http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/colorado/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:52:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286013/posts THE WIDER VIEW: Taking shape, the new bridge at the Hoover Dam 04th July 2009 Creeping closer inch by inch – 900ft above the mighty Colorado River – the two sides of a £160million bridge at the Hoover Dam in America slowly take shape. The bridge will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself. When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona. In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be... Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286013/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:52:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275452/posts Easy money, sleepless nights lure users, cultural expert says Western Colorado is far from immune to the looting such as that alleged by federal agents after the arrests last week of 24 people in southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. There’s a modern twist, however, to the looting that western Colorado and other officials have noted of late: methamphetamine. Law enforcement officials declined to elaborate on incidents in which they have noted the connection between looted sites and meth use, but archaeologists and law enforcement officials said they are aware of the connections. Looting and methamphetamine use have more in common... Grand Junction Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275452/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:28:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2273544/posts A young mountain lion was trapped and relocated by the Colorado Division of Wildlife after eating a house cat Monday ... north Boulder. “He was just too close,” Churchill said. “We wanted to give him a spanking and move him out of town.” Wildlife officials previously tagged the same cougar in February when the kitten was stuck in a tree, Churchill said. He is part of the five-year Front Range Mountain Lion Study, which aims to track mountain lions between Lyons and Evergreen to better understand cougar movement trends and develop a way to mitigate aggressive behavior near human establishments,... Camera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2273544/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:25:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265389/posts Across the country, Americans are suffering at the hands of out-of-control state governments and spending. But guess what? There exists an immunization that helps relieve some of the pain associated with that sort of fiscal calamity. The remedy already is working wonders in Colorado. So, one might ask, why, rather than exporting the treatment, are local Colorado officials in the process of killing it? Colorado has enjoyed more than a decade of above-average economic growth. The state, with its low taxes and highly educated work force, is cited regularly as one of the best places to do business and live.... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265389/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:28:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261872/posts The radical right wing has launched a vicious campaign of racist and sexist attacks against Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's selection to replace the retiring Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. Sotomayor's "compelling life story" involves a brilliant legal career after being raised in a South Bronx public housing project by parents who moved from Puerto Rico. Sotomayor graduated from Princeton University summa cum laude, edited the Yale Law Journal, then served as a "fearless and effective" New York City prosecutor and corporate lawyer before being appointed to the bench by President George H. W. Bush in 1992. "Since... Cherry Creek News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261872/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jun 2009 01:56:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261590/posts A prosecutor looking for illegal immigrants seized thousands of confidential tax records from an income tax preparer popular with Hispanics in this northern Colorado city. The October seizures led to identity-theft and criminal-impersonation charges against more than 70 people, and prosecutors allege that as many as 1,300 suspected illegal immigrants were working using false or stolen Social Security numbers. But the American Civil Liberties Union said the documents of as many as 4,900 people were seized, many of them legal residents, and that the probe was the "equivalent of a house-by-house search of innocent homeowners in order to find a... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261590/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 13:50:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260754/posts A retired Air Force colonel with decades of experience as a flight instructor gave one of his students a hands-on lesson in a key principle of flying: Don't run out of gas. Al Uhalt of Colorado Springs made a bumpy but safe landing in a field Thursday when the single-engine Aviat Husky he and a student were flying ran out of fuel near the end of a 45-minute lesson. Neither Uhalt nor the student, 16-year-old Kyle Sundman, was injured and the plane was undamaged. The Denver Post from THE GAZETTE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260754/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 19:06:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259410/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Eight Uzbekistan Nationals Among 12 Charged with Racketeering, Human Trafficking & Immigration Violations in Scheme to Employ Illegal Aliens in 14 States Twelve defendants, including eight Uzbekistan nationals, have been charged in a 45-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on May 6, 2009, on RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) charges related to labor racketeering, forced labor trafficking and immigration and other violations in 14 states. Abrorkhodja Askarkhodjaev, 30, Nodir Yunusov, 22, Rustamjon Shukurov, 21, citizens of Uzbekistan residing in Mission, Kan.; Ilkham Fazilov, 44, Nodirbek... US DOJ.GOV/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259410/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 23:41:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258474/posts Back in November, Colorado Republicans took an important first step toward regaining their former status as the state's dominant political party: They lost. Colorado voters swung for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, ousted Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave and kept Democrats in charge of the state' General Assembly. Given that Colorado already had a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators, the election effectively erased the Republicans' last hold on what was once a bright red state and moved it into the purple - or even blue - column. But unlike the national Republican Party, which is fighting among itself as it... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258474/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 17:57:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257159/posts It is imperative, now more than ever, to exercise rights and liberties that are, no doubt, soon to be under attack. Congressional liberals, and even our Governor (who recently vetoed HB1180 – a bill to streamline the purchase of a gun for a valid CCW permit holder) oppose many of our second amendment rights. Even Barack Obama, in an interview with NPR in September of 2004, made clear his contempt for right to carry laws. As a result, more and more Coloradoans are preparing to exercise their liberties, and applying for their own permit; despite their inclination to carry a... Jefferson County Conservative examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257159/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 01:27:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256283/posts DENVER — Area legislators hailed Thursday’s passage of Colorado’s version of Katie’s Law as a means of protecting the public and exonerating the innocent. “We created legislation that is going to save people’s lives,” Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez said Thursday, just before Gov. Bill Ritter inked Senate Bill 241 into law. “I couldn’t be more pleased or excited to see the bill go through.” Tipton, with Rep. Steve King, R-Grand Junction and Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, sponsored the bill, which requires DNA samples from anyone arrested on suspicion of a felony. The law is named for Katie Sepich, a... Montrose Daily Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256283/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 14:47:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254847/posts Former Congressman Scott McInnis has officially entered the 2010 gubernatorial race with little fanfare... The secretary of state's office confirmed that the Republican turned in his paperwork Tuesday afternoon. McInnis has traveled the state building support for his campaign in recent weeks and launched a phone campaign. The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254847/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 18:00:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2250619/posts They dropped their tiny dog off for grooming at the Castle Rock PetSmart. Minutes later, another dog mauled it to death...What troubled the family most though, was that Buddy had been killed by the PetSmart grooming manager's dog, a dog other workers call a pit bull. But a dog the owner calls in the police report, an American Bulldog Mastiff. Fox31, KDVR-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2250619/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 08:04:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248608/posts Students in Pueblo, Colorado have been given a homework assignment to come up with a terrorist attack for history class. Naturally, the school is saying that the kids misinterpreted the assignment, and that any kid who plots an attack on the school will be punished. They are destroying the assignments as we speak. Is an assignment like this appropriate for school? Take the poll at the link. Needs of the Many http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248608/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 17:09:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248127/posts PUEBLO, Colo. -- A ninth grade history project at a high school in Pueblo was supposed to teach students about terrorism, but instead it outraged parents.Gini Fischer says her daughter came home Thursday saying she had two minutes to come up with a plot for an act of terrorism.  Over 110 freshmen at Pueblo County High School were given the project.The teacher claims the assignment was to illustrate an act of terrorism by a foreign government on American soil.Fischer says, "To ask them to use their creative energies to come up with a plot for an act of terrorism... The Denver Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248127/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 19:19:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244276/posts DENVER - New developments in the case of an Iraq veteran whose car was impounded by Denver Police. Airman Brian Furman says he had just returned to home from a dangerous, 13 month deployment in Iraq when he was stopped by a Denver Police officer for a broken headlight. The officer also ticketed him for invalid license and then impounded Furman's car under a new Denver law which allows police to seize cars when the driver isn't carrying a valid license. It also requires the owner to post a $2,500 bond, plus fees. If the bond isn't posted within 30... Fox 31 News Denver, CO. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244276/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 03:31:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241185/posts Poll Question How do you grade President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office? A B C D F kdvr.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241185/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:40:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240029/posts Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck announced today that he’s now an official candidate for the Colorado U.S. Senate seat up for election next year. “For too long, Washington has forgotten the values of the rest of the country. I believe the strength of America is the work ethic, innovation and persistence of the American worker,” Buck, a Republican, said in a statement. Buck, who said he’d filed his candidacy papers today, is one of several Republicans who have been openly considering runs for the Senate post now filled by Denver Democrat Michael Bennet. Gov. Bill Ritter appointed Bennet to... The Longmont Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240029/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:26:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236856/posts Democrat Bill Ritter rode an anti-Republican sentiment into the governor's office in 2006, but a new poll suggests he might have a much harder time in his re-election bid. In the survey of 1,050 likely Colorado voters, Ritter's disapproval ratings are higher than his approval ratings among all voters, including Hispanics and the most crucial bloc of all in Colorado politics: unaffiliated voters. Ritter ... most likely will face one of two Grand Junction Republicans next year: former Congressman Scott McInnis or Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry. The poll shows McInnis beating Ritter, 48-41, and Ritter barely edging Penry, 40-42.... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236856/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:27:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235461/posts It's been said that conservatism has different meanings for different people. It may not be textbook, but without a whole lot of navel gazing, here's what it means to me and what Free Republic is all about: In a word, Freedom! In two words, Preserving Freedom. In a handful of words as stated by our Founding Fathers, to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity! America was founded on the proposition that all men are created equal by God and that our unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness are granted directly by God... Click here to support your favorite conservative website! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235461/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:10:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235099/posts A suspected home intruder is under arrest Saturday morning after police say the homeowner took security into their own hands. Colorado Springs police say they were called to 3295 West Woodmen Road on a report that a person armed with a knife had just broken into the caller's home. The caller told police they had used their gun to fire a shot at the armed suspect and the suspect had run away. Police and K-9 units found the suspect in the woods with non-life threatening wound to his lower leg. He was transported to Memorial Hospital and arrested after he... kktv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235099/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:43:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233573/posts Do not believe the nattering nabobs of negativity. The Nationwide Tax Day TEA Party/Tax Revolt was a huge success!! What we need now is MORE and LOUDER!! Obama has no clue. Being confronted by millions of fed-up citizens is new to him. He never expected the otherwise docile American people to rise up against his wannabe Marxist/fascist totalitarian regime. He's now lashing out at us through the Dept of Homeland Security as if We the People are his enemy. Well, we are! And he now knows it. And he's scared witless!! And the media has been reduced to the speechless,... Click here to support your favorite revolting website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233573/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:16:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2233361/posts So let's review: what happens when you are an average citizen that skips out on paying late fees? You get your car repossessed, your home foreclosed upon, or your utilities shut off. If it is a government fee you refuse to pay, you will likely end up in jail for not paying. But, whatever late fee you aren't paying, it bodes major trouble if you're a regular citizen. Now what happens if you are a Democrat politician that finds a late fee assessed to you for whatever reason? Naturally, you decide you are exempt from paying such piffle because, after... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2233361/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:41:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233183/posts A bomb threat demanding the release of immigrants being held for deportation was received by the Weld County Sheriff ‘s Office on Thursday. The threat was a handwritten letter in Spanish threatening judicial and law enforcement officers with the bombs with the “intent to kill the most number of Americans,” according to a press release. Currently, there are 58 inmates with immigration holds being held in the Weld County Jail. In the letter, the writer threatened to place bombs in and around Greeley after April 20 unless the immigration holds are released. “Sheriff (John) Cooke wants the public to know... Greeley Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233183/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:55:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232343/posts Congratulations FReepers and Patriots! According to Henchster's ongoing tallies, we've surpassed 750,000 participants in our nationwide Tax Day TEA Party/Tax Revolt! Woo hoo!! All 50 states fully engaged! Over 600 cities represented and reports still coming in! Huge turnout, huge SUCCESS!! Elected officials take note: DO NOT TREAD ON ME!! Tyranny, usurpation, corruption, overreaching, big spending, high taxing will no longer be tolerated! We the people are FED-UP and we're not going to take it anymore! Ignore us at your own peril! All Congressional seats, all elected offices throughout the land at risk! Revolution is in the air!! 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