Posts Tagged ‘Hoshiko’

Following Suthers snub, commissioners turn to senior water holders

by Jack Minor –   Following a refusal by the state attorney general to review a decision by a member of his office over allowing area farmers to use wells to prevent a possible economic disaster, the county commissioners are now asking senior water right holders for assistance.   After the county commissioners issued a [...]

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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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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 Farmers crops drying up, despite water being readily available

Meeting to be held at Fritzler Corn Maze to address issue by Matt Lacy –   Glen Fritzler, who runs the popular and nationally known Fritzler Corn Maze will be hosting a meeting of farmers and local officials this Thursday to discuss the concerns of rising groundwater and government restrictions on its usage to water [...]

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Records show how outside groups conspire against Personhood movement

by Jack Minor – Planned Parenthood’s attempt to stop Colorado from allowing a personhood amendment on the ballot in 2012 is part of a coordinated attack on similar initiatives across the country. Following the defeat of Amendment 26 in Mississippi, Planned Parenthood issued a statement crediting Mississippians for Healthy Families as being key to defeating the [...]

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Personhood back in Colorado, ready to answer critics

Greeley pro-life leader says measure uses plain language to dispels opponent’s lies by Jack Minor – A local resident who is heavily involved in the pro-life movement says despite claims by abortion advocates, personhood is not dead and a new proposal addresses  misinformation presented by opponents the last time around. Dennis Hoshiko, one of the [...]

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Colorado Ballot 2010- The Initiatives

Part 3: Amendment 62 the Personhood Amendment Story by Jack Minor This year items on the ballot range from taxes to procedural issues to health care, however, there is one amendment that some say goes to the heart of rights under the 14th amendment to the constitution, while others say it will destroy the abortion [...]

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Personhood issue on ballot in first state to legalize abortion

by Jack Minor, for The Greeley Gazette A constitutional amendment defining “babies in the womb as a person” has received enough signatures to be on the ballot in November, the Colorado secretary of State says. If passed, Amendment 62 would amend section 32 of the Colorado State Constitution by changing the definition of a person [...]

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