Posts Tagged ‘Arizona’

Abortion clinics agree to illegal sex-selective abortion

by Matt Lacy –   Democrats who recently voted against a bill that would have outlawed abortions based on a child’s sex or race claimed the legislation was unnecessary, however an undercover video reveals that there are abortion clinics that will actually break the law to provide such procedures.   Live Action, which conducts undercover [...]

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Gun Control group ranks CO 13th for restricting 2nd Amendment

by Peter Grady – A gun control group has released its annual state rankings and many may be surprised to learn Colorado is the 13th most restrictive state when it comes to gun control. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence released its annual “Brady State Gun Law” scorecard recently and it has ranked Colorado [...]

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Obama picks member of “racist organization” to head Domestic Policy Council

by Peter Grady – President Obama has chosen a woman who was a former senior vice president in what some have said is a racist organization to head his Domestic Policy Council. On Tuesday, the White House issued an announcement that President Obama had chosen Cecilia Muñoz to replace Melody Barnes as council head. Muñoz [...]

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Obama administration announces new hotline for illegal aliens

by Peter Grady – In another assault on states attempting to combat illegal aliens, the federal government has launched a new federal hotline for aliens arrested for immigration violations. In a press release on Dec. 29 announcing the hotline, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it is establishing a new toll free number that will be [...]

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Kagan to recuse herself: from Arizona case, not Obamacare

Twin cases to bring controversial issues front and center during election season by Peter Grady– This election season will face two contentious issues before the Supreme Court, Obamacare, and now, Arizona’s immigration law. Last year Arizona passed SB 1070, a bill that simply mirrored federal law in regards to enforcing existing federal immigration laws already [...]

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Colorado’s health care exchange will not stop federal takeover

Feds maintain right to “approve” any plans offered by Jack Minor – A conservative think tank has warned that federal regulations will ultimately give them power of a state’s health care, even for those states, such as Colorado that have authorized health insurance exchanges. Diane Cohen, senior attorney with the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, [...]

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Immigration Reform – Obama Style

Craig Masters  Get ready Greeley, another influx of immigrants is coming. June 30 marked the pull-out date for hundreds of National Guard troops that were deployed along the U.S. border with Mexico. They had been deployed to assist the seriously understaffed Border Patrol after much distracting news from the border regions. Pleas to Obama to continue assistance [...]

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Supremes back Arizona, state can now revoke license of employers who willingly hire illegals

Supporters say ruling also vindicates SB 1070 by Jack Minor     While the executive branch has opposed efforts in Arizona to combat illegal immigration, the state received support from the U.S. Supreme Court which upheld a law requiring businesses in the state to use a federal database to verify employment.  Before SB 1070 was [...]

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Edith R. Shelton

July 29, 1922 ~ June 13, 2011 Edith R. Shelton of Greeley passed away Monday, June 13, 2011. She was born July 29, 1922, in Unionville, Missouri to Frank and Ethel (Lupton) Maulsby. She graduated from Unionville High School and received her teaching license at Kirksville Teachers College. On November 26, 1947 she married Edward [...]

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Who’s in Charge

Guest Column By Marvin Wirth First I laughed till I cried, then I just cried at the Bruce Broderius Editorial of June 5th in the Greeley Tribune. His arguments were so pathetic. The function of government is to protect the people. And who was that guy who said, “Government of the people, by the people [...]

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Georgia Passes “Arizona-style” Immigration Bill

Maryland grants in-state tuition to illegal aliensBy Mike Bauman  This week the Georgia General Assembly passed a bill that would, among other things, empower police officers to check an individual’s immigration status if the person is unable to produce any form of identification or give basic details that could help officers verify his or her [...]

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Lester O’Neil Ebersole

  July 24, 1922 ~ April 11, 2011   Lester O’Neil Ebersole, son of Roy A. and Bessie (Brenneman) Ebersole, was born in Tuleta, Texas on July 24, 1922.  He grew up in Elkhart, Indiana, and graduated from Elkhart High School in 1940.  After working a year, he attended Goshen College for one year.  Because [...]

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High court decision could help Douglas county voucher proposal

Colorado schools becoming less socialized by Jack Minor  A recent Supreme court decision that critics say will embolden supporters of school vouchers could help the Douglas County school board’s plan to help pay tuition for students who choose to attend private schools.  On April 4, the US Supreme Court voted in a 5-4 ruling that opponents [...]

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Perry Adkins

Perry Adkins 46, of Greeley died on Friday, March 25, 2011 at University Hospital in Aurora. He was born on January 14, 1965 to Leon F. and Emily J. (Larrabee) Adkins in Kankakee, Illinois. He was a graduate of Northglenn High School in Denver, Colorado. He then went on to graduate from Parks School of [...]

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Wyoming Passes “Vermont Style” Concealed Carry

By Mike Bauman On Wednesday, March 2nd, Wyoming Governor, Matt Mead, signed a law permitting Wyoming residents to carry concealed handguns without obtaining a permit.  Wyoming is now the fourth state to allow what’s commonly known as “Constitutional” or “Vermont Style” carry.  The other three states are Alaska, Vermont, and Arizona.  There has been no [...]

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Howard William Pershing, Sr.

Howard William Pershing, Sr., of Greeley, passed away January 10, 2011.   Howard was born February 14, 1926 to Addison and Mabel (Zuhlke) Pershing.  Howard served in US Navy. He married Mary Hughes in Alaska.  He lived in Arizona before moving to Greeley, in 2010.   Howard worked for General Electric.   Survivors include sons; [...]

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Lakin threatened with death, birthers pictured in crosshairs

By Jack Minor – – Margaret Hemenway with the American Patriot Foundation said the organization which was created to support Lt. Col. Terry Lakin during his legal proceedings has received dozens of threatening letters, emails and phone calls since its inception. Hemenway says many messages criticizing Lakin contain vulgarities and reveal a high level of [...]

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Media blames “birthers”, conservatives for left wing shooter’s rampage

By Jack Minor Members of the media have blamed Sarah Palin, “birthers” and critics of illegal immigration for a mass shooting done by a gunman whose favorite writings included the Communist Manifesto. Jared Lee Loughner allegedly opened-fire at Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ office as Giffords conducted a meeting with constituents Saturday. During the shooting, six people [...]

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Maret E. Williams

Maret E. Williams, 57 of Greeley, died on September 21, 2010 at her home. She was born on August 30, 1953 in Greeley to Clinton and Arlene (Jacoby) Williams. Maret was a paralegal in Phoenix, Arizona for many years before returning to Greeley. She loved the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Denver Broncos. She is survived [...]

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Harold C. Werner

September 3, 1921 ~ October 13, 2010 Harold C. Werner of Greeley died on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at his home.  He was born on September 3, 1921 in LaSalle to Simeon H. and Susanna (Wagner) Werner. Harold graduated from Milliken High School in 1941 and married Mabel Ketteler on May 5, 1946 in Johnstown.  [...]

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Carolyn Louise Miller

Carolyn Louise Miller, 81, of Payson, Arizona, formerly of Greeley, passed away on September 8, 2010.  She was born December 17, 1928 in Copan, Oklahoma to Henry John Thomison and Eva Rose Cassity Thomison. Carolyn is survived by her son-in-law David Gonzales; granddaughters Treva Leslie and husband Adam Long, and Amy Louise and husband Bret [...]

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State sued for “bias, lies” in describing Amendment 62

UPDATE: Denver District Judge Robert Hyatt dismissed the lawsuit. In his ruling he said writing the guide is a legislative function and he had no jurisdiction over the issue. Hyatt also said even if the courts could do something it was to late as the books have gone out in the mail already. “This court [...]

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President Criticizes Arizona in Report to UN Human Rights Commission

By Jack Minor While many in Colorado support adopting an Arizona-style immigration law, the Obama administration has criticized the state in a report sent to the United Nations Human Rights Council. In the Universal Periodic Review to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Obama administration took Arizona to task for SB 1070 which essentially [...]

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Colorado Senators Head Off Illegal Immigration Crisis

By Christy Rodriquez State Senator Scott Renfroe along with several other Colorado State Legislators toured the American border in Arizona last week. As part of the Republican Senatorial Study Committee, the group spoke with Arizona locals, ranchers, and authorities regarding illegal immigrants, crimes, policy and the infamous, “Arizona Law” SB1070. “Some of the areas down [...]

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The Rant

Stalin and Lenin and Mao and Marx have to be smiling somewhere. By Michael McCune The one fun thing to watch in Washington these days is the way in which Obama and his czars have completely neutralized Congress and the Supreme Court. Speaker Pelosi and Majority Whip Reid have consistently gone along with the Administration’s [...]

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Eye of God

Courtesy of Breakthechain.org The phenomenon in the amazing image above is real. The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula about 650 light-years from Earth. It’s a popular target for astronomers because, due to its relative proximity, it’s easily viewed through binoculars or telescope. However, the image above is not a true “picture” in the technical [...]

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Thayne Doak on Obama

In yet another of Obama’s displays of self-aggrandizement, and some could legitimately argue, desperation the President made the case for sweeping overhaul of what many believe is a broken immigration policy. To be sure, much of Obama’s speech contained little real substance and more aesthetics, designed primarily to pacify the Latino vote as mid-term elections begin to [...]

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Congressman gets Cancelled by One Conservative Group, gets Picked up by Two Others Following Remarks on Talk Show

By Jack Minor Rep. Steve King, a Republican Congressman from Iowa, was on the G. Gordon Liddy show June 14 discussing the Arizona immigration law. King, referring to Attorney General Eric Holder’s comments that Americans were afraid to talk about race said he was not afraid to talk about racial issues. King said, “the President [...]

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Mexican drug cartels force authorities to close portion of US to Americans

By Jack Minor In a sign of the increasing power of the drug cartels in America, U.S. authorities have warned Americans not to enter sections of Federal lands near the Arizona border with Mexico. The initial report by Fox news reported that 3,500 acres of Southern Arizona was closed to U.S. citizens near the Buenos [...]

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Maudie Snow

Maudie Snow June 18, 1921 ~ June 18, 2010 Maudie Snow of Johnstown died June 18, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center.  She was born on June 18, 1921 in Neosho, Missouri to Jess and Maggie (Johnston) Vance.  She was raised in Granby, Missouri and graduated from Granby High School. She married Louis Anderson Snow [...]

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Evans Fireman Suits Up to Teach Kids

By  Mike Bauman Children have long idolized firefighters.  They are awestruck by the shiny trucks and the uniforms and the equipment.  Unfortunately, when it comes to teaching fire safety, sometimes the flash outshines the message and children remember the sirens and the lights, but not the things they were taught. In 2008, Evans Firefighter Shawn [...]

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Palin: “this is our rendezvous with destiny”

Story and Photos By Jack Minor Sarah Palin, part of a trio of conservatives referenced President Ronald Reagan’s belief in America’s greatness as she spoke at a conservative rally in Denver last week.  The event sponsored by 710 KNUS also featured talk show hosts Dennis Prager and Hugh Hewitt. Prager, speaking on the Arizona law, [...]

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“Let’s have it all out open — in the light of day,”

Local immigration reform advocate wants national conversationBy Jim Frazier Julie Gonzales, 27, a sixth generation American citizen, wants comprehensive immigration reform. To most people that term means one word: amnesty – amnesty for illegal immigrants. She disagrees. “The system is broken. We need to fix it somehow,” says Gonzales. She is now the Colorado director [...]

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Letter to the Editor

President Calderon’s appearance before the Joint Session of the US Congress on May 20, 2010, demonstrates how powerful Mexico has become in the United States. The statements he made criticizing Arizona’s legislation concerning illegal immigrants reveal how successful the invasion of the United States by Mexico has been. The applause he received for his bold [...]

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Victor Rangel Sr.

Victor Rangel Sr. of Greeley died May 20, 2010 in Greeley.  He was born March 23, 1916 in Waco, Texas to Victor Rangel and Eugenia (Frausto) Rangel. Corporal Rangel served with the United States Air Force from March 6, 1942 until May 6, 1944.  He was stationed both at Luke Field in Phoenix, Arizona Yuma [...]

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