Posts Tagged ‘greeley tribune’

Sheriffs, disabled file suit over Colo. gun laws

In a deliberate move to catch gun control activists off guard, an  organization representing Colorado sheriffs in a lawsuit over a series of  recently passed gun control laws abruptly announced the filing of the suit in  federal court today.   “We did that deliberately,” David Kopel, an attorney with the Independence  Institute, which is handling [...]

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Tribune takes Greeley voters to the woodshed over District 6 scores

Criticizes voters for not increasing taxes enoughby Peter Grady –   The head of a local political organization has taken issue with a recent editorial by the Greeley Tribune placing the blame for low test scores on voters.   In a recent editorial, District 6 needs everyone’s help,  the Greeley Tribune said residents who want [...]

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Reese stymies critics by expanding business dealings

by Peter Grady –   A series of attacks by various groups over the years to destroy Brett Reese appear to have backfired as his holdings have actually increased over the past year.   Last week, Pirate 104.7 won the Grand Marshall’s Award for its float in the Greeley Stampede’s Independence Day parade.   The [...]

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Well decision a no-brainer, give farmers the water

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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Man Camp manager takes Trib to task for closure remark

by Jack Minor –   The manager of a local RV park says that contrary to the Greeley Tribune’s statement that a man camp at their facility was shut down by county officials, they are still open and moving ahead with their permitting process.   In a June 3 editorial, the Tribune said, “Weld County [...]

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Civil Union bill does not provide enough protection for opponents

Supporters of the civil union bill currently being debated in the Colorado state legislature attempt to portray the issue as one of fairness, while opponents say it undermines traditional marriage; however there is a major issue with the bill that has been neglected during the entire debate. Colorado is currently among 29 states that have [...]

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The Greeley Tribune vs. The Greeley Gazette

By the Mayor of Vernsville, Vern Spencer Journalism, as practiced by the Greeley Tribune, is often used as a vehicle to harass and defame Greeley citizens.  During Mayor Ed Clark’s term of office, the Tribune used the power of the poison pen to manipulate public opinion against Mayor Ed.  He ended up getting payback by tellingColorado, [...]

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Circulation decline prompts new charges for Greeley Tribune

Denver television station KDVR reported Tuesday, that faced with a shrinking number of print subscriptions, The Tribune, Greeley’s largest daily newspaper, has announced it will begin charging customers for much of its online content starting in November. Tribune Publisher, Bart Smith, in an article posted on greeleytribune.com this week, stated the paper has made the [...]

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Who are the school board candidates?

    By James Courant   The field for the upcoming Greeley/Evans school board elections is a crowded one. With fifteen candidates vying for the four open seats, the Gazette will be doing a series of articles on meeting the candidates.   In this article we will be providing some basic information on each candidate [...]

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Tribune’s arrogance toward (future former) readers knows no bounds

Editors Note: This is an email exchange that took place between a Greeley Tribune reader and Tribune reporter Dan England.  We at the Gazette are happy to print the otherwise unpublished arrogance of The Tribune. You may contact us with your direct correspondences at editor@greeleygazette.com   Incidentally, we couldn’t agree more.  Tuesday’s Tribune’s front page [...]

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Brett Reese: D6 is wasting million$ – Taxes not the answer

Budget is not “innovative”  In spite of numerous meetings with the public, my colleagues are continuing their fantastic proclivity to image and politics instead of education.  They have held meetings, collected input and then ignored it all for their own whims.  There does not exist on this board a single business owner who is making their [...]

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D6 employees: “We’ll lose our jobs if we speak out”

Teachers, other employees fear retaliation for talking to board members at Reese town hall meeting Story and photo By Jack Minor  Former and current School District 6 employees spoke out during a town hall meeting held by Brett Reese saying they were afraid to discuss the problems in the district, fearing it might cost them [...]

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Greeley Trib serving our community?

Many see constant attacks on Reese cracking newspaper’s credibilityBy Brett Reese  –  (The Tribune has refused to print this editorial, or any editorial by Brett Reese, elected official) General Douglas MacArthur once stated, “I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of [...]

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Greeley Tribune gets it wrong…again

By Brett Reese  For those few who still read the Greeley Tribune as well as to those who still believe it to be an objective source of local information, it’s time I set the record straight. I was there.  Another tortuous district 6 board meeting.  I got up just a few minutes in, and left after [...]

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Bangert’s Greeley Tribune- “The Tribune will not print a public official’s column, period.”

“my apologies, Mr. Reese…” I was wrong  Brett Reese   – The following email between Brett Reese, popular elected public official, and Randi Bangert, editor of the Greeley Tribune shows the inside communications and “agenda” of what a few in our community still believe is an objective news source.  The following is a recent, complete thread [...]

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Greeley Tribune – D6 Last in Funding: Fact Check

Here’s the rest of the storyBy Mike Bauman In a recent editorial, the Greeley Tribune stated that Weld School District 6 is dead last in per student funding in the top 20 largest districts in the state.  The editorial went on to lam-blast readers for failing to pass a mill levy to increase said per student [...]

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CDE – West Ridge Charter not a Conversion

Greeley Tribune staff incorrect By Mike Bauman In a letter dated February 7, 2011, Colorado Department of Education Public School Finance Director, Leanne Emm, determined that the proposed charter school, West Ridge Academy, was not a private school conversion as defined in Colorado law. In the letter, which was sent to attorneys for District 6 [...]

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Reactions to Reese comments prove King’s desire to judge by content of character still unfulfilled

Editorial Brett Reese is once again making headlines and once again is battling sensationalism in journalism. This time we believe Reese is attempting to start a discussion regarding Martin Luther King Jr. and the federal holiday named after him. This has prompted calls of racism by members of the community and around the state. Ironically [...]

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Greeley is #1!!! (in violent crime)

Tribune got it wrong…again. By Mike Bauman According to the 2009 Uniform Crime Reporting Data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Greeley has the highest rate of violent crime in Colorado for cities with populations between 87,000 and 101,000. In violent crime in general, Greeley handily beat its nearest competitor, Longmont, 441 to 330. In [...]

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The “New Kid in Town” Threatens the Old Guard

By Linda Delgado The tactics of the Greeley Tribune are affecting the community in a negative way.  Pride and fear have stopped the tribune from reporting a number of important stories and events in the community. While I understand the merits of healthy competition, I don’t understand why, simply because the Greeley Gazette has “scooped” [...]

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Mob Style Hush Tactics Imposed in Greeley

By Connie Breen Nevada owned Greeley Tribune, allegedly pressured Blues Jam participants and organizers regarding interviews with the Greeley Gazette. When Gazette Reporter Zach Jory asked a band member for an interview, she said they were specifically and strictly instructed not to talk to anyone from the Greeley Gazette. Calls and complaints have poured in [...]

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The pioneer takes the arrows

Over the past few months there certainly have been no lack of opinions regarding Kayleah Wilson. I have children of my own however, I do not pretend to understand the depths of the grief the family must be going through at this time. One thing that is interesting to observe is the apparent double standard [...]

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Your Not So “Local Newspaper”

By James Courant For years there have been very few choices in print media in the Greeley area. To have a story covered in print or a print advertisement the only real choice for years has been the “local” paper, the Greeley Tribune. However, while the Tribune is located in Greeley, it is actually owned, [...]

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Press calls Tea Party movement “insurgents”

By Jack Minor Regardless of how you feel about them one thing is undeniable, the Tea Party movement elicits heightened emotions. They have politicians from both parties, nervous and scratching their heads. The word “tea” in the movement’s name, is an acronym for taxed enough already. A recent national poll shows that tea party members [...]

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School board member Reese describes bias of The Tribune in his lawsuit

Former Greeley mayor, “Greeley would be better off without the Tribune” Richter Plumbing and Heating has been involved in over 40 lawsuits Photo and story By Mike Conners, Last Thursday Brett Reese and Marion Richter Plumbing and Heating were back in court with claims of poor workmanship and substandard installation of a furnace/ac system in [...]

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Rogue School Board Member Frustrated, But Determinedb

by Brett Reese, I have never seen the level of extreme censorship exercised by the majority of this board and Superintendent Lang.  I realized coming onto this board I would be the lone vote on many issues.  That I would be the only voice of reason and would have to stand alone in representing taxpayers and [...]

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