WELD COUNTY — The Weld County Board of Commissioners will recognize the 75th Anniversary of Northern Water at the Wednesday, September 19, 2012, board meeting at 9:00 a.m. The Commissioners will read a resolution into the record and present representatives from Northern Water with a plaque. Northern Water representatives who will attend the Board [...]
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by Jack Minor – WELD COUNTY, CO – The Weld County Commissioners have formally requested a meeting with Governor John Hickenlooper to ask for immediate action regarding the disaster emergency declared yesterday at the Commissioners’ Board Meeting. On June 11, 2012, the Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution declaring a disaster emergency for Weld [...]
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Refusing to recognize is not the same thing as banningby Jack Minor – Evangelical Lutherans in the St. Paul, Minnesota area went on record against changing the Minnesota Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and woman. The Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America overwhelmingly passed [...]
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District 6 students out for “Winter Break” this Friday by Jack Minor – A Congressman with the Colorado delegation is tired of those fighting the war on Christmas and has introduced a resolution saying so. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R- CD-5) introduced HR 489, “Expressing the sense of the house of Representatives that the symbols and [...]
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Council also honors employee for 25 years of service with city by Jack Minor – Two residents of Evans asked the city to consider displaying “In God We Trust” in the city council chambers. Jerry Long and Skip Carlson asked the city to consider a resolution agreeing to display the national motto in a prominent location [...]
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by Jack Minor While Greeley had a single instance of a teacher cheating on the CSAP, Atlanta has a far more widespread cheating problem; reportedly caused by a culture that is “run like the mob.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed that a special investigation by the governor revealed that 178 educators, including 38 principals in three school [...]
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Minority leader proposes plan allowing President to unilaterally raise debt ceiling by Jack Minor Following a rousing speech on the Senate floor implying Republicans would not cave on the debt ceiling, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, proposed a plan that would allow Obama to unilaterally raise the debt limit. McConnell’s plan would pass legislation authorizing [...]
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Paper chose not to interview, independently investigate the issue The Tribune once again took a swipe at a decorated soldier from Greeley who simply asked for a document that the President finally released last week. Using mocking words, the Tribune, in an editorial, appears to take pleasure in Lt. Col. Terry Lakin’s going to jail [...]
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or is there something more sinister afoot? By Mike Bauman Despite having nearly insurmountable budgetary and performance short falls, the District 6 School Board has spent the past two weeks working on one topic; preventing Brett Reese from carrying his permitted concealed handgun to board meetings. It is important to note three things about this action: [...]
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by Vanessa Dominguez New Year’s is just around the corner. Many vow to lose weight, save more, spend less, and become all around better people. For many healthclubs, including Greeley’s Work Out West, this is the busiest season of the year; new members will attend regulary and then slowly disappear. This is how most resolutions go. They [...]
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By Jack Minor By Jack Minor The city of Evans approved a request for a long-term RV storage facility at the city council meeting on Nov. 16. Gail Rees submitted an application requesting to use the property located at 910 31st St. as JR’s RV Storage. Diamond Vogel paint is currently at the address. During [...]
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By Jack Minor During the first work session of the school year, the District 6 School Board discussed several issues including opposition to upcoming ballot resolutions, rule changes and a new format for public meetings. In her first work session as Board President, Linda Trimberger announced several rule changes. Among the changes will be members [...]
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By Jack Minor Local Tea Party leaders spoke out against the NAACP after the organization passed a resolution implying the Tea Party movement is inherently racist. The initial wording of the resolution called upon “all people of good will to repudiate the racism of the Tea Parties, and to stand in opposition to its drive [...]
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By Jack Minor The city of Evans honored a couple of local heroes at the city Council meeting this past Tuesday. Benjamin Llamas and his son Cruz responded when a fire at a neighbor’s house trapped a two-year-old, Mia Sanchez in a locked bedroom. Cruz, 9, woke his father up who ran into the burning [...]
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by Christy Rodriquez, for the Greeley Gazette Running her first County assembly this year, Karen Pelzer has modified some standard practices. Saturday April 10, 2010, the Weld County Republican Assembly will convene. Agenda items include; voting on candidates that might represent the county and voting on positions the party will take on key issues. Resolutions [...]
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