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Way of the World
by Bob Grand
The election is still not officially called. The President has the right to pursue what he believes are legitimate questions. That works until the electoral college is finalized. At that point it will be over. That is the way our system works. Not rioting in the streets but by the application of due process. Not clean and neat but effective for over 244 years. It will certainly be an interesting next two years and the two years after that. The Senate will be decided in early January with the Georgia runoffs. I would be surprised if the Republicans do not take at least one and probably two seats there. What people have not been talking about is the House of Representatives where the great blue wave never materialized, in fact the contrary. It appears that Americans are not happy with the job that the Democrats have been doing in their big cities and surrounding suburbs that they were so happy to win in the last election. BLM and Antifa have had an impact, just not the one they would have liked. The Democrats, whether they admit it yet or not, are facing an exceedingly difficult road in 2022 where the Republicans have a very good chance of picking up control of the United States House of Representatives. This would leave Joe Biden, and chances are good that he will maintain his lead over the President, with having both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Republican hands in 2022. Not a pleasant thought for him and his staunch supporters on the left, who may find themselves out in the cold as Biden attempts to govern in a tough world. Welcome to Donald Trumps’ world Joe Biden. You are already hearing cries of pain from the left on Biden’s cabinet considerations.
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Colorado has a different issue. Although it was a solid blue wave, Colorado’s population is not overwhelmed by the extreme left, particularly on fiscal issues. Governor Pollis and his House and Senate leadership believe that have a mandate to make us California. Be careful. We need to attempt to work towards finding solutions that work for all Coloradan’s. Reading Ken Buck’s attributing a big part of the Republican loss, especially Cory Gardner’s, to the President’s campaign writing off Colorado in early July was hollow. Cory Gardner’s loss was a tragedy. He was probably the most bi partisan and hardest working United States Senator, based on tangible results for all the citizens of Colorado. He lost because he was labeled a Trump guy and was not effectively represented as a United States Senator who got things accomplished for Colorado, all of Colorado. We will watch and see what Senator elect John Hickenlooper will do. Some of us do not have high expectations. But back to Ken Buck. As head of then Colorado State GOP organization he issued a statement thanking all the volunteers who contacted so many people and worked so hard. Well the ultimate measurement is doing your candidates win and the answer was no. The Republican party in Colorado must have a tough soul searching. Albert Einstein said that doing the same thing over and over and expecting things to change is truly the definition of insanity. If the Republican party in Colorado does not understand that purple is a better color than an ever decreasing proportion of red than they will fade away as a meaningful political group, as painful as they maybe for the diehards, especially in Weld County.
A comment about the Field of Honor weeklong event put on by the City of Fort Lupton’s Senior Advisory Committee celebrating Veterans Day and our emergency workers. The weeklong event was a great tribute to all our veteran’s and all our emergency service folks. The work involved putting the event together was tremendous and getting the many community organizations from surrounding towns including several veteran organizations, police and fire departments, military and faith-based participation was exemplary. A good lesson perhaps for the Weld County Commissioners to focus on how working together can get things accomplished. Our newly elected County Commissioner At Large Perry Buck was there for the closing session. Unfortunately, I did not see our newly elected or our current Weld County Commissioner for District 3 or our serving Weld County At Large Commissioner. You can go to www.ourtowncolorado.com to see the story as well as over 60 pictures of the event. The site has free, unincumbered access. Enjoy viewing a job well done. Congratulations to Forty Lupton Mayor Zo Stieber, her team and all the many volunteer who worked so hard and effectively to put this event on!!
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Cont. from Page 1 (The state’s model uses a general “transmission control” parameter to account for the impact of social distancing, mask-wearing and other efforts to slow the virus’ spread.)
For those reasons, Polis urged Coloradans to cancel travel plans and not celebrate Thanksgiving with anyone outside their household. He said that’s what he will be doing, forgoing the normal large-family gatherings he, his partner and their children typically enjoy.
“We simply love them too much and they love us too much to put one another at risk,” Polis said of his parents and other family members. “… I think most people don’t want to gamble with the lives of their, particularly, elderly family members.” Herlihy said there has been one positive sign in recent data. The number of new cases reported each day has leveled off over the past few days. But Herlihy said it’s too soon to say if that is cause
Gov. Jared Polis walks into a news conference on Tuesday, for relief.
Nov. 17, 2020, to announce new coronavirus restrictions in Colorado. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun) “We’d like to see several more days worth of data to see if this is going to be a lasting trend,” she said.
Polis also announced Tuesday that he is forming a task force to look for ways to reopen schools that have switched to remote learning and to keep open those that are currently teaching in-person. The task force’s first meeting is Wednesday.
“We are going to be more hands-on in working with school districts and teachers and schools and families to get kids back to in-person learning in January,” Polis said. “… We can’t let the future of our kids become another casualty of this pandemic.” — John Ingold, Staff writer
Board Names Future Law Enforcement
WELD COUNTY, CO — A Sheriff’s Deputy’s legacy was solidified today after the Weld County Board of Commissioners proclaimed they would name a new training center after fallen Weld County Deputy Sam Brownlee. The training center is the first Weld County Government building to be named after a person.
“Thank you to Sheriff Reams and the deputies present for coming today,” said Commissioner Chair Mike Freeman. “It is truly an honor to Sam to have this training center be in his name.” Ten years ago, on November 23, 2010, Deputy Sam Brownlee lost his life at the hands of a domestic violence suspect. According to the proclamation read by the board, Brownlee’s legacy has been one of change and improvement that continually betters the services provided by the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. One of these improvements is the future law enforcement training center where up-and-coming Sheriff’s Deputies will receive training.
The facility, which will be located at 58676 County Road 23 in Carr, will undergo construction in two phases. The first phase will include construction of a shooting range along with an 8,000 square foot support building consisting of classrooms, offices, a gun cleaning area, a garage and break areas. When fully built, the shooting areas will consist of 25-yard, 50-yard, 100-yard and 300-yard ranges. During the second phase, a K-9 training area, fitness training course and a second 8,000 square foot building allowing for various indoor tactics training will be constructed. In addition, a driving course will be created that can double as a CDL testing site for the Department of Public Works.
By the spring of 2022, the Sam Brownlee Training Center is anticipated to be fully operational.
For more information about the Sheriff’s Office, visit https://www.weldsheriff. com/.
