Posts Tagged ‘bus’

Man convicted of felony for punching city bus driver

GREELEY, Colo. – Today in Weld County District Court, a jury convicted Rojorio Roy Naranjo of endangering public transportation, a Class 3 felony, and harassment, a Class 3 misdemeanor, for punching a city bus driver. According to police and court records, the Greeley man punched a driver on a Greeley-Evans Transportation District bus after the [...]

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A tribute to Charles Albert Poland

from Craig Masters At the age of sixty-five Charles Poland was tough enough to stand up and die for the kids on his school bus. All but one followed Poland’s instructions to get out the back door while he jumped to his feet and blocked the aisle. Although unarmed and unable to defend himself or [...]

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Obama says FBI is incompetent?

Will that soon be in the headlines?by Craig Masters In order to believe President Obama’s version of the Petraeus resignation, and certainly 30 or 40 million voters do, the demise of General Petraeus lies elsewhere. Consider the credentials of the now former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Princeton Ph.D., author of today’s Army Field [...]

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Did Obama lawyers get inside the GOP

Was the BUS DRIVER PAID OFF?by Craig Masters In politics – especially Presidential campaigns – events can happen fast. It is only August, two months until the election, and there may still be time for Romney to convince the conservatives he wasn’t the one behind the ‘Tuesday Surprise’ that has the newest and critical grassroots [...]

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Obama supporters stayed home Tuesday

by Craig Masters Obama’s visit to CU yesterday was the first visit by a sitting President since Dwight D. Eisenhower some 58 years ago. It would seem an event that rare would draw a crowd if for no other reason than it is such a rare event. But inside Coors Arena, this president was only [...]

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Pedophiles in our schools!

Where is the line for saving money? Who will be inside your child’s school?  by Craig Masters Thompson School District is looking to make a major change in the way the students are protected from everything ranging from their everyday health through cleanliness to exposure to persons whose criminal backgrounds will go unchecked by the [...]

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Show me the money! What’s really happening at Thompson School District HQ?

The Thompson District Board may not be watching the books at all! by Craig Masters Thompson School District made television news yesterday when it was announced that budget cuts the district was being “forced” to consider would possibly mean that some bus transportation could either be cut or fees could be initiated for students riding [...]

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Muslim TV show loses advertisers

Dearborn show does not discuss honor killings, intolerance towards Christians engaging in dialogue with Muslims by Matt Lacy – The new show All-American Muslim does not appear to be the hit TLC and Muslim groups had hoped it would be. Several sponsors have pulled their advertising from the show after complaints from customers. All-American Muslim [...]

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Faith Bible Baptist features local children in Thanksgiving special

Staff reports – The Junior church children of Faith Bible Baptist Church will be presenting a special presentation this coming Sunday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. the church is located at 320 35th Ave. in Greeley. The musical presentation will consist of both singing and reenactments of the first Thanksgiving. The children participating will be [...]

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DNC, Obama sued for record of racism and violating black civil rights

by Jack Minor – A black researcher and best-selling author has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee and President Barack Obama, alleging the party has engaged in a systematic policy of racism over the years. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court in Seattle by Reverend Wayne Perryman.  Perryman [...]

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Transit Center Will Replace Transfer Center

At the City Council Worksession on July 19th, a number of Greeley citizens addressed the council to express  dislike of a proposal to change the transfer center from Lincoln Park Library to the Depot. In particular, they were concerned about their own and others’; particularly disabled individuals’, ability to cross 8th Avenue safely. After hearing [...]

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Government wants authority to conduct random inspections of tour buses and passengers

By Jack Minor Under the guise of safety, the federal government, which adopted invasive security procedures at airports, is now seeking permission to randomly pull over tour busses for roadside inspections.  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head, Anne Ferro, told a House panel that the agency currently lacks the authority to randomly pull over tour [...]

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Ride for twenty-five cents

Greeley/Evans reduces transit rates for the summerby Vanessa Dominguez  Tuesday, May 31, 2011 through Wednesday, August 17, 2011 children 19 and under will only be charged twenty-five cents to ride the city bus. Children five and under will  be free. Brad Patterson, transit service manager with the City of Greeley, said that the city does [...]

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Residents sound off on advertising in schools, cuts to athletics

by Jack Minor   The crowd was down at the final community engagement meeting conducted by the school board this school year, but there was no shortage of opinions as they discussed advertising and program cuts.   The District is still facing approximately 6.8 million in budget cuts from the previous year. There is still [...]

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Greeley Mexican teen wants to remain in US the right way

Willing to go back to apply for student visa Story and photo by Jack Minor  A Greeley teen who recently discovered he is in the country illegally on an expired visa believes so strongly in following the law he is willing to return to Mexico to obtain a student visa so he can attend college. [...]

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Greeley Evans bus service increases service amidst cuts

Department serves as example that government can do more with less by Jack Minor During the recent debate over the city budget, officials claimed that services would be cut if voters did not approve tax increases. One department appears to be going against the grain by increasing service availability with less money. Brad Patterson, manager [...]

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Greeley Walmart participates in controversial Homeland Security program

Customers at Walmart will soon be watching Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano telling them to report suspicious behavior Story and photo By Jack Minor The Greeley Walmart store is one of several hundred that have teamed up with the Department of Homeland Security to participate in a program that encourages citizens to report any suspicious behavior they [...]

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Speech to Mayor Norton

by Vanessa Dominguez The following speech was given by Carlos Archuletta, a seventh grader at Brentwood Middle School, to the City Council Tuesday October 26th: “You know it really bothered me to hear at the last meeting that whatever you decide to do with the bus the people will still ride it. Yes, that is [...]

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Senator Bennet’s Wife, Susan Dagget, Collects School Supplies in Greeley for Needy Children

Story and Photos By Jack Minor Susan Dagget, wife of Sen. Michael Bennet, came to Greeley to collect school supplies for needy children and sought advice on unifying the Party following a difficult primary season. On Aug. 25, Dagget came to the Weld County Democrats office to meet with local party members and collect their [...]

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Full house at public hearing, discussing reduction of transit services

By Jack Minor More than 100 people attended the public hearing to discuss the future of the Greeley-Evans Transit Services. Many in attendance , voiced concerns about possible changes to the current system. The city faces an $80,000 shortfall in its transportation budget and must find ways to close the gap on that shortfall. Greeley [...]

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Howard Dale Blair

Howard Dale Blair was born Oct 19, 1923, the first son of Anna (Fritz) and Charles Leonard Blair. The family grew wheat on a farm of 160 acres, 5 miles south of Buckingham CO, where Jeff Ford has pasture now. The family farmed the land and gave ¼ of their crop for rent. In Buckingham [...]

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School board discusses age of computers, bus fleet

By Jack Minor, For the Greeley Gazette   The District 6 Greeley/Evans school board heard details regarding the age of the bus fleet and computer systems as they continued to review the budget. Wayne Eads, the district’s Chief Operations Officer explained that there was very little room for further cuts in the transportation budget without [...]

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