Stamp 2 Well Near Union Reservoir Contaminated

February 13, 2012
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Stamp 2 Well Near Union Reservoir Contaminated

Located on the western edge of Union Reservoir. the Stamp 2 gas well is 506 feet from the water. The Stamp 2 gas well is contaminated by toxic petrochemicals significantly above State regulatory standards. The property is now owned by the City of Longmont.

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Take 2 or ? on the Mayor and Marriage Equality

February 12, 2012
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The mayor is not a priest whose utterances lobby the Almighty. If citizens expect a mayor to reflect their own thinking to a "T," there will be disappointment. Group-think reached its nadir in Germany between 1932 and 1945. It works poorly.

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Israel vs. Iran: Deciphering the codes

February 10, 2012
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Israel vs. Iran: Deciphering the codes

Millions of voters honestly believe that Israel's existence is constantly in peril. Why shouldn't they believe it, when the journalists they depend on for their information repeat that myth endlessly.

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Community requires strict regulation of oil and gas drilling

February 9, 2012
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Community requires strict regulation of oil and gas drilling

Longmont public displays its requirements for oil and gas drilling int Longmont Council at Community Open House and Joint Board meeting.

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The real vote fraud potential

February 9, 2012
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The real vote fraud potential

It is clear, especially since Citizens United, that interested parties will spend essentially unlimited amounts to affect elections. It is potentially less expensive, and more effective, to modify a vote count than to buy votes with electioneering.

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Spring Valley Estates: Abandoned well pits

February 9, 2012
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Three historic gas wells and three abandoned waste pits located beneath homes located in Spring Valley Estates in Longmont, Colorado. Is City of Longmont culpable?

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Untenable positions

February 6, 2012
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Untenable positions

If the right-wing attack dogs want to bark about Mayor Coombs non-infraction, then why haven't they already been howling about councilmember Witt?

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Progressivism: In pursuit of Justice

February 6, 2012
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Progressivism: In pursuit of Justice

"I have no allegiance to any political candidate or elected official. My support depends on the degree to which they not only promise, but actually create (consummate with the power we assign them) economic, political, social and environmental justice."

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Let your voice be heard

February 5, 2012
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Let your voice be heard

A public open house on oil and gas regulations for Longmont will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 PM on February 6, 2011, in the lobby of the Council Chambers. At 7:00 PM three city boards will receive information from staff and hear testimony from citizens.

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Mayor Coombs: strength, courage and compassion

February 4, 2012
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Mayor Coombs: strength, courage and compassion

As we continue to work for the advancement of social justice and basic human rights, it is crucial that we have strong leaders such as Mayor Coombs who are willing to take risks and publicly voice their personal opinions in defense of those who seek equal treatment under the law.

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A brief review of history

February 4, 2012
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A brief review of history

We are American citizens defending our own territory.

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How to influence election outcomes

February 4, 2012
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How to influence election outcomes

Here we are in another presidential election year. Billions of dollars will be spent on advertising to get people to vote for one candidate or another. However, outcomes can be affected before the election by state laws disenfranchising certain groups.

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We occupy. We hope you will, too.

January 31, 2012
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We occupy. We hope you will, too.

We occupy Wall Street and elsewhere to illuminate a diseased condition.

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New York Times Hypes Israeli Attack on Iran

January 30, 2012
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New York Times Hypes Israeli Attack on Iran

Scholar Ira Chernus takes New York Times reporter to the woodshed over presumption that an Israeli attack on Iran is inevitable. Chernus is a Longmont resident.

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Little Thompson Observatory welcomes 50,000th visitor

January 29, 2012
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Little Thompson Observatory welcomes 50,000th visitor

On Wednesday 25 January 2012 at 7:00pm the Little Thompson Observatory (LTO) in Berthoud welcomed its 50,000th visitor since opening its doors in June 1999.

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City misses the mark on public notification

January 28, 2012
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City misses the mark on public notification

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.”

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Jonathan Singer joins Colorado legislature

January 28, 2012
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Jonathan Singer joins Colorado legislature

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.

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Which Party is This?

January 25, 2012
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Which Party is This?

The proof of a Sinclair Lewis quote.

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NOT in Longmont’s backyard!

January 24, 2012
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NOT in Longmont’s backyard!

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.

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And you wonder why…

January 23, 2012
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There is a poison, a cancer, an evil in our land. And I don’t know how it’s excised.

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Public has a Right to be heard

January 23, 2012
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Public has a Right to be heard

We all have a right to speak out. Ducking out on this public duty is not the kind of person we want representing us.

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City Council 1-10-2012

January 23, 2012
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City Council 1-10-2012

Photos from Jan 10, 2012 Longmont City Council Meeting

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Deer in the headlights

January 23, 2012
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Deer in the headlights

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.

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Fouled Forever by Fracking

January 20, 2012
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Fouled Forever by Fracking

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.

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