by Jack Minor – An eco-terrorist group responsible for a 1998 act of terror in Vail has issued a press release taking credit for a recent bombing in Mexico, saying it was as beautiful as burning a Wal-mart store. The claim was made by the Anti-Liberation Cell of the Earth Liberation Front who [...]
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GREELEY — At 10:23pm, last night (12/12/2012) the Greeley Fire Department was called to 1490 East 8th St (Anderson Sales and Salvage), Greeley, on the report of a fire. While responding, fire crews could see large flames from approximately 1 mile away. Upon making entry to the facility fire crews found a large pile of [...]
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GREELEY — At 10:27 am today (11/30/2012) the Greeley Fire Department was called to 1405 23rd Ave Ct in Greeley on a possible structure fire. First arriving units reported a single family home with smoke showing and initiated an aggressive search of the home while other crews simultaneously began setting up hose lines to fight [...]
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by Matt Lacy – The White House has denied reports that top commanders in the Middle East have been relieved over their commands for disobeying orders to stand down while the US ambassador and other Americans were being attacked by Muslim terrorists in Libya on the anniversary of 9/11. There have been unconfirmed [...]
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by Peter Grady – The Florida State Board of Education is coming under fire after it passed a policy that officially declares they have lower academic expectations for black students over others. Last week, the board passed a revised strategic plan regarding their educational goals for student achievement in the state’s schools. According [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Following a video exposing a salaried employee of the DNC encouraging and helping a woman commit voter fraud the DNC has decided to fire the Texas worker. The video was shot in the Houston office of Organizing for America which is an arm of [...]
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GREELEY — In late September, 2012, Greeley Police will begin deploying AEDs, (Automated External Defibrillators) in many of their patrol cars. The AEDs were purchased, in part, by a grant obtained by the Greeley Fire Department. “We believe the AEDs simply provide one more tool for us to help our citizens. That’s why we [...]
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by Jack Minor – Following the tragic shooting by an armed gunman at a showing of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” the news media wasted no time in claiming the shooter was a Republican who was a member of a tea party group. The suspect James Holmes opened fire on [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright I received my 42nd new car for review this past week, and it was a big one, the 2012 supercharged Jaguar XJL long-wheelbase rear-wheel drive sedan. It came with jet black leather interior and the paint was an out-of-this-world Lunar Gray metallic. It presented quite an imposing image [...]
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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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GREELEY — The Greeley City Council will hear a report at 5 p.m. today, June 12 regarding the current and possible impacts of the High Park Fire on Greeley’s water supply. The presentation will cover the challenges to Greeley’s water supply and the actions the City is currently taking and will take in the future [...]
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FORT COLLINS, COLO. – As the High Park Fire continues to spread through Larimer County, Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO) and the entire Colorado delegation is asking the United States Forest Service (USFS) for additional resources and assistance. “We cannot stress enough the high concern for this fire – emergency personnel believe the High Park [...]
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Staff Reports – GREELEY — The Greeley Fire Department has received a donation of approximately 60 knitted handmade baby caps from Greeley Fire Senior Administrative Specialist Janice Perekrestenko in the honor and memory of her grandson Atticus (4/24/2011-11/15/2011). The baby caps, Atti’s Caps”, will be placed in the Fire Departments “OB Kits” which are [...]
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By Craig Masters The city of Aurora police chief stepped up to the cameras and microphones and apologized for the “inconvenience” to citizens caught up in bank robber apprehension Monday. But the chief was solid in his support for the actions taken by the officer in charge at the scene. For those who may not [...]
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by Jack Minor – In what was described as ”a giant bonfire,” flames and smoke were seen over east Greeley as city firefighters fought and successfully contained a wooden pallet fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire was located at Et&t Pallets at 1500 Ash Ave. just east of the new Leprino Foods plant; and at [...]
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by Peter Grady – A military watchdog organization says recent reports reveal that sexual assaults and crimes have increased dramatically over the past few years in the US military. The Center for Military Readiness (CMR) recently released a policy analysis quoting statistics from several military sources that reveal, among other things, the fact [...]
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Staff Reports – GREELEY – Just before 2:00 pm today (05/01/2012), firefighters from the Greeley Fire Department were called to 2405 49th Av Ct in Greeley on a report of on a possible explosion. Upon arrival they found a roof had been completely torn off of a home, apparently from a wind “microburst”. Upon [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Countries across the Indian Ocean issued tsunami warnings following a large earthquake in the waters off Indonesia this morning. Following the 8.6 magnitude quake which was centered a little more than 300 miles from Banda Aceh, people raced from their homes and headed to higher ground. The large quake was felt [...]
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Staff Reports – GREELEY – At 10:42 am, today (04/06/2012), firefighters from the Greeley Fire Department were called to 3000 13th St (Scott Elementary School) in Greeley on a report of someone who had fallen from a roof. Upon arrival, the fire crew (GFD Engine #3) found that the victim had fallen from a higher [...]
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Staff Reports – At 7:33 PM Sunday evening (3/25/12) firefighters from the Greeley Fire Department were called to 2699 47th Av (Weld County Garage) in Greeley on a fire alarm. Upon their arrival, responding fire crews found the fire alarm system activated and no signs of fire from the outside of the building. Upon gaining [...]
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By Craig Masters Marine Cpl Jason Hallett 2010 On October 23, 2010, Marine Lance Corporal Jason Hallett was only 19 years old. He was on a minesweeping mission in Sangin district, Afghanistan. According to a story by Cpl. Ned Johnson of the Regimental Combat Team 2 titled, “Afghan soldiers help save life of Marine,” published [...]
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Staff Reports – At 10:00 this morning firefighters from the Greeley Fire Department were called to 1841 7th Av in Greeley on a possible structure fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found light smoke coming from the attic space of a single story house. Fire crews quickly established that all occupants had safety evacuated the home [...]
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by Stu Wright The car brought to me for review earlier this week was the Toyota Yaris. The model was the 5-door LE Liftback in Absolutely red paint. And that is exactly what color it was, like a fire truck. Well, not exactly. Absolutely. And I like red – it was coupled with nice gray [...]
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School Board fails again – Maybe students need to ‘Occupy’An opinion in support of students by Craig Masters After reviewing performances of the schools and the December District 6 school board meeting, I submitted an op-ed calling for the board to immediately fire Superintendent Lang and set the priority of the district away from its [...]
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by Jack Minor – Two people, including a firefighter, were burned in an early morning fire caused by a burning propane cylinder. The fire occurred at 1723 Montview Road in Greeley and firefighters were called at 1:35 a.m. on Wednesday. One of the occupants had suffered first and second degree burns [...]
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Company makes decision six months after being told of car catching fire by Matt Lacy – Months after being made aware of issues with the Chevrolet Volt catching fire, the company is advising owners to bring their cars to dealers for modifications. In an announcement Thursday, General Motors has said it is advising every Volt [...]
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Other attacks included house where African American Christians lived, Hindu place of worship by Matt Lacy – A series of firebombing in Queens, New York that targeted a Hindu place of worship, an African-American Christian couple’s home and a Mosque is being portrayed by the mainstream media and a Muslim advocacy group as a hate [...]
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by Peter Grady – While some Christian churches are promoting dialogue by inviting Muslims to preach in their pulpits, two recent events this Christmas season have revealed a stark difference in how the two religions handle criticism. On Dec. 12, a Bible was placed under the New Haven, Connecticut Christmas tree and set on fire. [...]
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A group of Greeley Firefighters will be collecting toys on Saturday, Dec. 3rd, for the Firefighters for Santa program. The donations of new, non-gift wrapped toys, or cash will be accepted @ 354 50th Ave Ct, Greeley, from 6:00-9:00 PM, the home of firefighter Mike Medhurst, also known as the “Greeley Grizwalds”, because [...]
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Ruger is coming out with a new pistol in honor of Senators and Congressmen. It will be named the “Congressman.” It doesn’t work and you can’t fire it. Share on Facebook
by James Courant – In the midst of a nationwide economic downturn, the City of Evans will ask its voters this fall for a property tax increase. The proposed increase is needed to fund the new Evans Fire Protection District as a replacement for the current city fire department. The [...]
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