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Boulder: Another Land Grab

$300,000? There isn’t a piece of land in the entire City worth less than $300,000 unless it’s contaminated with nuclear material. Here’s hoping that when this goes to court that Barry Barnow doesn’t end up in Judge Jamie Klein’s courtroom.

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Nanny State: Beam me up…

Coming to Boulder soon, the nanny state. At least it’s stuck in Queen’s for the moment. Employees also got a bright-colored brochure stipulating what can and can’t be served at meetings and parties. Tap water is a menu must when … Continue reading

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Irish Proverbs: Most Confusing

From this list of Irish Proverbs, in the “most confusing” category is this gem: A hole is more honorable than a patch. Now if you’re in charge of Boulder County subdivision road maintenance, this proverb isn’t confusing at all, in … Continue reading

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So Boulder….

but it’s St. Louis. St. Louis is not the problem; government is. Many people go into it because they enjoy bossing people around. Surely this is why a court had to overturn a decision by the government of Glendale, Ohio, … Continue reading

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Boulder is stoopid

In today’s letter to the editor section. In truth if I were truly given my druthers, at this point I think I would really rather that the tea party, whatever that is/turns out to be in reality, along with the … Continue reading

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Legacy media bias?

Three questions for you…. 1.Do you think of Republicans and the Tea Party as dangerous, violent extremists? 2.Do you think the Wisconsin protests over GOP Governor Scott Walker’s move to strip public sector employees of collective bargaining were peaceful? 3.Do … Continue reading

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Democrats: Federal budget rope-a-dope

What a surprise. No worry that the Daily Camera won’t be complicit in playing their role as a member of the legacy media… Meanwhile, Senate Democratic leaders are attacking GOP spending cuts as “mean-spirited, reckless and irresponsible,” confident that most … Continue reading

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Coming soon to Boulder

Not enough electricity It’s so so easy to imagine these words coming from Boulder City Council… “Steve Holliday is the UK’s power czar, basically. He’s the CEO of National Grid. He is predicting that, because the UK is moving to … Continue reading

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Lower Education bubble

State Senator Rollie Heath wants to  raise taxes for education funding in Colorado. No surprise that the elite at the Daily Camera’s editorial board are salivating over the idea of raising taxes for education. They ignore extremely poor return of … Continue reading

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Medicare: $48 billion, Private Health Insurance Companies: $12.7 billion

That’s $48 billion in estimated fraudulent losses and improper claims by Medicare compared to the $12.7 billion in p http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/medicare-loses-nearly-four-times-much-money-health-insurers-make_552860.htmlthink that government-run health care is a model of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Last year, total outlays for Medicare were $509 billion; therefore, Medicare … Continue reading

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MSM/Legacy media: “You are a Joke”

How’s that reporting coming from Wisconsin?  Are we getting a fair and balanced report?  What about all those Nazi and Hitler signs, are you reporting on them?  The coverage is analyzed by Rich Noyes over at Newsbusters… Yet none of … Continue reading

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Top Dems want Social Security off the table in spending battle

Unexcusable. Politicians on both sides of the aisle, or at least their leadership    DO    NOT    GET   IT. You can read more about “IT” at the Washington Post.  Voters lack confidence politicos in either party will make needed spending cuts YOUBETCHA … Continue reading

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Plan Boulder

Hey Plan Boulder, reading the comments in the Daily Camera, I get this feeling things will never be the same.  It will be interesting to see how many City Council candidates pursue endorsements from you. Can you spell “re-invention”?  Nah, didn’t … Continue reading

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Earth to Macon Cowles: STOP DIGGING

… and mention that to your wife. I love the comment… But, congratulations Regina! All is not lost. You and Macon are now on the verge of moving past Dick McLean and Edie Stevens for the title of biggest scumbags … Continue reading

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” Hosni Mubarak was more in touch with reality last Thursday night.”

We’re talking the Obama budget. This $3.73 trillion budget does a Cee Lo Green (“Forget You,” as cleaned up for the Grammys) to the voter mandate in November to control spending. It leaves every hard decision to the new House … Continue reading

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Stopping Walmart

I don’t believe even the Boulder City Council would take this path to stop a Walmart from being buit.  Of course, no need to worry anytime soon.

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Egypt and Cuba: the Correlation

Peering at the upheaval thousands of miles away in Egypt, the Cuban government is increasingly concerned about a burgeoning opposition movement growing through the Internet.As a result, the Castro regime has intensified its crackdown on dissident groups in an attempt … Continue reading

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Revenue light cameras

I’m sure revenue-light cameras are different in Boulder than LA. Los Angeles, California City Controller Wendy Greuel yesterday issued a scathing 77-page critique of the red light camera program responsible for ticketing 44,542 Angelenos last year. While city officials insisted … Continue reading

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$500 billion in cuts

Sweet. A real discussion about the budget must begin now—our economy cannot wait any longer. For 19 months, unemployment has hovered over 9%. After a nearly $1 trillion government stimulus and $2 trillion in Federal Reserve stimulus, the Washington establishment … Continue reading

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Talk about mission creep

Mission creep doesn’t even begin to describe the EPA’s decision to use regulations designed for oil spills on milk spills. Start crying: EPA now regulating spilled milk You can’t make this stuff up.  This is beyond stoopid.

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