Ex-mayor Baum recently said in a radio broadcast that “drilling was nothing new,” that “it had been in the works for a year and a half.”
The proof of a Sinclair Lewis quote.
Ex-mayor Baum recently said in a radio broadcast that “drilling was nothing new,” that “it had been in the works for a year and a half.”
Surrounded by his parents and Senate President Brandon Shaffer, Jonathan Singer took the Oath of Office from Justice Nancy Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
For all those climate change deniers who have convinced themselves that greenhouse gases are not man-made, here’s a great big wake-up call.
We all have a right to speak out. Ducking out on this public duty is not the kind of person we want representing us.
With the help of wordsmiths like Frank Luntz and a year of practice, one of the 1%’s water carriers has got that political “pivoting” maneuver down pretty well. But someone’s always going to show up with that question, the one not expected, the one that wasn’t included in the script.
I have very strong misgivings about the XL pipeline proposal. Governor Brownback tells us that it will bring “good times” to Kansas but I have good reasons to doubt it.
Last autumn, likely due to the Occupy movement, there was a shift of media attention from debt reduction and the cutting of vital public programs to the issue of extreme wealth and income inequality in America.
Racism was celebrated by Newt Gingrich and the South Carolina Republican Debate audience last weekend. Could there have been a greater slap in the face to the heritage of King's accomplishments with his commemorative birthday just hours away.
A panel presentation about the tradoffs of hydraulic fracturing will be help February 12th (1-3 PM) at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Denver at Colorado Boulevard and Hampden. The presentation will cover the "unadvertised" significant impacts and real long-term costs of fracking for oil and gas in Colorado.
The last time the NRA and pals tried to sneak this through it got soundly defeated. But Colorado's gun enthusiasts won't give up.
The Occupy movement is attempting to bring fairness and justice to a system that is corrupt and economically rigged to benefit the few.
U.S. Representative Cory Gardner (R) will be holding a town hall meeting in Longmont on January 16th from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 315 S. Bowen Street.
The City Council, city staff and the Times-Call should take oil and gas industry arguments with a grain of salt and pay attention to the mounting evidence that argues differently.
Councilwomen Witt and Finley want to (again) try and limit the public's right to Free Speech.
"... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of this country will endeavor to prolong its reign..." Abraham Lincoln, 1864
“In the real world of politics, the 'quid pro quo' of both direct contributions to candidates and independent expenditures on their behalf is loyalty. And, in practical effect, experience teaches us that money corrupts, and enough of it corrupts absolutely.”
This is an excellent opportunity to meet the Democratic candidates for HD 12 (Angie Layton and Mike Foote), listen to their views on issues and get to know them before the March 6th caucus. There will be formal questions and an opportunity to submit your questions that evening, in writing, to the candidates.
We need supporters if we are to have any chance of influencing the Longmont City Council to protect our city from oil and gas wells.
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