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Longmont Times-Call : Cory Gardner defends controversial letter to Iranian leaders - Longmont Times-Call

Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:45:07 +0000

And Obama has demonstrated Foreign Policy competency? Putin owns him.

Longmont Times-Call : Organization sees link between injured hawks, oil and gas development - Longmont Times-Call

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:38:55 +0000

Slow news day? As credible a statement as "Drilling linked to lack of Bronco Super Bowl wins." If only we had a, non-emotional, reliable source to determine the accuracy of this assertion, say, Kaye Fissinger.

Longmont Times-Call : Incoming technology will change SVVSD classrooms - Longmont Times-Call

Mon, 1 Jul 2013 04:06:27 +0000

Let me disagree that 21st Technology is exactly what's needed. With kids all over the country, including, SVVSD, below other countries in math and sciences, let alone civics, shiny new mini iPads (Less expensive Kindles weren't available?) will only mean we can brag that maybe our kids aren't learning, BUT at least it's with better technology than Europe, Asia, etc. How many voters would have voted for the levy, knowing THIS?

Longmont Times-Call : Longmont council votes 4-2 to ban marijuana businesses - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:21:24 +0000

What will this city ban next? Dancing?

Longmont Times-Call : Boulder homeless feeling the squeeze on Pearl Street Mall - Longmont Times-Call

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:47:58 +0000

Any rational person knows that. This, however, is Boulder County.

Longmont Times-Call : Boulder homeless feeling the squeeze on Pearl Street Mall - Longmont Times-Call

Sun, 9 Jun 2013 19:52:05 +0000

Yes, how many death certificates listing Second hand smoke as the cause must we endure? Smokers= worse than Hitler or fracking. And no, I'm not just some typical Boulder County paranoic overhyping this.

Longmont Times-Call : Colorado legislature gives final OK to marijuana driving limit - Longmont Times-Call

Wed, 8 May 2013 16:10:04 +0000

Repubs introduced a lot of bills this session; nearly all went nowhere. Dems supported this plain and simple, or it wouldn't have gotten out of committee. I don't doubt Dems would have written this bill, since most nanny state measures come from that party. Dems used FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) to scare Longmont voters into voting for the Fracking ban. Also, pitiful. They'll also used FUD to scare voters to support the insanely disproportional taxes on recreational marijuana, which will prop up the black market and drug cartels. Get ready for Teacher Union paid ads: "We MUST raise taxes for education, because MORE money for education EQUALS better education." A fallacy, as proven by DC schools, who spend more than anyone.

Longmont Times-Call : Colorado legislature gives final OK to marijuana driving limit - Longmont Times-Call

Wed, 8 May 2013 13:29:42 +0000

Being they control the House and the Senate, Democrats are hardly blameless in this, since they've voted in whatever they've wanted, all session long, with little Republican support. Furthermore, it's the Dems who are ALL about taxing the $hit out of it.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:43:08 +0000

So, you have no proof, then? Why would anyone go in search of proof of someone else's assertion that they're not inclined to believe in the first place? The link you've provided mentions fracking is allowed in 30 states and yet can only mention one case in PA that may be linked to fracking. If proven true, rest assured there are greedy trail lawyers/Brockavich wannabes, who will be quite willing to "send the oil and gas companies a message" (while pocketing 80% of any settlement). I can think of few things in life that are risk-free. Should we ban car and plane travel because there are crashes? A plane could crash into a school. Maybe we can get an initiative on the ballot that planes can't crash within 1000 feet of a school, or, better yet, ban plane crashes in Longmont city limits.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:16:26 +0000

YOU do the quick search and post it! The burden of proof is on anti-frackers. You're the one claiming the end of days. Prove it. And, Mother Jones is not proof. Hell, it's not even believable, most times. " ... it is a slow poisoning. Who wants to volunteer for that study?" If so, shouldn't there be widespread poisoning by people who work in fracking operations? Where's evidence of that?

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:30:32 +0000

I read Mother Jones over 30 years ago, back in my college lefty years. Saw the light. Libertarian now, thanks. Some things in life never change; Mother Jones has been making mountains (and now earthquakes) out of anecdotal evidence for years. Where are the death certificates listing cause of death: Fracking? With fracking so widespread, why aren't there 1000's of earthquakes? Anecdotal evidence won't cut it.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:54:12 +0000

What a relief to learn it isn't true*: http://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=17347 *Like most articles in Mother Jones.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:04:46 +0000

Got an actual rebuttal, or does simply yelling "LIAR" hold weight with anti-frackers? ... oh, wait, it DOES.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:02:46 +0000

Irrelevant, in terms of who pays the most. Re: Charitable donations: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-charitabl...

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:56:05 +0000

Sad that you repeatedly have to resort to 5th grade level insults anytime somone disagrees with you. Makes you look like ... well, a 5th grader. I got those tax figures from USA Today: href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/03/17/companies-paying-highest-income-taxes/1991313/" target="_blank"> ;http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinan...

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:54:45 +0000

Oh, dear, a self-styled, bad-ass, fact-challenged, name-calling internet bully with projection and mommy issues.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:37:53 +0000

Did your tin hat inform you of their intentions when they donated money to charity? To quote Mrs. Clinton: "What difference does it make at this point?" Is that money NOT helping people? Does the almost $100 billion the top 3 oil companies pay in income taxes not benefit anyone. What a drag it must be looking at the world in only black and white.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:29:25 +0000

Hilarious! An anti fracker claiming to know what truth is.

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:11:03 +0000

Without evil oil and gas companies : No University of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, etc, etc. Last year alone, ExxonMobil gave over $234 million last year in cash and products. http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-charitabl...

Longmont Times-Call : Fracking opponents push their views Saturday - Longmont Times-Call

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:05:28 +0000

No source for YOUR claim; and even then it says basically, bird mortality from turbines is ok, given birds also die from other things. I can cite US Wildlife figures. You've got some website with no sources. How many bird deaths are you comfortable with given the spotty energy benefit from wind energy to date? Aren't birds an important part of the environment?