns of 'fiscal crisis' as population ages". What an attention grabber, buried on page 17. Last Thursday Feder...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~176655.aspx1/29/2007 7:42:37 PMjarrod musick Sleepy, Happy, Dopey, Greedy, Lazy, Useless, Grumpy; our seven union dwarfs. Now I know that three of your classic favorites have disappeared but they have been replaced with three others for the purposes of our little story. Each represents something unique about HB 1072: Sleepy is our union bo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~180960.aspx2/8/2007 9:30:38 PMjarrod musick Last Friday was a prime example of true moderate leadership. Governor Ritter put an exclamation point to the legislative action of the week with a surprise veto of House Bill 1072, the controversial labor bill. Kudos to our newly minted Governor for his first veto! In my previous column, I d...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~181840.aspx2/11/2007 9:33:12 PMjarrod musick Imagine that you are two people. The first is an employee of a communications company located in a large office park. The office park houses several different firms and contains a central courtyard and picnic area. As the employee you frequently use the park during lunch and break time. The se...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~185308.aspx2/19/2007 10:15:50 PMjarrod musick The words 'school vouchers' typically bring up one of two reactions in people. The first is an immediate sneer with some type of audible disapproving grunt. The second is a wide eyed grin and a wishful sigh much like the 8 year old who knows that there will be no pony under the Christmas tree th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~259622.aspx3/6/2007 6:00:02 PMjarrod musick On Tuesday, Gov. BillRitter unveiled his plan for increasing public school revenues in Colorado. His proposal would freeze the amount of property tax that each county and in turn each local school district could collect from property owners. Currently these property tax levels, known as the ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~279706.aspx3/15/2007 9:11:55 PMjarrod musick To much adulation or chagrin the Colorado legislature took a big step toward asking high school seniors to be able to comprehend basic English, perish the thought. On March 21st the Colorado Senate passed SB07-73 and sent it on for consideration in the House. The bill by freshman Senator Chris...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~282269.aspx3/21/2007 10:29:19 PMjarrod musick While first quarter fundraising disclosures do not have to be filed until April 15, the bulk of the 2008 Presidential hopefuls have announced their totals. Among these is Colorado 6th District Representative Tom Tancredo. For the period of January 1-March 31 Tancredo reported $1.4 million in d...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~289270.aspx4/4/2007 10:27:10 PMjarrod musick On Wednesday the 18th I headed up the Boulder Turnpike to take advantage of a unique opportunity. As a capstone to the annual Conference on World affairs, the University of Colorado Distinguished Speakers Board invited former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to campus as his first University le...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~297160.aspx4/19/2007 4:37:19 PMjarrod musick As the standoff between the White House and the Democrat controlled Congress over the conduct of the war in Iraq intensifies it illustrates a major issue of positioning for the 2008 election. On the surface you have the two principal arguments. From the administration and the majority of Repu...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~303822.aspx5/3/2007 10:23:43 PMjarrod musick Amid much fanfare and many photo-ops several key Senators and President Bush announced on May 17th that an accord had been brokered on a comprehensive immigration reform plan. No sooner than the flashbulbs and microphone echoes had faded the bulk of the 2008 presidential hopefuls weighed in wi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~310204.aspx5/17/2007 10:16:25 PMjarrod musick A recent trip to Breckenridge brought a firm reminder of the most serious epidemic currently facing Colorado. No it is not avian flu, mad-cow diseased beef, or hold your breath, SARS but something that will have a far greater impact on Coloradans than those ailments combined, the mountain pine b...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~319142.aspx6/8/2007 2:31:42 PMjarrod musick Last Saturday a group of Trout Unlimited members came out among sunshine and snow showers that only come with the Colorado high-country in spring and took the first steps in a project to provide handicapped access for a section of the world renowned South Platte River fishery. Members of the C...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/Archive/Environment/Cleanups/Story~439235.aspx3/9/2008 1:15:06 PMjarrod musick Make no mistake about it, President Bush's announcement on Friday morning that he is redirecting $17.4 of TARP bailout money to GM and Chrysler is an investment in the future. But not in the way that you might think. $13.4 billion will be available for loans to the automakers in December and J...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Politics/Story~560465.aspx12/19/2008 9:58:09 AMjarrod musick The announcement that just over $17 billion of the financial rescue package is being sent to Detroit was delivered by the President on Friday. It represented yet another example of the print money and make it go away movement in Washington. The truly sad part about this episode is that not only ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Aurora/Stories/News/Government/Story~560466.aspx12/19/2008 9:59:08 AMjarrod musick