Second rabid skunk found in Greeley

[madamesilverspurs]

http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/6823297-113/department-skunk-health-animal

A second skunk found in Greeley has tested positive for rabies, authorities said Thursday. The first skunk was found Monday in the 100 block of 23rd Avenue, and the second was found Tuesday in the 2100 block of 7th Street. Both tested positive for the virus after undergoing tests at the Weld County Health Department, according to a news release. . .

And then there's this:

Weld County commissioners propose formation of new state, North Colorado

Weld County commissioners today announced that they, alongside other northeastern Colorado counties, are seeking to form a new state — North Colorado.

Commissioners said a “collective mass” of issues have cumulated over the past several years that isolate rural Colorado from the rest of the state and put those counties at a disadvantage. . . .

http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/6822670-113/state-colorado-county-commissioners


Coincidence? I think not.

[IADEMO2004]

1. 2 news items about the same problem. I think you nailed it.

No real difference between rabid skunks with 2 legs or 4.

[bluedigger]

2. Weld County has a diverse economy based on agriculture and energy (fracking).

Yeah, they're all set for the long haul. Those go great together!

[mountain grammy]

3. Yes, two related stories. These commissioners are a "collective mass" all by themselves.

Rabid skunks, big agriculture, and fracking! Sounds like a teabagger utopia.

[fizzgig]

4. a new state, eh?

bet gardner would eye that governorship

[denverbill]

5. Instead of that, why don't they just join Wyoming.

They'd probably double Wyoming's population and unskew Wyoming's electoral advantage, while guaranteeing a blue CO.

I don't know why they don't just go full bore though and demand the right to secede from the US. Just being a new state won't get them out from under the 'nightmare' of Obamacare.