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Three Questions From the Shadow

It’s me again!!

The Ace & I were having a small discussion about how people chose those they vote for. We have two different ideas on the subject. I bet that surprises you. So in that vein I thought maybe all of us could participate in a sort of experiment. Almost like taking a quiz with no grade. You would have to post your answers with no “handle” or at least one that no one would tie to you. That would also give you a chance to be honest and not give answers you thought people wanted to hear.

Here are some questions that come to mind. We also would like some input from you folks out there with more questions along with comments. Knowing that most answers are your opinion it might help to have some facts to back them up although that’s not a killer if you don’t.

If you like name the person and what you like and dislike about them, what they would do good for the country or bad. It’s OK to just not like some one but you should at least have a reason like to short, To old, to black, don’t like women, all those sort of things.

How much does character enter into you vote and how do you define character.

Where do you get your information and do consider it factual?

Is there one giant issue that is a deal breaker for you?

Be honest but be nice!! I always thought a person should be allowed to be the biggest butthead in the world as long as they were able to defend their position in a rational manner without becoming angry. So impress me and the Ace with your comments. Don’t fire off something without thinking it thru and be prepared for those that disagree with you. Also age of the commenter’s will become a factor due to different worldviews. That alone will take you sometime to think thru and attempt to understand. Who knows, you may even change your mind on something after you hear all sides!!

Good luck,

Than Shadow

Sunday
10/26/08 10:19 AM

Windy Wendy:

One can Not determine someone's true character just from the "news" sources. All the people running for office are actors in the play of life. They bend themselves into what they (and the ones around them) think will get them elected.
News media is just that, media. It is worked to give the best view (as the person presenting it) can give, but hidden agendas and opinions will come into play.
A word is just a word until the person hearing it puts meaning to the word. (example: "shit" has many meanings depending upon the person who is hearing it attaches to that word. The word it's self has no smell, color or anything but the stringing together of four letters.)
Each of us will put our own meaning on any news comment and decide for our selves (we hope) who to vote for.

Tuesday
10/7/08 11:34 PM

Michael from www.plattedems.blogspot.com:

Shadow,

I think sometimes we see what we want to see. I hope the picture I have added to this reply can be seen. If not, here is a link. This is an optical illusion you may have seen before. Some people would see that this picture is obviously of an old woman. Others would disagree, seeing that it most certainly is a beautiful young lady. One could choose to only see this image from their point of view. But in fact, both parties are correct in their assessment of the picture. It can be seen both ways.

I can watch something on Fox News and vehemently disagree, because it is being broadcasted from a slant to the right. But I can also watch Keith Olbermann on MSNBC and heartily agree, because I happen to have similar points of view. But I would be foolish to think that it is a "fair" news report. I know it is slanted as far left as Fox is to the right. What really bothers me is when people watch one of these types of channels and except the reports as the gospel truth. That's why I like to look at many sources to form an opinion.

Tuesday
10/7/08 8:01 PM

Note from Ace:

Gee Shadow, you don't have to sound so SURPRISED :) Check out Michael's blog for more of the same www.plattedems.blogspot.com

Can I offer an observation?

I'd say YES to your question...here's why:

If Joe Six Pack uses Source A, that says X=X, and creates his "worldview" (I'm not sure what that is exactly) based on X=X, and IF X REALLY DOES = X, then Joe Six Pack's worldview would be "right". (If by right we mean 'correct'.)

And...if Joe Biden uses Source B, that says X=Y, and creates his worldview based on that, and IF X DOES NOT = Y, then Joe Biden's worldview would NOT be "right" (If by right we mean 'correct'.) The thing about TRUTH is, it's verifiable, and repeatable, said a wise man in the next room.

If X=X, then X does not = Y...ergo, "someone" is "wrong." ('View', 'Wrong' ... all kind of iffy words...but you get le drift...)

Let's use David Koresh...he filtered things thru some whacky worldviews and I daresay we'll all agree that his resulting view was wrong.

Everybody got the sound turned up for the debate? Yeehah!

Tuesday
10/7/08 6:41 PM

The Shadow:

MICHAEL!
A well though out and stated answer. Well done.
I do notice that the things you search, read & watch all seem to be filtered thru your worldview. Would that mean that others that use other sources that filter thru their worldview are wrong in their views?

Tuesday
10/7/08 6:00 PM

Michael from www.plattedems.blogspot.com:

Q. How much does character enter into you vote and how do you define character? A. One dictionary entry defines character as "the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing." I have a handful of character traits that I look for in my candidate choices. Intellegent. Compassionate. Conscientious. Capable. I look at these two Presidential/Vice-Presidential tickets, consider the candidates, and can come to a decision based on these characteristics.

Q. Where do you get your information and do consider it factual? A. I obtain my information from a variety of sources. On television I prefer CNN and the network news, and consider them more factual than others. On the internet I regulary check Google News to see the headlines. I trust factcheck.org to set the record straight on the campaign trail. I like digg.com to see the news I may have missed. And there is something to be said for seeing first hand videos on youtube.com. I read Time and Newsweek, I get e-mail news from the New York Times. Locally, trib.com keeps me fairly well in the know, I'll flip through the Record-Times as well. It doesn't take long. All-in-all, I think I filter straight reporting from slanted journalism fairly well.

Q. Is there one giant issue that is a deal breaker for you? A. Think about how our nation would be if we had no national debt. We could invest in green energy. We could tackle our healthcare and social security problems. We would be in a position to control our foreign policy and diplomacy without financial consideration. We can not get a handle on anything else until we take debt reduction seriously. Perhaps the GOP party of yesteryear had a handle on spending, but it is not so today. Both parties need to take responsibility to get our debt under control.

Monday
10/6/08 8:15 AM

iew;n;sc:

I am waiting for the last two debates and whatever else happens to decide. That will probably be the day before the election. There is always Ron Paul to vote for who isn't perfect either but keeps his nose clean. Try CSpan if you want to see your electeds in action, boring but no media filter at all so very very accurate if you can stand it.No one looks like they'd take away guns, booze or social security this election but I'm glad they didn't stick it in the stock market last time like they wanted to. I am waiting for the October Surprise, whoever is going to pull it has my vote.

Sunday
10/5/08 11:31 PM

ND in WY:

Character matters but if you're in politics you already have no character.

I watch Fox News, read the locals and the Billings Gazette. I'll look at Factcheck.com

Deal killer for me is the economy. McCain is the same as Bush on that and he's giving way too much money to the already rich, including himself with all his houses he can't even count. Palin is just an idiot. I wouldn't let her balance my checkbook much less talk economy or make a decision on it. Don't know who I'll vote for, but i know who I'm not voting for.

Sunday
10/5/08 4:45 PM

The Shadow:

What would have your questions been.
What started me on this was the giant article in the Sunday Casper paper about the people in our fair state. It's worth [maybe wrong word] reading. Six years and no telling how much goverment money!

Sunday
10/5/08 3:53 PM

Ace Answers:

Ace is Ace...and never cares about answering the way someone thinks I should. These are all the Shadow's questions...I would have asked different ones.

1. Character as Criteria. Obviously the shadow means your interpretation of the candidate's character...I don't know the "character" of the candidates anymore than the Shadow does. I evaluate what the candidates say about themselves, and what the Other Side says about them. (I throw away anything that John Corsi, the Swift Boat Guy says about Obama...I'm assuming most folks do that by now.) To the extent that I can, yeah, I want someone I deem to have a good "character" as my candidate.

2. I'll sing the praises of www.factcheck.org once again as a place to get accurate, unbiased information. I also consider www.fightthesmears.com to offer good info, and accurate. (Disagree? Show me something from there that is INACCURATE. Anything. Just one thing.) I watch MSNBC, and they're accurate...some guys and gals a bit more so...some way right, some way left. I do watch Fox News. I do not consider them as accurate as other sources. I read snippets from the NYT (oh my!), the WSJ, the Casper Trib. I Google. A LOT. I listen to crazy left wing radio. I listen to crazy right wing radio. Accurate? Not always and sometimes never. The Colbert Report and The Daily Show...just try it, I dare you :)

3. Deal Breaker Issue?
Nope. I look at it all and evaluate. McCain lost any (even slight) chance of my considering him a viable candidate by picking Sarah Palin as a running mate. It's absurd. Wait...maybe the deal breaker for me would be that I've had enough of the Republicans being in charge. The US has no moral authority, our Constitution and Civil Rights have been stomped on, we still have NO Energy policy, we're spending trillions of dollars and 100,000's of lives (American and Iraqi) on a war that should never have happened, the economy is in the toilet, record unemployment, no health care policy, our kids kan't read, a deficit that continues to grow, this latest bailout, HUGE tax breaks for 1% of the population and companies like Haliburton who have a POB offshore, ($600 bucks for the rest of us) a divided country, and yeah...I guess that's the Deal Breaker Issue. I've had ENOUGH.

Sorry you asked :)

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The Shadow Continues...

OK!! It’s me again.

I sent a post to the Ace. It not only made her mad but she said it was full of my opinions and little fact. She may be right but I don’t give in that easy.

The bright side is that she keeps on top of things and attempts to weed out opinion that people [maybe even me] claim as facts. That should make all of you out there more comfortable.

There are times when people’s opinions are facts. Like it’s a fact that I don’t like Obama because I feel he is a far left radical that will sell our country out. It is also a fact that I don’t want the government telling when I can wipe, what to use and when to do it. As far as I’m concerned the government screws up everything they touch, no matter the party. The complaint seems to be that the last 8 years messed us up. I thought in 2006 when the Dems. Took over congress they were going to fix it. What ever became of that? What ever became of personal responsibility? It used to be that when you took a risk [as in the stock market] and it didn’t work out you took the loss rather than look for some one to take something away from others and give it to you. It may very well be that I’m out of step with the ways of today’s world. Should that be true you can count me out because there is no way I want to be in that parade!! I know we all wash everything thru the paradigm of our worldview and come out the other side with different opinions and that’s fine. The thing that troubles me is that it seems no longer possible to have a civil disagreement. It’s now the norm to attempt to stop those that disagree and maybe even destroy them. I was always taught that if someone or something was offense and they wouldn’t stop you left or turned it off. Now days the very few seem to control the many. In today’s world if you can’t manage to earn enough to have what you want you are able to complain loudly and someone will figure out to give it to you so they don’t have to feel guilty about you doing without while they have it.

I was going to print out the definition of character but its way to long so go look it up for yourself. It is fair to judge someone by the friends he has and the people he does business with. If you have the same sort of friends and do business with the same sort of people then you would like that person for sure. Does liking that person make you feel OK because you have been feeling that those people have led you down a path you shouldn’t have been on and you haven’t wanted to deal with that little voice that keep saying you are on the wrong road??

Well that’s enough for now. I’ll send this off to the Ace and see what she thinks.

The Shadow

Sunday
10/5/08 11:43 PM

history fan:

Shadow how do you figure that the Dems are going to clean up 6 years of huge mistakes in just 2 years, especially when Bush was still the presidient? If you want to rail on someone for not taking responsibility you don't have to look very far from Bush and his cronies who have yet to admit they did anything wrong. You're a hypocrite. You people have been in control for 8 years and nothing has gone right from the get go. You should probably let the other side have a try they sure can't do any worse. Take a look at the few who are controling the many as you say, and you'll see that those few are all Republicans. You need to take that log out of your own eye before you go doing anything else because it is clouding your vision of what is out here.

Sunday
10/5/08 11:36 PM

ND in WY:

The GOP used to be the party who said they were wrong when they were wrong and were accountable. Not lately. Theyre also no way near fiscally responsible anymore so if youre trying to make it sound like they are that's nuts. I'm also not for torture or the Patriot act which is just another thing Bush and the new GOP did to take away our rights and put us under their thumb. Clean house, we need to clean house.

Saturday
10/4/08 7:33 PM

Note from Ace:

The Shadow, like everyone else, has their opinion. Here it is.
Ace encourages anyone who wants to to share their opinions. Ace of course suggests that folks DO SOME RESEARCH before they spew, but ultimately Ace doesn't really care who you vote for. Whoever gets in this time around will get some things wrong, get some things right, and coast on most of it. It'd be nice to get out of the hole we've gotten in over the past eight years, but more important than "who wins" is the WHY behind the voting. You learn a lot about someone from how they frame their arguments, justify their actions, and treat their waitress or waiter. (Now THAT was a really good tip.)

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A "Shadowy" Vote for Sarah

Well I’m glad some one is happy I’m back!

The “bailout” sounds like another hose job to us. 6mil. to make wooden arrows for kid’s toys!!! I thought you couldn’t play cowboys and Indians anymore!! Maybe they should rename it the “ripoff”. Now that we are giving 25 billion to the car makers I’m sure we will be able to buy them mush cheaper!!! Now is probably the time to make a deal on a new pickup or SUV. The people on the coasts figure everyone should ride a bike. Good luck going between Glendo & Wheatland that way and pulling your boat to the lake. There is also money in the bill for the folks that ride their bike to work. Think that would work rounding up those cattle?

Sort of hard to figure out McCain but he still has my vote unless I decide to leave that part blank!!

I like Sara and hopes she kicks old Joe’s butt tonight. Sort of reminds me of the hard working ranch women in this part of the country. She comes closer to being just like us than the 3 musketeers around her!!

12:05 PM

Hey unbelievable:

"Informed Information"? Ha!ha! You left wingers stick to listening to the media just like they want you to. They will inform you all right, just the way they want to. From the sounds of it,looks like you soak it all in.

Wednesday
10/22/08 9:59 AM

unbelievable:

way out: do you really believe what you posted? If you
do you must not have access to the media or any source
of informed information.

Tuesday
10/21/08 1:42 PM

way out:

It is hard to stomach someone who will not only be proud to be an american but will not join in the national anthem or who wants to be sworn in under the coran instead of the bible... There are to many unanswered questions about Obama and where his loyalty lies to be so sure where he will lead this country??????

Sunday
10/12/08 9:03 AM

MTBEAR:

Sarah Palin was caught red handed by a panel of 10 of her own republican Alaskan people, in an ethics scandal. Caught pants down, lying to the people she wants to vote for her. Not that that is so big a deal but it does show that she is not change at all JUST MORE OF THE SAME OLD BS. Politics as usual. She is nothing new, just a little dumber then the others and not as well-learned or well-read, though she does look better in her suit then the old guys do.

Thursday
10/9/08 11:31 AM

A Duped Voter:

At this point it really makes no difference who you vote for. With the bailout of Wall ST, the government will have no money for a long time to do anything anyway. They have both gone against their campaign promises of no pork barrel spending, ie the bail out with all the pork attached. To make a decision its simple. If you want to make Iraq our 51st state then vote for McCain. I am playing the race card and voting for Obama because he's black. If he wins it will show the country that a minority, or a woman or even a third party candidate can be elected. Then maybe the next election we can get some really good candidates in there. For this reason he also might do a good job. If he doesn't it would be very difficult for a minority, a woman or a third party candidate to get elected again.

Wednesday
10/8/08 6:16 PM

wheatland voter:

Brownie, No I am not saying that I voted for Bush, Glad you can afford health insurance, because I sure as heck can't. We will see what Obama does for this country!!! I am not saying that I agree with McCain either. You are lucky to have a mortgage, I cannot afford a house due to the salary that I have. No I do not make $250,000.00 a year either. If I did then I would have a house and could afford health insurance. I am not saying that I agree with the war either. Don't you think that is a little cruel to tell me to ask a dead soldier. Oh wait, that is the way the Obama supporters are. RUDE!!!! Maybe you should sit home this time around!!!!

Wednesday
10/8/08 4:02 PM

TO WHEATLAND VOTER:

ARE YOU ADMITTING THAT YOU VOTED FOR GEORGE BUSH? NOT LIKELY.
IF YOU DID IN 2000 THEN YOU WERE JUST A REPUBLICAN. IF YOU DID IT AGAIN IN 2004 YOU WERE JUST NOT VERY SMART.
JUST SIT HOME THIS TIME AROUND AND YOU CAN THEN VOTE IN SARA PALIN IN 2012 WHEN SHE RUNS AGAINST HILLARY. NOW THAT WILL BE A CAT FIGHT.

Wednesday
10/8/08 2:40 PM

Brownie:

There's no way thay you 'wehatland voter' make $250,000 a year so you will get a tax cut when Obama gets in. Obama will not be sending $400 billion to the oil companiees that mcCain wants to and obama will also not be starting more wars so there's more budget as well. No one is going after guns and golly but your scare tactics and fear mongering might get McCain some voters, but I doubt it. Ask the dead soldeirs if they would go back to Iraq. Oh, you can't. And many many veterans are voting Obama. McCain is more Bush. I am middle class and I am hurting under the bush tax cuts for rich, wars, and the economy he ruined. Now mcCain wants to buy back the houses of 400.000 people? I thought we did that when we bailed them out. I don't want to pay for someone elses mortgage, I can hardly pay mine. If mcCain buys my mortgage maybe I'd vote for him. Also, I don't want my health insurance taxed, which is McCain's plan. No thanks. I know people who buy thier own insurance and it's 10,000 for the minimum help, not 5.000. Yes, I will stand by my vote for Obama and Biden.

Wednesday
10/8/08 1:09 PM

wheatland voter:

I would like to ask all of you obama supporters, where is he going to get all of the money that he is promising to all tax payers??? Who is going to suffer and be taxed for the money?? I bet if you are middle class you will be the one who has to come up with the money. What are all of you wyoming people going to do when he tries to take away guns????? Obama has made alot of promises, like all politicians. Obama supporters should read his books and see how he feels about different races, and what about pulling the troops out too soon. I work at the Guard camp during 911 and if you ask any soldier who was over there, they would go to Irak again if necessary. Are all of you supporters of Obama going to admit that you voted for the man if he doesn't work out??? I bet not!!!!

Friday
10/3/08 8:53 PM

The Shadow:

Hey Gang!!
I would like to keep this thread going but had too much to say for a comment. I just sent another post to the Ace so keep looking for it and we can continue this!!

Friday
10/3/08 11:11 AM

Just me :

Palin wants the VP to have MORE power? That's a scary thing. I may be a republican but I'm not hesitant one bit to vote Obama. Although I like McCain, I question his leadership skills over choosing Palin as his running mate. Yes, he likes to "change things up" and surprise people but come on - this is a person that could very likely be running our country if he is elected and dies in office. A person who things living close to Russia gives her foreign policy experience and likes to not really answer questions asked of her, but instead go back to energy, energy, energy!

I admit, I was won over by Palin at first like so many others. But my opinions have really changed over the last few weeks. I'm going to be happy to give my vote to Obama.

Friday
10/3/08 10:07 AM

Watching from the catbird seat:

Shadow you probably just lost alot of votes for Sara and McCain because your probably the only one who would like someone like you to be running the show, service or no. Not a rip on you or anything, but this just isn't the election to throw away on a symbol or a party. I am going with OBiden. I did watch the debate and there is no doubt in my mind who I want representing my country, and it isn't someone who won't tell me what they're going to do to get us on the right track. I was under-impressed with Palin even though they made the expectations so low for her. Besiedes there is no such thing as a TEAM of mavericks. Thank you.

Thursday
10/2/08 7:31 PM

The Shadow:

You know you have to love those kids!! Poor old Joe couldn't even get his hair plugs right. I've been looking for someone like me to run the show for a long time. I didn't spend 4 years in the service to turn it over to the socialist to control every step I take!!
The Ace is up to her neck in Alligators so I figured I would save her some time and answer this way.

The Shadow

Thursday
10/2/08 5:32 PM

Note from Ace:

Ace worries about "someone just like us" being a breath away from running the country. No offense Shadow and everyone else, but Ace knows folks "just like us" and it just don't seem too smart to put one of us in charge...seriously.

Leaving that part of the ballot blank is certainly an option :) Are Ralph Nader and Ron Paul still options?

Ace likes Joe Biden...not because other white haired elder VPs have done anything good for us, but because Mr. B has a good rep around the planet, a lot of smarts and experience, and he doesn't pull punches...says what he thinks. (And how much you wanna bet he could actually NAME the newspapers her reads?) Aw...we kid Sarah and her running mate...but we ain't voting for 'em!

Hope everyone tunes into the debate...and watches with the sound on.

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The Shadow's Back!

I know, I know!! Everyone out there hoped or thought we here at the Shadow were long gone. Well even we hate the hot weather and have been hiding in the “air conditioning”. Well we stuck our foot out the door for several days now and it would seem that summer may be gone. This made us think it was time to crank it back up again and gets the blood flowing here in Glendo again!!

The problem seems to be that we as a town are now flush with cash and will be able to get all those promised programs off the ground. Before we forget “a giant pat on the back to the people of Platte County for their vote”. Once again proving that if you get the correct information out to the people and allow them to make up their own minds. More times than not things will work out. Everyone seems to be getting along here in town with no major battles staring at us in the near future so things may stay boring for a while. All the news on the ongoing projects seems to be good. It does seem like a shame that the poor guy running the sewer project had to pass away to get things off the ground.

The one thing Councilman Bill might answer for us is the rumor that they are putting in some apartments in the old store on main street. We were wondering how that was possible seeing there was ordnance against anyone living on Main Street. Sort of hard to Grandfather something in this late in the game. Part of the answer may be that Councilman Chuck seems to be involved in the project. I’m sure we will get an answer quickly!!!

Well now that you know we are back what would you folks out there like to talk about??

The Shadow

Wednesday
10/1/08 9:43 AM

Taxed Taxpayer:

We are glad you're back, this kept Wheaterville interesting every day. So what do you think of this bail out, and who is this crazy new McCain. I'm still voting for Ron Paul, the only decent guy of th bunch. Sara Palin scares the pants off of me and that isn't pretty.

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Glendo's Cap One Tax Project

Note from Ace: The Shadow is sharing its space with Mike Huser, who took the time to explain Glendo's 1% Tax Project because someone in Wheaterville was wishing they had more information. So we know what's going on in Guernsey and in Glendo, and what the tax will pay for in those communities. We're still waiting for some of those Powers That Be to fill in the Wheaterville electorate on Wheatland and Hartville projects. (Hey...what about a bumper sticker that says "I READ WHEATERVILLE, AND I VOTE" ) Judging from the daily hits we could give away quite a few... Here's your chance to get some feedback Wheatland! (And to give some too...) Thanks to Mike Huser for writing this up and posting it in the comments. We figger'ed it earned a place on the Glendo Page and that the Shadow would agree! THANKS MIKE!

Glendo's project is a new emergency services building and additional funding for sewer line replacement. The Glendo ambulance in housed in a building that should of been torn down. This building had a fire several years ago that destroyed the structural integrity of the cement block walls. There is one wall that has angle iron bolted on it to keep it standing. When it rains there are massive leaks where water runs through the walls and mold grows on the walls of the meeting room. And the carpet gets soaked and it takes days to dry out. We have had supplies ruined by water leakage through the ceiling. Thankfully we've been in several drought years or the conditions would be worse.

The building is far beyond repair to fix these problems. The fire department has outgrown it's current building. We have one pumper that is kept in an unheated storage shed. As a result it is only usable during the summer months or water would freeze in the pump and lines. In addition we have a rural fire truck that is stored outside in the town yard. This is a great asset to the town because it provides additional water for when we go on fires outside of town, but can only have water in it during the summer months. We felt it would be very forward thinking if we built one emergency services building to house all the fire apparatus and the ambulance together.

In addition Glendo is requesting additional money to fund the sewer line replacement. Glendo has received a SLIB grant for this purpose but because of project delays the cost has exceeded the amount received.

Monday
9/29/08 6:42 PM

Bill Krist:

Hi Guys,
Here is what I know about the old grocery store. Fred Nichols bought it and has been fixing it up. Chuck was helping him.
There is an ordinance that no mobile homes may be placed on Yellowstone.
I don't know what Fred plans to do with the building, but appartments seems kind of silly to me. Guess you'll just have to ask Fred what he has in mind. He hasn't told me anything.
Thanks, Bill

Tuesday
8/19/08 10:47 AM

LMAO:

I'll be voting yes. Sounds like a great deal to me.

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Glendo Days in Review

OK!! I guess it’s time to break the silence that seems to have set in on this page!!

I figured by now the nay-sayers would have loaded up the comments about Glendo Days so needless to say I am mildly surprised!!

I felt overall it went well. The Mud Bog was a roaring success but with the crew we have running it we wouldn’t expect any less. Good job gang!! Keep up the good work.

The ladies in charge have figured out they need more realiable help or as they are called “volunteers”. Kudos to the Old Western that saved the day with the Potato Salad!! Thank you.

The question arises of why the food line moved so slowly. One could understand it if the County commissioners were looking for votes while cooking but that didn’t seem to be the case. Thanks guys!! It must have been awful hot out there. You probably deserve a few votes just for that. How about some comments form some of the folks that were there. Let’s make them constructive and not get catty. All in all it seemed like a usual 4^th weekend.

Mike’s Place is now The Micke Family Restaurant and well worth your business. They will making some tweaks’ to the menu that you may enjoy. Try the “Chicken Fried Steak” made fresh along with the new items on the “salad bar” like home made soups. We will all surely miss that British accent when you walk in the door and that dry sense of humor from Mike but we have discovered that nothing lasts forever!! It appears the Micke family will be as asset to town and we want to take the opportunity to say “Welcome to Glendo!!!

Things have been silent for to long. Let’s crank it up again!!!

As always,

We are the Shadow!!!

Tuesday
8/12/08 6:52 PM

Sundance:

Wednesday
7/23/08 11:07 AM

The Shadow:

It would seem Susan hit the ball out of the park with her comment!!
Maybe the town should ask her to move to town and help bring it together. There must be some one out there that has read this besides me and has a comment.

Sunday
7/20/08 9:50 AM

Susan McDonald:

not sure what the problem was this year. I know the ladies did work hard to put it all together, but vendors didnt attend and neither did the community. those of us that were there had a great time. It was HOT but we enjoyed the picnic, although I agree the line was SLOW. The food was good.

Maybe everyone needs to put the past behind and leave it there and pull togther to let people know about your awesome community if you dont one day there might not be a Glendo that exists seperate from the State Park.

Maybe those of you that have grown up in a small town take it all for granted. Coming from a large metropolitan area, I can say, you really dont know what you have here. I hear teens and early twenty-somethings complain about not having anything to do in a small town, and yes thats true to some extent, but you have all hear the saying "if you arent part of the answer you are part of the problem" havent you? Well then get off your butts and be creative there are lots of organizations that could use your help. The alternative is moving to someplace like Denver and holding your breath between drivebys and seeing your neighborhoods torn up and ruined by gangs.
Thats a true fact in most of the Denver metropolitan area. I know because I lived it for 24 years.

Small town Wyoming does have it's problems, but have you tried teaming up with organizations that are trying to help in that area? The schools have afterschool programs, there's Jaycee's, Kwanis, Masons, Lions, and Civil Air Patrol. Churches also have great events and organizations to be a part of.

Glendo Days Committee had lots of work to do did you think to help? there are lots of jobs to put on a king size event like that. Just because the entity you wanted to be in charge wasnt is that a reason to not be a part of the team?

If there are people around that are so bored they are going crazy I have lots of things you can do in Civil Air Patrol. The biggest of which is helping to raise money for the Wreaths Across America program. If we raise more than the $6,000.00 dollars we need for the Wheatland Cemetery we can send the extras to Glendo, Chugwater, Guernsey and the other smaller communities.

Well I got alittle wordy here, but the point is, Platte County belongs to all of us. We should get behind all the communities with their special events. One day it might be us needing the help.

thanks for the chance to be a part of Glendo Days.

Sunday
7/20/08 12:36 AM

The Shadow:

Where did I miss it??
Lets have the Glendo Days people write a report!
Sorry you thought that was a one sided report altho I didn't have any numbers. They must have that sort of info by now!!

Saturday
7/19/08 2:16 PM

astounded:

Depending on which side you talk to, Glendo Days was fantastic, or the awful. No middle ground. The Town should have been in charge or the people who put it together should always be in charge. No middle ground again. No hard numbers to figure out if there were a lot of people or not very many. I talked to people who said they headed out of town because it was going to be so full in Glendo. Was that good or bad? Who knows? No real follow up on it at all, from the Record Times or Wheaterville. Only an opinion peice here from the Shadow which is fine, but only one side. No facts. Why not? Numbers. Who won what? How many people in the foot race? Let Wheaterville readers know. How about a guest article from the people who ran it this year?

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Glendo Daze, and Glendo Saves $40,000

Hello all!!

Even we here at the Shadow get spring fever and just don’t feel like doing anything and besides everyone seems to be playing so nice there’s not much to take on.
I figured Bill would come on and tell us what took place at the city council meeting. I heard the Mayor saved the city $40,000.00. How about an explanation of that!
The thing about the Wellness Center sounds good. Where is the money coming from?
I hear the new bar owners at Whiskey Gulch are making a gesture to the town by having a free BBQ for the “mud boggers”. That seems like a neat thing but they maybe they should make it for only the contestants in order not to take business away from the other places in town that sell food. The 4th is a big weekend for all food places.
Hats off to all those involved in the search for that young boy that drowned. I know they put in long hours searching. I’m sure the family is grateful that they got him out of the water.
They had another Capitol One meeting the other day. How about a report from some one that was there. Time is getting short.

"The 4th will be here before you know it. How about sucking it up and getting behind Glendo Days. It happening with or without your help so why not get on board?? "

Remember to treat all those Greenies nice as they drop off their money in our town. They will be paying part of that Capitol One tax if it goes thru so we want to keep them coming back!!!
If I don’t write anything before then “have a great 4th and remember those fighting to protect our right to disagree with those in power!!!

The Shadow

Wednesday
7/2/08 1:18 PM

Bill Krist:

Sorry, first time I have heard of $40,000 savings and I have attended every meeting.
The wellness center was short $100,000 because the costs have gone higher over the time they planned it. The Mayor and the Council thought it would benefit everyone to get it completed now, before costs go up more.
Where does this money come from? The State Land Investment Board, call them SLIB for short.
Last year the SLIB decided to destribute funds to the counties instead of each town applying indivdually in Cheyenne. Platte county receives so much, and the county splits it up between it's towns and county projects. Glendo will receive about $325,000 for 2008. There is where the money will come from.
This has nothing to do with the 1% sales tax vote coming up in August. Sorry, just had to plug for your vote on the 1%. so Glendo can get it's new building for the EMT'S, Town and Rural firemen. Thanks, Bill

Tuesday
6/24/08 2:32 PM

LMAO:

Looks like you just advertised the bbq Shadow. Because of you, now a lot more people know about it. As for the restraunts losing business because of it, maybe they should talk to the "women" in charge of Glendo Days. If Glendo Days was still in June, then the town could prosper off of Memorial weekend, Glendo Days, 4th of July, and Labor Day weekend. But the "women" took away a weekend of prosperity. Thanks Ladies!

Saturday
6/21/08 11:19 AM

The Shadow:

Have we passed the test yet??

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Memorial Day Flags in Glendo! Good Job to All!

Wow!! What is that bright thing in the sky? The moss is beginning to dry up around the house. Could be ready to leap into summer??
I almost hated to write this post in fear of breaking flow of comments about the 1% tax but I figured “what the heck”! After the election, we said we would praise both sides for doing good things for the town.

Well last weekend the girl's half of you seem to have put American flags up and down Main Street. Dorothy and her husband did most of the work installing the holders and putting them and taking them down. Several comments were heard about how nice that looked. If I heard correctly the town gave them the money to buy the flags so there seems to be Kudos for all.

I do need a legal opinion from some one out there. There was a special meeting of the council the other day. A notice was posted at the Post Office as required. The problem came in when they dealt with things not listed on the notice although they did have an agenda to hand out at the meeting with all the other items on it. Maybe more people would have showed up if they knew what was to be discussed!!

The Shadow
PS: Keep those comments about the 1% tax coming. Some one told me they figured out of state people would be paying 35% of the tax and I also heard that 5 year figure tossed around!!

Thursday
6/5/08 3:19 PM

st:

Thanks to the Glendo Town Council for agreeing to help fund the Wellness Center!

Because building prices have gone up the Grant money was not enough to complete the Wellness Center project and help from the town was needed. It shouldn't be long until ground breaking is under way. Thanks, again!

Thursday
6/5/08 12:23 AM

Playin' In The Mud :

Okay Pan Man, the "new bar" is formerly the Diamond A, and is now called the Whiskey Gulch Saloon. One of the new owners is a local guy, and his partners are newcomers; all very nice people.

FYI: Maybe you shouldn't take a drive to Glendo if you aren't sure what things are called and where they're located; you might end up getting lost. The "lake" here is the Glendo Reservoir, and was/is still located east of Glendo along with the state park. Lake Sanborn (not Sanborn Lake) is a person not a place! The Cow Pasture Mud Challenge Obstacle was held on Lake's property west of Glendo, right where it was advertised to be! There was an amazing turnout, lots of competitors, lots of spectators, and lots of great family fun for everyone.

Maybe you should take a drive up to Glendo on July 4th and take in the next mudbog event held here. Watch for the advertisements to find out where it's located... it won't be too hard to find!

Tuesday
6/3/08 9:39 AM

Pan Man:

What is the new bar in Glendo and who are the owners? Do they have good burgers? Where is the restaurant reviewer on wheaterville? Is it worth a trip to Glendo?
And I thought the mudbog was going to be at Sanborn Lake and an obstacle course. Did that change?
Thanks Bill Krist for the answers and thanks Shadow for the questions.

Tuesday
6/3/08 8:30 AM

Dani's Mom:

Thank you Bill! Glendo is very lucky to have you on the council. Transperancy and openness is not the norm when it comes to goverment, from small to large, so your telling people what's going on, from your chair in the front of the room is refreshing. Thank you to you, and to the rest of the council, and also to The Shadow for giving all a place to talk about the good and the bad. Progress is being made, at least in the area of people talking and getting information.

Tuesday
6/3/08 2:19 AM

Former Glendo Family:

I cant help but get on here and read this crap that is on here. The shadow seems to be a coward to run your mouth about everyone else on the council and in the town, Why do you think you are so much better? If you think you can make all the changes the town need over night by god run for the council or yet the mayor and then you will see that it is not as easy as everyone would like it to be. And then somebody can get on a stupid web page and talk crap about you!!!!!! Susan and all the coucil members you are doing a great job!!!! Kudos to you!!!!!!! It is idiots like the shadow that make all the BS go around in a small town!!! They dont mean crap!!!!!

Monday
6/2/08 6:50 PM

Bill Krist:

Hi Guys,
The three things discussed at the special meeting were:
A place to have the Muddbogging over the 4th of July.
Approving Susan going the the WAM convention.
Granting a permit to the new bar owners for their grand opening on May 31st. This allowed them to close their parking lot and have open containers outside their building.
The last thing we passed on since it was the second reading of the budget. Since both the mayor and councilman Haggerty were both out with the flu, we thought it best to wait for our regular meeting.
Thanks, Bill Krist

Monday
6/2/08 11:39 AM

The Shadow:

They approved travel money for Susan & something for the Mudbog people. I think there was something else but am not sure!!

Monday
6/2/08 8:56 AM

curious:

so what were the other things that were discussed that didn't make it to the agenda? not fair to tell us just this and then stop. I'm with the public has a right to know.
And I think I am for the capital one tax. It was good to hear it won't be on food or gas which are pretty crazy priced at this point.

Friday
5/30/08 11:42 AM

Public has a right to know :

I'm no legal expert but I do know that in order for the council to discuss something, it must be on the agenda. Many times with various town councils you will see someone want to stand up and talk about something but the council will not let them because they were not on the agenda.

On another note, when a council wants to go into executive session to discuss something, it MUST be on the agenda and they need to say why they are going into executive session on the agenda. (For example, personnel issues or budget issues - something!) People not only have the right to know, it's the law.

The only time they may go into executive session without it being on the agenda is if it is an emergency. Also, the council may not actually vote on anything or approve anything in closed session - it must be done in open session.

Sorry....went off a little bit there : )

Friday
5/30/08 11:27 AM

SD reader:

Hello glendo,
The flags were great. I am happy to help Glendo by paying a little tax when I visit. It is a great town and great people. I hope the people decide to go for it. From what I read here it makes sense.See you at Glendo Days.

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Taxes for a Good Cause!

Let me take another shot at this tax thing then Bill or whoever can jump in and correct me or add what they know!!

"It does appear that the people that were all for this over estimated how many people knew what was going on or even interested enough to seek out information."

Yes it is a tax on anything that has a tax on it already. Everyone [I think Colorado people also] would pay the tax. Once the money was collected for the project that was selected for each town the tax would stop. The money can only be used for the project stated in the application each town submitted so the ruling party could not use it on some other pet project.

I will send my spies out to seek information on the projects for the other towns but here in Glendo they want to tear down the building that houses the ambulance at the present time and build a new building that would house the ambulance, our fire trucks and the rural fire truck along with meeting rooms or what ever storage that would be needed. I think that there was also some money added to make up the balance of the sewer project but Bill or someone will have to confirm that.

I heard the project for Guernsey was a new swimming pool; Wheatland wanted to over haul the fire house & Chugwater was doing street work. Those are all hearsay on my part but I will attempt to confirm that. Anyone with any information or ideas please jump in.

The shadow

Sunday
7/20/08 7:13 AM

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Monday
6/2/08 7:04 PM

Bill Krist:

Some info I got from the county and town's websites.
Our county commissioners:
Joe Reichardt
Dan Kirkbride
Tim Millikin

Chugwater:
Mayor - John Burns
Council:
Kelly Cronk
Belinda Witt
Carol Ash
Mary Bloom

Glendo:
Mayor - Jay Collins
Council:
Guylene Creach
Chuck Haggerty
Susan Juschka
William Krist

Guernsey:
Mayor - Michael Pettigrew
Council:
Joseph Michaels
Shawn Kelley
Penny Wells
Audrey Brown

Thursday
5/29/08 11:30 AM

Wheatland Native:

Thanks Bill. That's helpful information all around. It would be nice to see councilmen from Wheatland and Guernsey step up to the plate as you have done, and talk to the people here. Who would be able to make that happen? I know the councilmen in Wheatland, who they are, and if any step up here to talk about the tax and give their opinion, they will have my vote next time around. I don't know the councilmen in Guernsey. Please speak up.

Wednesday
5/28/08 6:49 PM

Bill Krist:

Sorry I have not been able to get on Wheaterville.com, The storm wiped out my ISP and it has just starting to work again.
The figures are correct for each town's project.
If we voters pass the 1% sales tax, it will not effect your fuel tax, not effect your food costs (there is no sales tax on groceries in Wyoming, YAY!), and property taxes will not be affected.
Every time we go to Home Depot or Walmart in Cheyenne, we pay their 1% sales tax and help them build new facilities. When the folks from Nebraska, Colorado, and Cheyenne come up to use Glendo and Guernsey State Parks, why not let them help Platte County build some needed things?
I will research all the other town's projects and let you know what I have learned. On Glendo's project, The $150,000 for the sewer is to make up for what we will be short to finish the sewer. The $600,000 for the Fire Hall, Ambulance and Rural Fire Hall will not be close to covering the total cost but will get us started to the point where we can get financial help from the Feds, State, and other grants.
I know this is tough times, almost $4/gal for gas and I'm glad I didn't buy a diesel pickup! It is hard to vote for more taxes when it costs almost $100 to fill your tank.
Give it some thought and look at each project. It is up to each town to let you know what you are voting for.
I will return to Wheaterville.com with more info, unless it rains 4 inches in 24 hours and it shuts Vistabeam down again. Thanks, Bill Krist

Wednesday
5/28/08 11:02 AM

The Shadow:

It would seem that the good people of Guernsey have some work to do to convince the people why they should vote for this new pool. It does seem like a lot of money but in this day and age who knows?
Yes Glendo did get some money for the sewer project but they drug their feet for so long the cost went up and they don't have enought to finish. The fact is that they haven't even begun and they told us it would be finished last Nov. Go figure!!

Wednesday
5/28/08 9:19 AM

A Neighbor:

Those are revealing percentages. How can a swimming pool for Geurnsey cost more than sewers and streets combined? It must be someones relative that's set up to get the bid for the pool I bet, or maybe it is Haliburton, that's a good one. Shadow, how much does it cost to build a pool for a small town community? And didn't Glendo already get money to fix their sewers? If they didn't fix them then why whould they if they got more money?

Tuesday
5/27/08 10:46 PM

Skeptic:

A pool that costs 2,000,000 bucks is either going to be made of gold or built by Haliburton. That thing about "and costs associated with the building of the pool" sounds pretty fishy. Eric Jones isn't the town attorney for Geurnsey is he? The Guernsey Pool will probably kill this whole capital one tax idea because no one is going to believe that a pool costs that much. That's more than Wheatland's whole fire station.

Tuesday
5/27/08 9:45 PM

The Shadow:

It would seem we have enought information to begin commenting on the project. Get your friends involved and post your questions here for the ruling party about why they feel the need for their project. If they can't defend it they probably don't need it.
I did write to WADCO and they said they were putting an information pachage together. Let's see if they have any more info for us.

Tuesday
5/27/08 8:45 PM

Agreed:

yeah I agree. does Guernsey really need to spend that much on a pool?

Tuesday
5/27/08 8:21 PM

Different towns, differnet priorities:

Lessee.... roughly 1/3 goes to the Wheatland firefighters for a gym and a garage, 12% to Chugwater for asphalt, Guernsey's gonna swim with 37%, Hartville fire trucks get 9% (), Glendo's 13% gets a building and a sewer? Them Guernseyites got thier priorities straight!

• $1,500,000 to the County of Platte and Town of Wheatland for a fire hall facility including four truck parking bays, office, exercise room and conference room.

• $650,000 to the Town of Chugwater for reconstruction of streets

• $150,000 to the Town of Glendo for a sanitary sewer main replacement and $600,000 for an emergency services building

• $2,000,000 to the Town of Guernsey for a swimming pool and construction associated with the swimming pool

• $500,000 to the Town of Hartville for the renovation of public buildings, complete fire hall expansion, provide operations and maintenance for public buildings, and design and construct access and extend town services to new home sites.

Tuesday
5/27/08 7:30 PM

Dani's Mom:

There are a lot of people who don't get the Record Times. I have one friend who does and that's it. Most people read The Merchant and Wheaterville.com, so putting the information in those places gets the word out alot better to more people. This link will help.
As for the tax, I don't want any more taxes but I'll see what this is about before I make up my mind for voting on it.

Tuesday
5/27/08 7:16 PM

Helpful :

Found the link. Just copy and paste this so you can see what all the towns are asking for.

http://www.pcrecordtimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=&story_id=691

Tuesday
5/27/08 7:11 PM

Helpful:

grrrrrr I can't make complete sentences. They posted each town's projects and how much they are asking for.

Third time's a charm!!!

Tuesday
5/27/08 7:10 PM

Helpful:

oops...meant to say the Record Times posted how much each town was asking for and how much.

Tuesday
5/27/08 7:09 PM

Helpful:

The Record Times posted what each the amount each town is asking for and their projects a few weeks ago.

Tuesday
5/27/08 4:31 PM

question:

Can Wheaterville please print the official projects that each town is looking at? That would help us know if we should vote for the tax. Also, how much of a tax is it? If this info is somewhere else I don't know where and it seems like we should all know it, without going to commissioner meetings or council meetings that most of us don't have time to go to. Thanks.

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Getting Together

Hold the phones and stop the presses!! It seems there may be a crack in the wall here in Beer Town and some light seems to be sneaking thru it.

Councilman Bill has stepped up to the plate and is asking for input from the ruled people. Bravo to him!! I don’t see anyone jumping up to help him as of yet. Maybe they are doing it under the cover of darkness. Good luck Bill and thanks for the effort!

As long as we are passing out kudos we have one for Susan. The new backstops on the horseshoe pits are very nice.
Now maybe someone can get the streets and alleys person to begin solving those problems and let’s not forget about the sewer project that has yet to even scratch any ground. Keep in mind they were supposed to be finished last Nov.
Could this be the beginning of working together??
Where do you suppose the town sign will go and when will it get there??
My spies told me the ranchers wouldn’t be voting for the Capitol One project without a lot more information. Maybe someone could talk with those folks and find out just what sort of information it is that they want and begin putting something like together for a mailing!! Something like that could include the projects form all the towns in the county. That way if you needed it printed you could get a better price. Maybe some one could come up with a better way to get it to the people rather than the mail which seems to go up at a moments notice.
Could this be the beginning everyone was looking for?? We will be watching and reporting so hopefully Bill will keep us all informed!!

The Shadow

Thursday
6/19/08 11:45 PM

test:

Tuesday
5/27/08 7:06 PM

Not long...:

At a County Commissioner meeting they were saying this Capital Facilities Tax would be paid off in like less than 5 years I believe.

Monday
5/26/08 4:35 PM

POKE FAN:

IS THE CAPITOL ONE TAX A TAX ON EVRYTHING YOU BUY IN THE COUNTY OR ON JUST SOME THINGS? HOW LONG DOES IT GO IN EFFECT FOR. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AT COFFEE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW.

Sunday
5/25/08 5:51 PM

Taxed Taxpayer:

I would sure want to know alot more about all this before I say yes to any more taxes. I'm hardly making it now with everything getting to cost more and more every day it seems, so theres no way I'm going to vote to raise my taxes more for some project I could care less about. This will get people to the polls though because no one wants more taxes that I know of.

Sunday
5/25/08 1:43 PM

LM:

Bill, can you tell us what sort of projects Glendo is looking at pursuing? Who is in the know about projects other towns are looking at? Wheatland said no last time because they couldn't come up with anything that needed done. Will that be true again?

Saturday
5/24/08 11:41 PM

A Neighbor:

yes from what I know this is a good thing for the community. I would like to know more about it. Shadow or Bill, could you write something up explaining what this is? I hear this talked about in town all the time, at the Wheatland Inn and I've heard it at at the Donut Place, and no one knows much to say about it. Even the commishioners don't know what it's all about, and if they don't how are we supposed to? What is it all about and what are the project choices in Wheaterville for instance? Thank you.

Friday
5/23/08 5:47 PM

The Shadow:

I totaly agree but Bill needs ideas on how to get the information to those that don't even know about it. If the people don't know what it will go for they will not vote for it because they think it's just another tax!! Put your thinking cap on and post them as they form in your mind. Any idea is more than welcome and I'm sure Bill would agree with that!!

Friday
5/23/08 4:43 PM

YES to Capital Facilities Tax :

I don't see why people would not vote for this Capital Facilities Tax proposal. Think about it....you already are paying this tax each time you visit surrounding communities such as Torrington and Cheyenne. I know the economy is in a slump right now but once you figure in all the out-of-towners coming through this area and the taxes they will pay, Platte County people really won't be paying much at all! And look at how much the entire county - yes, entire county - will benefit from this. As we speak there are people working together to inform our county more about this proposal. I really hope people make the right decision in August and vote in favor of this. It will greatly benefit our county.

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Glendo City Council will push for the Capitol One Tax

Hello Glendo!!

It seems I have been accused of only being against things. Well just to prove my heart [yes I do have one] is in the right place I have an idea that we should all be able to work together on!!

The Capitol One project appears to be a win-win for us and for the entire county. The problem is that most of the people in the county don’t seem to know what it’s all about or are not interested in passing another tax. So the question then becomes: how do we get this information out to the rest of Platte County?

There was talk at the last candidate's meeting about going all out to get it passed. Now that the election is over will we be seeing a plan on how this will happen?

It would seem to me that we must get on this quickly if we intend to get it passed. Could it be time for the ruling party to reach out to the ruled party for some help with this? It may be that people in the other towns in Platte would rather talk to the ruled people than the ruling party who always seem to have their hand in our pockets.

Here is what this layperson knows about the project. This post is only to begin the idea process and gather in people that would like to help, be that with personal effort or just ideas.

Here’s the short version of the Capitol One project as I understand it.

It is a 1% sales tax. Each town in the county must come up with a project and have all the facts and costs before they can get it on the ballot.

"Every town in the county must vote yes for it to pass. If just one town votes "NO" the entire issue is dead."

If it passes, each town gets the money they asked for but are only allowed to use it on the stated projects. Once they have collected enough money to pay for the project the tax comes off. Should they want to begin another project they have to go thru the whole process again. It sounds sort of “stupid” but there are those out there that can screw up a free meal.

Last time Wheatland voted against it because they had no project. This time every town has a project. Guernsey wants a new swimming pool because theirs is almost a health hazard but the seniors think it’s a bad idea and if they vote against it we are all sunk. I think if we hit hard we can explain it to all but it will take a lot of networking by people that are able to communicate their ideas. Our new council people say they will go all out for it but I have my doubts.

Should you have any ideas how we could get this out there let me know!

What we need is information about the other town’s projects, what they are, who supports them & why, who opposes them & why. Everyone knows someone in those towns. It’s time to get on the phone and begin collecting information. There needs to be a body of people in each town collecting this information and putting together a workable plan to get it passed. Read the editorial in Sunday's Star-Tribune for suggestions.

In order for this to work there has to be people coming together that may disagree but are able to work thru it for the betterment of the town.

OK that’s a starting point. Let the ideas and comments begin!!!

The Shadow

Monday
6/16/08 3:20 PM

Sick of being harrassed by the new cop:

Who hired our town cop? Why does he pull everyone over for such stupid reasons, and is it legal for him to lie to people and tell them he pulled them over for a light being out when it's not? Who can we talk to to get rid of him?

Sunday
5/25/08 1:45 PM

LM:

Bill, can you tell us what projects Glendo might want done? Also, who can tell people about other towns projects? Last time around Wheatland said no because they had no projects that needed done. Will that be true again?

Saturday
5/24/08 11:50 PM

a suggestion:

The first thing to do would be to get input from people on what these projects should be. The Cheyenne one didn't make it because it was a bad project I heard, a rec place. If the people knew the projects that would help. Shadow can you tell us that, or Bill or someone who knows the projects? When is the vote and how are we supposed to know about the topics? I hope it'll be on wheaterville shadow, please keep us in the know, or you Bill, someone on wheaterville please.

Friday
5/16/08 11:54 PM

Nancy Curtis:

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Nancy Curtis:

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Nancy Curtis:

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5/16/08 11:25 PM

Nancy Curtis:

Friday
5/16/08 6:51 PM

William Krist:

Shaddow,
You have it pretty close on understanding the1% capital facilities tax. In fact all voters in Platte county will get to vote yay or nay on August 19th. If it passes, each town will get their project.
I attended a meeting on the 14th at the Wheatland library talking to people who want this tax to succeed. We all aggree that we can use all the help we can get. Thank you Shaddow for showing your support.
If anyone has any ideas to promote this, please email me with your comments at billkrist@hotmail.com
Thanks again, Bill Krist

Friday
5/16/08 6:50 PM

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Thursday
5/15/08 5:14 PM

bated breath:

So here comes some more glendo days drama. i have decided not to call this farce that is going on glendo days but dorthy tammy days. the best days of my childhood were at glendo days so i thank those that had put it on in the past they are true glendo lovers who could put their differances away for a weekend and give the town kids a great time. it is to bad that my family will never get to experince good small town fun like i have. so whatever have a great tammy dorthy days i can say that my family will not be attending this get togeher.
waiting with bated breath 4 the next set of drama.

Thursday
5/15/08 5:14 PM

bated breath:

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Happy Mother's Day from the Shadow

It’s my hope that all you Mothers out there no matter what side of the aisle you are on will take Sunday off and spend it with your kids if you can. What ever they say or bring you, tell them you love it. Know that no matter what has happened your kids never forget that you are their Mother. Time goes by so quickly, then they are grown and on their own and it’s impossible to get those lost moments back along with the words you have regretted ever since they came out of your mouth!!

To all of you from us a Happy Mother's Day!!!

The Shadow

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Civilization and Glendo's Discontents

Well now!! I’m not sure where to begin but I figured I could jot a few down while I wait for the Midol to kick in.

I did look up the meaning of fool but I only seem to qualify in one or two areas.

I am aware of the fact that when some one gets the most votes they win!! The thing is that the same rules that apply to that also apply to the minority if they desire to let their voice be heard.

One would assume that desiring a position of power over people comes with many dissenting voices. Where did anyone ever get the idea that losing an election means the losers have to go away and not speak out? I

"If it was the winners first time in that position then they deserve time to prove them self but if the winners have been in that position for some years promising things and not fulfilling them then the minority comes out against them. "

I do notice that you folks out there continue to believe stating facts is some how "bashing" some one. I happened to have been at the council meeting where they appointed Susan to fill the empty seat over the majority of the people’s wishes. Some one stood up and asked her if she was willing to split the town just to have that seat. Her answer was yes. If you are offended by the truth you may want to not read this site very often because we will be reporting on every thing that takes place at the council meeting for those that can’t or won’t attend.

Years ago when the council was asked about economic development they said we couldn’t expect any business to move in here without the infrastructure. Well we are still without new sewers. We were told they should be finished by last Nov. then is was spring then June now they are talking July maybe.

Rather than getting angry with me [it’s OK because I sort of think its fun] why not ask the council who’s in charge of what and then look at that area and see how it’s going. The water seems to be in the works but the sewer things seem to have hit a snag. Streets & Alleys could use some l