http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5It was a Sunday morning and an early winter storm had moved in over night. I had just started the coffee and went to put on my snow boots to get the paper when I realized I had left them at work. Such is the characteristic of Denver snow and sun, enough snow to warrant boots in the morning and s...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~689058.aspx11/18/2009 2:27:00 PMRich BattenThe Blob Saturdays are always busy. My job is in demand most often when folks are not at their own jobs. Today was no exception. I had floor duty at my real estate office for half a day, first thing in the morning, and an appointment in the afternoon. John had promised to transport hom...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~687279.aspx11/14/2009 10:50:15 AMKris Garrett Flies love fresh milk. They don't care if it is spilt on a straw bale or in a meticulously washed bucket. They simply love fresh, sweet milk.Come to think of it, they like old, sour milk too. Our local flies invited all their friends and neighbors to share in the feast. Every fly within a thre...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~687274.aspx11/14/2009 10:29:27 AMKris Garrett The cities and people of the Philippines have been devastated this year by typhoons and flooding. Manila happens to be the site for this year's International Art Festival, organized by the Lantern of the East, Los Angeles (L.E.L.A.). Four Parker Artists Guild (PAG) members, Gayle Crite...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~686297.aspx11/12/2009 3:03:29 PMJoe McDanielNormal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 True or False A) PWSD indebtedness = $1,350 per customer B) PWSD debt = $10,000 per customer C) PWSD debt = $13,000 per customer I offer this quiz as instruction for the 21,000 plus customers who have...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~686031.aspx11/11/2009 11:50:50 PMMerlin KlotzI always find it refreshing when journalists remind themselves of the way they should perform their duties. Dan Gillmor, a leader in the citizen journalism movement, did just that when he spoke to journalism students and others during a speech at CU Boulder on Monday, Nov. 2. Gillmor, who i...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682488.aspx11/5/2009 2:55:33 PMSusan Cormier As I write this the World Series is rounding third base and heading for home. And while other sporting events may challenge the supremacy of baseball, in the words of a character in W.P. Kinsella's 1982 novel, Shoeless Joe , "The one constant throughout all the years has been baseball. Amer...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682128.aspx11/4/2009 4:13:24 PMRich BattenThis past year has been one for the record books. In October 2008, I visited the Veteran's Service Office in Castle Rock. One of the people there noted my Vietnam Veteran cap and asked if I had registered for the Agent Orange exposure. I hadn't and they took care of getting me into the program...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~681350.aspx11/3/2009 11:07:54 AMJohn Garrett Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 To all the ghouls and goblins out there, once again you can turn a profit on all that hard Halloween work. And happy parents can find a good way to dispose of all that cavity causing candy. Instead of paying to have the cavities filled, why ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~680267.aspx10/30/2009 10:30:13 PMDr. Paul Bell Here we go again! Merlin Klotz just published more "false and misleading" information about Parker Water and Sanitation District. Mr. Klotz's claim that the Board holds "private controlled elections" is a complete fabrication.Water and sanitation districts, fire districts, library districts a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~680220.aspx10/30/2009 6:45:26 PMMary Spencer After being snowed in for the last couple of days, I am going through serious newspaper withdrawal. We live out in the country and the newspaper carriers couldn't get through the snow to deliver our newspaper Thursday and Friday. It's really hard to go two days without a newspaper - if you are ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~679964.aspx10/30/2009 9:44:26 AMSusan Cormier Come down to Obrien Park on Halloween. There will be lots of fun, games, bouncy castles, hay rides, pumpkins, concessions and much more! 3:30 - 8:00 The weather should be great!!!http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~679918.aspx10/30/2009 8:24:30 AMEmily Strunk Last week Becky Hogan, Economic Development Director for the town of Parker, explained to a roomful of Realtors that encouraging offices to take root in Parker would hopefully lead to an uptick in business lunches at our local restaurants and that, my friends, would pump some lifeblood into a st...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~677634.aspx10/27/2009 10:55:09 AMRobin Nolet I can't stand it! What's going to be next...a "What Would Jesus Do" interlocutory about climate change...a Bill Clinton/Al Gore parsing of the phrase "Colder than Hell?" Or is it "Hotter than Hell?" I'm confused. This morning's Denver Post carried a story on page 2B in the "Denver and the West...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~676663.aspx10/25/2009 12:49:47 PMLee Mossel What is your proudest moment as a dad? My son, Kenny, who has cerebral palsy, graduated from Rampart High School in 2000. His para-professionals worked with him for two years to be able to 'walk' across the stage to get his diploma instead of being pushed in his wheelchair. As he moved acros...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~676493.aspx10/24/2009 11:11:51 AMRich BattenSome of my favorite parenting memories are reading with my children. Whether I was holding them on my lap in a rocking chair, laying prostrate beside them on their bed, sitting leaned up against their bed, sitting in the hall way between their rooms voicing the characters of the Narnia or Harry ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~675940.aspx10/23/2009 9:05:34 PMRich BattenAs the news media seeks to restructure itself, it is becoming increasingly clear that citizen journalists reporting about their communities will be part of the solution. In fact, the role of citizen journalists was included in a report on "The Reconstruction of American Journalism" issued Tu...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~674924.aspx10/22/2009 10:57:17 AMSusan Cormier Two recent polls show that a majority of Americans rely on TV for their news, but I'm guessing few of those Americans realize the information they are hearing from the "talking heads" actually comes from newspaper reports. OK, calling TV news anchors "talking heads" might be a bit harsh. But yo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~670364.aspx10/15/2009 3:38:25 PMSusan Cormier Tell me about this 'walking' idea Dan Polimino has a low-cost alternative to the gym -- all you need is a pair of shoes. He who controls the past ... Brian Olson says come on, we all know Columbus didn't discover America . Grandpa and Grandma are on Facebook? ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~668363.aspx10/12/2009 9:08:32 PMBrendan LeonardThe Colorado Men Against Domestic Violence Pledge Initiative is growing by leaps and bounds! The last thirty days has resulted in over 400 additional pledges. Most of the new pledges are hand written pledge cardsfrom City and County of Denver employees. Several others and myself have been enteri...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~664941.aspx10/9/2009 10:30:53 AMRich BattenGreatSchools, a national independent education nonprofit, and Harris Interactive, recently released "The Economy's Impact on Back to School" report. Harris Interactive interviewed 1,086 Adults ages 18 and over, who are parents of children 5-17 who are currently in a public or private school. Amon...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Education-General/Blog~661807.aspx10/1/2009 3:17:26 PMRich BattenI smile. It is what I do. It makes me feel good. I feel like it is a little shout out that says, "Hey, have a good day." Or maybe, "I hope you are feeling good." Sometimes it might mean, "If today wasn't so great, I hope tomorrow will be better for you." I love a smile. I love to receive them, g...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Blog~660493.aspx9/29/2009 12:08:15 AMSara Crowe People out there don't believe that my god exists, he does. Do you want proof? I'll give you proof! Open your eyes! Can you smell the wildflowers growing nearby? That free, sweet smell of a perfect blend of blue, purple, pink, and yellow. That didnt just happen! My god is great! Do you want proo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Blog~630474.aspx6/25/2009 11:42:43 PMJenna Suzanne Over the last several years I've written several posts on the importance of family mealtime. I hesitate to write yet again, but the evidence is stunning. According to the National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University, compared to kids who have fewer than three fa...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Blog~657109.aspx9/17/2009 11:43:58 AMRich BattenThe all consuming and increasingly rancorous argument over health care "reform" is claiming another victim...the equally important so called "American Clean Energy and Security Act." The US Senate is currently considering its version of the legislation but virtually nothing is being done due to t...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~655924.aspx9/14/2009 9:05:06 AMLee Mossel Search Institute recently updated their website for parents MVParents.com . For 50 years Search Institute has provided research and resources to promote positive change on behalf of youth. They are best known for the 40 Developmental Assets . The Developmental Assets are 40 common sense, p...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Relationships/Blog~654305.aspx9/8/2009 5:15:07 PMRich BattenUsually, I write about energy stuff but I can't seem to resist writing about the little "mini-vacation" my wife and I just took to Salida, Colorado. Incidentally, for you recent Coloradans or other non-natives, it is pronounced "Sah-lie-Dah" not "sa-lee-da". There are two very scenic ways to g...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~652798.aspx9/3/2009 4:40:58 PMLee Mossel Parker Area Counseling Groups for Children & Adolescents Divorce Groups for Children & Adolescents Pikes Peak Counseling offers a 6-week divorce group for children (ages 7-11) and for adolescents (ages 12-15) whose parents are separated, currently going through a divorce or who...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Blog~651072.aspx8/29/2009 3:50:48 PMAmy Maddox I started a project, aligned with the art council, of trash can art. Have you seen the 7 trash cans in Parker painted by HS students? They represent 7 different world cultures. I am having a difficult time getting the local paper and Town of Parker to give credit (or publish info) about the stude...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Blog~650983.aspx8/29/2009 8:00:56 AMJanessa Marsh Does you your child come home with art? My child returns with 5 pieces for THE YEAR! Does it look like their was instruction ordoes it look like 'free' draw? I am curious to see what other parents think. I am not bad mouthing art teachers (or atleast not all)--art classesare limited in the school...http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Blogs/Archive/Elementary-Pre-school/Blog~649643.aspx8/25/2009 11:56:35 AMJanessa Marsh