Extra! Nov. 38

Rocky Mountain News

Published November 28, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

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RITTER IN THE MIDDLE

The free-market Cato Institute recently compared the records of 46* of the 50 governors and ranked them by fiscal conservatism. Here's a sample:

1. Charlie Crist, R-Florida, 84

2. Mark Sanford, R-S. Carolina, 68

3. Joe Manchin, D-W. Virginia, 67

4. Dave Heineman, R-Neb., 63

5. Jim Gibbons, R-Nevada, 60

6. Rick Perry, R-Texas, 60

7. Jon Huntsman Jr., R-Utah, 60

10. Bill Richardson, D-N. Mexico, 59

11. Brad Henry, D-Okla., 58

23. Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz., 51

26. Bill Ritter, D-Colorado, 49

30. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kansas, 47

37. Dave Freudenthal, D-Wyoming, 41

40. Butch Otter, R-Idaho, 37

* Governors in Kentucky, Louisiana and New York were excluded because they entered office this year. Alaska was excluded because of budget peculiarities that make comparisons problematic.

Source: Cato Institute

NEW LIFE FOR OLD BIKES

Got an old kid's bike gathering cobwebs? Nonprofit group Bicycle Recycles is holding its holiday Share A Cycle program. They're seeking donations of kids and small adult-size bikes through Dec. 6. The bikes will be reconditioned and given to needy area children.

Dropoff locations in Denver:

* Cherry Creek Bike Rack, 171 Detroit St.

* Campus Cycles, 2102 S. Washington St.

TURKEY TROT TIDBITS

39 states represented at the race.

250 volunteers helped put on the race - some having volunteered for more than 25 years in a row.

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