--- Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <some snippage throughout>
> Denver Post > Voters to decide Denver's stress plan > > Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - Voters will get to decide > this November whether > the city should do more to reduce stress. > > City council members said Monday they were forced to > put the question on > November's ballot because resident Jeff Peckman > collected 2,462 certified > signatures, slightly over the required number... > > "Voters didn't send us down here to deal with > fantasy and frivolousness and > that's what this is," said Councilman Charlie Brown, > who called the > proposal "lunatic." Councilwoman Rosemary Rodriguez > quipped, "I'm getting > stressed out over this bill." Peckman said the > council members should favor > his proposal because it supports their duty under > the U.S. Constitution to > provide for the common defense and ensure domestic > tranquility. At the risk of offending some West Coaster, I wonder if Peckman is a former Californian? Of course, maybe he's a born Boulderite, which means as flakey and nutty as anything LA can produce. ;) > The measure doesn't advise how the city should > reduce stress but requires > the city to research the idea and scientifically > prove which methods work. > Some of Peckman's ideas include playing soothing > music in public places and > improving the quality of school lunches... I can't decide if this deserves a <LOL> or <rolls eyes> -- considering what it would cost to design & conduct such a study, and then to implement it, I'm leaning to the <rolls eyes and snorts>. :P I doubt that it will pass, however, if it does end up on the ballot. Debbi We've Been Californicated! Maru ;} __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
