Meadowlark Herald - August 2015

This month...Elizabeth Park District's Administrator is threatened, and speaks out Denver Judge strikes down Secret Courts defending Commissioner Rowland as "Orwellian " Check out our Phototours of Danshui and Castlewood Canyon And, recalling the JeffCo School Board after they rewrite history, Commissioner Rowland promises to "push back" against judicial and public oversight of his illegal activities, Elizabeth Mayor Hurst is hard at work, Bernie Sanders looked pretty spiffy, 2 difficult rescues at Rocky Mountain National Park (at the Pool and Emerald Lake), RMNP is bigger now too. Gary Green remembers when the CMA came to town, and encourages everyone not to be afraid to live. We hear from our India correspondent DEEPAK MORRIS about life in Pune, and from Josh Friednash about his recent trips around Taipei and the Mainland - and encourage everyone to please not poop in the bushes. We hear from Senior Foreign Correspondent Iain Thomas about the Evil Dolls of Japan. Our ongoing coverage of Marijuana includes the death of Levy Thamba, and a review of medical literature that suggests Medical Marijuana is ineffective and dangerous. West Nile is back - and risks permanent disability. We explore Denver's Highline Canal - and learn about a local animal rescue. How did Hummingbirds shape modern Mexican space exploration? Translated excerpts from the Sutta Nipata and Majjhima Nikaya (and other Buddhism), wisdom from renowned Swamis and Siromanis (and other Hinduism)...and something very strange in men's fashion.