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By Mike Bauman As the holidays approach, thieves go into over-drive, looking for easy targets to fill their own stockings. What follows are some tips to keep your treasures safe from these Grinches. 1) Keep a radio and light on when you’re not home. Thieves like easy, safe targets. They often approach houses in an [...]
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Still influences our languageby Jack Minor It has been called the height of Elizabethan English and transformed the world by helping to solidify English as the world’s dominant language. Its phrases are still in common use today. It is the King James Bible and it turns 400 next year. While Christianity has seen many English [...]
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Senate passes bill creating massive new regulations on local farmers Story and Photo By Jack Minor A bill that was passed by the Senate creating massive new regulations to food production at every level could be defeated by a technicality. The Food Safety Modernization Act passed the Senate this week with bi-partisan support on [...]
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John Elway Dodge at 2501 35th Ave. in Greeley. The store will be the first dealership with Elway’s name and owned by him in the state since 1998. Story and photo By Jack Minor For the first time since 1998 John Elway will be opening a dealership in Colorado and this time its right here [...]
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Former Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt just read the full Pentagon report on repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and here’s his analysis: “Don’t believe the phony liberal media reports that 70% of troops support open homosexual service, because that statistic included ‘mixed’ feelings. A closer reading of the fine print in the newly released [...]
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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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Bush Tax Cuts Guest Column By Mike McCune The Bush-era tax relief measures are being loudly discussed in Washington have little resemblance in fact to what is being claimed. The only real thing you have to understand is the “tax cuts” under debate only let you keep a larger portion of what you earned and [...]
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WHAT YOU DO MATTERS FOREVER Guest Column By Carol Clemans Edward Lorenz presented a hypothesis in 1963 that a butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion, which would move other molecules of air, in turn moving more molecules of air—eventually capable of changing the weather on the other side of [...]
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By Rev. Brad Just take one look around and you will see that there is a great battle in our culture. A battle some say is between the forces of good and evil. Though there is nothing new about this epic saga or east vs. west; right vs. wrong, in our modern culture of 24/7 [...]
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Lakin Family Attempts to Avoid Confrontation Ignored by Obama By Jack Minor Letters obtained by The Gazette reveal the extent to which a decorated Army officer and his brother struggled to resolve concerns over the President’s eligibility prior to the officer being court-martialed. The Lakins are long-time Greeley residents. Three Lakin brothers; Dr. Greg Lakin, [...]
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By Jack Minor Rep. Charles Rangel (D-New York) has proposed a bill that would require every citizen to serve two years in the military or some form of government service to be chosen by the President with no exemptions for conscientious objectors. Rangel, who has recently been convicted of multiple ethics violations, sponsored HR 5741. [...]
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By Mike Bauman As the days get shorter, people often struggle with the winter blues. Are you feeling down in the dumps? Are you having one of those days that just seem like nothing goes right? Are you looking for some quick ideas to turn those blues around? Here are some things to try: Step [...]
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by Vanessa Dominguez A synthetic form of marijuana has hit the streets and has been found in our schools. Known as “Spice,” “Mr.Smiley,” or “Black mambo” this herb is purchased at many local convenience stores for around twenty dollars. It is marketed as a potpourri but instead is being put into a pipe or rolled [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor Following an historic election, politicians and pundits are divided over what the results mean and what it says about the electorate. Columnist Bill Press said the American voters are “dumb” for voting for Republicans in Tuesday’s election. In the column titled “The American People: Dumb, dumb, dumb” Press says [...]
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Stay out of our Way Transition Team hears from Northern Colorado people By Jim Frazier “Stay out of our way,” a local dairyman recommended to Governor Hickenlooper’s transition team in Greeley on November 14th, “With less regulation we can prosper, then you’ll have more state revenue.” From the audience of about 60 people, the team [...]
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By Jack Minor A constitutional amendment passed by over 70 percent of the voters in Oklahoma stating judges could not use foreign or Sharia law in their decisions has been put on hold after the head of a Muslim organization filed a lawsuit claiming the amendment violates the rights of Muslims to practice their religion. [...]
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March 2, 1950 – November 14, 2010 Guadalupe Flores Soto, 60, of Greeley, went to be with our heavenly Father on November 14, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center. She was born March 2, 1950 in Greeley to Domingo and Cleo (Romero) Flores. Guadalupe attended Greeley Central where she graduated in 1968. Guadalupe worked as [...]
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By Mike Bauman The School Board’s District Advisory Committee recently said in a report to the Board of Education, they could find little evidence that School District 6 needed additional choices at the middle school level. A review of the facts reported this past year shows another picture. The most recent CSAP scores shows District [...]
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By Jim Frazier “Tea Party activists share some common goals with progressives,” said Amy Goodman, creator of Democracy Now, a liberal TV and radio show that airs on public stations across America. She spoke to an overflow crowd in Boulder on November 5 at a fundraiser for the public radio station KGNU (88.5 FM and [...]
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Guest Column By Carol Clemens “In the beginning God!” God is what I know for sure! What a wonderful secure peaceful foundation to build my life upon. When God created man out of the dust of the earth, He breathed into man the breath of life! My life and times are in His hands. Nothing [...]
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By Mike Bauman Much hay has been made of late by self-appointed experts in our community regarding two charter school applications before the School Board that propose the use of Direct Instruction curriculum. Opponents have stated that D6 already uses direct instruction in its reading program with dismal results. The Greeley Gazette was able to locate [...]
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By Mike Bauman At a recent School Board meeting, the Board of Education and its “Accountability Committee” indicated a desire to “require” new charter schools to address how they will ensure their enrollment will mirror the demographic of the community. Board Member Robert Stack took it a step further, appointing himself the “new sheriff in town” [...]
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Reese School board report (mp3) Or, “The Monday Night Fights” When you elected me to serve you on the District 6 board of education, I knew I was the outsider and many board votes would be 6-1. But I now find myself sharing the oppression of so many District 6 employees. It still confounds me [...]
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Story and Photo By Mike Bauman Recent events have highlighted the importance of keeping our children safe. What follows are some important reminders to keep our children safe. Stranger Danger Kids need to be reminded that they should never talk to strangers, even nice strangers. It’s important that they understand that “bad guys” are tricky. [...]
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Story and Photos By Jack Minor Sarah Palin, part of a trio of conservatives referenced President Ronald Reagan’s belief in America’s greatness as she spoke at a conservative rally in Denver last week. The event sponsored by 710 KNUS also featured talk show hosts Dennis Prager and Hugh Hewitt. Prager, speaking on the Arizona law, [...]
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By Jack Minor The executive director of the Christian Family Alliance and a conservative organization have initiated a lawsuit against Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and Jim Martin, the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The lawsuit alleges the state violated the Colorado Constitution by issuing contracts to a Planned [...]
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Guest Column By Carol Clemans Children should always be valued, protected and safe in our communities, but this is no longer a reality in America. When I was a young girl, my siblings, friends and cousins would play in a park across the street from our home without ever feeling unsafe. We climbed the trees, [...]
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If you have followed the stock market at all you know it is going up and down more than an elevator in the Sears Tower. The lead economic indicators are up and down even quicker. America is a powderkeg waiting to erupt because of this volatility but the market is only the thermometer measuring a symptom of the [...]
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Understanding the Constitution part III: Misinterpreting the textGuest Column By Geoff Broughton Today when you hear the term Constitutional Scholar or Constitutional Expert you get the image of someone who has studied the Constitution and perhaps the Ratification Debates as well as the federalist papers. Someone who has studied the philosophers whose opinions were crucial [...]
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I asked Colorado Attorney General Southers how Americans could counter vulgar attacks on states rights and personal rights, and his response was, ‘elections matter’. So, in response to non-ballot attacks on our civil liberties, state sovereignty and the Founder’s intent for these United States, we are all supposed to merely show up at the polls [...]
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Through a collaborative effort between the Museums of Leadville, the Passport will be available for visitors and locals. This combination ticket is valid for one visit to each of the following museums: the Heritage Museum, the Tabor Home, the Healy House and Dexter Cabin, the Tabor Opera House, the Matchless Mine, and the National Mining [...]
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Why, How, and WhenBy Mike Bauman It is a difficult truth that police officers sometimes have to use force in the performance of their duties. Most often police use of force ends with no injuries and a safe arrest. At other times, it can end with serious injuries or even death. All police departments have [...]
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Story and Photo By Jack Minor Last year 126 U.S. law enforcement officials were killed in the line of duty. These men and women were honored Friday, May 14 at Bittersweet Park in Greeley. Colorado Sgt. David Joseph Kinterknect, who was shot and killed July 25, 2009 while responding to a domestic violence call, was [...]
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By Vanessa Dominguez Missionary Manor held their Inaugural Fundraising Breakfast last Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in Greeley. Joe Tennessen gave the keynote address in which he stated that non-profit groups like Missionary Manor and Habitat for Humanity are both working to better our community. They are not in competition with one and other. [...]
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