by Peter Grady – In a survey requesting feedback about President Obama’s campaign, the administration appears to be taking the attitude that the opinions and concerns of white men are not wanted. In an email sent out by Obama for America, Jim Messina, the President’s campaign director, praised supporters saying it was their hard [...]
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DEARFIELD — The 5th annual Dearfield Day celebration and a 5K run will be held at the historic Dearfield townsite on Saturday, September 22, 2012. The 2012 celebration includes a 5K “Ghost Town Run” coordinated by Colorado State University students. Runners can pre-register for this event at www.Active.com. The traditional Dearfield Day celebration begins [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Members of the mainstream media appear to be abandoning all pretense of objectivity, with a former ABC news producer saying on a hot mic that Ann and Mitt Romney are “happy to have a party with black people drowning.” Sources confirm the comment was made by David Chalian, Yahoo! [...]
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Other attacks included house where African American Christians lived, Hindu place of worship by Matt Lacy – A series of firebombing in Queens, New York that targeted a Hindu place of worship, an African-American Christian couple’s home and a Mosque is being portrayed by the mainstream media and a Muslim advocacy group as a hate [...]
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Black conservative says organization has “sold out its soul” with opposition to bill Jerome Hudson by Peter Grady – A group that promotes African-American conservative values has expressed concern over the NAACP’s opposition to a bill that would ban abortions based solely on the race of the child. During hearings on Dec. 20 on the [...]
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by Craig Masters A constitutional amendment to repeal Colorado’s gay marriage ban and replace it with language saying marriage is allowed regardless of sex could be on the 2012 ballot. Supporters argue that step 1 is for the state title board to review the language of the petitions. That should be step 2! Step 1 [...]
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Some White House staffers received raises exceeding 80 percent by Jack Minor – Greeley residents who have seen their wages remain stagnant can take solace in knowing that working for the President pays well. The top 20 members of the White House staff averaged a 50 percent salary increase for 2010-2011. The gawker.com reported that [...]
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Story and photos By Jack Minor The world’s largest steam locomotive arrived in Greeley last Tuesday morning and featured several historic firsts. Locomotive No. 3895, owned by the Union Pacific railroad, is the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. At 122 feet long, weighing in at over 1 million pounds this locomotive is capable of a [...]
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