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7/22/09
Senator Schwartz tours Salida-Chaffee County Community Services Complex with DOLA
Renovation creating the Salida-Chaffee County Community Services Complex will be finished by March project manager Matt Messick of Diesslin Structures said during the Colorado Department of Local Affairs tour Monday. Demolition phase of construction is complete, he said. The tour was for Susan Kirkpatrick, local affairs executive director, Colo. Sen. Gail Schwartz and about 30 Chaffee......
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7/21/09
Senator Schwartz Brings Mobile Medical Unit to Manassa
San Luis Valley residents can access primary care, heart disease and diabetes screening, info on community healthcare resources at Manassa Pioneer Days Parade.

MANASSA— In an effort to provide every Coloradan easy access to healthcare, Senator Gail Schwartz (D—Snowmass) will attend the Manassa Pioneer Days Parade to distribute information on community resources for free and affordable...

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7/8/09
Aspen-bred electric car bill signed into law
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers had a tough road to hoe in the recently concluded legislative session — facing roadblocks from a tightly constrained budget and trying to quell the bleeding of statewide job losses. But Thursday morning Sen. Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass Village) won one battle in the war to keep the state at the head of the pack in developing a new energy economy ... with a little help......
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7/8/09
Aspen Saturday Market branches out
ASPEN — The Aspen Saturday Market might have started out as a place to fuel people with fresh produce, but after 12 years it has evolved into one of the most attended events in town and a venue for locals to become successful entrepreneurs.

Over the last two years, the market has generated between $1.3 million and $1.5 million in sales each year,...
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7/8/09
Scholars, pancakes, Grease and a state senator spice up Rotarian breakfast
There was a lot packed into a two-hour breakfast in the park on Saturday, June 20. The occasion was the Pancake Scholarship Breakfast by the Rotary Club of Paonia. The menu included all the pancakes you could eat, link sausage, coffee and juice. The cost of breakfast, $6 for adults and $3 for kids, went into the Rotary's scholarship fund. td valign...
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7/8/09
Ritter, Schwartz shine spotlight on geotourism

06.26.2009 – Buena Vista, CO - A grass-roots geotourism initiative got kicked off in a big way when Gov. Bill Ritter came here today to cut the green ribbon marking the launch of TravelGreenColorado.com.

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6/16/09
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6/11/09
Senator Schwartz's Bills Signed Into Law
DENVER—Senator Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass) has had a productive year for Senate District 5 and Colorado. As chair of the Joint Select Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth it produced over two dozen dynamic bills to help build and sustain jobs in Colorado. Sen. Schwartz also sponsored more than 30 bills to revive rural Colorado by strengthening local economies, encouraging job creation...
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6/11/09
Sen. Schwartz Protects Historic Southern Colorado
DENVER – Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill on final reading sponsored by Senator Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass) which promotes and encourages the continued operation of acequias, or historic community ditches, and the viability of the historic communities that depend on this system as a means of irrigation and cultural preservation in Southern Colorado.  The bill passed unanimously....
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6/10/09
New School Buildings for Southern Colorado
DENVER – Today, Senator Gail Schwartz ( SD 5 – Democrat ) congratulated five Southern Colorado schools districts named finalists for receiving new schools buildings and improvements under the B.E.S.T. program.<br /><br />The five Southern Colorado school districts and projects are:<br /><ul><li>Alamosa School District RE-11J; two new elementary schools will......
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