Quieter skies are needed

November 12, 2011
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Quieter skies are needed

The Deland Municipal Airport in Deland, Florida, has adequately dealt with the noise issue caused by sky-diving. So should Longmont.

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Say no to fracking

November 10, 2011
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Say no to fracking

You should be very concerned about this threat to our health and well-being.

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Swearing

November 7, 2011
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Swearing

Longmont political royalty was on hand tonight for the City Council swearing-in.

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Constant Commenting, Repeated Refusals

November 7, 2011
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Constant Commenting, Repeated Refusals

No matter how often we repeat it, some people keep violating our commenting rules and crying foul. We'll start showing you some examples.

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Lee Springer – WWII Veteran

November 6, 2011
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Lee Springer – WWII Veteran

I'm personally acquainted with Lee Springer and proud to say so.

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Occupy Longmont – Nov 5, 2011

November 5, 2011
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Occupy Longmont turned out again this Saturday and will again next Saturday - Join Us!

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Champion of Discounts

November 5, 2011
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Best not to discount the Sec. State Gessler - he's already beat you to it.

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Terms of Ensearchment

November 5, 2011
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Terms of Ensearchment

Automated reporting tools sometimes document terrifically funny things.

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11/11/11: A Musical Portal to Peace

November 2, 2011
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11/11/11: A Musical Portal to Peace

Please join Janis Kelly, Kathy Nelson and Amanda Grover Friday night — 11/11/11 — for an evening of thought-provoking, heart-opening and hip-shaking original music.

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Boulder rejects corporate personhood

November 2, 2011
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Boulder rejects corporate personhood

Measure 2H is a call for reclaiming democracy from the corrupting effects of corporate control.

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All over but the shouting?

November 2, 2011
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All over but the shouting?

If recalcitrance were demonstrated by any other candidate, I could understand a “wait and see” attitude. But this is Bryan Baum.

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2A Huge Win for Longmont Community

November 2, 2011
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2A Huge Win for Longmont Community

This morning, November 2nd 2011, the citizens of Longmont can congratulate themselves in overthrowing big business and big government right here in their hometown.

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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Who’s behind the ‘information attacks’ on climate scientists?

October 31, 2011
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Who’s behind the ‘information attacks’ on climate scientists?

This in depth investigative report and expose on American Tradition Institute/American Tradition Partnership/Western Tradition Partnership details the vast network of funding by interrelated businesses and think tanks who are determined to manipulate public perceptions of the threats of climate change.

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They’re baaaccckkk. With vengeance.

October 30, 2011
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They’re baaaccckkk.  With vengeance.

Is the public actually as blind, deaf and dumb as organizations like American Tradition Partnership think?

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Pay to Play in Longmont

October 30, 2011
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Pay to Play in Longmont

It's more than just "access" or a "seat at the table." When industries and special business interests give large amounts of money, they expect more than that. They expect their agenda to be acted upon.

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Your VOTE matters

October 30, 2011
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Your VOTE matters

Make sure your ballot has been received. Drive through and drop off ballots NOW. Too late to mail.

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Fracking — coming to a location near you

October 29, 2011
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Fracking — coming to a location near you

Plans are being prepared by city staff and others to allow drilling for gas and oil on Longmont properties. Drilling preparations could begin in as little as two to three months.

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Baum – unfit to serve

October 28, 2011
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Baum – unfit to serve

Mayor Bryan Baum's actions represent a pattern and attitude that is detrimental to civil discourse.

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Scott Gessler agrees with Kaye Fissinger

October 27, 2011
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Scott Gessler agrees with Kaye Fissinger

Bet that got your attention. He didn’t do it on purpose, of course. It simply served his partisan objective, at least this time. What in the world could I be talking about, you ask.

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$297,000 On A Local Election? Isn’t That A Little Crazy?

October 27, 2011
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$297,000 On A Local Election? Isn’t That A Little Crazy?

Look Before We Leap - a front group for the Colorado Cable Telecommunications Association - continues to block Longmont's efforts to partner with private industry.

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ATP siege on Longmont

October 27, 2011
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ATP siege on Longmont

Western/American Tradition Partnership spends at least $10,000 to support Baum and Carroll and oppose Levison, McCoy in violation of the non-profit IRS 501c4 status.

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“If it isn’t in your backyard now, it could be.”

October 26, 2011
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“If it isn’t in your backyard now, it could be.”

Propelling the rush is the discovery of oil in the Niobrara — a geological formation sitting more than 6,000 feet below the Front Range. Most of the leasing and drilling has been focused on Weld County — the better known and most-promising part of the Niobrara.

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Comcast vs. Community: The Future of Broadband Competition

October 25, 2011
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Comcast vs. Community: The Future of Broadband Competition

Longmont, Colorado has become ground zero for the battle over the future of access to the Internet.

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Radio Interview on Issue 2A

October 25, 2011
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Features Tom Roiniotis, Ken Fellman and Vincent T. Jordan re: ballot issue 2A

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