Posts Tagged ‘organization’

Teachers union suffering decline

by Matt Lacy –   While some were portraying the recall election in Wisconsin as a referendum on unions, the National Education Association has far bigger problems facing them.   Over the past two years the organization has lost over 150,000 members and is predicting the loss of another 200,000 in the next two years, [...]

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Planned Parenthood moves in to high school campus

by Matt Lacy –   An organization founded by a eugenicist has now opened a clinic on a high school campus to provide teens access to pregnancy tests and birth control without notifying parents.   Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider is teaming up with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide an [...]

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Iowa-Neb. NAACP leader resigns over “gay marriage” issue

Following the NAACP’s endorsement of “gay” marriage, the head of the Iowa and Nebraska branches of the organization has tendered his resignation over the issue.     Keith Ratliff Sr.,pastor of Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church in Des Moines, Iowa, said he made the decision to resign from the National Association for the Advancement of [...]

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Greeley offers water presentation

GREELEY – The Greeley City Council is looking for groups, organizations, service clubs, boards and/or commissions interested in hearing a presentation on securing water resources for the community. The presentation covers the local challenges to Greeley’s water supply and the action that the City is taking to ensure this resource for our current population, our children [...]

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Abortion clinics agree to illegal sex-selective abortion

by Matt Lacy –   Democrats who recently voted against a bill that would have outlawed abortions based on a child’s sex or race claimed the legislation was unnecessary, however an undercover video reveals that there are abortion clinics that will actually break the law to provide such procedures.   Live Action, which conducts undercover [...]

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Garden-In-A-Box Program Ends June 5

GREELEY- The City of Greeley Water Conservation Program is sponsoring a Garden-In-A-Box sale. Orders must be made by June 5, for pre-planned and affordable Xeriscape gardens. Greeley residents receive $25 off the list price of the xeric gardens.   The City of Greeley is sponsoring the Garden-In-A-Box program offered by the Center for ReSource Conservation, [...]

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ACLU now worried about “magical” words

by Jack Minor –     While the American Civil Liberties Union is well known for attempts to prevent students from voluntarily praying at graduation ceremonies, it is now gone a step further in wants to ban the words  ”invocation” and “benediction” from use in public school graduation ceremonies. The ACLU has told the Lewisville [...]

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Church leaders condemn Obama “gay” marriage endorsement

by Matt Lacy –   Following president Obama’s statement that he supports homosexual marriage, leaders from two of the nation’s largest religious denominations have denounced the endorsement. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the head of the US conference of Catholic Bishops said the president’s remarks, “undermine the institution of marriage, the very cornerstone of our [...]

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Ohio “ground zero” in abortion war

by Matt Lacy –     The founder of the pro-life movement says for the first time in many years, he has hope that he could see the end of abortion before he dies, because of a bill in Ohio that would outlaw abortion, however supposed pro-life Republicans are preventing its passage. While many are [...]

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Evans “Playful City USA” four years in a row

      For the 4th consecutive year, the city of Evans has earned the distinction of being a “Playful City USA” by a group that empowers communities to build playgrounds.   The American Academy of Pediatrics says that play is critical to brain development. It allows children to use their creativity while simultaneously developing [...]

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Sexual assault up in Army

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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Presbyterian seminary honoring Planned Parenthood president

 by Peter Grady –   Pro-lifers have said they are not surprised that a seminary affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA is honoring the president and chairman of the board of Planned Parenthood.   Auburn Seminary in New York is honoring Cecile Richards and Cecilia Guthrie as “champions for reproductive healthcare, education and women’s health.” [...]

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Sen. takes on Obama over abstinence education

by Peter Grady –   While the Obama administration supports eugenicist founded Planned Parenthood, while eschewing abstinence education, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has introduced legislation to restore funding for abstinence programs. The Abstinence Education Reallocation Act mirrors HR 2874 which was introduced by Rep. Randy Hultgren (R) of Illinois last year. Valerie Huber, of [...]

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Christian leader encourages Santorum voters to back Ron Paul

by Peter Grady – With Rick Santorum’s announcement that he was suspending his campaign, conservative organizations have begun to swing into Romney’s camp; however one evangelical leader is calling on Christians to turn their support to Ron Paul instead. Pastor Stephen Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries, has noted that many Christians were disappointed at [...]

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Govt. official suggests double standard for “gay,” Christian printers

by Peter Grady – A Human rights commission in Kentucky is currently conducting an investigation over whether a Christian t-shirt company has the right to refuse to print a message that disagrees with its Christian values. The executive director of a local government’s Human Rights Commission in Kentucky has said that a “gay” printing company would [...]

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AIM says conservatives need to avoid liberal trap

by Matt Lacy –   A spokesman for a media watchdog group said it was no surprise that a liberal pro-homosexual “faith group” has asked MSNBC to ban Tony Perkins, president of the family research Council from the network. The organization, “Faithful America” accuses the FRC of being a hate group because of its support [...]

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AP head hints at type of campaign coverage to expect in local outlets

All but endorses Obama at meetingby Jack Minor– An analyst with a media watchdog group says the chairman of the Associated Press sent strong signals as to the type of coverage to expect by the majority of media outlets this campaign season. The Associated Press is the major source of news for tens of thousands [...]

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Students targeted for leftist activism

by Craig Masters Two days after activist Sandra Fluke testified to congress that she needed taxpayers to buy her birth control in order to be able to afford to keep up with the amount of sex she was having at Georgetown University, an organization named “eyesoncongress” scheduled a program its web site describes as “Teaching [...]

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Colorado Online Education Leaders Chart Way Forward

State Digital Learning Roadmap Lays Out Key Policy ReformsStaff Reports – DENVER—Colorado online education leaders have charted a way forward to pursue policies that expand students’ digital learning opportunities. The new Independence Institute publication, “The Future of Colorado Digital Learning: Crafting a Policy Roadmap for Reform,” highlights recommended changes in the areas of K-12 funding, [...]

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Arguments begin in case over NASA specialists firing

  by Matt Lacy – Opening arguments began Tuesday in the case of a NASA mission specialist who claimed he was terminated for simply expressing his views on intelligent design. David Coppedge had worked for 14 years as a NASA mission specialist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on the Cassini project to Saturn. The [...]

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American Civil Rights Union urges Supreme Court to adopt “coercion test”

by Jack Minor – The American Civil Rights Union argues in an amicus brief submitted to the US Supreme Court for a new constitutional standard protecting religious freedom in a case involving a war memorial that has existed since the 1950’s. The ACRU argues for a “Coercion Test” to be used which says that public [...]

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School rejected faith-based student’s community service

Said only secular service allowed by Peter Grady – The Alliance Defense Fund is helping an honor student in Alexandria, Virginia after she was denied community service credit because her volunteering was faith-based rather than secular in nature. Matt Sharp, litigation counsel with the ADF, says his client, 17-year-old Sarah Stites, is claiming discrimination because [...]

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Weld County employees honored by United Way

Staff Reports –   WELD COUNTY, CO – Two Weld County employees will be honored next Thursday, March 15, 2012, by the United Way of Weld County for their volunteer work with the organization.   Margie Martinez Perusek, of the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, will receive the 2011 Volunteer of the Year award for her [...]

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Greeley Gazette reader 20 minutes ahead of CBS News release of Operation Ghost Click

By Craig Masters Monday afternoon February 20, the Greeley Gazette posted an informative article about the possibility that many computer users might lose their access to to the internet when, not if, the FBI shuts down servers it put into place last November to replace rogue computers operating malware called “DNS Changer.” Almost immediately readers [...]

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Pro-life group aims to create “states of refuge”

by Matt Lacy – A pro-life organization has announced a new way to stop abortion using existing laws and creating “states of refuge.” Operation Save America states it “unabashedly takes up the cause of preborn children in the name of Jesus Chirst.” The group says it is embarking on a goal of having abortion free [...]

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Group draws line in sand over San Diego cross

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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UN officials admit they want global tax

by Peter Grady – Long dismissed as the stuff of conspiracy “nuts” the United Nations has admitted that it really does want to impose a global tax. Opponents of the United Nations have long said that the organization wanted the ability to fund itself rather than rely on member dues and to have its own [...]

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Officials tell Catholic chaplains not to read letter criticizing policy on contraception

Says letter could encourage disobedience to Commander in Chief Archbishop Brogilo by Peter Grady – Following a decision by the Obama administration to force religious organizations to offer contraception drugs that could cause abortion, the Pentagon sent an e-mail to chaplains advising them not to read a letter critical of the policy. Health and Human Services Secretary, [...]

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Judge orders woman to provide unencrypted hard drive to prosecutors

Rules providing information does not violate defendant’s 5th Amendment rightsby Matt Lacy– Civil-rights advocates have said a ruling by a Denver judge ordering a woman to unlock her computer for authorities chips away at constitutional protections in the digital age. Civil Liberty groups have been watching the case carefully saying it pits the rights against [...]

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Obama statement on compulsory attendance raise red flag among homeschoolers

Calls for states to force all teenagers to remain in school until gruaduation or age 18 by Matt Lacy – President Obama’s call to states to curb dropout rates by forcing students to remain in high school until they graduate has raised concerns among homeschoolers. In the President’s State of the Union message Tuesday evening, [...]

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Jihad in America – lessons must be learned

by Craig Masters This past Friday the non-partisan, non-sectarian organization, “Act! for America,” presented an informative lecture on the increase in successes of the multi-faceted Islamic jihad in America. The meeting was held at Johnson’s Corner restaurant and was presented by a team of speakers brought to the area by the Colorado Conservative Union. The [...]

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Republican candidates commit to enforcing pornography laws

by Matt Lacy – While three of the Republican candidates have told an organization that fights against pornography they are committed to enforcing the current pornography laws, Obama has not yet made the same commitment. In October, Morality in Media began to contact the 2012 presidential candidates from both parties, which included Barack Obama, in [...]

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Obama picks member of “racist organization” to head Domestic Policy Council

by Peter Grady – President Obama has chosen a woman who was a former senior vice president in what some have said is a racist organization to head his Domestic Policy Council. On Tuesday, the White House issued an announcement that President Obama had chosen Cecilia Muñoz to replace Melody Barnes as council head. Muñoz [...]

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Pro-abortion group calls for donations for Tebow touchdowns

Democratic presidential candidate calls for counter-pledgesby Jack Minor – While many in the media have criticized Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow for not being ashamed of his Christian faith, a poster on a pro-abortion web site is calling for supporters to make a donation for killing babies every time Tebow scores a touchdown. Sophia Brugato, [...]

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Colorado Christian University takes on Obamacare rule on abortion inducing contraception

Armstrong says university has strong case, calls rules “unfair” by Jack Minor – Colorado Christian University has filed a lawsuit against a requirement in Obamacare that requires all healthcare plans to provide abortion inducing contraceptive services regardless of an organization’s religious beliefs. The lawsuit names the Department of Health and Human Services, saying they are [...]

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