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"We got fired from Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham gave an interview to the Los Angeles Times this week promoting his upcoming solo album and said he was fired in 2000 and 18 because Nick's saw the possibility of remaking the band more in her vein. Now, Nick's is firing back, telling the L A times she did not have him fired, but she removed herself from a toxic situation. So the band then decided to find a new path forward with two new members. Phil Collins says he won't be playing drums on the upcoming Genesis tour because he can barely hold a drumstick. Collins suffered a spinal injury in 2000 and seven that caused nerve damage in his left hand. In a new interview for the BBC, Collins said he's physically challenged a bit, which is very frustrating because he'd love to be playing with his son. His son, Nick Collins, will be filling in on drums on the last domino tour, which will begin in the U. S November 15th in Chicago and Hollywood's biggest musicians gearing up for the MTV video. Music awards this weekend. Hosted by Doja Cat Live from Brooklyn. Justin Bieber leads the pack with seven nominations. Megan the Stallion has six and the food fighters will win the VMAs first ever Global Icon Award The VMAs Air Sunday at eight P.m. Eastern time. That's entertainment. I'm Liz Warner, NBC News Radio I Heart radio goes one on one with Bryan Adams to discuss the metamorphosis of a song as years passed. I mean, the interesting thing about a song and the metamorphosis of a song, is it You. You spend? I don't know. This is this. He spent two months making a record and you put out a song. It becomes permanent in people's minds. You know, it's like if you're going to Dylan play and you just the songs, they're going to play if Dylan are going to be, you know, Blown on the wind and you know, and those versions we cut in 1965. Meanwhile, the guys had years of playing the same song, and it's become a different thing for him, you know, and and he's learned how to rearrange and play it in a place where he's more comfortable or its metamorphosis ized itself naturally into being something different. And that's what happened with these songs to keep listening to I heart radio for more Bryan Adams and all your favorite artists. So after yesterday, I decided I needed to exercise. My freedom. My second Amendment Freedom. So I went to Northwest Army on North Side Boulevard, Scottsdale today. A couple of reasons why I needed some animals picked up some ammo. Wanted to see the staff. How amazing they are. Scott James. All those guys over there firearm experts. I just want to take care of you. But I also met John Jobs. The Smith and Wesson rep. Who's there right now, at least for the next 10 minutes, But he's back tomorrow from 10 A.m. to 5 30. PM the Smith and Wesson rep is there because he wants to.
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"And a ninety percent reduction from two thousand five levels by twenty fifty. Why aren't we taking a look at what's going on. Over in china and rapidly developing countries like india doll. No no no. We're going to mandate that denver area employers create an employee transportation reduction plan. Now this is very very timely. Because the third thursday of the month we always have the opportunity to talk to weld county. Commissioner scott james which indeed we will do as sheduled this thursday. But what's kind of fascinating is he. And i were texting back and forth. And he is actually going to be at this. E t. r. p. meeting on thursday he refers to it as A supposed transportation. Bill that is more a social engineering bill than anything else which kind to his stance on this employees trip reduction program Senate bill to sixty. So we'll check in with weld county commissioner scott james. Now it's on thursday at right around seven oh five. Unfortunately it's a free meeting. But yeah i don't think it's going to change his heart and mind on this at all. So as you're wear cdph cabinet level state agency falls under the purview of governor. Police the new regulations would be implemented under the authority of the colorado air quality control commission get ready and get another acronym here eight. Qc c. Which is controlled bipolar. Appointees patrick mcconnell coalition director for the colorado chapter of americans for prosperity spoke with scott weiser complete colorado. Mcconnell said. that's the most alarming part of what they're trying to do. Legislating through the rulemaking process is not the way to do this. This is not how this works. This is not how any of this works. It needs transparency transparency at needs accountability. This says patrick. O'connell is something they should put through the people's elected representatives. I wonder why they're taking this tack basically Bypassing the legislature. Do you think it's because it doesn't have a snowball's chance regardless of the current makeup of the state legislature doesn't have a snowball's chance in h e double hockey sticks in passing so the stated goal is for large companies. Wow this is gonna be Quite the draw for companies to come to the denver metro area. Wouldn't you agree. Hey if you have more than one hundred companies well you need to take part in the employee. Transportation reduction plans essentially creating those commuting alternatives for your employees to get to.
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"Power of individual over the power of government. We're proud of our people for doing the right things. that's something to crow about scotching swell. I just can't help myself. I hope you do come back. Pick deal well. County commissioners scott. Jane seven twenty two now thirteen ten. Kfi k. party northern colorado's works thirteen ten kfi k. The block party wednesdays from four to ten pm at seven. Thirty three keith. Wineman in now from presidential wealth management and well. i'm not gonna say the markets during the doldrums. But they're definitely taking a dip this after four straight weeks of gains. Yeah and record highs last week as well. I've heard two separate and vegetable forecasts this morning. That the snp will gain another five percent and rise to forty four hundred and forty eight hundred by the end of the year analysts are pointing to the large number of s and p five hundred stocks. That are doing very well. In other words the number of stocks that are participating in the upward move last week. The percentage of s and p five hundred stocks trading above their two hundred day moving averages topped ninety five percent and. That has only happened three times in the last twenty years so this morning. The market's taking a dip. The dow industrial average down one hundred and thirty three. That's less well less than one. Half of one percent at thirty four thousand and sixty seven the snp down seven to four thousand one seventy eight and the nasdaq down. Twenty eight at fourteen thousand and twenty three yield on the ten year treasury one point five nine percent west texas intermediate. Crude oil is at sixty three dollars in one thousand nine hundred cents a barrel. You know you've heard me talking about an economic boom in the summer and fall of this year I've i've said over and over. Take note of the huge amount of tent up demand that is waiting to drive. Economic growth. Did some homework on this. The post pandemic spending spree. According to experts has officially begun people are booking plane trips. they're going to malls movie theaters. People have two trillion dollars more in their checking accounts than they did before the pandemic began. What's the result of that retail sales. Remember we reported last week. Were up nine point. Eight percent in march now. What are people buying baby needs. New shoes are on the list but let me run through a sales at start at the best performer. Sales at sporting goods store. Have the largest gain up twenty three and a half percent as we get out again. We're refreshing our wardrobes sales of clothing up over eighteen percent. And you know what. The leader is all the categories. Women's skirts are not to be confused with skirt. No not at all not at all selling at a higher rate than all other categories twenty one percent of retailers sold out of women skirts in the month of march in the four weeks ending april third sales of champagne. Were up over one hundred percent. Now i have some leverage some. They can't keep the shannon peg show shoe sales as gail mentioned above twenty nine team levels for every category from.
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"I'm all ears. But why did they cross the road. Obviously i mean. This is so ripe for puns. Obviously doesn't ruffle feathers monday all right. So where where are we now on the in the ongoing oil and gas war. You know. i'm very excited to the fact that the colorado oil gas conservation commission have have realized that all county is taking the proper steps when it comes to air quality monitoring when it comes to truly taking that land use responsibility. That's given to us in a ten forty authority. We've stood up a department. We have have done it correctly. We are truly invested in ensuring the health and safety and welfare Of those who are going to be in around Gas operations and we are very near to getting a a memorandum of understanding with the juicy about Honoring one another's land use process and significantly reducing the time in which an operator is in the permitting process We're very excited about that. We hope that's going to happen in the next couple of weeks and it just goes to show when folks in the glorious campbell c. city have a conversation with those of us in in in weld county what we can get done and and i'm very excited about the Where we may be over the next couple of weeks in the development of a memorandum of understanding with the c o g on hannah. We continue to move forward with a gas exploration and production here in weld county. Well it barely scratched the surface when it comes to all things going on but certainly appreciate your taking the time and touting touting personal responsibility. Because as i've said numerous times we know what to do. We know nobody is encouraging anyone to act irresponsibly. We know what to do and thank you for the consistency in messaging something that has been sorely lacking from so many other government eight entities not only across the state that the country when it comes to covid nineteen the world war two county commissioners always has always will but even.
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"Nineteen n. He's absolutely correct in that assessment But also talking about the fact that he expects that pause on the jane j. vaccine to be lifted some time this week in some way shape or form but what you say to those who are vaccine hesitant to are reluctant For any reason. Now some of those reasons i think hold lot more water than others Particularly when it comes to perhaps underlying health conditions come morbidity but some are very partisan in nature. So what do you say to those who are still a little bit when it comes to getting a covid. Nineteen vaccine understand that. I respect their personal choice. I i have my personal. I've studied vaccines. I understand that they. Are i understand that the pitfalls the goods and the bads i. I understand all of it you win. I exercise my personal responsibility. And when i took a look at all that was out there i opted to get. I've got one shot on board so to speak. I opted to get the vaccine. I received during I'm up for my second shot this week. And and that's that's a decision that i made. I respect those people that are hesitant to take your time. Take a look at the way that things shape out. I understand we're going to mandate it. Yeah he actually do your homework. We're not going to mandate a vaccine. We're not gonna mandate any sort of of a vaccine passports. Which makes my toes curl. And i get exercise. Personal responsibility equip yourself with information and make the decision. That's right for you governor. Jared police in town on friday. It was a short business but Talking with several greeley business owners about their experiences a small business Throughout the devastation. That was so. I mean heartbreaking and devastating for so many small businesses now apparently and this morning to a piece out of angelini in the greeley tribune getting credit. Where credit is due. The governor visited well county for at least the fifth time in little more than a year and the second time in two weeks he was eaten for the northern colorado launch of a mobile vaccine clinic on april a second. Did he drop by and say. Hey you know we always read in the newspaper we redid. The governor is in town. I i have invited him anytime to stop by. I would love to have conversations with with the governor. i. I think that we can work together and help him understand. What makes weld county great. And he is the governor of the state of colorado. He is welcome in our county at at any time and it would be fun to go along with him one day so we can have that conversation that is so needed between well county leaders and the state.
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"The governor police rights as an enormous booster of all colorado products and our state as a whole an enormous booster will. Then why did you issue a proclamation. Seemingly taking sides urging us to eat plant based products only on up march twentieth. Oh addresses that as well as it goes on the piece goes on. I'm excited to see the grassroots movement. That my reason proclamation help generate in support and promotion of colorado beef products. Oh i get it governor. So that was your intent all along to energize and invigorate support of agriculture. Now it seems to me. There's a little bit now. There's a lot of bit of a spin going on here making lemons out of lemonade. I don't think that the governor's office expected the blowback that he'd be getting not only within the state as a twenty six counties across the state have declared march twentieth meet in day by any other name their sub really clever names out there as you know following welds weld county the weld county commissioners doing the same declaring ranching and agriculture day. Meet in day in colorado in response to the governor's proclamation. But no let's just say it's extended across state boundaries. As you've had a not only and i asked this question the other day and was so happy to find that not only did nebraska rail against this proclamation by governor jared police as you had nebraska governor pete ricketts declaring in support of colorado ranchers agriculture declaring meat on the menu. Day this saturday. In nebraska and wyoming did something similar as well basically showing its support for agriculture and the livestock industry not only in the state but across the country but again and i asked this of weld county commissioner scott james this morning as well. The apology tour continues for this ill-fated a proclamation again. Don't get me wrong. i'm not saying oh you must only eat this and not that. Isn't there a book by that name now. I would never be presumptuous to tell you what you should eat. That's up to you entirely while your doctor might have some say in the matter as well but Yeah i'm not gonna sit here and say to you. You have to eat beef on meet in friday. If you're not a beef eater that's totally up to you but i. There's just a contradiction. There's a little bit of cognitive dissonance going on here when you have the governor of the state of colorado taking a chunk out of its most lucrative industries in terms of the state economies and in this latest piece saying well.
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"Sixty three forty three a barrel as a very important bottom line to this. What's happened yesterday with the fed And the market reaction today a very very important bottom line for long term investors this is important realize the fed has raised its economic growth forecast from four to six and a half percent and says regardless of possible record growth in the economy it will not raise interest rates for another and a half years and will remain extraordinarily accommodative for a very long time to come. There are experienced economists. That are saying right now that the fed won't raise interest rates in their lifetime. That's unbelievable it is and if you're a long term investor take note. Has there ever been a more positive environment for long for careful. Appropriate long-term investing in your lifetime interesting now wall street journal editorial board has its doubts Saying yeah ok. Apparently happy days are here again but at the end of their opining. They say it's hard to believe that the fed forecasters believe this seven of the eighteen dared to predict rate increases in twenty twenty three and gasp. Oh the humanity four of them even in twenty twenty two but the editorial board of the wall street journal concludes. That's all something for financial markets to worry about in the future for now. And as far as chairman powell can see the policy is to keep the pedal to the metal keep flooring very well said very well chosen words which is typical for the wall street journal editorial board true that absolutely. I right keith. Wineman presidential wealth management hard at work. Y'all dug out and back to work back totally and welcoming your questions as always an and i love. I hear from so many people so many listeners scale with excellent excellent questions and it's so it just it. It's a wonderful to see people asking these wanting these answers of objective to the fact answers to questions so they can get on with responsibly..
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"scott james" Discussed on Mornings With Gail - 1310 KFKA
"Degree shrimp have had the same experience that i often have and at the u. of had as well in roundabouts. Because we're talking about this plan. Does street roundabout. And here's what i end. Delaney has to say well county motorists. Get out your start your engines. Now get out your state issue driving manual and brush up on rules of the road because yes another roundabout is in the works. Seven twenty six now. Thirteen ten k of k a thirteen ten k of k dot com northern colorado's voice so beginning this fall and we talked about this a little bit with the deputy public works director for the city of greeley. Joel hammet south and that conversation will continue but beginning this fall weld. County will take the lead on building that roundabout at thirty fifth avenue and Os street an average of eleven thousand. Three hundred. Twenty vehicles entered the intersection each and every day. It's a busy one right according to stats from the weld. County department of public works This of course leads to an increased likelihood of broadside and a fender benders not to mention those rear end accidents. Basically well county engineer gone. Dunker said a roundabout is a safer option. Indeed it is but only if we understand how to navigate the roundabout. Oh yeah this is a hot button for me. County commissioners on march first approved the intergovernmental intergovernmental agreement to work with the city of greeley on this particular roundabout project. The roundabout will be located two hundred feet to the north of the current intersection. The county and the city are partnering on the roundabout because well they shared jurisdiction of the area. So it makes total utter complete sense. The intergovernmental agreement also allows the county to accept funding assistance now. The project itself is expected to cost six to eight million dollars with greeley shipping in one point six million and the city maintaining the round opponent upon its completion johann south again City of greeley. Deputy public works director said. The city will maintain the roundabout because in the future. It's anticipated the area will become city. Property saying yeah. We're fine with that. Because in the long term we see that as being in our responsible area in the long range growth. It will all get annexed into the city. And we're taking the intersection from the get-go now elizabeth ralph 'red deputy director with the county department of public works. Said they hope. The roundabout will be completed by the summer of twenty twenty two. The design will be similar to that roundabout near johnstown. Oh thank heaven. It's going to be larger to accommodate agricultural vehicles. Ralph reed said farmers will be able to get equipment through safely and that means large equipment. This'll be the third roundabout by the way in the county. Since two thousand twenty the second built by the county in the same timespan the other well built roundabout opened in september..
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"scott james" Discussed on Mornings With Gail - 1310 KFKA
"Let's just say that Governor jeered policies proclamation of meat out in colorado on march twentieth. As raise the ire of many as just this past tuesday el paso county became the twenty six county to proclaim the same day as a meet in day. Begging the question. How will you celebrate. Meet out slash meet in day. Seventy eight now thirteen ten. Kfi a thirteen ten kfi k. A. dot com northern colorado's voice mornings with gail from the auto collision specialists studios joined this morning by weld county. Commissioner scott james and commissioner james a great sponsor of mornings with gale tracy accident. Fm bank reminded me several weeks ago. That well You have a long standing tradition of celebrating. Meet vest me fast. We we've had meet fast. We've also had beef and bullets day with My good friends the accidents so that should show you that. Yeah we gotta bring all forms of freedom with my good friends the accident. That's for sure and well as the damage control on the part of the polish administration continues. I had to smile when i saw this piece on. Saint paddy's day That was penned by governor polish. It says jared polish food freedom is a core part of colorado and america. But hey at least we got his famed brisket rub recipe as a result but the thing that really cracked me up as we're doing all we can in the police administration to soften this assault on agriculture in rural colorado. A weld county of course Key among those agriculture counties he says one of the values we share is the right to eat. Whatever we want why the proclamation governor polls you know and and i agree with that i am. That's that's one of the problems. I haven't as governor. I agree with his statement. We have the freedom to eat. Whatever we want vegan vegetarian peskine area. And you name the atkins kito. I don't care enjoy a big old play to whatever it is that you want to have on your plate but don't try to not one down at the expense of other governor..
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"Here we go again. He's got a group of disgruntled residents. Well bringing up the suggestion and it is gaining some traction not to mention national attention. For weld county wyoming. Meanwhile governor jared paul says hands off while you've got the wyoming governor's saying we love to have yet come on down the prices right seven ten now thirteen ten. Kfi a thirteen ten kfi k. A. dot com northern colorado's voice mornings with gail the auto collision specialists studios joined this morning by weld county. Commissioner scott james commissioner james. Welcome back to the show. Hope will yes. And i hope you are as well so you did a follow up post to an earlier post that you posted. I believe it was a new year's eve. And i love the creativity in your blog. Post header the y. In weld county wyoming. Now let's just say this is not anything new. We went through the fifty first state initiative back in twenty thirteen. But i think this this movement that is picking up. Steam underscores the ongoing herbal urban rural. Divide in this state. It's it's absolutely the problem. I mean that is the the true y in weld county wyoming. Let's be honest. Do i support their efforts. I support their right to do so. I i mean. I preach about this all the time about regular citizens becoming active in the in the important role of self governance. And that's exactly what this folks have have done. Do i support what they want to do. I'm colorado gale. And i still believe that colorado is worth fighting for and so therefore they want to move to wyoming. I don't but boy. Do i support what they do. And i understand the sediment why they're doing it because never has there been such a metaphorical and almost physical padding the padding on the head of okay k. Well county that's nice. You go sit in your corner from folks down in the in the glorious capital access of denver boulder. We see it all the time. They simply don't understand what makes us tick. Well it's kind of like i..
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"So what they're doing now seems to be working really well for the people that need it. The most. And that's sarcasm. Ladies and gents. But never let it be said that any teachers union anywhere gives a crap about students. They demonstrated over and over and over and over again. And I don't have any issue with teachers. I have a huge issue a teacher's unions, the only teachers I've ever had an issue. What with generally end up turning out to be the union rep for their school, It's you know, it's like, Oh, that's not surprising. Not surprising. So again, I'm gonna keep bringing these stories about school choice, because if you are a parent who supports school choice or takes advantage of it You've got to pay attention. They can make these schools go away. They have the power to do that, especially with some of the things that are coming down the pike from the Biden Biden administration. So pay attention. That's all I'm saying. Yes, Dave. Yeah, you know, you know, rare moment of candor. One of the leaders of one of the teachers unions years ago, Uh, said what? When, uh, When students and Children pay union dues, then they'll be the top priority. Until then. It's the union members, David much as I want to believe that that has been unable to be sourced. I've looked it up many, many times. I've not been able to find the original source on that. It may be true, but I can't. I can't find it for sure. I just want to be clear about that. I believe it. But I can't find the actual source. Every time we talk about it, somebody e mails that can We'll take that. But to your point. It's an accurate statement. Even if it wasn't exactly said that way, and it's not only union members. It's the least competent of union members that is protected by teacher unions. Yeah, And that's why you know what? When, When we want to reward the good teachers and not reward the not so good teachers. The unions will go crazy because they protect the least competent of their members. And how is that in in any way, shape or form going to benefit students? I like that. 100% I'd love it if unions took it upon themselves when they have a poorly rated teacher to create programs to make those teachers better to give them the support and training that they need to better manage a classroom. Better master a subject become better teachers. Wouldn't that be refreshing? But the union actively engaged in making teachers that are struggling better to my knowledge that does not occur. If it does here, that would be miraculous. It's never occurred in kind of like the auto workers union, saying, Yeah, we care about the cars. We really want the best automobiles made possible. Uh, yeah, right. It's the same thing. Same principle. Unions are designed To protect their members. And that said, the other point that that's interesting is these I just Went through my head and out the other side fragment. That's okay. Let me continue with what's on the blogged. Denver's giving out a bunch of tickets for expired plates. Did you see this? So the D M V has been throughout the last year and a half here has been either completely log jammed and people can't get any service. They finally get caught up. Then they get logjam begin well in the beginning or end of January. The D. M V sent a note to all these counties the city's saying, Hey, look, we're way behind getting license plates taken care of. So give out tickets at your discretion, meaning cut of people a break right. So three days after that the city of Denver is written 3000 tickets for expired plates. In three days. So obviously they decided to, you know, hone in on this potential revenue source of about $650,000. Well, after they got called on it. They're going to nullify those tickets. But if you get a ticket for an expired plate because the D m V is so backlogged that you can't get an appointment, Please fight it. Because I don't think governmental incompetence and backlogs and logjams should be your responsibility. And it's lousy. That government is using governments logjams in confidence to give out tickets to people. That's crap that made me mad. So the North Carolina lieutenant governor, his name is Mark Robinson, Dave. Mark Robinson. Is black. And he took issue. With an editorial cartoon. That was written by an eighth grade social studies teacher. And in it, he called the GOP the clan. Let's just say Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson took offense at this any absolutely ripped it and everything behind it to shreds. It is interesting when Democrats hurl the KKK analogy, and I'm thinking to myself. You do know who started it, right? I mean, you do know who kept it going. Was not Republicans Spoiler alert. With Democrats. Great Great Facebook posting from Weld County Commissioner Scott James is on Facebook today. He calls out Governor Jerry Polos for only paying attention to Weld County with a new one. A new suitor shows up and he's absolutely right. I mean, do you think this Weld County Wyoming thing might have legs, Dave? I don't know how long the legs are. I don't know how strong the legs are, but it might have some legs. It's gonna be very interesting to see how this sort of unfolds not just for Colorado. But there are other counties and other states. That are very unhappy like there's a bunch of states in eastern Oregon that want to join Idaho. So we start realigning counties that are on border areas. That could be a very interesting situation. Tow watch. Governor, Pulis decided Tonto erase a gay person's identity, which I find super cool. Richard Grenell was the first Cabinet official who is also openly gay. He served under President Trump in the director of national intelligence role. Now Pete Buddha judge has been confirmed as a Cabinet member, and everyone, including the governor, are congratulating him on being the first openly gay Cabinet member, and he's not He's just not now they're contorting themselves. Now David's the first openly gay Cabinet member to ever be confirmed by the Senate. They're adding that cause rich was, you know, he didn't have to go through the confirmation process because he only served in an interim capacity, but he served But don't worry about that. Governor Pulis next time someone says you're the first openly gay governor also not know he's not. I disagree with him politically, so he's not right. Just run them. And when they say openly gay does that mean if you were a closet gay, you don't count. Correct. Yeah. Yeah. So you're eliminated. You don't exist if you were afraid to come out of the closet, but we're actually serving well, they don't want you continue like the whisper campaign, you know, behind confirmed bachelors and things like that. So you have to say you're gay in order to matter. You know, if you prefer not to talk about it, then you you know, When will we get to a time when we don't? Highlight every time. Some group Has for the first time. Member of.
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"Click on that page to link Joined by sherry pipe. Hey sherri hey how you doing this morning. I am doing well first things first. I do wanna get into this piece. But did you happen to take in all of the pomp and circumstance. Yesterday as forty. Six president of the united states joe biden was inaugurated in a peaceful transfer of power. I absolutely did along with every other american. Whether you like what's happening or not you know historic day for our country and sat and watched it all. What do you think about his unity speech because it seems to me that well there there was room for a little bit of concern particularly if you come from the conservative part of the political equation as we seen the rug pulled out from under parlor. We've seen President trump blocked from twitter Indefinitely facebook as well other social media platforms as the cancel. Culture reigns supreme. And you have to wonder if The democrat definition of unity matches the republican definition of unity in terms of freedom of expression and free speech. Well and i think the term unity needs to be understood that in order for there to be unity there needs to be compromised and so far. I've seen no compromise. I've seen the very first day of office. Sit down and you know. Hyundai hundred mask mandate and cancel the pipeline and handful. You know get back into the paris. Climate accord there has to be compromised. I don't wanna president on his very first starts right now. Executive orders that cancel the previous presidents executive orders. It has an obviously nothing to do with policy and everything to do with so i while his unity speech was great and his speech. Was you know everybody's like all excited. i'm going to reserve my excitement until i see just exactly how much unity there is. i just. Unity requires compromise. And from everything that i have seen from the from the democrats and controlling colorado the democrats in control across the country and now the democrats in control in the united states. Compromise is not in their vocabulary insurgents. Yeah cabbie larry but compromises not. Yeah it's kind of frightening and bert certainly going to keep an eye on that..
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"Broiling gas folks here. I i believe that that we'll see an increase in applications quite frankly As an especially as that price goes up folks who explore for oil will continue to do so it it it all depends on the regulatory environment. Regrettably we don't have a free market anymore. We have a very very regulated market and it all depends on what the regulators in both washington. Dc and denver designed to do. Let's talk a little bit about Your solar working group picasso. Well this has been a topic of no small amount of conversation these days. You know it is and i agree with that. Which has been offered by the tribune and by the folks that they interviewed in that that we did try to move too fast. on sorta regulations. We did have a problem in the fact that there were certain certain solar developers that we're looking to usurp our our our code. That's not good. I mean and and so we wanted to try to pump the brakes on those trying to use their code with that being said we did a appropriately from pumping blake brakes on the on the code. We will Have the second reading on that. Code on february twenty-second today. As a matter of fact we had a larger working group. Today we begin with a smaller working group. And we're gonna get down into the nuts and bolts of of solar code with soda developers with utility scale providers and with landowners as well and and. I look very much forward to being in that meeting today where we'd begin that conversation in earnest with the with folks who provide end developer solar energy seriously remiss if as part of our discussions morning we didn't talk a little bit about covid nineteen vaccinations Where weld county stands on That point and as far as Hospitalizations in case counts. You know i believe that. Our hospitalizations are hard decreasing. In fact i should have had that data pulled up but give me just a second year. Gale and i can add weld health dot org as i slip it. A plug for our data dashboard Yesterday reported a hundred and seven new cases. That's a continues to be. Too high are positivity rate is at eight point four five percent which pushes well into the two. The governor's yellow category. They're the lower weaken the drive. That average ship positivist the two week average positivity straight to the better And so we are seeing the curve. The the dramatic spike that we saw right after halloween. We're seeing that continue to fall. I had heard that statewide or hospitalizations hospitalizations have fallen below. Eight hundred. Eight hundred was kind of a stressor point for for statewide hospitals and so the hospitals are starting to feel at least in. He's you know we're still in the midst of this pandemic we we've got the vaccines. Ah coming out with the same. Things remain true. As far as how we mitigate this virus now you were named the new chair of the upper front range transportation planning region replacing a weld county commissioner barbara kirk meyer in that role Gives just a brief update if you would where we stand on transportation issues well. I am pleased to represent well county on the north front range metropolitan planning organization as well and with my my chairmanship of the upper front range comes a position on the state transportation advisory committee and so i'm i'm into it pretty deep Of course we still have a wait and see attitude with what comes out of the state legislature. This year is as far as and how they will continue to to fund transportation..
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"Will i mean some early on. We're all ready talking about how the new biden administration will dramatically. Change things as we know it. But how will some of his moves even as early moves Particularly when it comes to oil and gas how will it affect us here in colorado particularly in weld county while the future of energy development on public lands in colorado and indeed across the west hangs in the balance because well during the campaign as you're well aware such as it was the basement campaign. Joe biden made it very clear that he supports banning new permits on federally managed land and waters for oil gas and coal concerns about climate change and threats to air and water quality now. Needless to say it's a pretty dramatic change from the at trump administration which prioritized. Us energy dominance rolled back or stream lined rules and policies as a burden on energy development. And you have to remember. The bureau of land management which is part of the interior department manages drilling and mining on public lands. Roughly thirty six percent of colorado is federally. Managed lands and energy development occurs on both private and public lands in colorado colorado. By the way The seventh. i've seen the six but we'll go with this piece out of the denver post. The seventh biggest energy producer in the entire nation. Western leaders network made up of more than four hundred and fifty local and tribal elected. Officials asked the administration in a letter tuesday to freeze new fossil-fuel leasing on public lands but kathleen gama president of the western energy alliance. Hope to talk with her tomorrow morning. Western energy alliance is an industry. Group said the president does not have the authority to forbid new permitting on federal lands. She said her organization will sue if the biden administration tries scum said the impact in the west to livelihoods and to energy production is just too great for us to sit by now. A recent analysis. By the american petroleum institute found a ban would cost colorado eighteen thousand five ad high paying jobs by twenty twenty two and one hundred and eight million dollars in state revenue the to lynn grainger executive director of api is colorado branch ultimately ranger said. The decision on a federal leasing ban is a choice between american made energy and foreign energy a lot of that coming from countries that absolutely despise us and similarly a choice between american jobs and for jobs. Tell you what we'll get. Well county commissioner. Scott james take on this when he joins us this morning at eight. Oh five six fifty. Seven now. Thirteen ten k. f..
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"Automobiles appliances with more stringent requirements. Oh yes in. The oil and gas wars continue. Not only on the state level here in colorado but on a federal level with new restrictions on their access to federal monuments. Wildlife preserves federal lands. Mr biden's orders will direct the agencies that review these policies to focus on better protecting consumers and boosting employment. Oh yes ensuring the union vote in addition to addressing climate change. No surprise you. Had senator shelley moore capito republican out of west virginia saying that mr biden's policies from day one hurt american workers and our economy. I think here in colorado particularly in weld county. We second that emotion. Don't we owe tell you what by the way. We're going to check in with weld county. Commissioner scott james covering a broad swath of topics including how some of these moves by president biden will impact oil and gas in colorado specifically in weld county when webb county commissioner. Scott james joins us this morning at eight oh five. Meanwhile back to senator shelley moore capito out of west virginia killing the keystone excel pipeline and rejoining the paris. Climate accord agreement will eliminate a good paying jobs house. Republican conference picked up the mantle saying the biden administration has made it clear that on day one they will immediately cater to the fall. Far left i should say crater instead of working to help all americans and move our country forward. Of course we already know that joe biden. And we've asked this question. Will he be able to withstand the pressure from the far left during his administration or will he fold because these already facing considerable pressure from the lights of the squad and aoc among many others to take a much more drastic action on so many issues including the cost of college as well as healthcare and the environment obviously the pandemic although it seems to have taken a back seat. Hasn't it just asking the question. But it's among the most urgent concerns facing joe biden on the eve of his taking office sadly The death toll. Those who died from complications of covid nineteen in the united states reached a four hundred thousand so the one hundred day mask mandate applies on federal property and on airlines trains transit systems traveling between steps though president biden will direct the government to work with state and local authorities. Now another executive order on wednesday creates an office of white house. covid nineteen response and nailed it because There was a gentleman appointed to lead that office. And i asked whoa surprise. It's not as our well. Indeed he has been elevated to the position of czar This man leading the white house covid nineteen response known as the corona virus is name..
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"Information at Walton family foundation dot warg. The listeners of KQED. Coming up in the next segment. A weekend edition. You'll meet the creators of a new two part HBO Sports documentary on Tiger Woods. That's ahead on KQED. This is weekend edition from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. You've been a feud in northern Colorado. The pandemic is the source as hospitals in one community Philip with covert patients, residents there point fingers at County next door. Here's Rae Ellen Bichel with the story. Weld County has lots of sugar beets, cattle, oil and gas wells and according to county Commissioner Scott James Western spirit, too, and I think it is a Western thing to want to do the right thing because we were told, But because it's the right thing to do in normal times. Embracing Western spirit isn't a problem. But as Cupid cases climbed cities next door worried was Weld about to overflow their hospitals with avoidable cases. In a meeting in early December, the city Council members of Longmont just across the county line had had enough. Here are council members Polly Christenson, Susie Hidalgo Faring and mayor Brian Bagley. It is wrong for people to expect us to bear the burden of what they've been irresponsible enough. Let lose. They're the reason why I can't be in classroom in front of my kids. I'm done with that. Everybody needs to be a good neighbor. If a neighbor is bringing mud into the house, Taking our shoes off is not gonna make a difference. The conflict flared over a hospital bed tally. At one point. Weld County claims things were fine has had plenty of intensive care beds available 43 of them. When, In fact it only had three. It turns out, Weld County was counting the beds in its hospitals and the beds in places like long mine, Scot James, the Weld County commissioner, says. Of course, they counted other hospitals. That's how the health care system works. Counties don't have walls around them to use a crudity. There's no non peon section in the pool. Everybody's gonna get a little arm and that's what's going on. Right now. With Kobe Long months Mayor Brian Bagley Avenue or hospitals are full. But don't worry. We're just going to use yours. So he said, 48 hours I've told Weld County, he asked the City Council to consider restricting Weld County residents ability to receive care at Longmont hospitals. Bagley said. He knew it was never going to come to fruition. After all, it was probably illegal, but he wanted to prove a point. I had it with these turkeys. They're going to be here, if possible, Fine, letting propose the question. If there's only one I see you better left, and there are two grand parents there, one from well, one from Bowler who should get it. Bagley City Council shrugged off what he said about withholding medical treatment. But they did consider telling well to set of medical tents to deal with its own overflow ICU patients. In the end, they just asked them to publicly encourage the residents to wear masks and practice social distancing. Weld County didn't respond. Patty Limerick, historian at the University of Colorado, Boulder, says the virus in flames longstanding Western strife between urban and rural communities, that's pretty easy. You don't have to sit for a really long time is the Western historian thing. Whenever that came from in the nineties Limerick towards several states performing a mock divorce trial between the rural and urban west. She played her Bana Asphalt West, married to Sandy Green Hills West. Is that conflict still relevant mercy? That would be a hard yes. Limerick and her colleagues are reviving the play now, and they're adding covert 19 to the script. I'm Rail and Michelle in Colorado. That reporter's from our partner, Kaiser Health News. Mm hmm. Very first seconds of HBO's new documentary on Tiger Woods gives glimpses of the expectations piled on him from birth. Really by his father, Earl. People transcend this game on bringing to the world humanitarianism. Which has never been known before, and then later the champion handcuffed in detention, the butt of late night monologues about intimate details. And the stupor from drugs. Tiger Woods. Rocket rise pain inflicting fallen Now.