http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com510 local Au Pairs attended the Evergreen Big Chili festival in support of the Mountain Firefighters. Our local Cultural Care Au Pair coordinator has monthly mentoring meetings and we regularly explore cultural events like the BIg Chili. Last month we tried American Sushi at the new Evergreen Sus...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~674867.aspx10/22/2009 9:48:41 AMNIna Moran I am a victim of domestic violence-my husband pled guilty and is on probation now.I contracted with an associate broker to Robert McCarroll named Karen Cage of Fuller Sotheby.I am disabled and recovering from a second reconstructive surgery caused by my husband's beating.Ms Cage involved hersel...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~667057.aspx10/11/2009 7:51:48 AMlaurie sheppard On a rainy day, I took Ellie to McDonald's so she could burn off energy on the germy slide. Eww, but I knew it would tire her out enough for a much needed afternoon nap. Before I could gather up her discarded shoes, she was in another little girl's face - I mean, like, really in her face. T...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~660030.aspx9/27/2009 8:37:20 AMLouella Young Story by Donna Duffy Colorado Master Gardener Jefferson County CSU Extension The recent cold snap has made us all realize that winter really will be here soon. Among all of your other fall garden chores, be sure to plan some time to get your roses "tucked in" and ready to brave wh...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~661862.aspx10/1/2009 3:58:27 PMCarol King Story by Janet Shangraw Colorado Master Gardener, Jefferson County CSU Extension The air turns cooler; the apples on the backyard trees are ready for harvest. In our family, that means it is time to be baking apple pies. A few years back, my husband discovered a tool I had found at a g...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~658589.aspx9/22/2009 5:22:08 PMCarol King She makes me laugh, smile, love and appreciate all that I have, all that I am and all that I am able to do. She keeps me real. All those things in my life that are good are good because I get to live them side by side with my little family. They are good because I know what I went through to hav...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~657042.aspx9/17/2009 10:35:36 AMLouella Young Sometimes, I can't stand my child. Up until Ellie neared her third birthday there was pretty much nothing she could do, that would get me mad - like seriously mad - at her. But then, my wonderful child was replaced with a loud, temperamental, crazy one. Our relationship was stressed and I stress...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~656731.aspx9/16/2009 10:40:26 AMLouella Young My Ellie has fine hair and it tangles easily and often. Combing out the tangles is not so much a favorite activity for us. Generally, I let her win. I figure it's not that big a deal. In the big picture of life, I would rather a happy child than a perfectly coiffed one. No harm in that. I cut out...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~655735.aspx9/12/2009 9:42:07 PMLouella Young As we were frantically heading to a birthday party, my three year old insisted on wearing her princess nightie. Not only did I think she was being unreasonable - jammies to a birthday party seemed like bad Mom etiquette - but I wanted her to wear the new outfit I had bought her. The one that I a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~649084.aspx8/23/2009 10:49:05 PMLouella Young I remember the day the day you were born Through the gates of Heaven I could hear the angel's horn as you came out of the darkness a world that's always night And you breathed, and you cried and you reached for the light And from that very first...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~643041.aspx8/3/2009 10:07:57 PMMike Martinez Running for office in five elections since 1994, I repeatedly warned Coloradans that the end result of the human rights crime known as the War on Drugs would be the collapse of the prison system. It's expensive to run a police state, and it's especially expensive when society's crime against huma...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~639066.aspx7/22/2009 10:15:51 AMJack Woehr He took a cigarette from a crumpled packet marked VICTORY CIGARETTES and incautiously held it upright, whereupon the tobacco fell out on to the floor. - George Orwell, 1984 When one blogs for the purpose of chronicling government stupidity, inefficiency, and inhumanity, one is never lackin...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~636438.aspx7/14/2009 11:18:19 PMJack Woehr Ever since the racist federal officer Harry J. Anslinger and newspaper-and-timber baron William Randolph Hearst teamed up in the 1930's to persuade the public of the terrible threat of hemp cultivation, American government has persisted in breaking lives and committing a wide variety of human...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~634953.aspx7/10/2009 10:21:43 AMJack Woehr We see wildlife around here frequently. Depending on my mood, they are either unremarkable, destructive, messy and rude - or in some cases, cute and adorable. The latter description is reserved for the baby version of deer and elk, or any wildlife visitors in the yard, for that matter. Ou...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~633026.aspx7/3/2009 7:23:05 PMKaren GrovesI left the Democratic Party in 2001 but they still send me fundraising letters, in recent years emails. Today I was the amused recipient of the latest pitch from the Guv as he solicits funds for his 2010 re-election bid. "Our June 30 fundraising report will show the pundits, the press, and ou...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~631461.aspx6/30/2009 8:50:01 AMJack Woehr As reported in the Denver Post today , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp has decided how they are going to rescue banks in the state of Georgia, banks which failed due to their heavy investment in "toxic assets". Those toxic assets are the commoditized subprime mortgage loans which government i...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~630883.aspx6/27/2009 6:13:46 PMJack Woehr To us of the boomer generation, Richard Nixon is, well, "special". My generation could see with the eyes of youth that this man was the one American of truly Shakespearean dimension, a monster with an insatiable appetite for self-destruction. Our elders scolded us for thinking such though...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~629678.aspx6/24/2009 10:49:53 AMJack Woehr The weather cooperated June 20 long enough for families and friends to line Colorado 74, otherwise known as Main Street in Evergreen for the 43rd annual Evergreen Rodeo Parade. It was cloudy and pleasant. The kids along the route inched toward the curb with bags in hand ready to catch as much...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~628664.aspx6/20/2009 5:17:16 PMKaren GrovesThe United States Constitution is pretty specific on some points, e.g.: Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure. Ratified 12/15/1791. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no War...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~628442.aspx6/19/2009 11:15:31 AMJack Woehr I've been reading in the "mainstream" press that Obama has disappointed many who voted for him in hope of change, as I, too, did. Obama hasn't disappointed me. In my November 6, 2008 YourHub entry titled " One libertarian candidate's take on the election " I wrote: President Obama will ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~626066.aspx6/12/2009 12:03:20 PMJack Woehr The Denver Post recently reported the appointment by Gov. Ritter of a "chief operating officer" for the state of Colorado. The Republicans responded that the governor of Colorado is the chief operating officer of Colorado, so why the heck is he creating a brand new job paying about $146,00...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~625546.aspx6/11/2009 10:44:30 AMJack Woehr Ted La Montagne was the kind of guy who's not supposed to die. He did too many good things for people. Though his wife, Kay D'Evelyn La Montagne said his children and grandchildren were his greatest joy, if you knew him, he always led you to believe you were a person he cared about. W...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Obituaries/Blog~624231.aspx6/7/2009 4:12:14 PMKaren GrovesIn October of 2008, I was doing the first Friday art walk on Tennyson St. in Denver when I was accosted in a friendly fashion by a Democrat activist my own (middle-) age. "Vote for Obama!" was his enthusiastic message. "I'm a Libertarian," I told my new friend, "Still, I'm going to vote for Mr...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~621484.aspx5/31/2009 9:00:04 AMJack Woehr The Jefferson County Clerk and Recorders office is pleased to announce that it now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of the State. U.S. Citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 100 Je...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~620622.aspx5/28/2009 1:32:51 PMPamela Anderson The Jefferson County Clerk and Recorders office is pleased to announce that it now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of the State. U.S. Citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 100 Je...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~620618.aspx5/28/2009 1:29:41 PMPamela Anderson The national Libertarian Party home page describes the Libertarian Party as "the party of principle". However, in a recent instance, the party has notably caved on its principles to demagogue on a phony issue. The recent Libertarian Party press release Libertarians urge Obama to contro...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~616047.aspx5/15/2009 4:05:38 PMJack Woehr The Colorado Assembly ended this year's session with a whimper, much whining, and a growl in the general direction of TABOR. The Democrats proved once again that even with a majority in both houses and an unpopular and inept Democratic governor, they can't do the job. The Republicans meanwh...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~613570.aspx5/10/2009 9:11:24 AMJack Woehr Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo recently posted an interesting piece in/on the Denver Post. Tancredo's thesis is, of course, that more border security is the answer to H1N1 swine flu as it is to so many of life's ills (per Tancredo). Tancredo is a populist. The populist struts the stage of ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~611204.aspx5/4/2009 6:01:13 PMJack Woehr They predicted the snow. On April 17 it was snowing in the morning. And the afternoon, And the evening. And on through the night. Didn't really expect it to continue through April 18. Constantly snowing. Big fat flakes, big as cupcakes.. Slushy driving. Hard to see really. Then you...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Blog~605515.aspx4/19/2009 3:31:46 PMKaren GrovesThe Colorado Assembly may once again have to choose between schools and prisons. Referendum C put off the Day of Reckoning, but the wolf is back at the door again. Colorado's bloated prison system has been growing faster than Colorado's education system for about twenty years now. Col...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~602263.aspx4/11/2009 12:03:13 PMJack Woehr