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A physician congressman, with over three decades of experience in the American healthcare system has said concerns over illegal aliens who bring drug resistant strains of tuberculosis and other diseased into the country are an important issue that needs to be discussed as part of any immigration reform bill. “It is something I am [...]
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Give more now to get paid tomorrow!by Craig Masters This week Senator Udall sent out an email with the subject line: “Compromise isn’t a dirty word.” His message is that the Republicans need to be reprogrammed into believing that “compromise is not capitulation,” in working with the administration to solve the approaching budget crisis. Of [...]
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by Peter Grady – In what could be a troubling sign as lawmakers begin discussions on avoiding the so-called “fiscal cliff”, the President has called for tax increases that are nearly double what was previously agreed on between the administration and House Republicans. Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary, said the President has [...]
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Washington Senator says worth it to tax the rich by Peter Grady – A leading Democratic Senator from Washington has said her party needs to be willing to stand firm on extending tax cuts for individuals, including small business owners making over $250,000 even if it means raising taxes on all Americans, despite concerns [...]
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by Peter Grady – The Obama administration has quietly issued a directive that effectively guts a key requirement of welfare reform that places work requirements on those receiving benefits. Fox News reported that the memo issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday was intended to slip below the radar [...]
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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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by Peter Grady – After repeated calls for an extension of the payroll tax cut, President Obama is now the one standing in the way of extending the cut. For weeks, Obama has been pressing for an extension of the payroll tax cut, which working Americans supposedly pay into the social security trust fund. In [...]
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by Jack Minor – The Vatican has called for the establishment of a “global public authority” and “central world bank” to preside over all financial institutions. The Document “Toward Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of a Global Public Authority” was released by the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Department on Oct. [...]
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Staff Reports – Frontier House and Mental Health America will be sponsoring Northern Colorado LEAD Day 2011, this Friday. Colorado Insurance Commissioner Jim Riesberg will be speaking on health care changes as a result of “Obamacare” this Friday, Oct. 14. Northern Colorado Legislative Education and Advocacy Day will be providing grass roots training, information [...]
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by Jack Minor – President Obama’s most recent attacks on the rich may have provided a golden public relations opportunity for advocates of a flat tax. The President has been going around the country repeating Warren Buffet’s mantra that he and fellow millionaires pay less in income taxes than his secretary and other members [...]
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by Jack Minor In an indication of what can be expected during the 2012 campaign, the new chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee apparently has no problem accusing opponents of racism, wanting to kill people and other “hateful” words. Rep. Debbie Schultz (D-Fla.) was elected chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee in April. Speaking [...]
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American school boards are stuck in a cyclical self-perpetuationBy Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Amber M. Winkler “The local school board, especially the elected kind, is an anachronism and an outrage. We can no longer pretend it’s working well or hide behind the mantra of ‘local control of education.’ We need to steel ourselves to [...]
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By Mike Bauman With the courts seemingly split, we want your opinion. Is the individual mandate in the healthcare reform bill unconstitutional? Please support your answer. Share on Facebook
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By Jack Minor During the state of the union address, President Obama said he welcomed any constructive suggestions to help improve the health care bill passed last year. Many may not realize the Republicans have already taken his advice to heart. Obama stated during his address, “Let me be the first to say that anything [...]
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By Mike Bauman A judge in Florida has ruled that the individual mandate in the healthcare reform act; often referred to as “Obamacare,” is unconstitutional. Judge Roger Vinson released the ruling mid-day Monday. In it, Vinson says Congress does not have the authority to require citizens to engage in economic activity. Simply put, Congress cannot tell all [...]
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Story and Photo By Jack Minor Prior to the beginning of this school year the Colorado Department of Education passed a resolution adopting common education requirements that are more in line with the majority of other states hoping to compete for more federal funding. After hearing nearly four hours of public testimony which was mostly [...]
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Is Michael Bennet tired of partisan politics?By Mike Bauman In interviews following last week’s primary, incumbent Senator Michael Bennet told various news outlets that he was tired of business as usual and partisan politics in Washington, DC. His voting record seems to indicate a different story. Bennet’s voting history shows him to toe the party [...]
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Pat Waak, Chair, Colorado Democratic Party Thank you to Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet. They acted on behalf of Colorado consumers. Following on the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate voted to stop the backroom deals and shady maneuvers of big financial institutions. President Obama has emphasized the importance of [...]
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By Jack Minor During the President’s speech last week calling once again for immigration reform, he received support from an unlikely quarter; members of the conservative Evangelical community. Last month, a group of several prominent members of the Evangelical community, including Matthew Staver of Liberty Counsel, a ministry of Liberty University, and Richard Land, head [...]
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By Jack Minor A ballot initiative that would prohibit the State from requiring citizens to purchase medical insurance has been approved by the courts and given permission to gather signatures in an attempt to place it on the November ballot. The initiative says the State shall not “require any person directly or indirectly to participate [...]
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Guest Column By Mike McCune President Obama recently put into his remarks to a high school graduating classes about the need of “being careful how you read things because there is a lot of misinformation out there.” He should know better than anyone in America because he spreads more micro-managed manure every time he opens his mouth than [...]
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Everyone is aware of some of the tricky accounting schemes that have helped spur the current economic mess America is in and the finger can be pointed squarely at elected officials who set up these lucrative loopholes for their buddies. One of the more outrageous ones was the Repo 105 plot that brought down Lehman [...]
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By Jack Minor As part of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama issued an executive order calling for various cabinet positions and departments to issue behavior modification plans forcing citizens to be health-conscious. The executive order titled the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council issued on June [...]
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Local immigration reform advocate wants national conversationBy Jim Frazier Julie Gonzales, 27, a sixth generation American citizen, wants comprehensive immigration reform. To most people that term means one word: amnesty – amnesty for illegal immigrants. She disagrees. “The system is broken. We need to fix it somehow,” says Gonzales. She is now the Colorado director [...]
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