http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/colorado/ en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:34:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414178/posts The parents who pulled the balloon boy hoax in hopes of landing a reality TV show were sentenced to jail Wednesday — 90 days for him, 20 days for her — and barred from profiting from their newfound celebrity status for the next four years. Choking back tears, Richard Heene apologized in court for the frenzy he caused when he claimed his 6-year-old son Falcon had floated away in a giant helium balloon shaped like a flying saucer. "I'm very, very sorry. And I want to apologize to all the rescue workers out there, and the people that got involved... AP Via Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414178/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:34:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts 18 states allow for recall votes on US Senators. The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. The Senate oath of office is: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408932/posts Mysterious Group Buys Building Next to Ground Zero For Mosque Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Jim Hoft A mysterous Muslim group with unknown sponsors has purchased a building steps away from Ground Zero. Hudson New York reported: An identified group with unknown sponsors has purchased building steps away from where the WorldTrade Center once stood — to turn it into potentially one of the largest New York City mosques. At the moment the building, the old Burlington Coat Factory, already serves as a mini-mosque: an iron grill lifts every Friday afternoon for a little known Imam leading prayers a few yards... Hudson New York Institute via GatewayPundit.FirstThings http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408932/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:28:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409126/posts A medical marijuana dispensary at 3005 W. Gill Place was robbed at 10:06 a.m. today by two armed men - one of more than two dozen such robberies or burglaries in the past five months, according to Denver police.The suspects entered the dispensary and held the owner and an employee at gunpoint, said Officer Joe Ramirez, spokesman for the Denver Police Department. Subsequently, the suspects and the employees got into a fight and multiple shots were fired, said Ramirez. Denver police said that since July, there have been a total of 25 medical-marijuana related robberies or burglaries. Thirteen of those... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409126/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:39:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408963/posts BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4/AP) ― Click to enlarge1 of 3 A shower at CU CBS Click to enlarge2 of 3 A shower timer CBS Click to enlarge3 of 3 CBS4's Project Green looks at how Coloradans are living in environmentally friendly ways. Visit the Project Green section. Close numSlides of totalImages Long showers could be a thing of the past at one University of Colorado dorm teaching students green habits. University officials are considering installing shower timers that would either shut off or give students warnings about the amount of time they've spent using water. The university says it could test... cbs4denver.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408963/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:03:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406871/posts Tom Wiens spoke to the Douglas County GOP this week. It was a full crowd and he was warmly received. Over the years he has represented Douglas County at the state capital. A comparison of the GOP’s 3 candidates is now in order. For a change of pace, let’s use an older measuring instrument, our Founding Fathers. After the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787, it had to be sold to each of the 13 Colonies to become the “Law of the Land.” Several of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention volunteered to make this sales pitch to the colonies.... examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406871/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:46:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406104/posts Someone has put a lot of thought into a welcome sign that may surprise you, it's in front of a homeless camp off I-25 in Colorado Springs. Its message, "Welcome to Obamaville, Colorado's fastest growing community." Despite repeated calls no one could answer the question, who put up the sign? To some homeless the sign's message says enough. Mark Limonez, a homeless man living in "tent city", says the sign doesn't make him feel good about trying to get back on his feet. "Guys are trying to work but there's not enough work out there, so they go pan handling... kjct.8.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406104/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406039/posts United Airlines passengers removed from flight at Denver airport This is a news story and video interview done by Chris Vanderveen of 9news about United Airlines Flight 227, which was detained at Denver International Airport yesterday. Police officers and FBI were called to the scene. The video at the side gives more info, including passenger interviews. ALSO SEE: Hmmm . . . Yet Another Dry Run?: United 227 Sounds Just Like AirTran 297 ----------- Clearly there is a pattern of such incidents; note similarities to what we are now finding out about Airtran flight 297 Annie Jacobsen's ordeal on Northwest... 9news.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406039/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:14:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405226/posts First, Colorado State University voted to ban concealed firearms on campus. Then the University of Colorado went a few steps further and cracked down on another nefarious threat: Nerf guns. Plans for a student-led game of humans vs. zombies took a hit after campus security officials discovered that players intended to use the popular orange-and-green toy weaponry. Simulated guns, even those that shoot spongy Nerf balls, are banned at the University of Colorado. (snip) CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard said students cooperated fully, replacing the Nerf guns with balled-up socks and even taking it upon themselves to hang fliers in dormitories... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405226/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:27:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403483/posts Black Gangs Vented Hatred For Whites In Downtown Attacks'I Hate You F---ing White People,' Woman Shouts At Victim Black gangs roaming downtown Denver often vented their hatred for white victims before assaulting and robbing them during a four-month crime wave, according to interviews and court records obtained by 7NEWS. "I hate you f---ing white people," said a black woman in a large group of black men, according to the victim who was beaten up as he and three buddies left a LoDo bar after midnight on Aug. 30. "F---- you, white boys," the woman added, according to the 25-year-old Westminster... TheDenverChannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403483/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 04:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405592/posts COLORADO SPRINGS — Folks shivering in frigid, snowy weather outside Borders bookstore before dawn Tuesday looked more like a line for advance ticket sales of a rock concert than a political book-signing event. But instead of John Lennon, who once declared the Beatles “bigger than Jesus,” they were waiting as many as 14 hours to see Sarah Palin, the author of “Going Rogue: An American Life,” who is hailed as a Joan of Arc heroine by her fans. And some of them argue that Palin was nearly burned at the stake by the news media and GOP campaign gurus during... The Colorado Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405592/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2405474/posts At the close of a year justly described as a "Docket-buster" -- 27 appointments on these shores... even more close at hand -- no shortage of new high-hats have had to travel some to reach their new assignments. Yet of them all, none's been called on to undergo a greater change of scenery than Bishop Fernando Isern of Pueblo, who's had to trade Miami's warm sun for a Southern Colorado so frigid that, on his ordination yesterday (photos), the news reported closures due to bursting pipes. The first Cuban exile to lead an American diocese since 1994, the 50... WITL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2405474/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:51:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405184/posts (Reader note: I was at this event and I will be posting a photo slideshow as soon as I have assembled the images. Please check back later for an update. In the meantime, please enjoy the slideshow below, Sarah Palin Going Rogue book tour.) Former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin visited Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, signing books and meeting supporters at a stop on her national tour to promote her book, Going Rogue. At least one reporter from a European newspaper, Der Spiegel, was on hand to cover the event. Officials gave no estimate for the... The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405184/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:40:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403881/posts Millions of undocumented people in the U.S. should be given a path to legal status after the country finds a way to stop illegal immigration, business and government leaders said in a report Wednesday. The University of Denver report argues that legalizing as many of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants as possible could strengthen the economy and national security. But it should come with conditions, such as requiring new immigrants to learn English, pass criminal and medical background checks, and pay any taxes that they owe, the document states. The report is the product of a year of discussions... Associated Press - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403881/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:33:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401796/posts In 2006, the Democrats, Moveon.org and George Soros were pissed. Not only had George W. Bush survived his 2000 election, but he won reelection in 2004 handily. The most galling part of the 2004 election for the Dems was the state of Ohio. Ohio's Republican Secretary of State had not only kept out questionable ballots that would have benefitted the Dems, but the Secretary allowed in ballots for Bush that seemed unkosher to the lefties. Bush carried Ohio and got 4 more years. What to do? What to do? The next election cycle, in 2006, saw the Lefties' creation of... examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401796/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:37:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2400696/posts "A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and law enforcement investigators mystified. Four calves have been found dead in a pasture just north of the New Mexico state line in recent weeks. The dead calves had their skins peeled back and organs cleared from the rib cage. One calf had its tongue removed. But rancher Manuel Sanchez has found no signs of human attackers, such as footprints or ATV tracks. And there are no signs of an animal attack by a coyote or mountain lion . Usually predators leave pools or blood or drag marks... thesop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2400696/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:15:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400603/posts "LAMBERTVILLE: Restaurant owner jailed on attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other charges" 14 May 2009 | Uncategorized LAMBERTVILLE — SNIPPET: "Khalid Altawarh, 36, who also goes by the name David Shookby, took the woman’s Jeep Wrangler and fled the scene when she escaped into the arms of a friend who had stopped by to see if she was all right. She had failed to show up for work that morning, May 8, police said. Plumstead Township, Pa., police Chief Duane E. Hasenauer said Mr. Altawarh has been charged with attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other related... CENTRAL JERSEY.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400603/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:41:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399998/posts The University of Colorado's version of the national campus craze, Humans vs. Zombies, is happening in full force, but without a main prop of the game — Nerf guns. “The use of simulated weapons on campus violates regent policy,” said Molly Bosley, a spokeswoman for the CU Police Department. “Given the climate of what has happened in this country lately, we are taking precautions by banning the use of these simulated weapons on campus.” Daily Camera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399998/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2395565/posts SAN LUIS, Colo.—A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified. Four calves were found dead in a pasture just north of the New Mexico state line in recent weeks. The dead calves had their skins peeled back and organs cleared from the rib cage. One calf had its tongue removed. But rancher Manuel Sanchez has found no signs of human attackers, such as footprints or ATV tracks. And there are no signs of an animal attack by a coyote or mountain lion. Usually predators leave pools of blood or drag marks from... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2395565/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:08:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392203/posts Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said Sunday that he will vote for landmark health care reform legislation even if it means he will be defeated at the polls next November. "If you get to the final point and you are a critical vote for health care reform, and every piece of evidence tells you, if you support that bill, you will lose your job, would you cast the vote and lose your job? " CNN's John King asked Bennet on the "State of the Union" program. "Yes," said Bennet, a former Denver public schools chief who was appointed to the Senate... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392203/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:06:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392181/posts Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) lays it on the line: [see video] He doesn’t care what his constituents want, he’s going to toe the Democrat line, even if it means he loses his job in 2010. That said, I have to admire Sen. Bennet; at least he has the courage of his (party’s) convictions, and is willing to say so, with no ambiguity or equivocation. Asked a direct yes-or-no question, he simply answers “No.” We could wish for that same simplicity from the rest of our elected officials... Grand Rants http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392181/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:22:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392165/posts A billboard at a Wheat Ridge car dealership — with a caricature of President Barack Obama as a turban- wearing jihadist — has sparked a boycott and death threats, but even more support, its sponsor said. Phil Wolf, owner of Wolf Automotive, said the billboard asks a legitimate question about Obama's alleged lack of documentation of his American birth. "President or Jihad?" the billboard reads. "Wake up, America! Remember Fort Hood!" Wolf said politicians have not been held accountable. Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392165/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:52:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387217/posts SNIPPET: "TERROR mastermind Rashid Rauf has been linked to a fresh Al Qaida plot to launch attacks on the US. The Birmingham-born extremist has been named by witnesses due to testify against Najibullah Zazi, who was arrested for plotting suicide bombings in New York. MI6 officers have linked the plot to a complex terror network said to be directed from Pakistan by Rauf and fellow jihadists. Zazi, 24, was identified through an intercepted communication, and was further implicated by US national Bryant Neal Vinas, who was captured in Pakistan last November. Vinas, 26, allegedly admits meeting Rauf and receiving training... SUNDAY MERCURY.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387217/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385787/posts Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo appears to be inching closer to getting into the Colorado gubernatorial race. While he has yet to formally declare his candidacy or fill out paperwork with the secretary of state's office, the Littleton Republican on Thursday told a Westword reporter he "fully intends to run." The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385787/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:48:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385158/posts The parents of the "Balloon Boy" are about to land - perhaps behind bars. Richard Heene and his wife, Mayumi, reached a deal with authorities to enter guilty pleas over their October hoax that transfixed the country, their lawyer said Thursday. Heene, 48, will plead guilty to a felony - attempting to influence a public servant - while his 45-year-old wife will plead to a misdemeanor charge, attorney David Lane said. Although Lane initially said the deal would spare the couple from jail time, the lawyer later said he expected prosecutors to request some time behind bars - 90 days... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385158/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:45:52 GMT