I initially approached the question of 3A with an open mind. But when I read the measure’s description I made up my mind real quick. The repayment cost for this is outrageous! Worse, going into debt could have easily been avoided. The actual cost of the new school to taxpayers is $14.5 Million (Plus our [...]
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GREELEY- The Greeley Farmers’ Market at the Depot announces a new program that provides increased benefits to residents who are on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The new “SNAP it up!” program, funded by a grant through the Wholesome Wave Foundation, will double the value of SNAP benefits redeemed at the Market for [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright I have been presented three Infiniti automobiles for review, and must say I have enjoyed them all. The least expensive of those three was brought over last week, the G25x all-wheel drive four-door sedan. Infiniti is the luxury division of Nissan Motor Company, and has been shipping cars to [...]
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by Craig Masters By the time George Zimmerman was able to get to his weapon, Trayvon Martin had already delivered enough punches to have broken Zimmerman’z nose. Martin had smashed the head of the older Hispanic onto the ground repeatedly, and a witness was yelling for Martin to stop the beating according to Sanford, Florida [...]
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By Craig Masters Weld County news readers should be familiar with the name Stratfor Security. This is the Austin based international security ‘think tank’ that has been mentioned several times during the news coverage of the David Hartley shooting on Falcon Lake Reservoir on the Texas, Mexican border. On Christmas day the web site of [...]
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by Jack Minor The District 6 school board candidates will be available for questioning at the Greeley 9/12 group this coming Wednesday. The meeting will be moderated by Brian Britton, head of the group. Britton will ask the candidates several rounds of questions. Later in the evening, individuals will have an opportunity to present questions [...]
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One year later says half of all stores in state closed; 400 jobs gone by Jack Minor An executive for a company that owns large numbers of Payday lenders around the country says last year’s legislation intended to regulate the industry in Colorado actually eliminated it. The law extended the terms of the loans [...]
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Says unsure of how widespread problem truly is, needs more resources by Jack Minor – Following Congressional testimony that 5,000 illegals may have voted in the last election, a spokesman for Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler contacted the Gazette to explain his remarks. The Gazette reported that Gessler told Congress nearly 12,000 illegal [...]
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by Jack Minor Heeding calls from Tea Party members, Republicans in the house unanimously voted against a proposal to increase the federal debt limit to $16.7 trillion. The 318-97 vote to raise the debt limit was a clean vote with no conditions attached. Democrat minority whip, Steny Hoyer, advised Democrats to vote against [...]
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by Vanessa Dominguez It’s vacation season and sometimes planning and packing can turn into stress. When you plan ahead, you ensure that all your bases are covered and that you don’t end up buying items for double the cost when you arrive. First, call your airline and find out items that are not allowed on [...]
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-Ron Smith is retired and is currently a leader at Highland Hills Freewill Baptist Church- Good News; Bad News : There is no Good News, Yet The bad news is, some people still don’t get it. More bad news: they probably never will. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated the problem very well in this quotation [...]
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Story and photo by Jack Minor Marines from across the Rocky Mountain region came to Greeley to honor two of their own in a wreath-laying ceremony at Bittersweet Park this past Sunday afternoon. Colorado Springs Marine Sgt. Jason Smith, who was killed in action on Nov. 19, and Lance Corporal Brandon Pearson from Arvada, who [...]
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Photo and Story By Jack Minor Michael Bennet, D-Colo,at a town hall meeting in Greeley last Saturday, Aug 21 said we had nothing to show for the debt incurred by the stimulus package and other expenditures calling the recession the worst since the Great Depression. The meeting began with former Greeley Mayor Tom Selders introducing Bennet [...]
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By Mike Bauman This week’s DoD is centered around the letter B. Setting up the date: There are two ways to do this date. The cheap way and the nearly free way. The cheap way is to contact a local massage school and set up an hour-long massage by a student. Having a student complete [...]
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Pat Waak, Chair, Colorado Democratic Party Thank you to Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet. They acted on behalf of Colorado consumers. Following on the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate voted to stop the backroom deals and shady maneuvers of big financial institutions. President Obama has emphasized the importance of [...]
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Food purchase will be the method of control says Katherine AlbrechtBy Jim Frazier Jason Charles and his family financed and organized the recent Life and Liberty conference that brought top conservative speakers to Colorado. The Charles family decided to have the conference to help ‘Wake up the Church.’ I learned a lot,” said Charles. “We [...]
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By Mike Bauman Over the next several weeks we will be exploring ideas for alphabet- themed dates. We will start this week with the letter “A.” (Disclaimer: This was my wife’s idea. She says you can’t use body parts or intimate activities for the theme even if they do start with the letter of the week.) [...]
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By Mike Bauman For this week’s date you will need to choose one of three free “Concert Under the Stars” events at the University of Northern Colorado. The concerts are being held July 13th, 20th, and 27th at 8 p.m. The location is 10th Avenue and 18th Street. Check the UNC website for information on [...]
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Deanna Reed How many times have you searched through your wallet to find your insurance cards at the doctors office or hospital? NO MORE. Simply take a magic marker, make a cross and the words MEDICAL INFO on the backside of a card holder. Inside place your driver’s license, medical insurance cards,prescription discount card, medical alert [...]
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Photo and Story By James Courant One Friday a month, local nursing homes get a visit from a secret angel. Her name is Shana Bauman and she hates recognition. It started one Sunday about ten months ago when Bauman felt called to action by her church. The challenge was to anonymously do something good for [...]
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by Mike Bauman, for The Greeley Gazette With the ever tightening belts most of us are living with these days, date nights away from the kids are sometimes neglected. What follows are some specific tips to help the romantically challenged amongst us get the most bang for their dating dollar. What you’ll need: A package [...]
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