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Schaffer and Udall punch wildly at first Senate debate

By | 07.15.08 | 7:52 am

The gloves were off and the punches flew wildly at the first debate between Colorado’s two U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Bob Schaffer.


The economy and…

Water Quality in NW Colorado: Is it the Pits?

By | 03.27.08 | 9:06 am

PhotobucketMud and chemicals discharged from five waste pits at drilling sites on the Roan Plateau are seeping into the Parachute Creek watershed. With snowmelt expected to be above normal this year, experts fear that similar pits throughout the northwest

U.S. Senate Candidate’s Roan Position in Locomotion

By | 03.20.08 | 1:36 pm

It’s all over the news and blogs: According to campaign manager Dick Wadhams, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Bob Schaffer backs Gov. Bill Ritter’s plan for phased oil and gas development on the Roan Plateau. But how hard is it

Gov. Ritter on Special Places, Energy and the Republicans

By | 09.29.07 | 1:37 pm

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Catching up to Gov. Ritter for a short five-minute interview during his current Western Slope visit wasn’t easy. On Friday, he was scheduled to be in Craig, Rifle and Eagle mostly traveling by car. Ritter had started his day…

Allard Joins Roan Plateau Debate

By | 08.17.07 | 12:54 pm

Two of Colorado’s oil and gas drilling battlegrounds — the Roan Plateau near Rifle and the Vermillion Basin outside of Craig- will headline the discussion in a special press conference with US Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) and State Sen. Josh…

Friday Last Day for Public Comment on Roan Plateau

By | 08.08.07 | 9:44 am

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketYou can’t e-mail nor can you fax your letters. Only comments via the Post Office or in person will be accepted by the Bureau of Land Management.

Governor Bill Ritter’s office may have an extra 120 days to comment…

Ritter On The Precipice

By | 07.23.07 | 3:02 pm

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After Gov. Bill Ritter had been in office for 100 days, the Rocky Mountain News asked various lawmakers to describe him so far, in one word.

The responses ran the gamut: “Positive, “inclusive,” “caring,” “moderate,” “visionary”…

The Continuing Politics of the Roan Plateau

By | 07.13.07 | 12:26 pm

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketThe controversy over drilling the Roan Plateau started on the local streets of Rifle, Colorado and has gone up the political ranks through the governor’s office, Congress and U.S. Senate to the top echelons of the Bush Administration. It has

Roan Plateau: Colorado Takes On the White House

By | 06.29.07 | 7:05 pm

Sen. Ken Salazar, Gov. Bill Ritter and Department of Natural Resources Director Harris Sherman will be flying over the Roan Plateau in Rifle on Tuesday to take an aerial view of this unique natural area. The trip is part of…

The Roan Plateau Poker Game

By | 06.28.07 | 12:46 pm

Congressmen Mark Udall and John Salazar may have had to fold their hands over the Roan Plateau yesterday, but Senator Ken Salazar pulled an ace from his sleeve today saying he will up the ante to delay oil and…