Posts Tagged ‘Yesterday’

Private Oil upsets Obama energy plan

By Craig Masters Washington Post today reports that gasoline prices have now exceeded $4.00 per gallon in at least four states. Prices at the pump are expected to continue to rise. But while President Obama is publicly blaming mid-east tensions, big-oil price gouging, and economic factors he inherited from George Bush, his Energy Secretary Steven [...]

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ACLU settles Howling Pig case for $425,000

by Matt Lacy – After more than eight years of litigation, Weld County has settled a case against a blogger that used satire to show a picture of a college professor with a Hitler moustache. Tom Mink, publisher of the Howling Pig, had his computer confiscated by law enforcement after a University of Northern Colorado [...]

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Gardner: Another Misreporting by the Tribune…sheesh

by Sam Hill(Editor’s note: We were unable to gain permission from the author of www.greeleyreport.com to edit this story.  Therefore we print it as is and as it was meant to be, a news editorial.  However, in spite of the bent, there are many facts herein and they are neglected by the Tribune in their attempts [...]

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National Curricula?

By Mike Bauman There is a movement among state education chiefs and the National Governors Association called the Common Core Standards Initiative.  The movement is funded in large part by public monies (including 31.6 million in extra stimulus funds) provided by the US Department of Education.  According to the website http://www.corestandards.org/, the mission of the program [...]

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Winter Driving; Save Your $$$ (oh, and Your Life!)

By Mike Bauman Don’t say you haven’t been warned. November 11th was the first real snow fall of the year in the Greeley area. While there were few problems for drivers, that snow, perhaps mercifully, put us all on notice. “Winter driving is coming, better get ready!” Here are a few tips to get ready [...]

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