Posts Tagged ‘Michael’

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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Former CO Sen. files suit against Obamacare abortion drug mandate

Lawsuit second one filed by state residents since “compromise” proposedA former Colorado Senator from the Reagan era who has already been a party to one lawsuit against Obamacare’s abortion mandate has filed a second lawsuit, this time over a home mortgage company that he owns.   Bill Armstrong, a Colorado senator from 1979-1991, along with [...]

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Undersecretary of Defense Michael Vickers mentioned in Criminal Referral

Holder Justice Department takes no actionby Craig Masters Two months before the November presidential election proved the vulnerability of electronic vote recording; the Inspector General investigating the disclosure to Obama movie-maker friends of classified details of the operation that resulted in the killing of Osama bin Laden made a major criminal referral. In that criminal [...]

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It’s official, Petraeus to testify before Congress

by Peter Grady –   Despite his resignation last week for having an affair, officials have confirmed that CIA director David Petraeus will still be testifying before Congress about the Libya terror attacks in Benghazi that resulted in four dead Americans including a US ambassador.   Originally Petraeus was scheduled to testify this week, but [...]

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Slurpees, Big Gulps, Venti at Starbucks to be banned in NY

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Every single menu in New York City could soon be getting a major overhaul if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The man behind calorie counts is set to announce a new public health initiative to battle obesity, taking aim at super-sized sugary drinks. In other words, it may soon be [...]

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Congress addresses sexual misconduct by educators

by Matt Lacy –   A measure has been introduced in Congress that would help stop the problem of school personnel accused of sexual misconduct from simply being transferred from one district to another. Steve Gunn with the Education Action Group Foundation says all too often school districts throughout the country simply cover up sexual [...]

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Lawsuit aginst Colo. chaplain becoming self-fulfilling prophecy

Critic may “lose assets” to Klingenschmitt by Matt Lacy – The founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation may end up unwittingly fulfilling the same prayer he sued a former Navy Chaplain over following the dismissal of his case by a judge who said it was “frivolous.” “This has been hanging over my head like [...]

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The Rant: Baby Boomers Present Huge Challenges for U.S. Economy

by Mike McCune –   Far too often in these degenerate days what passes for research is skewed because the research is biased towards the the outcome favored by entity funding the operation and the education given the researchers. As a result, non-logical answers are arrived at which fall apart under scrutiny. A paper released by Mark [...]

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The Rant: America’s Pump Price Pain Is Pure Fed Folly

by Mike McCune –   The top headline in today’s local paper recently read “Who’s To Blame For Gas Prices?–The More We Pay At The Pump, The More We Want To Know Who Is Responsible.” There were pictures of President Obama, the street sign for Wall Street, an oil refinery and Capitol Hill accompanying the twsiting [...]

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The Rant: Government NEET Counting Covers Economy’s Weakness

by Mike McCune – “I have sworn on the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”–Thomas Jefferson   Government is fond of spouting its version of the truth while forgetting the jury also demands the whole truth and nothing but the truth. With that established, most everyone [...]

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The Rant — Government NEET Counting Covers Economy’s Weakness

by Mike McCune – “I have sworn on the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”–Thomas Jefferson   Government is fond of spouting its version of the truth while forgetting the jury also demands the whole truth and nothing but the truth. With that established, most everyone [...]

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The Rant – Experts Puzzled As Americans Shun Stock Markets

by Mike McCune – “I have sworn on the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”–Thomas Jefferson The markets may reach the moon in their gravity-defying surge but Main Street American consumers aren’t participating. In fact, Americans are pulling their money from the marketplace at record levels–$19 [...]

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The Rant – Goldman Sachs Ruins Western Economy For Political, Monetary Profit

by Mike McCune –   Wall Street is moving further into the realm of weightlessness, the euro’s demise moves closer by the moment while the United States government by passing tax cuts without corresponding spending cuts pulls the noose tighter around its own economic future. These events all have one entity to bless for their convergence–Goldman [...]

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The Rant – Tax Cut Extension Creates Jobs, Solves Employment Problem

by Mike McCune – Numbers mean nothing to Washington politicians and bureaucrats. The difference between white and black carries much more weight in our national capitol and that is why everything seems to be a similar shade of gray when it comes from the heart of the country.   Today’s point is the way Congress almost unaimously [...]

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Did Air Force decision to remove “God” from patch make phrase better?

by Matt Lacy – While a group of Republican lawmakers is urging the Air Force to put the word “God” back into a service patch, one retired officer says he believes the new motto still references the divine and is actually better. The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Force expedites the development and fielding of select [...]

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The Rant: “U.S. in Wonderland” Or Going Down the Rabbit-Hole

     by Mike McCune   The stock markets continue to soar in early 2012–allegedly from sterling reports, European countries are finding buyers for their debt and the U.S. is peddling its debt with remarkable ease at very low interest rates that badly lag inflation’s bite. This all sounds too good to be true. Among other news [...]

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The Rant – Reported Facts Don’t Fit In Same Puzzle

by Mike McCune – Liberal-funded New Economic Foundation made the case for a 21-hour work week late last week in a published report. That was issued the same day Forbes and Local Market Monitor, a research firm, released a report trying to show America was on the verge of a brilliant recovery in the housing [...]

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Brother testifies in favor of “Terri Schiavo Day”

by Matt Lacy – Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo testified on Tuesday in support of a New Hampshire bill proclaiming March 31 of each year as a day to remember Terri Schiavo. Schiavo, who spent 15 years on a feeding tube, became a focal point over the right to die issue and highlighted [...]

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The Rant – Greenspan Speaks, American Wallets Will Get Lighter

by Mike McCune Ex-Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan opined about the impending financial collapse of the American government “on the record” Jan. 5. While he scored some point with statements like “Arithmetic demands it (change in the economy)” and “The U.S. welfare state has run up against a brick wall of economic reality…” he missed [...]

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Georgia judge rules Obama must be eligible to appear on ballot

by Jack Minor – While multiple court cases over Obama’s eligibility to be President have been dismissed without ever hearing the merits of the case, a judge in Georgia has said the President must meet the constitutional demands of the office in order to appear on the ballot. The ruling came from Deputy Chief Judge, [...]

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The Rant: Middle Class Suffers Most From Political Mismanagement

by Mike McCune –   The federal government keeps pumping out the news they want you to hear, mass media seldom questions what officialdom is saying until a Solyndra-type mess occurs and the Federal Reserve keeps the whole thing afloat with its green-inked printing press. But if you want a true picture, take a ride [...]

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The Rant

I Am An Optimist–I’m Sure We Have To Changeby Mike McCune – Merry Christmas! Sometimes the best present anyone can receive is a good wakeup call. Earlier this month a “Rant” about the declining wealth of the average American caused a stir among readers. Some contended I had misread the information, others claimed I had [...]

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Michael Savage offers Newt $1 million to drop out

Glenn Beck says considering voting for Ron Paul over Gingrich by Jack Minor – In a strong sign of the growing discontent over Newt Gingrich, two well-known conservative talk show hosts have given strong condemnations of his candidacy. Talk show host Michael Savage is expected to announce on his show today that he will offer [...]

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Trump net worth estimated at $7 billion

by Peter Grady– A new book by Donald Trump reveals the real estate tycoons net worth to be over $ 7 billion. “Time to Get Tough” by Trump, is scheduled to be released on Dec. 5. Michael Cohen, an executive with the Trump Organization and Trump’s chief political advisor, released an advance copy of page [...]

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Proof of paranormal??? Some say “Maybe”

By Mike Bauman There is a Youtube sensation going around that some contend provides proof of the existence of the supernatural.  The clip, which was taken from a broadcast of the Larry King Live television program, claims to show a ghostly image walking through a shot at Michael Jackson’s former home.  The producers of the [...]

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New military rules of engagement: just walk away when attacked

Army court rules soldier had no right to self-defense when terrorist lunged at weapon   by Jack Minor  – A military court has denied an appeal to an officer who shot a terrorist who was lunging for the officer’s weapon. It was stated that the soldier could have just walked away. The Army Court of Criminal [...]

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Open letter to Sen. Michael Bennet

Mr. Bennet, Please permit an up/down vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance plan that passed the House of Representatives. I would like to know where you stand on really doing something about the debt crisis that past and present Congresses and Administrations have created. In your op-ed, posted in the Denver Post on July [...]

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Citizens arrested for filming police in public

Disturbing new trend among law-enforcement agenciesby Jack Minor   Following 9/11, a disturbing trend has emerged. Ctizens are being arrested for videotaping police officers during routine traffic stops and other incidents. Carlos Miller, a Miami multimedia journalist, told the Gazette that, in the age of cell phone cameras, authorities are having a difficult time adjusting [...]

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The Rant

  Guest Column  By Mike McCune Most economists’ jobs depend on finding the silver lining amongst the ever-darkening storm clouds hanging over America. Economists charged with finding that sliver of silver are getting discouraged and beginning, after two years of promoting the recovery myth, to change their predictions for the future to the downside. This departure [...]

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5000 illegal aliens voted in election last November

12,000 illegals were living in Colorado, Gessler says by Jack Minor   In last year’s Senate race nearly 5000 illegal aliens cast their vote in the election.  The revelation comes from Colorado Secretary of State, Scott Gessler. Testifying before the House Administration Committee, Gessler said his department conducted a study comparing the state’s voter registration [...]

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Soldier doing 15 years for shooting terrorist in self-defense

Prosecution withheld key evidence, judge says, “So what” by Jack Minor   While the nation rejoices at the death of Osama bin Ladin, a soldier who killed a terrorist that attempted to grab his weapon continues to serve out a 15- year sentence.  His mother, Assistant District Attorney Vicki Behenna, told the Gazette details of [...]

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The Rant

Washington is mis-reading the public Guest Column By Mike McCune Washington is misreading the mood of the public, not for the first time and most certainly not for the last, but this might be the biggest blunder yet by an Administration and a Congress that has made a habit of imitating a deaf and blind [...]

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Lee Jack Woods

Lee Jack Woods, 82 of Greeley, Colorado joined his Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 20, 2011.   He was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Doran Charles and Ruth Gene Woods.   He married Catherine June Middleton on September 22, 1950 in Pittsburg, Kansas.  She preceded him in death on October 29, [...]

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Arvella Jane Rockwell

  October 10, 1926 ~ March 2, 2011   Arvella Jane Rockwell of Greeley died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Kenton Manor.  She was born October 10, 1926 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to William B. and Laura Lena (Miller) Stroeh.   Arvella graduated from LaCrosse Central High School and Madison Area Vocational School.  On April [...]

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Mary Helen Blehm

Mary Helen Blehm Mary Blehm, 87, of Greeley died Saturday, January 8 at her home in Greeley. She was born on September 13, 1923 in Greeley to Henry Bierig and Katherine (Bruntz) Bierig. She married Robert Blehm on September 30, 1944 and was preparing for a 57th anniversary at the time of his death in [...]

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