Posts Tagged ‘political’
Singing in the Rain

Tom Toles of the Washington Post weighs in with this editorial Cartoon. Click the image to see more of Toles.
Udall, Murkowski Lead Call to Permanently End
Senators also Call for Congress to Follow up by Holding Bipartisan Retreats Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall (CO) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) renewed their bipartisan call for members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to sit together during the president's State of the Union address on Jan. 24. Last year, the two Senators teamed up in a call to end the longstanding custom of sitting divided by party during the president's speech - with lawmakers on one side of the room ... Full Story
Political Events Calendar for Larimer County

Political Events Calendar for Larimer County Tuesday, October 5 Ballot Initiative 60, 61 & 101 Information Meeting, 7-9 pm Mountain View High School Cafeteria 3500 Mountain Lion Drive, Loveland Guest Panel Sheriff James Alderden Robert Keister, Larimer County Budget Director Lucille Steiner, President, Thompson R2-J Board of Education Eric Wilkinson, General Manager, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Hosted by Larimer County Farmers Union & League of Women ... Full Story
Think Before You Ink

Signing Petitions is Not Necessarily a Civic Duty The League of Women Voters of Larimer County encourages its members and the public to be cautious when asked to sign initiative petitions. Especially as election season approaches, voters will be asked to sign a variety of initiative petitions “just to get it on the ballot so people can vote on it. ” This reasoning is inadequate; your signature should be considered at least as valuable as your vote. Far fewer signatures are required to ... Full Story