Even With Insurance, Car Wreck Could Spell Trouble
BAILEY, Colo. -- You could be in serious trouble if you get into a car wreck in Colorado -- even if you have car insurance, or insurance to protect you if the other driver doesn't.

About one in every five drivers here has no car insurance, 7NEWS reported.

Bill Kerr has been in the towing business in Bailey for nearly 40 years.

A call last October brought him to U.S. Highway 285 at the top of Crow Hill.

That's where the state patrol said the driver of a minivan ran a red light and ran into a sport utility vehicle. Airbags saved both drivers' lives, but the vehicles were total losses.

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02.18.04 @ 10:47 AM MST [link]

Wild turkeys released in Hayman burn area
DIVIDE, Colo. -- Twenty-eight wild turkeys charged out of cargo boxes and into the Pike National Forest, where wildlife officials hope they will re-establish themselves after a devastating wildfire nearly two years ago.

The Merriam wild turkeys -- 25 females and three males -- were released Tuesday about 25 miles northwest of Colorado Springs, on the edge of the 138,000 acres charred by the Hayman Fire in 2002. Full Story
02.18.04 @ 09:15 AM MST [link]

Denver Water crosses its fingers on reservoirs
Denver Water expects its drought-stricken reservoirs to reach 92 percent of capacity this summer if spring weather provides normal amounts of snow and rain.

A dry spring, along with voluntary watering limits, would allow reservoirs to fill to just 77 percent of capacity, according to a preliminary forecast released Tuesday. Full Story
02.18.04 @ 08:44 AM MST [link]

On the Frontier: Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Colorado is often cited as the state with the most stringent tax and expenditure limit (TEL) in the country. State elected officials nationwide can learn from how Colorado got its TEL and how it is attempting to cope with recent challenges.

Colorado’s Tax Revolt,/b>

One of the most important changes in Colorado tax policy was the adoption in 1987 of a flat income tax set at 5 percent, replacing the graduated income tax. The 5 percent flat rate was not revenue-neutral, capturing much of the windfall from the federal income tax reform of 1986. The income tax burden on Colorado citizens increased significantly, and the state became increasingly reliant on the income tax as a source of revenue.
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02.17.04 @ 02:41 PM MST [link]

Free firewood offered on Pike N.F. near Trumbull
Need some firewood to help get you through the cold winter months? As part of it’s ongoing program to reduce hazardous fuels and create a healthier environment on the Pike National Forest, the South Platte Ranger District is now making available “free-use” fuelwood permits for a treatment area near Trumbull, CO. Citizens will be allowed to cut and cart off for personal use up to four (4) cords of firewood per household from a 200-acre area where the U.S. Forest Service felled and limbed timber in late 2002. This past year, the timber cured and will now burn readily in fireplaces.
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