Posts Tagged ‘experience’
by John Whitehead “I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it’s the government.”—Woody Allen ~ Gifts have been bought. Presents wrapped. Now all that remains is the giving and receiving. Oh, and the tracking, of course. Little did you know that all the while you were searching out that perfect gift, [...]
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by Jack Minor – While the Greeley/Evans School District’s policy on banning certain numbers being displayed, including 18, which is the number of Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, officials said the reasoning is actually based on experience. The dress code for district schools prohibits team jerseys or belt buckles with the numbers 13, [...]
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by Jack Minor – The lead actor for a movie that came to Greeley last weekend says the experience was an “eye-opener” for him. “October Baby,” starring veteran actor John Schneider, is a film about Hannah, a 19 year old girl who discovers she was adopted after surviving a botched abortion. Along with some friends she [...]
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Teens could not operate pressure hoses under rulesby Matt Lacy – Congressman Cory Gardner has said that proposed regulations by the federal government that would bar young people from operating farm equipment shows that Washington needs a reality check “You get somebody who doesn’t understand agriculture and you get screwy regulations like this,” Rep. Cory [...]
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Staff Reports – Greeley City Manager Roy Otto has selected Becky Safarik, the City’s Community Development Director, to serve as the City’s Assistant City Manager. This change as well as the promotion of Brad Mueller to Community Development Director will officially occur on April 1, 2012. The Assistant City Manager position has been vacant since [...]
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by Jack Minor – The Chief Executive Officer of a new customer experience center moving to Greeley said they looked at many factors including Weld County’s sound financial footing when choosing where to locate. Ken Tuchman, CEO of TeleTech, along with Governor John Hickenlooper and Greeley Mayor Tom Norton appeared at the new facility which [...]
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Regs could cause blackouts in other parts of the country as plants close Valmont power station in Boulder by Peter Grady – While new regulations on mercury and other pollutants could cause XCEL customers to experience brownouts and blackouts as plants are forced to close due to the new rules, consumers in Colorado are not expected [...]
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Current exhibit shows history of flight in Colorado James Webb Space Telescope By Jack Minor- Spinning off of the new Aerospace exhibit, the Greeley History Museum, located at 714 8th St., will be holding a monthly series of lectures during 2012 on various stages of development in the aerospace industry. On Dec. 10, [...]
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by Jack Minor – Three of the candidates the Tribune specifically said should not be elected to the school board say the newspaper’s statements reveal their bias to real and meaningful change for the district. In an editorial Sunday, the Tribune stated it was announcing which candidates it would endorse in a different way this year. [...]
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Critics say Greeley Fire Department just trying to justify their huge budget By Jack Minor The Greeley City Council is mulling proposed changes to the emergency medical response in Greeley. The drafted Request For Proposal (RFP) would open up the city’s emergency coverage for bids by private ambulance companies. The emergency coverage within Greeley [...]
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Homosexual pedophilia a primary tool by Jack Minor A “gay” activist has confirmed what supporters of traditional marriage have said for years, admitting that the gay movement does in fact want to recruit and indoctrinate children into the “gay” lifestyle. Daniel Villarreal, writing for queerty.com, expressed frustration over leaders in the “gay” movement that [...]
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Military attorney requesting veterans, active duty military to submit requests for clemency by Jack Minor Lt. Col. Lakin, an Army Physician convicted for disobeying orders after being rebuffed by his chain of command regarding questions concerning President Obama’s eligibility to be commander-in-chief, has not had his sentence formally certified by his commanding general despite having [...]
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By Air Force Master Sgt. Cheresa D. Theiral, Colorado National Guard Public Affairs Remains of a green sedan following a fiery, one-car crash on Airport Road in Aurora, Colo., March 6, 2011. Seven Soldiers and Airmen rescued two victims from the burning car. The group was composed of Colorado National Guardsmen and Army Reservists [...]
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By Mike Bauman With the flow and direction of the jet stream, some are asking if radiation leaked from Japanese nuclear reactors could contaminate the United States. Experts with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NCR) stated on Sunday that it is very unlikely that harmful levels of radiation from Japan will accumulate in the United [...]
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Story and photo by Jack Minor An unusually large crowd turned out this week to share concerns, opinions and express frustration with the school system. The District 6 board of education held a community engagement survey at the Chappelow K-8 School on Monday evening. The district is currently facing an additional $9 million in [...]
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conversational meeting with board on Feb. 28 The District 6 Board of Education invites the public to a community meeting on Monday, Feb. 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Chappelow K-8 Arts Magnet School, 2001 34th St. in Evans, to have conversations about the district’s funding forecast and budget priorities for the upcoming 2011-12 [...]
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Carol Clemans As newborn babes, we cry and someone comes running to take care of our needs. We grow up in a ‘gimme-gimme, take-take world.’ We love getting, but we are not taught how to lose anything. Grief comes with the loss of people, things and relationships. All of us will experience grief in our [...]
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Unfortunately, just not in District 6Story and photo By Jack Minor and Brett Reese Students of Great Falls and Charles M Russell High Schools in Montana are able to participate in a unique program that provides them with real life experience as they learn to build houses from the ground up. The 13 year-old program is a collaborative [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor While the elections around the country were not a shutout for the Republican Party one thing is certain, the tea party movement has proven it is a force to be reckoned with. During the elections, polling data indicated that 2 out of 3 republican votes and 4 out of [...]
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Guest Column By Carol Clemens “In the beginning God!” God is what I know for sure! What a wonderful secure peaceful foundation to build my life upon. When God created man out of the dust of the earth, He breathed into man the breath of life! My life and times are in His hands. Nothing [...]
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Story and Photo By Jack Minor When school districts stopped offering Drivers Education courses, Duane Anderson saw a need and an opportunity. Anderson taught Drivers Ed at Greeley West for eight years and driving safety at Aims for a year before he felt the need to start a professional driving school to help teenagers become [...]
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By Mike Bauman The Greeley Gazette contacted School Board applicant Stan Kerns and asked him to comment on his vision for District 6. Kerns provided his original letter of interest to the board and answered some specific questions from the Gazette. Here are his responses: “I think you will see a theme of “pursuit of [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor Greeley had an art show last Friday at a most unlikely location, the Bridge Assisted Living, where residents showed off their pieces. The show featuring oil and water paintings was available to the public for viewing from 3-6 p.m. The paintings on display were from students in an art [...]
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By Vanessa Dominguez Saturday, October 2nd, there will be free food, items from vendors, and nutritional information in the parking lot of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage located at 2819 35th Avenue in Greeley. Vitamin Cottage was established by Margaret and Philip Isely in 1955. The company started out as a door-to-door business in Golden, [...]
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By Vanessa Dominguez Flying beach balls, people dancing in the grass, hippie skirts, bikinis, water areas, and bare feet, these sites and more were to be found at the recent Mile High Music Festival. From hoola hoops to dancing in the sun, Mile High Music Festival attracts unique fans. There is a broad spectrum of [...]
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by Vanessa Dominguez By Vanessa Dominguez Pregnancy is nine long months of swollen feet, backaches, nausea, and steady weight gain. Once it’s all over, your body takes a while to recover from all of the changes. Most mommies will feel a lot of pelvic pressure immediately after giving birth and for weeks to follow. This [...]
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Photo and Story By Jack Minor On Friday, August 27, the Greeley Gazette will host a debate between the two candidates for Colorado State House District 50. The debate will be held at the Farr Library at 6 p.m. and will focus on state issues. The event will be open to the public who will [...]
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By Jim Frazier Dan Maes, candidate for governor, told the Greeley 9.12 group last week that he can beat Scott McGinnis in the Republican primary and win over Democrat John Hickenlooper in November. “The difference between my competitors and me is that I take my values from the Bible,” he said. Regarding a $17,500 fine [...]
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by Walt Russell I was staring into the open grave of my son Christopher. It was an unspeakably painful moment. The nightmare all parents dread had become my life. Had I been physically able to muster more tears, I would have been weeping uncontrollably. As I watched four men struggle to lower a steel lid [...]
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Forget pitch and putt – this tee-off point on top of a 1,410 ft. mountain in South Africa is the hardest golf shot in the world, and more than $1 million awaits the player who can score a hole in one. Players must take a helicopter to the top to play the longest and highest par three on the planet. [...]
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By Jack Minor This week, President Obama announced his choice of Elena Kagan, a woman with no judicial experience to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Kagan is currently the US solicitor General, as well as a Dean of Harvard Law school, and previously served alongside Obama as a professor of law at [...]
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By Mike Bauman This week’s Dates on a Dime is really a series of dates. You will be working with your spouse to come up with some enriching learning experience you can participate in together. The first step is to take your spouse out to lunch to discuss your idea. Talk about what you’d both [...]
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by Jack Minor, for The Greeley Gazette The Evans municipal election on April 6, has only one disputed race. Ward 3 has two candidates running for city council, Jay Schaffer and Fred Burmont. Jay sounds off on why he is running for the seat. Schaffer is a local professor at UNC. He has been teaching [...]
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