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<v Speaker 1>One texter sent me this. Mandy actually said Andy because

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<v Speaker 1>they forgot the end. But my feelings aren't heard. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>worry about it. Andy, please make an announcement about I

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five to the north between Dacona and Firestone.

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<v Speaker 2>There are four wrecks both sides of the road.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very dangerous, so take your time if you are

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<v Speaker 1>headed north between Dacona and Firestone. Things are a hot mess. Second,

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<v Speaker 1>I just uploaded a photo I made Chuck take a

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<v Speaker 1>photo of the chicken rub recipe that I was just

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<v Speaker 1>talking about. You marinate you can do boneless chicken breast.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really do that. I do boneless chicken thighs.

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<v Speaker 1>Marinate it in this chicken rub, throw them on the grill.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh so good.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you may have just heard the news story with

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<v Speaker 1>Rob Dawson and cows in Cherry Creek or and something,

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<v Speaker 1>and I needed more information. So we now have the

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<v Speaker 1>intrepid Rob Dawson on the phone to answer questions about

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<v Speaker 1>cows in Cherry Creek. Rob, how many cows are we

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<v Speaker 1>talking about it?

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<v Speaker 3>First of all, thanks for having I knew you were

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<v Speaker 3>going to text me as soon as I saw you

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<v Speaker 3>text I knew it was going to be about that.

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<v Speaker 3>There were there were six they they were walking through

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<v Speaker 3>the streets. Actually, I just have to say something now.

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<v Speaker 4>When they got off.

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<v Speaker 3>The trailer here, yeah, very disorganized.

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<v Speaker 4>One of them walked. I mean the horn was inches

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<v Speaker 4>away from myself.

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<v Speaker 3>Oop.

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<v Speaker 4>So recording this.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, Rob, you were going to protect yourself

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<v Speaker 1>with your cell phone. You've got to steer with giant

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<v Speaker 1>horns and you throw off your cell phone.

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<v Speaker 2>Rob, we need to talk about self defense. I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit worried about you.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I thought that you can't make sud and movement.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just, oh, yeah, there, that's what I was turning.

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<v Speaker 3>I have myself out.

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<v Speaker 4>Before the before the steer walked up.

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<v Speaker 1>To my well, I want to make a quick announcement,

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<v Speaker 1>and I being serious about this. There is no pope yet.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got black smoke coming out at the Vatican. And

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<v Speaker 1>so that was just an FYI, no pope today, No

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<v Speaker 1>pope today now, Rob. So they brought six steers into

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<v Speaker 1>Cherry Creek. Now, paint a picture for me, Rob, because

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<v Speaker 1>you know we're radio people.

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<v Speaker 2>Were the steers on leashes? What was going on?

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<v Speaker 1>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>Who was walking.

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<v Speaker 4>Guys on horses?

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<v Speaker 3>Were kind of starting them, but they were not on

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<v Speaker 3>any sort of leaves. They were walking kind of being

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<v Speaker 3>pushed with the horses. Although along this route right before

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<v Speaker 3>the elementary school, there was a car parked on the

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<v Speaker 3>street and.

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<v Speaker 4>One of the steers almost hit the car.

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<v Speaker 3>So the horse just got in there at the last second.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you imagine that insurance claim? Do you call your

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<v Speaker 1>insurance age. You're like, yeah, my car was damaged when

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<v Speaker 1>a steer ran into it. Okay, where did this happen?

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<v Speaker 1>Cherry Creek And they're like, wait, what so this sandwich

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<v Speaker 1>place that's here right, tell me about this sandwich place.

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<v Speaker 1>So essentially they're bringing the steers down so you can

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<v Speaker 1>see what your roast beef used to look like, what

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<v Speaker 1>are we doing?

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<v Speaker 2>Now?

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<v Speaker 3>I was thinking about that too, But this is Mendocino Farms.

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<v Speaker 3>You and your audience is going to love this, Mandy,

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<v Speaker 3>because it's the California based, LA based sandwich eatery. They

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<v Speaker 3>do sandwiches, saladeetering, and they're open up their first location

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<v Speaker 3>in Cherry Creek now, I guess to endear themselves to Colorado.

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<v Speaker 4>They were aware.

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<v Speaker 3>That the steers didn't make it for the Stack Show

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<v Speaker 3>parades this year because they were stuck in the snow

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<v Speaker 3>on the way up here, so they decided, I guess

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<v Speaker 3>that it would be a good idea.

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<v Speaker 4>And their logo is a cow.

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<v Speaker 3>To do a promotion with the mini parades or Cherry Creek.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the steers and the staff delivered some of

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<v Speaker 3>their food to Elementary School of Brownwell Elementary for teacher

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciation Week. I said, your audience is going to love

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<v Speaker 3>this because the SoundBite I had to use it. I

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<v Speaker 3>was like, so why Terry Creek And the woman, the

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<v Speaker 3>manager said, oh, well, well, there's a lot of California's

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<v Speaker 3>man miss us and know about us, and we just

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<v Speaker 3>thought it would be a great place to pay.

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<v Speaker 4>And I walked past it. It was passed.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet, I bet, I just I find this and

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, here's the thing. We're sitting here talking

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<v Speaker 1>about their brand new business on the radio. So obviously

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<v Speaker 1>it was the right kind of pr stunt. It just

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<v Speaker 1>it would be like chick fil A opening a store

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<v Speaker 1>by bringing in a bunch of like baby chickens, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean. Like, here's what your food looked

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<v Speaker 1>like before we killed it to put it on a

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<v Speaker 1>bun so you can eat here. I mean you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. It just seemed like an odd choice

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<v Speaker 1>to me.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the other media members said, oh, yeah, this

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<v Speaker 3>is a restaurant opening. It's a little weird, but okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, all right, yeah, there we go. Okay, Rob,

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<v Speaker 1>That's really all I needed to know. I just needed

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<v Speaker 1>to Did they get them back onto the trailer without incident,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm guessing or we would have heard about.

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<v Speaker 4>That they did.

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<v Speaker 3>I did hear some conversation they were they were rounding

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<v Speaker 3>up the horses.

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<v Speaker 4>First time I thought.

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<v Speaker 3>They like one guy was like, wait, wait a minute,

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<v Speaker 3>should we leave like one horse behind.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess one of the.

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<v Speaker 3>Steers got loose, the force would be able to chase it.

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<v Speaker 4>But I wasn't around for that part. But I was

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<v Speaker 4>just hoping they all got the trailer.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, wow, can you imagine what this is like for

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<v Speaker 1>the steers, Like, you know, here they are, they're just

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<v Speaker 1>minding their own beswax right. They're out on a farm

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<v Speaker 1>or ranch somewhere. They're in the wide open spaces, they

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<v Speaker 1>got grass whatever steers do out there. And then they're like, hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>hop in the truck, and you hop in the truck,

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<v Speaker 1>and then all of a sudden, You're like in the

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<v Speaker 1>big city. It's almost like a cow version of crocodile Dundee.

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<v Speaker 3>And they looked annoyed essentially with the selby they were.

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<v Speaker 3>They were put into like a pen. It makes a

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<v Speaker 3>pen in the middle of the street at the elementary

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<v Speaker 3>school for about a half hour.

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<v Speaker 4>So the kids can watch.

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<v Speaker 3>But the kids have views were blocked by all the

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<v Speaker 3>adults taking chelfies with the.

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<v Speaker 4>With the animals. So that was interesting too. They got

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<v Speaker 4>a chance the kids.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go.

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<v Speaker 1>So we got steers in Jerry Creek and sandwiches to boot.

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<v Speaker 2>It's that kind of day.

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<v Speaker 3>Rob.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for the clarification. Let's just confused me. I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like what what?

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<v Speaker 1>And I kind of wasn't paying full attention to the

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<v Speaker 1>news story the first time it played, and I it

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<v Speaker 1>was I didn't, but apparently I did hear it correctly.

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<v Speaker 2>You did, Yeah you did, Cols and Jerry Creek.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Rob Dawson, to see you later. Yea, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you are wonderful, wonderful news man.

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<v Speaker 2>Rob Dawson. I don't even understand that.

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<v Speaker 1>But okay, let's talk for a moment about the US

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<v Speaker 1>News and World Report. Annual report on states What States

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<v Speaker 1>are the Best to live? And this is what it

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<v Speaker 1>says on their Best States ranking. Some states shine in healthcare,

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<v Speaker 1>some sort in education, some excel in.

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<v Speaker 2>Both, or in much more.

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<v Speaker 1>The Best States rankings by US News draws on thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of data points to measure how wealth states are performing

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<v Speaker 1>for their citizens. In addition to healthcare and education, the

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<v Speaker 1>rankings take into account of state's economy, it's roads, bridges,

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<v Speaker 1>internet and other infrastructure, it's public safety, it's natural environment,

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<v Speaker 1>the fiscal stability of state government, and the opportunity it

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<v Speaker 1>affords its residents. More weight was accorded to some categories

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<v Speaker 1>than others based on a survey of what matters most

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<v Speaker 1>to people. Healthcare and education were weighted most heavily. Then

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<v Speaker 1>came state economies, infrastructure, and the opportunity states offer their citizens.

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<v Speaker 1>Fiscal stability followed closely in waiting, followed by measures of

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<v Speaker 1>crime and corrections, and to state its natural environment. So

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<v Speaker 1>let's look at the ranking. Shall we Number one? The

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<v Speaker 1>state of Utah. Yep, the Great State of Utah is

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<v Speaker 1>number one in fiscal stability overall and in the top

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<v Speaker 1>ten of four other categories.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, what does this matter?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it matters because as businesses look to move or

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<v Speaker 1>to have a good worker base.

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<v Speaker 2>They're looking for places that people are.

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<v Speaker 1>Going to want to move if they need to bring

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<v Speaker 1>in experience people from other areas.

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<v Speaker 2>They're looking for.

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<v Speaker 1>Places where there's a good quality of life because happy

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<v Speaker 1>people make happy employees. And I don't know if you

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<v Speaker 1>guys knew this, but Utah's right over there. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's like right over there.

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<v Speaker 2>So we need to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Concerned about Utah's ascension and more concerned about where we

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<v Speaker 1>are going.

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<v Speaker 2>Now this year it goes like this.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna give you starting number one, because I already

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<v Speaker 1>gave you Utah. No point in expanding the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the tension around it. Number two New Hampshire Live for

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<v Speaker 1>or Die. Whenever anyone says New Hampshire, in my mind

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<v Speaker 1>I respond, live for or die, which is their state motto.

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<v Speaker 1>And now they're number two. Idaho right after that. Idaho

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<v Speaker 1>is a beautiful state, but people in Idaho and Montana

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<v Speaker 1>can be a little odd in my view, not bad,

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<v Speaker 1>just odd, not the friendliest group of people. And now

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<v Speaker 1>I guess when you move to Montana and Idaho. You

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<v Speaker 1>do want friends, right You're like, I'm looking for that Yellowstone,

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<v Speaker 1>wide open spaces kind of vibe. So it attracts a

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<v Speaker 1>different sort of you know folk as it were. Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>number four best overall, Number five Nebraska. Now, guys, you're

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<v Speaker 1>starting to see a pattern here, because just like Utah's

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<v Speaker 1>right over there, Nebraska is right up there, right next door.

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<v Speaker 1>Number six my home state of Florida. That has not

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<v Speaker 1>always been that way, Okay, and Florida right now is

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<v Speaker 1>number one in economy and number.

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<v Speaker 2>Two in education.

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<v Speaker 1>That is amazing to me When I was a kid

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<v Speaker 1>that schools were not good in Florida, I mean, and

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<v Speaker 1>those of you who are who are hate listening right

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<v Speaker 1>now are like, well.

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<v Speaker 2>That explains a lot about you.

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<v Speaker 1>That being said, i have to give a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>credit to Jeb Bush. And I'm not a huge Jeb

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<v Speaker 1>Bush fan. Like I love George W.

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<v Speaker 2>Bush. I'm an unabashed George W. Bush fan. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>like everything he did.

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<v Speaker 1>In hindsight, I have great, great reservations about the entire

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<v Speaker 2>But nonetheless I love the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>His brother Eh, he's okay, but he was a great

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<v Speaker 1>I was aware of that's centered reading in schools. Everything

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<v Speaker 1>really aggressively focused on reading. And now number one in

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<v Speaker 2>Is stunning to me. But it just goes to show.

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<v Speaker 1>You what a good plan, what great phonics education, what

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<v Speaker 1>Just a point of order for Denver Public schools, throwing

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<v Speaker 1>that out there. Number seven, Vermont, number eight, South Dakota.

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<v Speaker 1>Guess what South Dakota is right there? Number nine Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 1>But then you got to have Massachusetts winner, number ten

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<v Speaker 1>Washington State. So Colorado not in the top ten. Colorado

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<v Speaker 2>Um bum bum bum. Let me see here, you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>Um and try this makes great radio Zach vamp for me.

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<v Speaker 5>Vamp uh man. I think sixteen still sounds pretty solid

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<v Speaker 5>for Colorado.

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<v Speaker 2>You'd like to hear it better.

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<v Speaker 5>Obviously that's not pull US's goal of top ten.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it's terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm gonna have to come back to this because

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<v Speaker 2>So that's usually how this goes. Let me do this.

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<v Speaker 1>I know how I can find this twenty twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm surprised to see Nebraska and Utap that high at

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<v Speaker 5>nice things going for them. I don't see a flock

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so I am wrong on my blog. It is

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<v Speaker 1>eleventh overall. Oh that's good. We were sixteenth in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four. Hey, trend en, I've gone back up. Nope,

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<v Speaker 1>then I rescind my entire thing. We've been going up

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<v Speaker 1>if we pop back up, to eleven. Then I have

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<v Speaker 1>to change my entire blog post. Never mind. The problem

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<v Speaker 1>is is I was looking for history to try and compare,

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<v Speaker 1>which should be easily available, but it's not, and I

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<v Speaker 1>screwed myself up. This is one of those occasions where

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<v Speaker 1>your delightful talk show host, I got to eat at

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<v Speaker 1>my friends. That's the egg on my face. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>have any salt, Zach, because he knows egg needs salt.

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<v Speaker 1>I got about fifteen pack.

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<v Speaker 2>You asked for one. So moving on. This is a

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<v Speaker 2>very cool story.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know that there's a touchiness to people when

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about immigration because now all immigration has been

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not right, it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Not accurate right, And this story from nine News, I

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<v Speaker 1>really like it. Denver Public Schools offers citizenship classes at

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<v Speaker 1>three of its community hubs throughout the district, and since

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<v Speaker 1>the inauguration of Donald Trump and the pursuit of illegal immigrants,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people who have visas, green cards, and

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<v Speaker 1>permanent residents are now feeling some urgency to go ahead

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care why someone becomes a citizen finally, but

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<v Speaker 1>if they're here and they have legal status and they're

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<v Speaker 1>want them to become a CITI. I want people who

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<v Speaker 1>want to work hard and be you know, successful, I

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<v Speaker 1>want them to become citizens. And a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>And now they say they've got so much demand as

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<v Speaker 1>think is great.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you you've probably never had.

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<v Speaker 1>The experience to watch a class of people take their

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<v Speaker 1>mean I got to go watch it for a news story.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even know any of the people, and I

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<v Speaker 1>cried because when they take the oath of citizenship and

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<v Speaker 1>they become an American citizen, the pride, it's like everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>glowing with pride because, you know what, we were born here.

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<v Speaker 1>We really got the luck of the draw, right, we

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<v Speaker 1>were lucky enough to be born in the United States

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<v Speaker 1>of America. These people have gone over so many heard

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<v Speaker 1>they've had to learn of language most of the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of them have incredibly arduous stories of how they

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<v Speaker 1>got out of their native lands. And how they got

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<v Speaker 1>to the United States and waiting for years and seeing

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<v Speaker 1>all of that come to fruition to see them become

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<v Speaker 2>It's so great. It's so incredibly great.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's like watching someone get into their dreams schools

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<v Speaker 5>or something. With all the work that goes into it,

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<v Speaker 5>it's interesting to see some states start to require it

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<v Speaker 5>as a graduation required from high school, which I do

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<v Speaker 5>think is interesting. It gives you a valuable perspective about

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<v Speaker 5>what it took for these other people to become an Immerman.

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<v Speaker 2>States require going to what some states require you to pass.

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<v Speaker 5>The new State just leave say yeah, you past the

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<v Speaker 5>citizenship exam to earn your high school diploma.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll check which states right now.

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<v Speaker 1>The citizenship exam is not a walk in the park.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not the hardest thing ever. If you paid attention

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<v Speaker 1>in civics class and history, you should be able to

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<v Speaker 1>pass it. But for people that it's not their history

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not their you know, native language, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's a wonderful thing. So I don't know if there

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<v Speaker 1>are other classes like this around where people are coming in,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'd love to know if there are.

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<v Speaker 2>These are at Denver Public Schools.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's a line Mandy, I work for DPS, and

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<v Speaker 1>they've said they're not even gonna bother trying to teach

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<v Speaker 1>these kids to English. They think that would be racist.

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<v Speaker 2>What what I'm if that's accurate.

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<v Speaker 1>That has to come straight out of the brain of

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<v Speaker 1>Superintendent Alex Mareno, the first after Latino bilingual superintendent of

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<v Speaker 1>Denver Public Schools, who has just given a contract extension,

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<v Speaker 1>even though Denver Public Schools has not recovered from pandemic

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<v Speaker 1>learning losses, not even close, and black and Latino students

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<v Speaker 1>are slighting even further back. And yet the Denver Public

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<v Speaker 1>School which I hope changes significantly this November, decided to

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<v Speaker 2>That sounds like something he would do. You know, here's

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<v Speaker 2>the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't teach kids who don't speak English English,

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<v Speaker 1>you are locking them out of a huge part of

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<v Speaker 1>the economy. You are trapping them in a small fraction

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<v Speaker 1>And I have friends who work in you know. You

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<v Speaker 1>know who's a great example of what I'm about to say.

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<v Speaker 1>The jockey, the Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day, nicest

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<v Speaker 1>man you will ever meet in your life. And when

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<v Speaker 1>he stopped racing, he started a ministry and he ministers

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<v Speaker 1>to all of these young jockeys. They're all from Latin

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<v Speaker 1>American countries. They're all like little, pocket sized people and

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<v Speaker 1>Pat Day teaches them English, helps them get citizenship if

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<v Speaker 1>they want it, but he supports them as they become Americans.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just part of the wonderful things that Pat does.

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<v Speaker 3>To me.

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<v Speaker 1>He is, he's an amazing man. He's a small man,

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<v Speaker 1>but an amazing man. One of my favorite pictures is

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<v Speaker 1>Pat Day to my left, chucked to my right. We

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<v Speaker 1>look like that cell phone commercial with the bars. It's perfect.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be right back.