Posts Tagged ‘governor’

Hickenlooper, a coward without a compass of conviction

By Craig Masters Governor Hickenlooper demonstrated once again this week just how unqualified he is to be a leader – let alone a governor. In deciding not to decide the resolution to the capital punishment case of Nathan Dunlap, Hickenlooper exemplifies the aimless unguided morality that has been the hallmark of his tenure. Even the [...]

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Colorado facing economic backlash on multiple fronts over Dems “war on guns”

Colorado Democrats have control of the state Senate, House and governor’s  office. So this year, under pressure from the White House, they launched into a  war on guns, adopting one regulation, restriction and rule after another.   Now the piper has come calling for his pay. It was following public hearings on a series of [...]

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Evidence confirms Jesus’ resurrection from the dead

At this time of year it seems appropriate to describe the event in history that, at some point, forces each of us to make a decision. Easter is the holiday marked by a Christian claim that a man allegedly living in the first century was killed and actually came back to life.   Well, this [...]

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Govt. solution to flooded basements, pumping OK just not for dying crops

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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Weld requests reconsideration AG well decision, cites double standard

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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Governor to Weld farmers: Drop dead!

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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Governor to announce well decision at 1 p.m.

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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Weld Commissioners declare disaster emergency over drought

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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Colo. legisature back following Hickenlooper’s order to vote on civil union bill

by Matt Lacy –   Following Obama’s defiant stance on traditional marriage, Governor Hickenlooper decided he would not take “no” for an answer and ordered the Colorado state legislature back into session instructing them to vote on a civil union bill which would grant homosexuals the legal benefits of marriage after it failed to pass [...]

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Religious voters key to Santorum’s southern victories

by Peter Grady – Demographics in yesterday’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi reveal a sharp difference in the level of ideological support for the candidates. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum received a huge lead among voters in both states among voters who were seeking a candidate who was a real conservative and had strong moral character [...]

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Military ban on homosexuals could return, in Oklahoma

by Jack Minor – Following the Obama administration’s ramrodding through a repeal of the Revolutionary War ban on homosexuals serving in the military during a lame duck session of Congress, an Oklahoma lawmaker believes he has a way to partially restore the ban. Mike Reynolds, a Republican in the Oklahoma House, plans to introduce HB [...]

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Proposition 103: An excellent case against mail-in voting

Colorado voters are being called by computers; a well-produced recording “informs” the listener about proposition 103 on the ballot this voting season. The audio production of this computer call is so well produced that it carefully avoids any language that would reveal the truth of the consequences of this huge tax increase. In fact, the [...]

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Islamic group says Perry’s relationship with Muslims “sets him apart”

    by Jack Minor –     A Muslim advocacy group has sent out an e-mail stating that Texas governor Rick Perry has a relationship with Muslims that “sets him apart” from the other candidates for the Republican nomination.   The Council on American Islamic Relations (C.A.I.R.) issued an e-mail with the subject line [...]

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Critics say emphasis on student achievement forced Atlanta teachers to cheat on tests

  by Jack Minor While Greeley had a single instance of a teacher cheating on the CSAP, Atlanta has a far more widespread cheating problem; reportedly caused by a culture that is “run like the mob.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed that a special investigation by the governor revealed that 178 educators, including 38 principals in three school [...]

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Who’s in Charge

Guest Column By Marvin Wirth First I laughed till I cried, then I just cried at the Bruce Broderius Editorial of June 5th in the Greeley Tribune. His arguments were so pathetic. The function of government is to protect the people. And who was that guy who said, “Government of the people, by the people [...]

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Secular historians: Yeshua Christus died but….

Easter Resurrection Evidence  Brett Reese  – At this time of year it seems appropriate to describe the event in history that, at some point, forces each of us to make a decision. Easter is the holiday marked by a Christian claim that a man allegedly living in the first century was killed and actually came [...]

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Obama pushes killing survivors of botched abortions

Kurt Overturf owns his own construction business in Greeley Has Ward Churchill confessed he needs a rewrite? I think there are some new ‘little Eichmann’ nominees, persevering-, culling some master race. Hitler’s minions killed about 12 million Jews according to the military channel. Adolf endorsed ‘Eugenics’ – a calculating-, positively Darwinian effort at improving the [...]

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Independents will shape Colorado gubernatorial election

Tancredo reaching out to all in gubernatorial raceBy Jim Frazier “We will reach out to Democrats, Libertarians, Independents and Republicans for support,” American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo told the Greeley Gazette recently. Tancredo will run for governor as a Constitution Party candidate. Tancredo said the number of Republicans who will support his campaign [...]

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Colorado Ballot 2010 – The Initiatives Part 2: Amendments Proposed by the Legislature

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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Tancredo issues ultimatum to candidates

By Jack Minor Believing the current crop of  Republican candidates are “damaged goods” former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo has said they have until Monday to make a pledge they will drop out if they are not ahead in the polls on August 11. If they do not do so he will announce his intentions to [...]

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DAN MAES speaks at GREELEY 9.12 GROUP

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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Greeley‘s We the People group hammers Scott McGinnis, Republican candidate for governor

By Jim Frazier The leading Republican candidate for Colorado governor, Scott McInnis, was hammered at the Greeley 9.12 group meeting on July 7th. Most of the questions related to McInnis’ early Pro-Choice voting record and the 2006 role of his spokesperson Sean Duffy as Executive Director of a gay-related group — Coloradoans for Fairness.  Duffy [...]

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