http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Governor Ritter was in Thornton today to sign into law an increase on transportation. The bridge he was on 112th The bill, Senate Bill 108 also known as FASTER is a near 250 million dollars increase to pay for bridges and roads in need of repair. Some of the areas of unique expense is...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~586251.aspx3/3/2009 12:22:29 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)Jared Polis recently thought of Thornton in a video with CNN. See http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/polis.retreat/#cnnSTCText As part of this Mr. Polis preview of his first year, he describes Thornton as his "other Boulder".http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Politics/Story~587481.aspx3/5/2009 1:18:01 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)Through a partnership of Thornton Technology and the Metro North Chamber, a scholarship is available for Thornton residents. The scholarship which I helped create, allows for any business the the Metro North area to advertise it to employees. This scholarship was designed from the get go to f...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Business-News/Story~589924.aspx3/10/2009 10:20:02 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)Recent March data released by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment show that 21,132 (9.4%) Adams County residents are unemployed. Unemployment statewide for the same time period is 7.9%. The data also shows the average weekly wage of an Adams County resident ($770 per week) is much...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Business-News/Story~605244.aspx4/18/2009 10:04:47 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)As reported first by Christin Ayers of 7NEWS, Mosquitoes are Breeding In Flooded Creeks After Warm, Wet Weather as we just went through. It appears that nuisance mosquitoes tend to last through the winter but do not cause west nile. "They're floodwater mosquitoes," said Doc Weissma...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Sports/Story~606508.aspx4/22/2009 3:15:54 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)North Thornton business Bagel Bakery has found a niche by servicing Thornton one fresh bagel after a another. In a time of economic uncertainty and continued slowdown in Thornton, the owners of The Bagel Bakery & Coffee House, Michelle and Paul Martinez are happy to see growth in ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Business-News/Story~607488.aspx4/24/2009 12:00:20 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)Dear Lynne , I congratulate you on your decision to run as city council candidate and be part of the future here in Thornton. As someone running with you to become the new Ward 3 City Council representative, I hope we have a great election that involves the issues so many voters hold dear....http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Archive/General/Story~608745.aspx4/28/2009 9:46:21 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)Thornton's National Day of Prayer will bring veterans, believers and citizens together to unite in prayer on May 7, 2009. The event will be help at City Hall at 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO. The event starts at noon.http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Archive/Goings-on/Story~610020.aspx4/30/2009 11:47:27 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)The City of Thornton will be reconsidering The resolution has drawn criticism by many Thornton Organizations, Businesses and residents, think the City must have some other reason for proposing such "strict rules". The item drawing much of the controversy is a resolution titled " A Resolution esta...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Business-News/Story~614251.aspx5/11/2009 7:09:17 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)Councilwoman Beth Humenik was absent, Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Steve Lebsock opposed the measure. All other council voted in favor. This evening the City of Thornton council passed a policy recommendation that reduces free speech to businesses, political candidates, or any othe...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~614788.aspx5/12/2009 10:25:14 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)30 seconds or less - How City of Thornton work The City of Thornton is broken up in four "wards". Each ward has two elected officials, and one is up for reelection every two years. So if you just counted on your fingers, you should have 8 officials. Then don't forget the mayor, so really on a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~615607.aspx5/14/2009 11:12:09 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)City of Thornton TV, commonly known as Channel 8 or Cable Channel KTTV-8, provide Thornton cable subscribers with access to local programming like city council meetings, announcements, city calendar, and the soon be famous traffic TV. The station and the communications department is ran by th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Archive/Faces-of/Story~616347.aspx5/17/2009 5:54:31 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)As reported in the Denver Post , 37-year old Thornton resident, Kristie Hawkes was found on Monday and died Thursday from a hanging attempt at a Adams County Jail. Kristie was a Mapleton High School '90 graduate. As seen on Classmates.com , Kristie is said to have three children, a 13 y...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~618670.aspx5/22/2009 1:12:54 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)The Thornton Revitalization Task Force is a group of Thornton residents, business leaders and stakeholders, who were recruited from all areas of Thornton and appointed by city council to serve the city residents by providing a pathway of suggestions and needs to make Thornton a better communi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~626578.aspx6/15/2009 12:43:23 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)As reported on 9 News [link] today, the City of Thornton officials are again reminding residents that fireworks are disallowed in Thornton although they are allowed in the county, and most times in the state. Fire King fireworks [link] (with five metro locations) offer fireworks. I...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~630479.aspx6/26/2009 12:51:45 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)TO: Councilwoman Rebbecca Cavanaugh-Miller, Councilwoman Beth Humenik, Mayor Erik Hansen, and City Manager Jack Ethredge The iWatch program is a great program that allows the community to create a safer environment, if neighbors put in the work to do so. I also believe the program...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~630976.aspx6/28/2009 11:43:17 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)The City of Thornton recently moved to a new system that tracks and helps the city manage the process of open jobs. At the time of this writing, The City of Thornton has 6 open positions that you could apply for. The City has a total of 286 various job titles and descriptions that expla...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~630977.aspx6/28/2009 11:57:24 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)On Tuesday, July 7th, the City of Thornton will review the city council policy that was enacted disallowing businesses to speak at community events. The term "no business may speak" was a major red flag for me. You may see the city documents stating review of this policy at http://www....http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~633335.aspx7/6/2009 8:38:28 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)During the Month of June, the City of Thornton processed and published 15 new business applications. In order of area, the new Businesses are: Ward 1: (Original Thornton) American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO 9351 Grant Street, Suite 275 Thornton, CO 8...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Business-News/Story~635427.aspx7/11/2009 11:06:41 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)07/28/2009 UPDATE: The City has posted an exact perceived breakdown of vendor fee change impact based on it's numbers of business. Please see http://www.cityofthornton.net/comm/webBulletins/bizsalestax.asp A Vendor Fee is a way that an agent of a entity is entitled to keep a percentage of ta...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Business-News/Story~639876.aspx7/24/2009 1:15:54 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)This coming Tuesday night, the Thornton City Council will vote on an action item that drastically reduces a savings to Thornton businesses from $1800 per year to $300 a year. This savings called a vendor fee is one more vote the city has done in recent months to limit businesses, job...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/Business-News/Story~640154.aspx7/25/2009 9:26:49 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)SENT VIA EMAIL AND FAX TO: Mayor Erik Hansen Mayor Pro Tem Steve Lebsock Councilwoman Jan Bach Councilwoman Carol Beckler Councilwoman Eva Henry Councilwoman Beth Humenik Councilman Charles Stevenson Councilman Eric Tade CC: Thornton Colorado Businesses T...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~640943.aspx7/28/2009 10:07:55 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)Thornton's Ward 3 is predominately North of 112th and east of Colorado, with a slight oddity south of 120th. With that in mind and considering how ward 3 it's important to know what school district you belong to. Mostly all that are east of Holly are Brighton 27J school district and most...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/School-News/Story~668197.aspx10/12/2009 12:15:59 PMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)In an amazing "about face" Thornton city council this evening decided to disallow marijuana dispensaries. Councilwoman Eva Henry attaches a requirement forcing new council to reevaluate the prohibition. Mayor Erik Hansen - AGAINST Thornton Marijuana Dispensaries Steve Lebsock - Ward 1 - F...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/News/Government/Story~669364.aspx10/14/2009 12:21:52 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)In an amazing "about face" Thornton city council this evening decided to disallow marijuana dispensaries. Councilwoman Eva Henry attaches a requirement forcing new council to reevaluate the prohibition. Mayor Erik Hansen - AGAINST Thornton Marijuana Dispensaries Steve Lebsock - Ward 1...http://denver.yourhub.com/Thornton/Stories/News/Government/Story~669365.aspx10/14/2009 12:48:58 AMBrian Thornton (City Council Candidate)