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Shikar Safari Club International

August 22, 2008

Shikar Safari Club International has selected Tom Martin of Leadville, as the “Wildlife Officer of the Year” for Colorado.  The organization annually presents recognition to one Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) officer who has consistently excelled.

Martin was presented the award at the August meeting of the Colorado Wildlife Commission.   Martin is the District Wildlife Manager in the Leadville Area.  He was nominated for the award by his supervisor, Jim Aragon of Salida.

“Throughout his 35 year career with the DOW, Tom has exemplified the multi-purpose wildlife manager.  It is not just about writing tickets.  Tom’s work exemplifies how sound management helps preserve and protect the state’s wildlife.  This has been especially true as noted by his many accomplishments during the past several years,” said Aragon.

“Tom’s dedication to preserving open space for wildlife and creating more public outdoor recreation opportunities in Lake County have resulted in increased public access to hunt and fish in the Leadville area,” he said.

Aragon credits Martin with working with local land managers to remove old fences on critical deer and elk winter range.  Identifying the possible threat to wintering deer and elk by the presence of old barbed wire fencing, he spearheaded efforts to remove the hazards.

Martin is also credited with coordinating exhaustive ground counts of the bighorn sheep and mountain goats on Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive.   As a result of his efforts, the DOW determined there were more sheep and goats on the mountains than previous estimates indicated.  After revaluating the numbers, a new mountain goat hunting unit was established and the number of hunting permits for bighorn sheep was increased.

“Tom put a lot of work and effort into coordinating a long-term, systematic census of the herds on two of the Colorado’s biggest mountains.  And as a result, more people have an opportunity to hunt,” said Aragon.

Shikar Safari Club International presents annual awards to wildlife law enforcement officers in all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces and territories.   The club originally formed in 1952 to provide members an opportunity to get together and talk about their hunting experiences.

In 1966, the Shikar-Safari International Foundation was formed to support wildlife conservation projects.   The organization places particular emphasis on endangered and threatened species through the enforcement of conservation laws and regulations.   Note to News Editors:

Photos can be downloaded at: http://wildlife.state.co.us/apps/ImageDB/ImageDownload.aspx?ImageId=23796&ImageSize=Print&ImageType=jpg

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

One BIG thumbs up!

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Tom Tancredo for President!

August 20, 2008

Proudly stolen from TEXAS FRED!

The RIGHT choice to WRITE IN

I am a serious advocate of a *Write In* campaign being launched. I make no apologies to anyone for my feelings concerning John McCain and Barack Obama. I feel that either of those men will be totally disastrous as president of this nation. It’s time that the American people took control of their nation, their government, their lives and their destiny, and accepting the party line, when all that line offers us is a Dem/Libber and a pathetic RINO is totally unacceptable. It’s time to reshape this nation and her path, it’s voter apathy that has allowed our nation to fall to where it is, that and the willingness to accept the lesser of the evils. I too am guilty of it, I voted for Bush twice. But NEVER again will I compromise MY integrity by accepting the LESSER of anything.

If you’re too afraid to challenge the status quo, if you’re afraid to make waves and rock the boat, then you are NOT the Conservative and Patriot that you think you are, and for that, I truly am sorry. None of us knows how long we have left on this earth, but in the time I have remaining I DO intend to change the course of this nation in ANY way I can, and that starts with being true to myself and MY beliefs, the founding fathers would have it NO OTHER WAY!

If I vote as a *write in*, Obama may very well become the POTUS, but it won’t be because I sat back and did nothing as I accepted the lesser of the evils and went along with the status quo. If enough people in this nation, Conservatives of ALL feather, vote for the correct *write in* candidate, we may STILL lose, but the message WILL be there, and when the next election rolls around, we WILL be even stronger and we WILL gain even MORE attention.

That is how a political party is born. And it damn sure won’t happen by accepting IT WON’T WORK as a motto.

I don’t know what YOUR feelings are, but as for me, I feel that Duncan Hunter of California and Tom Tancredo present the Conservative values and beliefs that this nation needs to set her on the path to greatness once again! If there are enough folks other than myself that feel the same way, them maybe we CAN make some inroads on the RNC and the DNC.

If you have a better set of candidates, ones that you believe can and will represent this nation better, place their names in comments. Nothing is written in stone, but the fact remains, we must take this nation back, we must let the Dems, and Dem Lite, the RNC, we must let them know that we, the people are fed up with their way of doing business. No more STATUS QUO!

Forget the PARTY LINE, vote with your heart and your head, not with what some hack at RNC or DNC headquarters tell you to vote. This nation can get the job done, we’ve proven that to the entire world on many occasions, and we CAN do it again!

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Colorado Politics: Elect Matt Fries

August 20, 2008

Matt Fries is good for Colorado, as well as for Fort Collins. There are evil forces at work in the Colorado legislature. They seek to undermine your rights by trampling the Constitutions of the states of Colorado, as well as the United States day, night, and even on weekends.

Help stop the forces of misandry and overgrown government, vote, and donate to the Matt Fries campaign!

After graduating from Fort Collins High School, I worked for my parents full-time. It turned out to be the best education for me. My mom and dad would often share advice and offer their wisdom, hoping that I would take an easier path and avoid mistakes that they had made in their lives. I remember like it was yesterday, some twenty-five years ago, when my Dad came to work one day with a newspaper article he had clipped from one of the first issues of USA Today. The article was titled “Best Way to the Top….Work Hard….Think Smart“.

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Global Warming Strikes in Colorado!

August 15, 2008

Global Warming Strikes in Colorado! August is usually the second hottest month in Colorado. That, is simple historical fact. Global warming clearly has Colorado in it’s deathly grip. I mean, after all, it is snowing in the high country, in August! It has to be global warming! Al Gore told us so after all!

I suppose we will just have to restrain ourselves, never apply logic or reason. It is, a matter of faith!

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Income Redistribution: Bailing out states

August 15, 2008

Capital flow, the minutia of macroeconomics that gives the science its appeal, is the key to economic growth. Communities compete with incentives including reduced taxes and discounted land with high capacity infrastructure to attract new capital flow for job creation. The trade off is that the tax base generated by the new industry will offset the initial cost of infrastructure and reduced tax revenues. This mode of operation extends to the state level as well, albeit on a larger scale.

However, state governments often appear bi-polar, with an Economic Development Division promoting the state as an excellent environment for investment while the Department of Revenue—at the behest of the state legislature—seeks to maximize the revenue from businesses. Michigan is a perfect case study, with its “Michigan Golf” radio promotions touting the state as a vacation destination while the business media reports on its one-state recession and the economic mismanagement of Democrat Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The taxation and regulation regimen proposed by Granholm and codified by the Michigan Legislature has spurred the flow of economic and intellectual capital away from Michigan over the last eight years, yielding increased unemployment, increased demand for public assistance and increased budget deficits.

For the better part of two decades business schools have drilled students in the portability of capital in information-driven economies. There are only two impediments to capital flow: lack of natural resources and the possibility of asset confiscation by local authorities. By their rhetoric, we know that Granholm of Michigan and Gov. David Paterson of New York have no qualms about wealth redistribution, but they don’t have the tools (or the guts) necessary to take it to the extreme of, say, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Instead, they will beseech Congress to increase its benevolence upon their respective states by increasing taxes on the whole of the country. Their political calculus is simple: Increase the regulatory and tax burden across the entire country, and then their respective states won’t look so bad.

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Profiles of valor: USN Petty Officer Hamill

August 15, 2008

In February 2007, then-Petty Officer James Hamill of the United States Navy was the command photographer assigned by the Provincial Reconstruction Team to document the opening of the Khost Provincial Hospital Emergency Room in Khost, Afghanistan. The hospital was a sign of progress in the dangerous Afghan province, and, therefore, a natural target for the enemy. Intelligence provided some warning of a possible suicide attack, but the event continued as planned. At the event, a suicide bomber dressed as a doctor did indeed sneak through the Afghan police’s outer security perimeter. An American soldier became suspicious, however, and stopped the supposed doctor. When he saw the explosive vest, he tackled the bomber. As the two wrestled, the alarm was sounded. It was then that Hamill dropped his camera in favor of his rifle. And not a moment too soon. The bomber was able to free himself and charged ahead, but Hamill stood his ground. He opened fire less than 10 feet away, hitting the bomber repeatedly, though as he fell, the bomber detonated himself. Hamill took shrapnel to the abdomen. Six other Americans were also injured, but no one was killed. Hamill ignored his wounds and helped perform life-saving aid on the other injured soldiers, as well as securing the area to prevent a follow-up attack. Hamill’s actions that day helped save many lives. For his “extraordinary heroism” and “total dedication to duty” he was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor.

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Ken Salazar and Town hall Meetings

August 15, 2008

Ken Salazar needs more than a cowboy hat. He needs to listen to what we, the people of Colorado want done in Washington. Not his masters in the Democrat party.

This new meeting request has been posted in your Action Buffet based on your answers to the Interest Survey.

You can find this meeting request by proceeding to
http://www.numbersusa.com/meetings?ID= 10433

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) will meet with constituents on August 14 & 15. Please attend an event near you!

These events can be a wonderful opportunity to speak with your Member of Congress and/or their staff and raise your immigration concerns with them directly. The more Members hear from constituents who want lower immigration numbers while they are at home, the more likely they will be to vote the right way when they’re in Washington, D.C.

September is the SAVE Act’s last chance to reach the House floor for a vote. Please use these opportunities to encourage  your Members to do whatever they can to enact the SAVE Act in September.

Click here for information on the SAVE Act and discharge petition.

Click here for our Attrition Through Enforcement Page.

Click here for information about the connection between immigration and U.S. population growth.

Click here to watch NumbersUSA videos.

Click here to find bills currently introduced in the 110th Congress, report cards and voting records.

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Obama endorsement or not..?

August 13, 2008

Obama endorsement or not..? It would appear that the Communist Party USA is a bit confused. I think, based upon CPUSA’s history, that it is an endorsement. That would be in character for them, and they would be in good company too.

Communist dictator Kim Jung-il of North Korea, the Muslim terrorist group Hamas, Muslim terrorist strongman Moammar Ghadafi of Libya, Cuban Communist dictator Fidel Castro, terrorist Bill Ayers of the Weather Underground, racist hate group leader Louis Farrakhan, racist hate group leader “Reverend” Jeremiah Wright, Nicaraguan Marxist strongman Daniel Ortega, traitor Sen. “Hanoi” John Kerry, Ku Klux Klansman Sen. Robert Byrd, and so on. source

But, I suppose I should post a link to the actual article. You decide…

Obama Will ‘End 30 Years of Ultra-Right Rule,’ Communist Paper Says

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Energy, and sheeps clothing

August 12, 2008

Isn’t it interesting to watch the current political show? Green dyed liberals are seemingly jumping all over each other to ave the wishes of the people. That said, this is about energy. Be it electrical, gas, or petroleum based. Those that were oh so “green” appear to really be green now, as in the nausea induced by sea sickness. I mean, it’s the economy stupid! Or don’t you remember that Congressperson? After all is said and done the “Soccer Moms” are more concerned about getting their kids to the Soccer game, and feeding the curtain climbers than about this new religion where endangered Owls just are not in any danger of extinction, and Polar Bear numbers are at all time highs. Heck? They even have figured out that there was tar on beaches before humans drilled for oil for goodness’s sakes!

The hypocracisy is simply asstounding. I mean, really, the only thing that I can remember that even comes close to the current political debauchery, was when I watched our President say on television “I am not a crook!” Yeah, right…

Look folks, Steve over at Stiff Right Jab can certainly explain International Economics better than I can. After all, he teaches it. I am a specialist in Management Economics having to do with Pre- Hospital Emergency Medical Services. That’s right, I am one of those guys that are well educated but chose to make a difference rather than stand around and spout things that would get me on television. I mean heck?Anyone that actually knew me knows that I used to tell the kids “Stay off the news!”

Anyways… The following is from the PATRIOT POST. As usual, someone else (more than one!) can explain things much better than my personal skills allow for, enjoy.

“Politics has its puzzling moments. John McCain and most of the GOP experienced one late last week. That was when five of their own set about dismantling the best issue Republicans have in the upcoming election. It’s taken time, but Sen. McCain and his party have finally found—in energy—an issue that’s working for them. Riding voter discontent over high gas prices, the GOP has made antidrilling Democrats this summer’s headlines. Their enthusiasm has given conservative candidates a boost in tough races. And Mr. McCain has pressured Barack Obama into an energy debate, where the Democrat has struggled to explain shifting and confused policy proposals. Still, it was probably too much to assume every Republican would work out that their side was winning this issue. And so, [on 1 August], in stumbled Sens. Lindsey Graham, John Thune, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker and Johnny Isakson—alongside five Senate Democrats. This ‘Gang of 10’ announced a ‘sweeping’ and ‘bipartisan’ energy plan to break Washington’s energy ‘stalemate.’ What they did was throw every vulnerable Democrat, and Mr. Obama, a life preserver. That’s because the plan is a Democratic giveaway. New production on offshore federal lands is left to state legislatures, and then in only four coastal states. The regulatory hurdles are huge. And the bill bars drilling within 50 miles of the coast—putting off limits some of the most productive areas. Alaska’s oil-rich Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is still a no-go. The highlight is instead $84 billion in tax credits, subsidies and federal handouts for alternative fuels and renewables. The Gang of 10 intends to pay for all this in part by raising taxes on… oil companies! The Sierra Club couldn’t have penned it better. And so the Republican Five has potentially given antidrilling Democrats the political cover they need to neutralize energy through November.” —Kimberley Strassel

And then there is…

“It’s always good to take a break from the madding crowd, but especially now that American politics has surpassed itself in self-mockery. After four days avoiding television, blogs, YouTube, and cell phones, it is possible to wonder how we get so exercised about the insignificant. Not that politics isn’t important. The debate about what role government should play in our lives is no small thing. And while we can’t all kick back at once and hope that our enemies work out their anger issues, a little perspective is salutary and productive in a fallow field kind of way… The family is what gives our life meaning and makes our nation strong. The family is also what keeps government at a respectful distance—working for us and not the other way around. All our political choices should be made in the service of that understanding. That’s all. And we’ve got work to do.” —Kathleen Parker

I ask you, is there not more important things to be considering? Well, no, not really, but this blatant assault on the intelligence of the American people needs to stop.

MARC, there are three mis-spells, find them, and complain! 😀

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COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE HONORS RANCH OWNERS FOR CONSERVATION WORK

August 10, 2008

Former media magnate Malcolm Forbes was not only a leading innovator in magazine publishing; he also helped to pioneer private-land wildlife management practices in Colorado. To honor the Forbes family’s efforts in wildlife conservation, the Colorado Division of Wildlife recently thanked the Forbes Family for its nearly 40 years of work at the 173,000-acre Forbes-Trinchera and Forbes-Blanca Ranches in the San Luis Valley.

In the fall of 2007 the Forbes family sold the ranch to Louis Bacon, an East Coast resident who owns numerous other parcels of land throughout the United States which are managed for conservation and wildlife purposes. In Colorado, Bacon also owns the 20,000-acre Tercio Ranch that is located southwest of Trinidad.

Bacon has announced that his new property, located in the San Luis Valley, will now be called the Trinchera Ranch and the Blanca Ranch. It will continue to be managed for wildlife, natural resource and environmental values. The ranch  will continue to work cooperatively with the Division of Wildlife on various conservation projects and participate in the DOW’s Ranching for Wildlife program.

“The Colorado Division of Wildlife is grateful to the Forbes family for their wildlife conservation philosophy,” said Tom Spezze, southwest regional manager for the DOW.

“Not only did the family bring great ideas, but they hired an outstanding staff to do the work to make this one of the premier wildlife habitat areas in Colorado.”   Spezze made the remarks at a reception held at the Trinchera Ranch in late July.

Tom Remington, director of the DOW, praised the Forbes ranch for its work on a variety of projects that have helped conservation efforts throughout Colorado. These include: establishing a herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, re-introduction of Rio Grande cutthroat trout, and numerous habitat improvement projects aimed at helping big game populations.

“The ranch is a leader in wildlife conservation work,” Remington said. “The people here proved what can be done. Today, the division of wildlife uses many of the management techniques developed here in projects all over the state.”

Malcolm Forbes purchased the property in 1969 and decided quickly that wildlife should be a priority. Former DOW biologist Errol Ryland was hired to manage the property. Ryland and DOW staff developed the Ranching for Wildlife concept at the ranch. Today, 16 ranches that comprise more than 1 million acres of prime big game habitat participate in the Ranching for Wildlife program.

In the late 1980s, 3,000 domestic sheep were removed from the ranch and 34 Rocky Mountain bighorns were transplanted from British Columbia. Now the herd on the ranch numbers more than 300. Over the years, the ranch has allowed the DOW to trap sheep and move them to other parts of the state.

After Ryland retired in the early 1990s his son, Ty Ryland, took over as ranch manager.   In Dec. 2004, the Forbes family placed approximately 81,400  acres of the Trinchera Ranch under a permanent conservation easement. None of that land will ever be developed. Bacon is now considering placing a conservation easement on the 90,000-acre Blanca Ranch. This portion of the property contains three of Colorado’s 54 famed 14,000-foot mountains – Blanca Peak, Little Bear Peak and Mount Lindsey.

“Mr. Bacon believes that the Blanca Ranch is an unique property and it ought to be protected for future generations,” a spokesperson said.

Christopher Forbes, Malcolm Forbes son, said the family was pleased to find a new owner who was also conservation-minded.   “We couldn’t have found a better conservation steward in America than Louis Bacon,” Forbes said.

Bacon explained that continuing resource conservation on the property is his top priority for the ranch.

“I feel a duty to continue the conservation legacy established by the Forbes Family; and to help us we’ll continue working with the DOW,” Bacon said.

Bacon also said that staffing at the ranch won’t change. The ranch employs about 30 people in Costilla County.

Under the Ranching for Wildlife program, participating owners work to improve habitat, develop wildlife management plans with the DOW, and allow a limited number of public hunters at no charge. In exchange, ranch owners are allowed to set special seasons for private hunters.

Public licenses on the Trinchera Ranch include: 10 bull elk and 75 cow elk; 10 mule deer bucks and 75 does; two big horn rams and nine ewes. The ranch leads about 50 private hunters each year.

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The Colorado Division of Wildlife is the state agency responsible for managing wildlife and its habitat, as well as providing wildlife related recreation. The Division is funded through hunting and fishing license fees, federal grants and Colorado Lottery proceeds through Great Outdoors Colorado.

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

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