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vcarrollDP

  1. A poop scoop at any time saves a fine, at least in Aspen. denverpost.com/breakingnews/c…
  2. I'll miss Ed Quillen's Colorado history lessons. Sad news of his death. denverpost.com/opinion/ci_207…
  3. Americans grossly overestimate number of gays and lesbians. Not sure what effect this has on gay marriage debate. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
  4. How Xcel gets what it wants. It starts with lobbyists. #copolitics energy.i2i.org/2012/05/31/ugl…
  5. I'd missed this powerful explanation of the magnitude of Obama's death camp "gaffe," by David Frum. thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/…
  6. "Doug Bruce vs. the well-fed sheriff’s deputies." My blog says someone is seriously fibbing about jail food. blogs.denverpost.com/carroll/2012/0…
  7. So Big Gulps will be outlawed but huge donuts get a “Proclamation Letter" by Bloomberg.” He's one confused nanny. politicker.com/2012/05/mixed-…
  8. Mike Coffman in the Birther Bunker: another web ad that cries out for compression. youtube.com/watch?v=pr24Q1…
  9. Has there ever been a mayor - nutritionist-in-chief Bloomberg, I mean - so obsessed with fat? #obesity nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyr…
  10. Sierra Club to declare war on Colorado economy, ending its brief era of sanity on natural gas. #energy gjsentinel.com/news/articles/…
  11. "The truth about job creators": my column on Bain's record in Colorado. #romney denverpost.com/carroll/ci_207…
  12. Isn't being shot in the hip punishment enough for wandering into the wrong home when blind drunk? Charges too? dailycamera.com/news/boulder/c…
  13. DU faculty Senate stands up for professor stained by bogus harassment finding. thefire.org/article/14522.… My earlier column: denverpost.com/carroll/ci_192…
  14. My blog post on the absurdity of the downtown campers getting another break. #occupydenver blogs.denverpost.com/carroll/
  15. It's tougher all over these days: "Inmates considering escape from Colorado prisons find bar raised." denverpost.com/news/ci_207199…
  16. Police to enforce new anti-camping ban "with a light touch." #occupydenver Fine, so long as they do enforce it. denverpost.com/news/ci_207291…
  17. Modern-day Luddites still celebrating victory in Vermont over hydraulic fracturing. #fracking reuters.com/article/2012/0…
  18. Nearly half of Americans say they're economically conservative. gallup.com/poll/154889/Ne… So why don't they favor cutting big programs?
  19. Home invasion, Boulder style: people "so intoxicated they illegally trespass into another's residence." dailycamera.com/news/boulder/c…
  20. Most impressive charter in Denver wants to start a high school, so naturally, it's "controversial." #denver ednewscolorado.org/2012/05/17/384…