Posts Tagged ‘disaster’
Democrat-controlled Colorado, which has served as Barack Obama’s testing ground for a number of extreme legislative proposals, is on to a new election strategy: eliminating the voter category of “inactive” to boost participation. The Democrats propose simply not listing anyone as inactive and sending ballots to every person. Their plan also would allow people [...]
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by Matt Lacy – In a move that has provided fuel for critics of government solutions to problems, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been telling storm victims of Hurricane Sandy who are without power they should go to the Internet for information. Politico noted that FEMA has been advising people to use [...]
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by Jack Minor – Following a refusal by the state attorney general to review a decision by a member of his office over allowing area farmers to use wells to prevent a possible economic disaster, the county commissioners are now asking senior water right holders for assistance. After the county commissioners issued a [...]
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Hickenlooper tells Weld farmers “take bad with the good” by Jack Minor— In the latest twist in the issue around Weld farmers requesting to pump groundwater to save their crops and help lower excessively high groundwater levels, a government official said farmers can pump all day long to keep groundwater out of their basementS, [...]
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State suspends senior water rights to fight fires, not save crops by Jack Minor – Not taking no for an answer Weld County Commissioners have sent a letter to the state Attorney General asking him to review a memo issued by his staff that resulted in Governor Hickenlooper saying he could not order local [...]
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by Jack Minor – Governor John Hickenlooper has responded to the concerns of Weld County farmers who face the potential of losing millions of dollars in crops by saying they are essentially on their own. During a meeting this morning with Weld County commissioners the governor told them to work together with other farmers, municipalities [...]
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While others, including the Greeley Tribune may try to waffle on the issue of whether area farmers should be permitted to turn their Wells on to prevent an economic disaster and save their crops, we believe the issue is a no-brainer. Turn the wells on. While the Tribune has attempted to portray the issue [...]
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by Jack Minor – Governor John Hickenlooper is expected to announce his decision today at 1 p.m. on whether to allow Weld County farmers to turn on wells and allow them to pump a miniscule amount of water from the Alluvium Aquifer in order to save their crops and avoid an economic disaster. [...]
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Supports turning wells back on to save crops by Jack Minor – In the latest move to help farmers in Weld County obtain access to groundwater to save their crops, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CD-4) has asked the federal government to issue a drought declaration for the state. Gardner sent a letter to Secretary [...]
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by Jack Minor – WELD COUNTY, CO – The Weld County Commissioners have formally requested a meeting with Governor John Hickenlooper to ask for immediate action regarding the disaster emergency declared yesterday at the Commissioners’ Board Meeting. On June 11, 2012, the Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution declaring a disaster emergency for Weld [...]
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Asks Governor to order wells turned on by Jack Minor – The Weld County Commissioners today unanimously declared a disaster emergency for the county because of an historic drought and called on the governor to issue an order permitting area farmers to turn on wells that were ordered shut down by the courts [...]
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by Craig Masters – - Opening for its first students in 1854 with no less a prestigious president than Horace Mann, founder of American public education, Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, was bankrupt and ceased operations just before the seniors finished their final term in the spring of 2008. Imagine that you are a [...]
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Three reactors actually melted down! by Jack Minor A controversial scientist who ran as a Tea Party candidate last year says media claims regarding the danger from nuclear power are not based on sound science and the US was never in danger from radiation caused by the Japanese nuclear power plant accidents. Art Robinson [...]
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By Mike Bauman As crude oil prices continue to rise due to increased demand from emerging economies and decreased supply due to unrest in the Middle East, Americans are feeling the pinch at the pump. Rules put in place after last year’s infamous BP oil spill, have virtually stopped additional drilling in US waters in the Gulf [...]
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Be part of the solution in your communityby Vanessa Dominguez The Evans Fire Department will have their annual pancake breakfast on May 7, 2011. The pancake breakfast will be held at 3918 Denver Street and proceeds go to the Evans Fire Safety and Assistance Fund. The Evans Fire Rescue Department partners with the Community Foundation [...]
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By Mike Bauman On Tuesday Japan raised its estimation of the radiation leaked from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant. New measurements showed more radiation than had previously been thought had leaked during the early days following the earthquake and tsunami. The increase changed the international scale of the disaster from a level 5 to a [...]
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I believe the Republicans lost last in week’s “government shutdown” fiasco. The Republicans should have allowed the government to shutdown for as long as necessary to get a balanced budget and stop the Washington gravy train once and forever. So pardon me if I do not dance up and down for joy because the politicians [...]
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Residents must know how to protect themselves by Jack Minor A spokesman for the sheriff’s department warned that Weld County has multiple targets that could be tempting to terrorists. It was also pointed out that in the event of a catastrophic event citizens could be expected to help law enforcement. Steve Reams, speaking at [...]
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by Vanessa Dominguez Texting, talking, and even e-mailing while driving has become an increasingly dangerous day-to-day event that most engage in frequently. According to a recent news story published by KKTV, last year 6,000 teens died as a result of texting while driving. In surveys, as many as two out of every three people admit to [...]
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Former Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt just read the full Pentagon report on repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and here’s his analysis: “Don’t believe the phony liberal media reports that 70% of troops support open homosexual service, because that statistic included ‘mixed’ feelings. A closer reading of the fine print in the newly released [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor The Federal Reserve announced it would purchase almost $60 billion U.S. Treasury Securities to monetize the national debt in a move that critics say could decrease the value of personal wealth by 20 percent. In announcing the purchase, the Fed stated that inflation has decreased recently, “Longer-term inflation expectations [...]
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Can the federal government keeps secrets and discredit experts for political purposes? By Jim Frazier Can the government keep a secret? The Pentagon’s black budget is $56 billion for 2010. Those billions of dollars create a thick veil, a black veil of secrecy. For what length of time are military black-budget secrets kept? Oaths of [...]
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Story and Photo By Jack Minor America was founded as a representative Republic and one of the bedrock principles is that power is intended to be ultimately vested in the people. One of the exercises of these principles is the ability of the people to vote directly on initiatives to the law or constitution. Again, [...]
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Debt becomes an “ugly” word when it is more than you can offset with income in the next accounting cycle and stay current on that cycle’s bills. When you have amassed more debt than you can pay off with all your revenues for the foreseeable future and not pay a single current bill in any [...]
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