The government agency charged with investigating discrimination in the workplace is itself facing a discrimination lawsuit by a worker claiming he was forced to violate his religious beliefs. Greg Somers, an investigator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has filed a lawsuit over an agency policy requiring employees to investigate and prosecute claims against employers [...]
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by Craig Masters The subject line of this week’s military newsletter read: “17% of Marines Would Leave Over Women in Combat.” With the approval of the transfer to China of defense critical battery technology, our defense department spent millions of dollars developing, the Obama administration has now transformed America from super-power status to subordinate-to-? status. [...]
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by Peter Grady – District 6 announced a shocking bit of news Monday evening when it was revealed that the educational program under Superintendent Ranelle Lang has resulted in the Greeley-Evans school district being dropped to one step from the bottom of the state accreditation list. At Monday’s board meeting it was revealed [...]
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by Jennifer Mason In a Fox News interview on Sunday, John McCain urged Republicans to drop the abortion issue, claiming that party members need to leave abortion alone. These statements made me wonder: instead of dropping the abortion issue, why not drop John McCain? For that matter, why not drop all of the Republican [...]
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by Peter Grady – A series of attacks by various groups over the years to destroy Brett Reese appear to have backfired as his holdings have actually increased over the past year. Last week, Pirate 104.7 won the Grand Marshall’s Award for its float in the Greeley Stampede’s Independence Day parade. The [...]
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by Peter Grady – While Greeley/Evans District 6 has formed an exploratory committee about a bond issue this November, the Jeffco school district has already done so, however critics say very little funding will actually go to benefit students. Earlier this month, the Jeffco school board voted 4-1 to put a bond and [...]
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Pastor Cripe by Peter Grady – A church in Maine has announced it will be taking a special offering for a Political Action Committee; and, in what may surprise people, the action does not run afoul of IRS rules. The Waterville congregation at Faith Evangelical Free church will send its Father’s Day offering to Protect [...]
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by Jack Minor – Republican voters in all 159 Georgia counties will have the opportunity to approve granting “personhood” status to all human beings beginning at the moment of conception. The ballot question will appear on the July 31 Republican primary ballot. Georgia Right to Life president, Dan Becker ,said, “Of all the [...]
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Schools to get $21 millionWELD COUNTY, CO – On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, Weld County Treasurer John Lefebvre and the Weld County Board of Commissioners recognized more than $52 million in tax payments from one of Weld County’s largest single property tax payers. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation presented a $52 million check representing the company’s 2011 [...]
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by Jack Minor – A blind Chinese dissident who exposed China’s forced abortion policy, could soon be free in the West if US and Chinese officials are able to successfully iron out a deal to secure his asylum. Bob Fu with ChinaAid, a Texas-based rights group said the two countries want to reach agreement on [...]
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Bill allows illegals to get lower tuition rates than American citizens by Matt Lacy – A bill that would grant illegal aliens lower tuition rates than other US citizens passed the Colorado state Senate Monday on a strict party-line vote. The bill passed 20- 14 without a single Republican voting in favor of the bill. [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Taking aim at attempts to legalize “gay” marriage in states around the country, Pope Benedict denounced the “powerful political and cultural currents” seeking to legalize “gay” marriage in the United States. Just this year, two states Maryland and Washington passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. The Washington legislation is scheduled to take [...]
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by Matt Lacy – A brief filed with the Supreme Court opposing ObamaCare reveals that in addition to forcing Americans to purchase health insurance or face a fine, they must also pay a surcharge to fund abortions. The brief was filed by the Bioethics Defense Fund which argues that in addition to violating the commerce [...]
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Denominations increasingly siding with “gay” lifestyle over biblical values by Matt Lacy – The recent decision by Colorado Springs Church that predates statehood to pull out of its denomination reveals how much of a hot button issue the debate over same-sex marriage is becoming in Christian circles. Last Sunday almost 90% of the 4,000 member [...]
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by Jack Minor – Going into its first election as a major party, the Weld County American Constitution party will be holding its caucuses at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Platteville Baptist Church. In 2010, the American Constitution Party garnered just over 36 percent of the total votes cast in the gubernatorial election, making [...]
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by Jack Minor – The Chief Executive Officer of a new customer experience center moving to Greeley said they looked at many factors including Weld County’s sound financial footing when choosing where to locate. Ken Tuchman, CEO of TeleTech, along with Governor John Hickenlooper and Greeley Mayor Tom Norton appeared at the new facility which [...]
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by Peter Grady – In what some have said is an attempt to increase his approval ratings among Latino groups, Obama’s administration will permit up to 215,000 immigrants from El Salvador to remain in America due to hardship from an earthquake in 2001. In announcing the decision, the Department of Homeland Security, in a document [...]
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U.S. refugee policy favors Muslims over Christians facing persecution by Matt Lacy – While President Obama boasted that Iraq is stable amidst the withdrawal of all U.S. forces, Christians in the country fear that is far from the truth. Speaking at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Obama told troops that while “Iraq is not a perfect [...]
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Obama is lying, cheating and ….uh…. lying –or very, very ignorantby Craig Masters – Peter Stansberry, investment advisor and economy researcher, has weighed in on the impact of the latest Obama solution to the U.S. debt. His advice regarding the “Buffet Tax” is much the same as most major investors; get out of dollars [...]
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by Steve Purdham Natural man is virtuous simply because a strict moral discipline is necessary for survival, a lesson that modern man must learn. Also, natural man is a protector. His true desires are to love and show compassion. In addition, equality is the true status of all people, meaning that we all are of equal [...]
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Supporters say ruling also vindicates SB 1070 by Jack Minor While the executive branch has opposed efforts in Arizona to combat illegal immigration, the state received support from the U.S. Supreme Court which upheld a law requiring businesses in the state to use a federal database to verify employment. Before SB 1070 was [...]
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Says unsure of how widespread problem truly is, needs more resources by Jack Minor – Following Congressional testimony that 5,000 illegals may have voted in the last election, a spokesman for Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler contacted the Gazette to explain his remarks. The Gazette reported that Gessler told Congress nearly 12,000 illegal [...]
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by Jack Minor At a time when the government says 82 percent of all public schools are failing, a California elementary school has found time to teach students that there are more than two genders of people. The Redwood Heights Elementary school taught students that humans have multiple genders besides male and female, [...]
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By Mike Bauman A scant three years after filing bankruptcy and receiving a huge government bailout, General Motors is likely to overtake Japan’s Toyota for the world’s biggest automaker in 2011. GM’s status was boosted by the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan and disrupted Toyota’s production. In addition, GM has gained a stronger market [...]
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