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DailyKos Meetup In Denver, Colorado State Open Thread, 8/12/2024
The Colorado State Open Thread series is for the fans of our square(ish) state, whether you live here, have visited here, have us on your bucket list, have only heard of Colorado or you are...
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Art around Colorado. A Colorado State Open Thread, 8/19/2024
This last week was rather an artsy week for me. I went with some other Estes Park Newcomers to the Denver Art Museum for a docent-led tour of their western art display. I have always loved Thomas...
View ArticleShort Colorado State Open Thread, 8/26/2024
Sorry for the short and sweet Open Thread tonight. I was down in the valley (Denver) today taking a friend to the airport and when I came home I finally fell asleep (instead of in the car). I’m going...
View ArticleFishing is a life or death sport in Colorado? A Colorado State Open Thread,...
The Colorado State Open Thread is mainly written for people who live, breathe, tread, wallow or otherwise enjoy our square(ish) state. That being said, it IS an open thread so people can post whatever...
View ArticleAs summer turns into fall, a Colorado State Open Thread, 9/9/2024
The Colorado State Open Thread is for people who’ve heard of Colorado and are interested in checking out our square(ish) state. It is an Open Thread, however, so the topics and discussion won’t always...
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Current Colorado, the Colorado State Open Thread, 9/16/2024
Colorado has entered into the season of fall (well, technically not for a few more days, but this week, anyway). The aspen are turning yellow up here in the mountains and the cottonwoods and some other...
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Photo Diary, Fall in Colorado. A Colorado State Open Thread, 9/23/2024
Fall started yesterday, and up here that meant a good rain and above us, snow on the mountain peaks. The snow was melted by the evening, but I’m sure we’ll have more and longer-lasting snows in the...
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Nature and Politics, a Colorado State Open Thread, September 30, 2024
This past weekend in Estes Park was highlighted by one of the most popular festivals we have. Even this bull elk came by, but that was likely because he had his harem taken away by a rival. When I saw...
View ArticleFrom Far Away, a Colorado State Open Thread, 10/7/2024
When a person flies literally halfway around the world (13 time zones) from October 6 to 8th, how can a person predict just where they will be on October 7th? I may be over the Pacific, or in Japan, or...
View ArticleVeterans Day Colorado State Open Thread, 11/11/2024
You can skip straight to the comments if you’d like. I won’t know and I won’t mind. I haven’t had my rant yet and I’m going to do it here.It’s hard to write a diary these days. Some of you may know...
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Boebert's Bonkers. Again. A Colorado State Open Thread, November 18, 2024.
I’m not saying this is Colorado’s #1 issue that requires the attention of the recently re-elected Congresswoman from eastern Colorado, but apparently she thinks alien cities on the bottom of the ocean...
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RIP, Jim Bishop. A Colorado State Open Thread, 11/25/2024 (updated to correct...
The Colorado State Open Thread is for people who live in Colorado, who used to live in Colorado, who want to live in Colorado and for people just interested in our squarish state. This story focuses on...
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Survivors. A Colorado Open Thread, December 2nd, 2024
I’m always amused when I stop seeing wild turkeys in the days leading up to Thanksgiving and then they’re back out and in flocks of a dozen or more birds immediately afterwards. Just wanted to...
View ArticleThe Election in Colorado - a Colorado State Open Thread, 12/9/2024
This Colorado State Open Thread is mostly just a mixture of stories that caught my attention over the last three weeks. I hope you find them interesting.Canvass board members in 7 Colorado counties...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, 12/16/2024
Very windy up here in Colorado’s high country as I write this. Also, very dry up here. We haven’t had the snowfall that the ski areas and the southern parts of the state have had. You can tell by the...
View ArticleNew Year, New Laws. A Colorado State Open Thread, 12/23/2024
The beginning of a new year also brings the start of a new series of regulations and laws here in Colorado. Colorado Newsline has listed many of them and I’ve highlighted a few here:Transparency in...
View ArticleLast Colorado State Open Thread for the year. 12/30/2024
I thought about taking today off, but since I will be taking the entire month of February off, I decided I needed to see what I could do with the various points of interest floating around in my brain....
View ArticleNews from Colorado - a Colorado State Open Thread, 1/6/2025
I’ll be honest. I first wrote the year as 2024. I need to update my mind. The Colorado State Open Thread is for people of all types who are interested in our square(ish) state. I find a few things I...
View ArticleJust One More Week... A Colorado State Open Thread, 1/13/2025
Next week is January 20th. The end of an era. Perhaps the end of more than just one presidency. Perhaps the end of a country. Please do what you can to enjoy this last week, even in our blue state two...
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NHTSA - A Colorado State Open Thread, 3/3/2025
I’m back and looking forward to being in Colorado for awhile. The Colorado State Open Thread series is dedicated to those with an interest in our square(ish) state which is red on three sides and blue...
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Birdies and Beasties, A Trump-free Colorado State Open Thread, 3/10/2025
Hello, Colorado COmmunity. I just got home a half hour before publishing, so this will be short and I hope to add more as I get the opportunity. I took a trip yesterday afternoon until now to the San...
View ArticleHere's a Tip. The Colorado State Open Thread, 3/17/2025
The Colorado State Open Thread is for those interested in our great square(ish) state of Colorado. If you’ve got news, want news, have plans to travel to the state, live here, want to live here, or...
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What did you do last weekend? A Colorado State Open Thread, 3/24/2025
The Colorado State Open Thread is written by, for, about, and with the express written desire to be read by people who live in, once lived in, may be contemplating living in, know someone who may have...
View ArticleIf at first you get slapped down in court... A Colorado State Open Thread,...
The Colorado State Open Thread is written for those interested in, those who have heard of, who have lived in, passed through, maybe even never come close to our square(ish) state but might be...
View ArticleHands Off Colorado! A Colorado State Open Thread, 4/7/2025
The Colorado State Open Thread provides a rootin’, tootin’ roundup of the bestest, westest of the Pecos-est stories ever to be put out on the pixels on this here website. Yes, siree Bobster and Billee...
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Time for more protests. Another Colorado State Open Thread, 4/14/2025
Protests around the country on April 4th did nothing to impress the felon in the White House. He is now proudly refusing to do nothing to retrieve someone his DOJ team wrongly sent to El Salvador...
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Is it spring yet? A Colorado State Open Thread, 4/21/2025
OK, so most of you are probably experiencing spring. Here in Colorado, spring has many forms, and up in the mountains we got a dose of several inches of beautiful heavy powder last weekend. It was much...
View ArticleWhen will be the next series of rallies in Colorado? A Colorado State Open...
The Colorado State Open Thread is written to provoke thoughts and input from our fellow citizens and non-citizens who are interested in the goings-on involving our square(ish) state. The photo above is...
View ArticleYou Don't Want Me To Come Back There And... A Colorado State Open Thread, May...
I’m still on my vacation. I don’t know at the time of writing this if I’m still enjoying it, but I would think so. In that case, I would like to have you not make me come back there and have to write...
View ArticleI Warned Ya - A Colorado State Open Thread. May 19th, 2025
The Colorado State Open Thread is for you folks who tune in to share your thoughts and prayers, or Tots and Pears, with each other when there’s nobody around to write an actual story to hang things...
View ArticleBoulder - An Update in the Colorado State Open Thread for 6/2/2025
I’ve written before how the Colorado State Open Thread is a place for people who have a shared interest in our square(ish) state of Colorado can come together and talk about stories, what’s going on,...
View ArticleLet's Be Careful Out There, A Colorado State Open Thread, 6/9/2025
This is a Colorado State Open Thread, where we come together to talk, to share our love of Colorado, democracy and various things of interest. This coming Saturday could be a great day, or it could be...
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No Kings Day reports, and More. A Colorado State Open Thread, June 16, 2025
This is the Colorado State Open Thread, to promote and share news, views and stories about our favorite square(ish) state in the country. I write from Estes Park, but I try and include the whole state,...
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Why Are You Protesting? A Colorado State Open Thread, 6/23/2025
The Colorado State Open Thread is written for a variety of reasons, especially to provoke comments from people who are interested in our square(ish) state, whether you are here or not. This question...
View ArticleWhat the BBBBB might mean for Colorado - A Colorado State Open Thread, June...
The Colorado Open Thread is here for people from Colorado, and for fans of our square(ish) state to talk about issues dealing with our state, but since it’s an open thread, it is not restricted to just...
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The Joy of Public Meetings, a Colorado State Open Thread, July 7, 2025
Sorry for being late. I have just left a meeting of the County Commissioners in Fort Collins where they are deciding the fate of my taxes. I don't think it went well for my side. I will have another...
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A Narvik Sighting in Colorado! A Colorado State Open Thread, July 14, 2025
Summer is a great time to visit Colorado, and based upon the massive crowds in downtown Estes Park on a Monday, people from all over the world are coming and enjoying Colorado this summer. I was...
View ArticleHave you heard of Lincoln Hills? A Colorado State Open Thread, July 21, 2025
The Colorado State Open Thread shares stories of current and sometimes old stories of our square(ish) state. I have lived here since the early 90’s and I am still learning about interesting things, in...
View ArticleMaking the Case to be the AG. The Colorado State Open Thread, July 28, 2025
The Colorado State Open Thread is for all those interested in our square(ish) state, no matter if they’re residents, wanna be residents, expats, resident-curious or even curious-adjacent. Or they...
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I've seen it rainin' fire from the sky. The Colorado State Open Thread,...
Today is the first day I can remember seeing the yellow tinge to the sky that means smoke from wildfires is affecting the air I breathe and see through here in northern Colorado this year. That...
View ArticleMy Trip to Court Today, A Colorado State Open Thread, 8/11/2025
I imagine court is the last place many of you wish to spend time on a Monday morning, especially on a mandatory summons. The Colorado State Open Thread is a place to discuss things happening in our...
View ArticleA Colorado State Open Thread, August 18, 2025
The Colorado State Open Thread series is to celebrate, appreciate, nominate, not obfuscate, dominate, state and confiscate all that is notable and wonderful about our square(ish) and fantastic state of...
View ArticleDoes it feel a bit like Fall yet? The Colorado State Open Thread, 8/25/2025
Believe it or not, I have been writing these Colorado State Open Threads for ten years now. The first I wrote was about a gathering for Neeta Lind (Navajo) and Tim Lange (Meteor Blades) in Denver to...
View ArticleLabor Day, The Colorado State Open Thread, September 1, 2025
As luck should have it, today was a day to be relatively free from labor for me. I hope it was free from labor for you and yours. Anyone want to volunteer recipes for turnips? Two of these are beets,...
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Growing Older, More Complications. A Colorado State Open Thread, September 8,...
The Colorado Open Thread, as I just recently noticed, has now been published for over ten years. In all that time I’ve had ups and downs, a number of guest writers (thanks to all of you), a variety of...
View ArticleOn the Road Again... A Colorado State Open Thread, September 15, 2025
This week has mostly been spent in Kansas. I came here on Wednesday and I will return to Colorado tomorrow. I came to visit my sister who had received a bad illness designation but as I was driving...
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The Rain is Tess. A Colorado State Open Thread, September 22, 2025
Away out hereThey got a nameFor Wind and Rain and FireThe Rain is Tess,The Fire JoeAnd they call the Wind, Maria(Alexa calls it Maria, but the 1969 musical movie pronounces it Mariah and Mariah Carey...
View ArticleFuggedabboudit. My Colorado State Open Thread. September 29, 2025
So sorry. I have had numerous reminders today is Monday, yet I totally forgot Monday means the Open Thread, until I turned on the TV and saw Rachel was on. Doh!Instead of hurrying up and throwing stuff...
View ArticleRain, Rain, Go Away... A Colorado State Open Thread, 10/13/2025
Kind of a strange thing to say for someone living in Colorado, but when I heard about this flooding of south and southwest Colorado on Saturday, my thoughts immediately went to the disaster that hit...
View ArticleMIA #1, A Colorado State Open Thread, 10/20/2025
This is where I am. I’m not paying close attention to Colorado today, in part because I’m 13 hours ahead of you. Have fun in the comments.
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