by Vanessa DominguezThe Greeley City Council voted down the traffic calming surcharge. In the past, anyone with a three point traffic ticket had to pay the surcharge. There are similar surcharges to court costs, probation, drug and alcohol offenses, and deferred sentencing These will remain in place. The Traffic Calming Surcharge was created in 2003 [...]
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New member joins website every 15 seconds by Vanessa Dominguez A website that has generated over $20 million since it first began in 2002 claims that a new member joins every 15 seconds in the United States. This website encourages married and singles to become members, luring them in with ads such as the one above. [...]
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Lone board member Reese warns of veiled, back-room politicsBy Mike Bauman Treachery lurks in honeyed words. -Danish Proverb Monday night the District 6 Board of Education voted to deny Union Colony Preparatory School’s application to add a K-5 track to their existing successful program. The West Ridge Academy application was approved, with 10 substantial conditions. [...]
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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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TSA Screeners have a tough job. With the attitudes and confusion many travelers exhibit in the security line, it’s no wonder they sometimes seem to lack a sense of humor. The pat-down rules now in place have only exacerbated the problems. Here are some things you should never say to a screener. 1) That was [...]
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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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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 Vanessa Dominguez The following speech was given by Carlos Archuletta, a seventh grader at Brentwood Middle School, to the City Council Tuesday October 26th: “You know it really bothered me to hear at the last meeting that whatever you decide to do with the bus the people will still ride it. Yes, that is [...]
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by Rev. Brad Buscher for The Greeley Gazette Many of our readers have heard of Max Lucado. On Resurrection Day I heard him speak of the “ three days of Christianity”. As he described it the three days were this: Friday we received our salvation, Saturday, the in-between day of loss, and fear, and finally [...]
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