en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2563904 Comments by wachatalkinbout http://www.dailycamera.com/top-stories/ci_28489026/boulder-company-launches-new-emergency-alert-system#IDComment985133197 Can it alert me every time the Boulder City Council does something ridiculous? Thu, 16 Jul 2015 03:47:30 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/top-stories/ci_28489026/boulder-company-launches-new-emergency-alert-system#IDComment985133197 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_28474483#IDComment984926978 I truly hope every council person who approved this gets voted out of office. This is all about Boulder's brand identity, at the cost of the businesses and people who live along those streets. And safety my butt -- cramming as much vehicle traffic into one lane is an unsafe, irresponsible thing to do. Wed, 15 Jul 2015 03:42:13 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_28474483#IDComment984926978 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_28174908/profane-ignite-boulder-speech-sparks-outrage-defense-city#IDComment973389662 As a 40 year old renter who has lived and worked in this community all of my life but can't afford to own here, she has motivated me to also become involved. I'm far from short sighted and am entirely invested in my community. And there are many others like me. That said, it's hard to imagine she could plan that talk and not think it wouldn't get her fired. You represent the organizations you are affiliated with when in public whether you want to or not... Sat, 23 May 2015 18:02:16 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_28174908/profane-ignite-boulder-speech-sparks-outrage-defense-city#IDComment973389662 http://www.dailycamera.com/get-out/ci_23984733/#IDComment713172748 They are paying for it. If you don't want to help don't run. Tue, 3 Sep 2013 13:29:17 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/get-out/ci_23984733/#IDComment713172748 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_23518316#IDComment666608769 Kind of ridiculous to point at the government at the source of all our ills in the fire world. In 1910 fires in the west kill 86 people and burned 3,000,000 acres. Such events lead to a policy of suppression that leads to where we are today but if you could stop a tragedy back then why wouldn't you? Bottom line is nature will be nature, and there will be disasters wherever you go. Flood, fire, tornadoes, hurricanes. At least fire you can do something about to protect homes and lives. Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:54:35 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_23518316#IDComment666608769 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_23174042/boulder-man-injured-car-vs-pedestrian-accident?source=most_viewed#IDComment635879950 That's horrible! I hope the driver never gets behind the wheel of a killing machine again. Mon, 6 May 2013 03:30:40 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_23174042/boulder-man-injured-car-vs-pedestrian-accident?source=most_viewed#IDComment635879950 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_23101340/boulder-weighs-fate-historic-house-little-rectangle-neighborhood#IDComment627738120 The city could build a museum to poor and working class folks so they could drop by from time to time to reflect on what it must be like to have a job and live paycheck to paycheck. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:20:14 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_23101340/boulder-weighs-fate-historic-house-little-rectangle-neighborhood#IDComment627738120 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_22633588#IDComment576368632 Literacy anymore goes beyond just being able to read. It implies cultural and technological literacy at this point as well. I haven't seen much in the way of homeless people at the cultural events I've attended in the Library. There are plenty of venues for paid, private entertainment in the community. The Library is great because it's an agreed upon space for the public good that is free, provides for all and brings the arts and humanities to people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:14:30 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_22633588#IDComment576368632 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_22554204/boulder-library-seeks-public-input-renovation#IDComment568374087 How about a couple of statues of Valerie Maginnis? Or maybe a garden of penis sculptures? Better yet, how about an American flag? Maybe a Mount Rushmore of Maginnis, City Manager Jane Brautigam and Marcelee Gralapp! This library has a rich heritage of ridiculousness and now is our chance as a community to enshrine and preserve it's history for future generations to look back upon and wonder... With the cast of clowns in this town the possibilities are endless. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:32:28 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_22554204/boulder-library-seeks-public-input-renovation#IDComment568374087 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_22101273/boulder-county-residents-question-four-mile-station-plan#IDComment506284484 There really isn't a good place in that canyon for a fire station on the main road. There are no real straightaways down below except for that one, which is tiny. Everywhere is a blind curve and everyone drives fast. And having in the bottom 2 miles, where a lot of houses are and all the accidents in Boulder canyon, makes way more sense than up top. Kind of funny, her comment about them swearing and spending hours there. If she lives near the proposed site there is no station yet - so what is she talking about? Though hopefully they would be good neighbors, and professional. Sat, 1 Dec 2012 05:28:26 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_22101273/boulder-county-residents-question-four-mile-station-plan#IDComment506284484 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_21864171/guest-opinion-why-obama-will-win-colorado#IDComment484745626 Congrats Martin, you called it! "Obama's support increased with Hispanic voters: he won 69 percent of the demographic, compared with 29 percent for Romney. That 40-point deficit is slightly higher than his 36-point victory among Hispanic voters in 2008. [Others had the Hispanic total at 71 percent or 75 percent.] Fri, 9 Nov 2012 05:27:12 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_21864171/guest-opinion-why-obama-will-win-colorado#IDComment484745626 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_21941918/nation-watches-colorados-marijuana-legalization-vote#IDComment482746819 I bet nobody at Goggle smokes dope. Wed, 7 Nov 2012 05:19:06 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_21941918/nation-watches-colorados-marijuana-legalization-vote#IDComment482746819 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_21901090#IDComment478348138 Um, he does a have a record of four years as POTUS. Like it or not. Fri, 2 Nov 2012 03:47:22 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_21901090#IDComment478348138 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_21656763/cu-boulder-student-defends-right-carry-gun-campus#IDComment454164168 I don't agree. As someone in a position of authority at times that authority would be undermined if those I were responsible for were armed. If I were a teacher I would have a real problem with guns in my class room. I'm all for gun rights but there are places it's inappropriate to carry - on a plane, at work, in class, IMHO. If you carry certain types of knives in NYC you get arrested. Doesn't make the place a police state - if you want to live somewhere you can pack move to the country. Live or work in close quarters, safer without weapons. Wed, 3 Oct 2012 04:44:51 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_21656763/cu-boulder-student-defends-right-carry-gun-campus#IDComment454164168 http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-schools/ci_21618571/extra-officers-stationed-at-boulder-high-police-investigate#IDComment448029710 While I agree with your points Johnny, the other posters are also correct. Facebook is a public forum to be used responsibly. If you don't want something known about you or information about you sold to advertisers, then be selective about what you post. As someone who works with technology, social media, hires people and works with salesman I can tell you individual Facebooks have no relevance to us. Plenty of amiable salespeople who don't care for Facebook. Plenty of good people who let out their respective political rants to their friends. If that matters to an employer then they aren't somebody you want to work for in the first place. So long as you don't cross the line, which is what happened in this article. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:42:50 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-schools/ci_21618571/extra-officers-stationed-at-boulder-high-police-investigate#IDComment448029710 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_21474226#IDComment435260352 Citing stomping as a puppies head to his fellow inmates as his reason for being in prison isn't going to command a whole lot of fear or respect. But it might attract some special attention! Thu, 6 Sep 2012 04:39:24 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_21474226#IDComment435260352 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_21435154/boulder-sheriff-fire-restrictions-coming-back-this-weekend#IDComment431601354 Good. Way to be proactive and not wait until we have starts and the danger moves from high to very high and extreme. It's dry from here to winter kids, light rain here and there ain't going move the needle on how combustible the big timber is and the grass is going to cure from now until spring. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:24:30 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_21435154/boulder-sheriff-fire-restrictions-coming-back-this-weekend#IDComment431601354 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_21366376#IDComment427629687 Yeah, how is that? It's unreal the number of thumbs up / thumbs down on this versus other topics. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:53:55 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_21366376#IDComment427629687 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_21087391#IDComment403177359 Gathering information on structures lost and saved is a function of fire personnel during these events. Very interesting about the time stamped uploads - that would be a useful tool for residents. Fire management might frown on that because a house may be standing at 3 pm and photographed but burned at 5. Then the homeowner could argue that the structure could have been saved, not enough was done, etc. where the reality is sometimes a situation is too dangerous, resources are better put elsewhere, a host of good reasons that shouldn't be and can't be liabilities. And that it would be an incomplete map - some houses can't be accessed because of gates, driveways cut off by fire, etc. As far as the article, it's a little ridiculous. Ambiguity is part of it. It's chaos on the ground for firefighters, fire management as well as media and civilians. Nobody really knows the whole picture because it's a rapidly changing and fluid environment with a lot of dimensions. I can't tell you how unclear simple objectives can become in these things. The news reporting, including the DC and information on inciweb are actually pretty good. Take the news with a grain of salt, but it's not bad. I've used them as supplemental information on fires I've been on and got a better picture of what was going on than I got being a firefighter on the ground. Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:19:51 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_21087391#IDComment403177359 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_21060808/rob-steinway-plastic-bag-ban-is-not-about#IDComment401593497 Isn't banning lead based paint a violation of liberty by the same logic? Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:38:29 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_21060808/rob-steinway-plastic-bag-ban-is-not-about#IDComment401593497