Governor

What's in a name? Well if you're Governor Ritter there is  plenty in a name, and there are plenty of names that you go by. In today's Inside Edge we look at the top ten "nick" names given to Ritter by his opponents.  

The Animal Massage Therapy lobby helped pass two crucial pieces of legislation this session. The first allowed them unfetered, unlicensed access to animals in the state and the other helped them throw the official state reptile contest to the Western Painted Turtles of Colorado, who were the undereptiles when the contest began. Beware: this unholy alliance of turtles and animal massage therapist will shortly throw their new-found weight around in Colorado.    

As we do at the first of every month, today we update our Top Ten Power Positions in Colorado politics. Tom Wiens dropped off our board because he announced he won't be running for re-election. And the brother of another Top Ten politicker made our list for the first time.

Today the Inside Edge takes a look at Colorado's 30th Governor, John Vivian. Known as the "spend nothing" Governor, Vivian mantained an open-door policy for fifteen minutes every weekday to see citizens that had concerns or questions. This favorite son of Jefferson County was twice elected Governor after serving under Ralph Carr as Lt. Governor begining in 1938.

Though President Bush will be the state's most prominent commencement speaker this year, a number of other political figures will be addressing Colorado grads next month as well.

Gov. Bill Ritter will deliver commencement addresses for Trinidad State Junior College on May 9, Colorado State University's College of Liberal Arts on May 17, and Telluride High School on May 20, a press release stated.