Posts Tagged ‘Federal Government’

Weld’s debt free status factored into Teletech decision for Greeley facility

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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Open letter to Sen. Michael Bennet

Mr. Bennet, Please permit an up/down vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance plan that passed the House of Representatives. I would like to know where you stand on really doing something about the debt crisis that past and present Congresses and Administrations have created. In your op-ed, posted in the Denver Post on July [...]

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Take the FBI Up on It!

By Mike Bauman Last year, in a mostly party-line vote, the Colorado Assembly voted to continue to have the Colorado Bureau of Investigations provide background checks for persons purchasing firearms in the state.  This service costs Colorado an estimated $1.7 million per year.  It is the opinion of the Greeley Gazette that this expenditure is [...]

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Group representing internet merchants sues State

By Jack Minor A lawsuit has been filed in Federal Court against Colorado challenging a law that requires online merchants to collect sales tax, claiming that the law is unconstitutional. The Direct Marketing Association in announcing the suit said the “law and the regulations implementing it are an unconstitutional and blatant violation of Colorado consumers’ [...]

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Supreme Court Holds The Second Amendment Applies to All Levels of Government

By Mike Bauman On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Right to Keep and Bear Firearms is an individual right that applies to all levels of government. In a sprawling, 214 page document (check out www.greeleygazette.com to view the entire document), SCOTUS determined [...]

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Government moves to take control of the internet

By Jack Minor On several fronts the Federal Government is making moves to assume broad control over an internet that until now has been largely free from regulation. The FCC is considering regulating broadband services in much the same way as other telecommunications; while Congress debates a bill that critics charge would give 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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The Case against Case Law

Understanding the Constitution part III: Misinterpreting the textGuest Column By Geoff Broughton Today when you hear the term Constitutional Scholar or Constitutional Expert you get the image of someone who has studied the Constitution and perhaps the Ratification Debates as well as the federalist papers.  Someone who has studied the philosophers whose opinions were crucial [...]

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