The Weld County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse is embarking on a journey to the National Peace Officers Memorial Week in Washington D. C., May 2013. The Sheriff’s Posse will be traveling to Washington D.C. to honor the six law enforcement officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their communities in Colorado during 2012. Colorado ranked third [...]
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Craig Masters Israeli security forces have determined with what they describe as nearly 100% certainty that the Syrian government forces, under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad, have used chemical weapons against U.S. supplied muslim brotherhood affiliated rebel forces. The evidence, presented Tuesday, April 23, in Tel Aviv during securities briefings, included photographs of victims [...]
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Photo & Review by Stu Wright Lexus, the luxury line of Toyota automobiles, made headlines this past week with the announcement that the company would begin producing some of itsr product in the United States. A plant in Georgetown, Kentucky was selected for the production of the ES line of sedans, and the start date was announced as [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright Infiniti began selling cars in America two dozen years ago with a pair of initial offerings; the Q45 and the M30. As the luxury division of Nissan of Japan, they brought out the Infiniti line pretty much in response to Honda and Toyota’s introduction of their Acura and Lexus [...]
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by Michael McCune – The normal person fears to tread the swampy ground of tax loopholes and deductions–that’s why the unofficial-official business of tax preparation and legal tax defense has been the biggest single growth sector since the 1950s. Just to let you in on a little secret the government doesn’t want you to [...]
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by Craig Masters The subject line of this week’s military newsletter read: “17% of Marines Would Leave Over Women in Combat.” With the approval of the transfer to China of defense critical battery technology, our defense department spent millions of dollars developing, the Obama administration has now transformed America from super-power status to subordinate-to-? status. [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright When my brothers and I were growing up (there were four Wright brothers), we had a suite of little plastic cars of all makes to play with. They were quite small, perhaps 1.5 inches long, and had the names imprinted on the roof, just above the back window. We [...]
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Solyndra was the first boondoggle of the stimulus. It wasn’t the biggest but it was the first and it demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt why government and business differ–business has a bottom line that must be in the black, government just throws money at things and has no bottom line. The latest, [...]
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I have real concerns for our country, state, and the politics that affect us all. Loyalty to political parties trumps the message of the candidate and what they stand for in this day and age of media sound bites. I am a proud independent unaffiliated registered voter and as such can support members of both [...]
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By Craig Masters The former Governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, was an early drop out from the 2012 Presidential campaign. He was running as a Republican. But Huntsman has a record of supporting the Obama immigration agenda. Columnist and Lawyer Phyllis Schlafly reports in her column today that Jon Huntsman wrote for the Wall Street Journal that [...]
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by Peter Grady – A new scam saying that president Obama will help individuals pay their utility bills indicates the extent to which people are dependent on the government for support. While multiple scams often make their rounds in an attempt to bilk individuals of their money, a new one is making its [...]
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by Jack Minor – Saying he hopes never to add another name to the list, Weld County Sheriff John Cooke dedicated the Weld County Fallen Officers’ Memorial Monday morning at Bittersweet Park. The timing of the dedication came at a tragic time. Last evening, Denver Police Officer Celena Hollis was murdered while attempting [...]
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By Stu WrightBobby Goldsboro is a well-known singer-songwriter to me, but I didn’t know he was THIS well-known. THIS man had eleven top-40 U. S. Billboard Hot 100 hits, and twelve on the country charts. The Florida native that once played guitar for Roy Orbison broke onto the scene by himself in 1964 with his [...]
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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 – The City of Greeley has contracted with Connell Resources to install a sewerline near 47th Avenue and 16th Street. The new sewerline is replacing the current one that is too small during peak flows. The new sewerline was size to serve any future development in the area. The entire project will take [...]
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By Craig Masters An open letter To all Thompson School District custodial staff, families and friends: In response to dozens of requests since January, two articles have been published to bring attention to the failures of school districts across the country to successfully allow custodial services within public schools to be adequately managed by private [...]
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by Peter Grady – In asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a case over a war memorial, a legal group says if atheists prevail then no war memorial will be safe. The issue involves the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross in San Diego which was erected over 50 years ago to honor soldiers who [...]
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Proposal would allow illegals to pay less than U.S. citizens living out of state by Matt Lacy – On a party line vote, the Democratic-controlled Colorado Senate approved a bill that would give a special tuition rate for illegal aliens living in the state. While other states have passed legislation granting illegals within their borders [...]
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by Stu Wright The Italian phrase for, “My Goodness!” came to mind as I tested the Volvo S60 this past week. It was a Passion Red all-wheel drive four door sedan dressed out in the “R Design” configuration, fully loaded. R Design refers to the special front [...]
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A Statofortress overshadows the little Warthog By Craig Masters The announcement came this week that the historic 97 building complex covering over 2 million square feet of aircraft manufacturing and support facilities in Wichita, Kansas will be shuttered by Boeing. The total impact to the area is only imaginable for now, but the 2,200 lost [...]
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Stu WrightThe most recent automobile that I received for review was the 2011 Scion tC, a product of Toyota Motor Corporation. Scion (descendant) is the name Toyota chose in 2002 for their new division that markets to North American members of Generation Y. The line of cars originally included the xA hatchback and xB wagon [...]
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by Jack Minor – A bill to prevent the EPA from regulating farm dust that was co-sponsored by Rep. Cory Gardner, passed the house on a largely party line vote. The bill prevented the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing any new regulations that could impose harsher restrictions on area farmers by regulating dust generated by [...]
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Stu WrightThe most recent automobile that I received for review was the 2011 Scion tC, a product of Toyota Motor Corporation. Scion (descendant) is the name Toyota chose in 2002 for their new division that markets to North American members of Generation Y. The line of cars originally included the xA hatchback and xB wagon and [...]
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by Stu Wright Since Toyota gave their sedan/crossover/station wagon/SUV a somewhat innocuous name, I’ll put it in a Julius Caesar Latin phrase. I came, I saw, I drove a Toyota sedan/crossover/station wagon/SUV! And this Toyota Venza is not at all hard to look at, and is a lot of fun to drive. The one that [...]
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One of ten finalist couples to win a $ 15,000 wedding package sponsored by Greeley Events GroupStaff Reports A newly formed group of Greeley professionals, dubbed the “Greeley Events Group”, is sponsoring an on-line contest with the prize being a $ 15,000 wedding package for the winning couple. The local couples entered the contest via [...]
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Jimmy John’s said “way to give back to the community” by Jack Minor – During these difficult economic times local Jimmy John’s sub shops offered a grand bargain for lunch September 22nd; 8-inch long subs for $1. The two Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich shops; one at Centerplace and one on 11th Ave, ran the special deal [...]
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by Stu Wright Volkswagen was originally founded in 1937 by the German Labor Front, a Nazi trade union. The venture included production of an inexpensive car for the common man along with state-sponsored financing (“five marks a week you must put aside, if in your own car you want to ride”). Until then [...]
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There is exhausting news coverage about which quarterback the Denver Broncos should be playing. Now there is even a fan with a growing following of his own who are intent on buying billboard advertising to encourage the Broncos to substitute their player choice for the current starter. How stupid is that? The business of professional [...]
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by Vanessa Dominguez – On July 29, electrical power was out for many Greeley businesses and residents, leaving them wondering, “How long will this last?” General manager Mark, of Del Taco, stated he personally had to turn away thirty drive-through customers and at least that many in the dining area due to a power outage [...]
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Press ReportsSpring and early summer are the most volatile times of the year for severe weather producing tornados and damaging hail and winds. Here are suggestions that can help you be prepared and informed. Most of us rely on the media and the weather alerts that come from radio and television. This is a good [...]
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by Jack Minor In a scene reminiscent of the former Soviet Union, three Christians in California were arrested for simply reading the Bible on a public sidewalk. An assistant pastor, and two elders from Calvary Chapel in Hemet, California were at a local Department of Motor Vehicles office prior to its opening for the day. [...]
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By Mike Bauman A redneck with a bucket full of live fish was approached recently by a game warden in Central Mississippi as he started to drive his boat away from a lake. The game warden yelled at the man, “May I see your fishing license please?” “Naw, sir,” replied the redneck. “I don’t need [...]
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Warren Yoder next to a 1955 Buick Century on display at Weld County Garage Story and photo by Jack Minor Buick sales are up at Weld County Garage. That’s amazing for a line of cars the Federal government had targeted for elimination following their bailout of General Motors. As part of the bailout, the government [...]
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