Comments for Free Range Longmont

Comment on A brief review of history by FRED BATES

FRED BATES — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:36:01 +0000

The alternative method is the one they’ve used for more than a century, prior to the 1990s, in large part. It’s called plain drilling, and it usually went to relatively shallow, vertical depths. But some genius showed the operators that fracking lowers the COST of drilling and makes each drill pad more productive. Oh, oh. Someone needs to remind or ask the energy industry that trillions of cubic feet were “flared off” from oil wells for decades because the resource outfit didn’t know what (that is, didn’t have the equipment) to do with it, or else the natural gas price was so piddling low that collecting and transporting same was “uneconomic.” We could sure use that gas now. It’s cold! But now we have thousands of miles of pipelines, “midstream” collection and processing plants, liquefied natural gas on ships, and tanks full of the stuff in Cushing, Oklahoma, big and numerous enough to hold the Red Sea. And so more tanks are being sought. Bigger is always better; no?

Comment on Let your voice be heard by FRED BATES

FRED BATES — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:29:53 +0000

You’d get farther and waste less breath inhaling. Oh, crap! that’s what Bill Clinton did NOT do!

Comment on How to influence election outcomes by FRED BATES

FRED BATES — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:28:37 +0000

Sorry, Ron. The felons RUN the elections. They’re called public officials, and most of them come from the wrong side of the political fence, if you’re even a touch liberal. Which I think you are.

Comment on New York Times Hypes Israeli Attack on Iran by FRED BATES

FRED BATES — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:26:46 +0000

The New York Times is published where LOTS of Jewish folks live. With that constituency (and not a little money flowing from the New York region to Tel Aviv each year), it’s not surprising if the NYT would push a little for a blow against Iran. Besides, the US would be dragged in immediately, so Israel’s downside is limited. They hope.

Comment on Mayor Coombs: strength, courage and compassion by Teresa Lichti

Teresa Lichti — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:32:06 +0000

Yes, THANK YOU Mayor Coombs! Longmont is very fortunate to have you as mayor. One who is compassionate, open minded and a wonderful human being.

Comment on Mayor Coombs: strength, courage and compassion by M. Douglas Wray

M. Douglas Wray — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:47 +0000

It’s good to have a mayor with heart and soul again. Thank you Mayor Coombs for making me proud of Longmont again!

Comment on City misses the mark on public notification by Kathy Weiss

Kathy Weiss — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:31:32 +0000

Thank you for informing us of the details of this plan. I’m relocating to the area and will be purchasing a home. This is good information to know. Please continue to update.

Comment on Public invited to be silent by Gregory Iwan

Gregory Iwan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:13 +0000

I doubt that limiting public comment in front of council makes much difference. The City Council is deaf.

Comment on Public has a Right to be heard by John Bigger

John Bigger — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:40:29 +0000

Well said, Karen. Those who seek to limit those whom they believe to be speaking as a result of a concerted effort are doing so out of distaste for the position which serves as the catalyst for said organization. The folks who live near the proposed fracking sites have every right to organize as their daily lives will be directly affected by the drilling activities. Similarly, the good residents of the Mill Village neighborhood were justified in speaking out, en masse, against the proposed Mill Village Apartments development.

Like it it not, there are collective, citizen-based interest groups in this country who should be able to enjoy the right to express their opinions within the existing constraints of the arena in which they choose to exercise that right.

Comment on Jonathan Singer joins Colorado legislature by M. Douglas Wray

M. Douglas Wray — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:46:34 +0000

Congratulations Jon! What great news!!

Comment on Which Party is This? by bob

bob — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:24:14 +0000

This explains it all

http://news.yahoo.com/low-iq-conservative-beliefs-linked-prejudice-180403506.html

Comment on Public invited to be silent by Johann

Johann — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:16:32 +0000

I found the source for the shocking Coulter quote, but as near as I can tell, the Hitler anti-union quote is not real, even given that he did savage the unions and jail the leaders the very next day. “We must close union offices, confiscate their money and put their leaders in prison. We must reduce workers salaries and take away their right to strike.” – Adolf Hitler, May 2, 1933 ” <- If you can find proper attribution, please publish it.

Comment on Deer in the headlights by bob

bob — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:55:19 +0000

Good Job in putting this lying @*#!%*^~ in the spotlight!

Comment on And you wonder why… by shari malloy

shari malloy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:32:54 +0000

This is the tip of a very toxic iceberg–Colorado’s own congressman for Colorado Springs area has decided he will not attend the President’s State of the Union tonight because “he doesn’t agree with nor care to hear what the President has to say”

A fish rots from the head…

Comment on State Senator Neville (R-Littleton) revives ‘Constitutional Carry’ bill by M. Douglas Wray

M. Douglas Wray — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:43:08 +0000

Colorado Republicans Push Bill To Allow Guns In Elementary Schools By Marie Diamond on Jan 23, 2012 at 3:50 pm Abandoning any pretense that they’re focused on job creation, Colorado Republicans have clarified their priorities for the new legislative session: guns rights. Specifically, they are doing their best to ensure that citizens have the unfettered ability to carry guns anywhere — including into elementary, middle, and high schools: