Colorado State Open Thread, 11/20/2017
As the northern world slides into darkness earlier and earlier every evening (more so if you’re in Washington, DC), the state of Colorado is not immune to the Trumpster’s effects. My mood has been...
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NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, November 26th, 2017132nd Weekly Edition This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform gives readers interested in North Carolina...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, November 27, 2017
Is everyone enjoying Cyber Monday? Remember, it’s your patriotic duty to keep this economic engine moving. As “W” said, he wants us to go shopping.Mike Coffman, the Republican from CO-6, will be...
View ArticleLocal Elections Roundup - Denver Metro
Hello, Colorado Kosserians!I want to talk about some local election results from Denver suburbs with which I am familiar, school board results from all over, and open the comments for discussion about...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, December 4, 2017
Good cold evening, Colorado. Two issues in the news pertaining to Colorado today were diaried on the front page. I’ll just briefly mention them, and then throw the thread open for whatever is firing...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, December 25, 2017
I promised at least placeholder Open Thread postings for today and next Monday for New Year’s Day. I hope you were able to entertain yourselves during my two week absence in South Carolina. I went to...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, January 1, 2018
Welcome to 2018! I hope you all had fun yesterday evening, whether you stayed awake for the midnight celebrations or you got to sleep before the completely artificial change in the way people measure...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: GenX Pollution Update
NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, January 7th, 2018139th Weekly Edition This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform gives readers interested in North Carolina...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, 1/8/18
Just a few notes on this Monday in January:Today was the last day to register as a Democrat in order to caucus on Tuesday, March 6th. You must also be registered to vote in the precinct you want to...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Gerrymander Roundup
NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, January 14th, 2018140th Weekly Edition This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform gives readers interested in North Carolina...
View ArticleNew North Carolina Maps
A federal court panel of 3 just struck down North Carolina's second congressional map of the decade. While the first was struck down over racial gerrymandering issues, this one was struck down over...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, 1/15/2017
Good evening and welcome to the post. I hope you have had a good Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior’s birthday and continue to do so through the evening. There have been several diaries posting his...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, January 22, 2017
I didn’t make it to the Women’s March in Denver on Saturday. I was up half the night with my sick wife and sick woozle. I hope you made it to a march this past weekend and have some stories and...
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NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, January 28th, 2018142nd Weekly Edition This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform gives readers interested in North Carolina...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread: CAUCUS Prep--Better Know a Precinct!
“But… didn’t we vote to get rid of caucuses?” I hear constantly. Yes, for Presidential Preference, we will have a balloted Primary going forward. HOWEVUH—It goes to show how hard it is for Counties...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread: CAUCUS PREP--Some Assembly Required
…So you’re all current on your voting address, right? OK good. Now we can talk about other things.WHAT IS ASSEMBLY?Or, “Can’t I just vote a Primary Ballot? Like a normal person?”Yes, you can vote a...
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NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, February 11th, 2018144th Weekly Edition This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform gives readers interested in North Carolina...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, February 12, 2018 - Travel Edition
I have returned from my Mediterranean Odyssey, having started in Barcelona, boarded a ship and traveled north and east around the south coast of France, west coast of Italy, out to Sicily and Sardinia,...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, February 19, 2018. Presidents' Day
Snow falling outside, snow falling in the mountains, so it must be one of the peak holiday weekends of the season — Presidents’ Day. Originally an amalgamation for Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Call your LOCAL FedEx store
NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, February 25, 2018146th Weekly Edition This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform gives readers interested in North Carolina...
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