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Planned Parenthood of theRocky Mountains (PPRM) has justopened a brand new state-of-theart health center near Stapleton thatoffers affordable and confidentialservices including: all birth control

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The Planned Parenthoodconstruction has caused protests inCherry Creek North, as abortionfoes targeted contractors buildingthe Stapleton facility at their CherryCreek worksites.

Planned Parenthoods newoffices represent one of the largestreproductive health care facilitiesanywhere in the nation. A long-timeoffice on east 14th Avenue will not

be affected by the new opening.Located near one of the largest

urban redevelopment communitiesin the U.S., the Stapleton PlannedParenthood provides services towomen and men of all ages. We

welcome walk-ins for emergencycontraception, pregnancy testingand birth control supplies. Forall other services, we suggest anappointment, which can often bemade within a day.

Planned Parenthood of theRocky Mountains, founded in 1916,provides high quality, affordablehealth care services, as well aseducation and information peopleneed to make responsible choices.

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Jim Sullivans Ocean has joinedfeckless Scott Ficklings Prime 121in the restaurant hereafter.

Ocean was one of Cherry CreekNorths highest profile restaurant,part of Sullivans now shutteredrestaurant empire.

The economic woes shaking thenation, which began with a creditcrisis and energy-driven commod-ity inflation a year ago, is nowtaking jobs and businesses in theCherry Creek area.

Luxury and high-end restau-rants across the nation are report-ing tough times as economic uncer-tainty has stalked many Americanhouseholds. Dining out and dis-posable income are both fallingindicators of fiscal distress.

And its not just the high-endpretenders being led to the slaugh-ter the Village Inn across thestreet from Ocean is in bankruptcyas well.

Ocean sleeps with the fishesas economic dislocation flavorsCherry Creek

Jim Sullivans Ocean goes under, joining Scott Ficklings Prime 121 as restaurant failures signalrecessions bite. Oceans signature fish still adorns the restaurants facade.

For the first time ever, a presidentialcampaign has opened satellite cam-paign offices across Denver, under-scoring the importance of Colorado in

this national election.It also reinforces the

strength of support in the areafor Barrack Obama, whosecampaign is harnessing localvolunteers to drive operations

in the offices., located at 1355S. Colorado, in Five Pointsat 27th and Welton, NorthDenver at 38th and Lowelland in Stapleton at 7306 E.36th Ave.

The latest Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephonesurvey in Colorado findsBarack Obama attracting 49%of the vote while John McCainearns 48%.

A week ago, a RasmussenReports survey found Obamawith a three-point advantage.

Three weeks ago, McCain hada two-point advantage in a Fox

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The last man to win Colorado.Thats how a Tennessee friend

with a wry sense of humor intro-duced me at a private party at theDemocratic National Convention. Itwas a reference to my job in 1992 asdirector of the Colorado DemocraticPartys Coordinated Campaign, the

last year in which a Democrat wonColorado in a presidential race.Back then, state political parties

actually had big resources and a realrole in presidential races, but I wasa 25-year-old kid, who had a lotless to do withBill Clinton win-ning Coloradothan Ross Perot.But then, as now,the country was aching for politicalchange and deeply unhappy with itseconomic lot. And I am very hopefulthat come November, I will no longer

be jokingly called the last man to winColorado.

Sixteen years later, it is quite asimple, albeit bleak, story.Since Bush became President in

2001, household expenses in ourhome have skyrocketed. Our energycosts have tripled; the cost to heatand light our home, and fuel our cars,has exploded. Our grocery costs havedoubled. Our health care costs havemore than tripled. Debt service costshave doubled. All these areas healthcare, finance, utilities and energy are marked by a high degree of gov-ernment involvement and market-en-try regulation. Like many Americanfamilies, when Bill Clinton left office,we were well off, comfortable. TheBush years have steadily eroded thatmargin of comfort. Where we once

never worried about money, it is nowa monthly concern.

The plain facts are simple. Middleclass incomes are flat or decliningfor the Bush years. Coupled withenergy, health care and commodityinflation, the net picture for mostfamilies has not been good. John

McCain has promised he would con-tinue the economic policies of theBush adminstration. Barack Obamahas promised, and has the capacity,to deliver, change.

A change in the White House wontbe a magical elixirfor our pocket-

books. But we doexpect changes inenergy policy and

health care policy to give us poten-tial relief or at least a slowdownin the rate of price hikes. But moreimportantly, sound fiscal policy fromWashington, an end to the bottomlessmoney pit of Iraq, and a reduction in

the national deficit can ease our eco-nomic problems, and restore middleclass income growth.

That alone should equate to asimple conclusion. Vote for BarackObama.

What happened to John McCain?We endorsed John McCain as the

best choice for Republican caucus-goers back in January. We alwaysadmired McCain, particularly becausehe would tilt with windmills out ofprinciple and sheer orneriness. Outof a rather colorless Senate, he wasntafraid to skewer sacred cows.

We dont recognize the currentversion of John McCain. As judging

by how uncomfortable in his ownskin he has appeared in the debates,

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too much advice from political hacks,McCain, at his core, doesent agreewith.

Too many lobbyists, and too manyBush-Rove retreads, have convincedhim to abandon his natural mooringsand set out upon a stormy sea.

This desperate McCain, at oddswith the self-assured McCain ofFebruary, is both a political cipherand poor candidate. With Americateetering upon financial armaged-don, Americans are looking for aleader not beset by internal conflict.

From the moment McCain choseSarah Palin over McCains true prefer-ences Democrat Joe Lieberman andpro-choice Republican Tom RidgeMcCain has been in a battle for hissoul. We miss the old, happy warrior

John McCain. The iconoclast, whowould stand up on unpopular issueslike campaign finance and immigra-tion, not to mention his early oppo-sition to Bush tax cuts, is gone fromthe national stage. We dont recog-nize this stilted, and angry, McCain.Voters can see the evidence of thisinternal struggle for McCains soul.And thus far, they havent liked it.

Whats worse, the nation has lostan object lesson in political inde-pendence. We needed the old JohnMcCain, to point out when theemperor had no clothes. Now, in hisstead, is a John McCain who chafesin his own trappings. It is among thesaddest results of Bush era politics.

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School had been in session forscarcely a month when a paintedswastika appeared near a boys lock-er at Boulders Manhattan MiddleSchool. A recent immigrant fromIsrael, he felt the swastika was tar-geted at him, and feared for his life.The principal, Martha Gustafson,instinctively washed off the graffiti.But that didnt erase the boys fears or her own anger about what sheinterpreted as hate.

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There has been muchtalk in the past aboutmodifying the prac-tice of how initiativesget to the ballot, butonly now is a propos-al coming to the vot-ers for consideration.That is ReferendumO.

The proposalkeeps acitizens right toseek constitutionalamendments, butincreases the number of signatures required to six

percent of the number of peoplewho cast votes in the most recentgubernatorial election. In addition,a new requirement will cause eightpercent of the signatures to be col-lected from residents in each ofColorados seven congressionaldistricts. The one percent increasewill likely not dramatically lessenthe number of petitioners who seeklegislation in this manner, but maycause more to pursue statutorychanges instead of constitutionallaws through petition.

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A Denver artists personal tributeto Obama from Meagan Svendsen:I had very little experience with politi-cal art before the Democratic NationalConvention came to Denver, but I wasso inspired by the anticipatory spiritof the event, that I decided to organizean art exhibit around the DNC. Thisexhibit, Artists Against Convention,was held at NEXT Gallery (37th andNavajo) in July. It featured works bya variety of artists from in and aroundDenver. In that show, artists wereprovided with a free speech zoneto express their individual views on

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How much do we hate them?How angry are we? I recently tooka scientific poll of seventeen of myclosest personal bartenders, which Ithink is an excellent barometer of thiscountrys mood, and that mood iswhite-hot fury. Message from MainStreet to Wall Street: Hear this. Weare Vesuvius. You are Pompeii. You

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We probably really wouldnt advo-cate Iron Maidens, public hangingsand beheadings (although my bro-ker is searching eBay for guillotines).Instead, wed be happy to see RichardS. Fuld., Jr., and his ilk sentenced toa lifetime of waiting tables and lay-ing asphalt. Strip these guys of theirpower suits, dress them in navy blueDickies with their names on their shirtpockets, and then well forgive them.Maybe.

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For the purpose ofthis review we visited theoldest and original LittleIndia at 330 E. 6th Ave.Some claim that theirambiance is superior toother sites, but Im goingto have to confess that I

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Just past the bar you will find anextremely make-shift waiting area.

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Hopefulness hit a roadblock, howev-er, when I discovered that this area is alsowhere the staff likes to hang out. Therewas a never-ending flow of traffic, noiseand the feeling like I was an intruder

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Sitting there in the overly dark maindining room I was reminded why itsjust a good idea to eat Indian food witha large group of people sharing!

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The food is soooooooooo good. Ireally cant find a fault in any of theentrees. In fact, I was ready to go backthe next day. Within our group wesampled curry, Saag Paneer, ChickenMasala, Chicken Kormas and the veg-etarian special of the day. Served some-what family style, steaming bowls werepassed from hand to hand and for a fewminutes all we heard was yummmmmmm oh my god you get theidea.

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Getting a handle main waterline and sewer pipes

Replacing Main Water Lineor Sewer Pipe to Your Old

House -Sexy? No. Expensive? Yes.

Essential? Yes.

Its a fact of life that your mothermay or may not have told you about.

Eventually, the main water line andthe sewer pipe to anold house will wearout. It will be expen-sive and essential toreplace each of them.There is really noth-ing you can do to prevent this. It is anexcellent idea to save dollars - a lot ofdollars - for their replacement. It is anexcellent idea to search out and checkout reputable and experienced plumb-

ing companies ahead of time. Also,it is a good idea to get an estimate ofreplacement for both the line and thepipe, so that you can begin saving.

You never really know when oneof them will start leaking, eruptingor gushing. Replacing them in thewintertime is harder than in any otherseason.

Permits are required from the cityof Denver.

Your house insurance may or maynot cover the cost. It is common forinsurance policies to cover the water

damage that may occur, but not thecost of replacing a broken main waterline or sewer pipe.

Colorado State Historic Tax Creditscannot be used to replace either ofthese because the tax credit eligibilitystops at the foundation of the house.This program applies for historicallydesignated homes or contributinghomes in a historic district.

The old water line needs to beremoved before the new one can beinstalled. If you are fortunate, theplumbing company can pull the oldpipe out and bore a new pipe in. This

is particularly fortunate when the pipeconnects to the house under cement orbrick.

However, sometimes it is not pos-sible to pull the old pipe out and borea new one in because of rocks or rubbleor other debris that have collected overthe years. At times, a new pipe cannotbe put in the same location as the old.Then, a new route has to be bored ordug.

Original pipes installed prior to the1950s or 1960s were made out of lead.Today, most pipes are copper. Thereare various thicknesses of copper, des-ignated as M, L, or K, the latter

being the thickest.Copper pipes can leak and need

replacement, too. There are a varietyof causes of this, including not thickenough, earth movement, acids in the

soil, etc.Finally, when the old copper pipe is

removed, have it hauled away imme-diately to prevent someone cominginto your yard and stealing it. Old

scrape copper is valu-able today.

Unlike sewer pipes,you cannot insert acamera into a mainwater line and check

the condition of the pipe. You maybe able to determine what the pipe ismade out of by checking the connec-tion at the curb stop or water meter.If it is lead, you may want to have it

replaced before it starts leaking andwhen the weather is good.

The city is responsible for replac-ing the pipe from the curb stop to thestreet. The homeowner is responsiblefor replacing the pipe from the curbstop to the house. Clearly mark thelocation of the curb stop and watermeter so that they can be quicklyfound if the pipe starts leaking.

The process to replace old sewerpipes is different than main waterlines. The pipes in our neighborhoodsare generally made out of clay. Other

materials include: Cast iron, concrete,paper and tar Orangeburg, PVC andABS. None of these pipes can be pulledout. Depending on the location of thepipe and other considerations, it ispossible to run a new PVC plastic pipethrough the old pipe so that landscap-ing, tree roots and cement are notharmed. Otherwise, the old pipe has tobe dug out.

A special thank-you to John Ward,president, and Josh Ward, vice presi-dent, of Applewood Plumbing andHeating Co. who patiently explainedto me replacing main water lines and

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Fortunately for this homeowner, the leaking copper pipe pulled out and the newpipe could be installed in the same area. Otherwise, the pipe would have had tobe dug out under the hill, bricks and concrete porch to reach the basement areawhere the pipe enters. Photo by Elizabeth J. Wheeler

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