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OBAMA COMING TUESDAYDenver Daily News staff reportMonday, February 16, 2009 | |
OBAMA COMING TUESDAY: It’s Presidents’ Day today, and tomorrow a president will be in town. President Barack Obama will sign the $787 billion stimulus bill at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on Tuesday. The signing is invitation-only (and if you haven’t already been invited, you won’t be), and the museum will be closed to the public on Tuesday. The Rocky Mountain News reported yesterday that Gov. Bill Ritter said Obama’s visit has to do with the state’s push for a “new energy economy,” which includes developments in solar and wind power. But in a bit of humorous irony, a wicked wind storm knocked out power to the museum last Monday, forcing it to close for the day. Perhaps if the museum had installed windmills instead of solar panels …
NO MAIL TODAY: The U.S. Postal Service announced that post offices will be closed today in observance of Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday. There will be no regular mail delivery and no collection of mail. Post offices will re-open with regular mail delivery service tomorrow. On holidays and Sundays, including Christmas Day, the U.S. Postal Service does provide Express Mail Service to major metro areas only. For more information, visit usps.com or call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777).
FREE PARKING: While you won’t get mail today, you will be able to park for free. All Denver parking meters are free today on Presidents’ Day. However, don’t bother putting out your trash. All trash collection will operate on a one-day delayed holiday schedule.
DIRECT DEPOSIT FOR UNEMPLOYED: If you have this Presidents’ Day off —as well as tomorrow and the foreseeable future since you’re jobless, then you may be interested in learning that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is offering direct deposit of unemployment benefits. If this interests you, visit www.coworkforce.com/directdeposit/default.aspx.
NATURAL GAS PRICES DROPPING: Xcel Energy offered some good news in this lousy economy: Natural gas prices should be 19-20 percent lower in March than they were this month for residents. Great — just when you won’t be needing the heat as much. Xcel anticipates that residential customers will use 15-percent less natural gas in March due to the warmer weather. Xcel also believes small businesses will use 14-percent less natural gas in March.
VICTORY FOR GUINEA PIGS? House Bill 1059 by Rep. Dianne Primavera, D-Broomfield, which would require insurance companies to cover the cost of routine treatment for clients who enroll in clinical trials, passed unanimously on an initial voice vote in the House Friday. The bill will force insurance companies to offer primary care to those who participate in these trials. Right now insurers can deny primary care to those who participate in clinical trials.
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