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More Overspending Uncovered

Thanks to the efforts of a Greeley Report reader, more wasteful spending within District 6 continues to be uncovered.  This was passed on to District 6 school board member-elect Brett Reese. Greeley Report has agreed to publish this information on their behalf.  Here are the facts.

• School District 6 has not purchased one $2,000 desk.  They have purchased several in recent years.
  
• The main floor desk in the administration building cost $20,000 (with four zeros)!
  
• The receptionist desk in Human Resources cost $8,000.

Why didn't the Lib Trib's investigative reporters cover this?  Why are we being told that they cannot buy textbooks, and yet they have money for extravagant purchases like these?  These are the issues that deserve to see the light of day.  Be sure to call District 6 or the local school board and demand a thorough audit that will be published.

Write Those Checks Now

Attention all supporters of 3A.  The Lib Trib is still whining about your loss.  Your leaders are shocked and saddened. But there is something you can do!  YOU can make a difference.  You can demonstrate your heart.  Instead of pulling money out of your neighbors wallets, you can voluntarily send in your portion.  Simply figure out how much you would have paid under 3A, sit down, and write the check to District 6 schools.  I know they would appreciate it.

If you don't write a check, we understand.  You really didn't want to write a check either...unless you forced us to do it, too.  But we said no.  You still think District 6 needs more money.  The jury is still out on that issue.  Why don't you join the majority vote now, and push for more transparency, integrity and change in the district.  The majority has spoken.  Will you (and your hired shills at the Lib Trib) join the ranks of the majority, or will you simply continue to whine?

Talk About Bias!

Thanks to a Greeley Report reader for this news tip.

Contrast these two news stories on the same event.  The FoxNews story says the shooter screamed "Allah Akhbar," and the CNN feed says the shooter was a "calm, religious person."  Talk about media bias!  Click below for the links to both.

Fox News Story

CNN News Story

If This Is Peace....

We are told that Islam is the religion of peace.  However, the news tells a different story.

• November, 2009 - A Muslim soldier leaps onto a table and kills 12 fellow soldiers, wounding 30 others.
  
• October, 2009 - A Muslim imam is killed in Detroit, in a shootout with the FBI.
• June, 2009 - An Army recruiter is killed in Little Rock, Arkansas by a Muslim.
  
• Fall, 2004 - A group known as the Virginia Jihad Network is broken up while planning a huge assault against Americans.
  
• October, 2009 - Suspect Zazi, his father, and a New York cleric are taken into custody and charged with planning acts of terror against America.
• November, 2009 - A woman is murdered in Ft. Morgan, Colorado and an African Muslim living in Greeley is arrested and charged with the crime.
  
• February, 2007 - Sulejman Talovic opens fire in a Salt Lake City, Utah mall.  He even kills people execution style.  He is a devout Muslim.
  
• July, 2006 - One Jew is killed and 5 others wounded inside a Seattle Jewish Center.  A Muslim forced his way inside by holding a gun to the head of a Jewish teenager.
• November, 2008 - Twenty Muslim men go outside of North Phoenix, Arizona.  They spend their time there shooting targets and practicing.  Two are sons of a noted Imam in the city.
  
• 2002 - The beltway sniper is arrested in the Washington, D.C. area.  He is a Muslim.

Muslims are involved in every major conflict around the world.  Africa, Indonesia, the Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe.  There is one common thread; the theme of Islam.  Tell them to pack their bags and get out.  It's time we start speaking up before there is a Ft. Hood-style situation right here.

It Isn't Over

During the course of the next 10 days a group of ballots are still in play due to issues with their signatures.  These may be corrected by the sender in a mail-in election during a brief window of time.  It may force a recount in the Greeley Mayor's race.  It also proves that just one vote matters greatly in every election.  The mayoral race is not over.

Another issue that is still breathing is the foolish notion that District 6 must have more funding in order to be a great school district.  The Lib Trib editorialized on this yesterday.  Apparently the Lib Trib does not realize that soon every other school district in Colorado will be forced to somehow cut back in their spending; and Weld County has embraced that difficult fact early-on.

The Lib Trib also encouraged 3A supporters to keep up their work.  Greeley Report agrees with this.  To all of you who support the tax increase 3A would bring, let me say this.  You can voluntarily give the amount to District 6 that your taxes would have risen.  It's easy.  Sit down, write the check, pay the district.  But I'm not going to do it.  I voted no, and no means no.  Your attempt to get money from my wallet failed, but you are still free to do as you choose.

I think Reese, Kershaw and the others need to call Lang on the carpet for buying $2,000 desks, $60,000 lifts, a tow truck, and computers they implied they didn't have.  District 6 said they did not have $300,000 for textbooks.  But when it came to inflating a few salaries in the district, they managed to find...you got it.  $300,000.  Amazing!  Something smells rotten.  Let's get to the bottom of this.

So to all you supporters of 3A, to ahead and write out your checks.  I'm sure the district will be appreciative.  As for those of you who thought this little fight would go away now, stay tuned.  I guarantee they will stonewall effort to open up District 6 books, District 6 committees, and District 6 practices.  And then they will give you sob stories and beg you for more money.  Again.  It's not about the children; we all care about them (no matter what the liars at the Lib Trib imply)  It's about managing government well!  It isn't over.  The fight has only begun.

The Descent Of The USSA

Greeley Report thanks a regular reader for the following article that graphically illustrates our decline into slavery.

"This year I decided to begin carrying my firearm regularly.  Society isn't getting any better, and after a couple of close calls with crime it was the prudent thing to do.  Besides, it was easy.  Right?  After all, the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution says "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

First, I discovered it wasn't as easy as it sounded.  I'm a U.S. citizen with no criminal history, clean as a whistle.  However, my friends began to question my motives as well as the Constitution!  They didn't think this is what the founders intended.  They opined that guns were for hunting, police and the military.  Civilians should leave that stuff to the "professionals."  They didn't like my discussions about how professionals often draw chalk lines around civilians, and they really became inflamed when I pointed out the original intent of the second amendment; that being the necessity of citizens to protect themselves from tyranny.  When I mentioned the fact that my right to carry a firearm was not granted by government, but was an unalienable, natural right, their heads about blew off!

I also discovered there is a list of places where my firearm and freedom is disallowed.  Colleges, hospitals, schools, various businesses.  I was a clean-cut citizen.  Safe, law-abiding, allegedly free and responsible.  Law-breakers carry weapons into these places.   Law-abiding citizens cannot.

Then there was the problem with my clothing.  Yes, clothing.  I found out I can carry a firearm in plain sight without a problem.  However, if my sweatshirt covers it, I am a lawbreaker.  Now, I need a government "permit."  And of course the "permit" has regulations, approvals of government, and money.

You see, the government requires you to take a class that is approved by them.  It costs $100 or more.  In the class they teach you that if you ever do have to shoot someone, you may well be presumed guilty unless proven innocent.  Then you must fill out an application for a concealed carry permit.  This costs another $152.  (So far I have spent $252, and I still can't wear my sweatshirt or a jacket over my gun.)  The application packet has all of the gun laws in legalese, which you must study before you apply.  Then you go through the questions.  I noted that some aliens from outside the country may apply to carry concealed as well as me.  I was being treated like them!  I am a U.S. citizen, under the U.S. Constitution.  But I was put on the same level as an alien by state and local government.

Finally I was able to submit my permit application to the local sheriff.  He had to approve my rights, too.  I would undergo a background check with state and federal authorities.  I was sent to the local jail to be fingerprinted.  I had to submit a valid photo id.  All of this would be attached to my permanent record, just so I could pull my sweatshirt over my sidearm so that liberal-minded freaks would not worry.  If all went well, and the government bureaucracy deemed me worthy, and if the local sheriff approved of me, I might receive my permit within....10-12 weeks.

The United States had no gun laws for centuries.  It was common to carry firearms openly or hidden; it didn't matter.  Historic records state that Miles Standish and others carried their muskets to church in Plymouth, MA, in 1621.  Nobody minded.  Today our constitutional rights are watered down, and we have allowed it to happen.  The enemy is not outside the U.S., but within our laws, fees, and bureacracy.  The next time you talk with an elected official, whether it's a sheriff, council member, or legislator, ask them what they will do to eliminate a bunch of laws so we can breathe free again.  Their response will tell you if they are truly for freedom, or just another socialist waiting to enslave the masses with further regulation.

Bias Against Reese Uncovered

Greeley Report has continued to investigate the UNC attempt to censure Brett Reese for his participation in a gay and lesbian event on campus.  By talking with others at the event besides Reese, we have uncovered a few interesting details that the Lib Trib did not report.

Brett Reese was not the only person at the event that voiced concerns over the homosexual lifestyle.  However, he was the only one singled out for attempted censure.  Others at the forum with concerns were not attacked nor censured.

There were several questions from the floor that had no scientific merit whatsoever.  Many of the questions asked dealt with feelings, emotions, and asking panel members to explain their personal views.  The question Reese asked was actually scientifically connected, and was not provided with any type of serious response.

Greeley Report has obtained a copy of the fact sheet Reese and others distributed.  A full one third of the page is study footnotes.  One third contains facts about sexually transmitted diseases and homosexual activity.  The Lib Trib only chose to report on the remaining third of the fact sheet.

Brett Reese has been singled out for attack over this issue.  Why?  Because he is running for office and making statements that some of the Libs in the community do not like.  The UNC Senate president offered his support to the sexual sodomite community from the floor of the forum, but nobody condemned his biased approach.  He is in a position of authority and must maintain an even-handed and impartial approach to both heterosexuals and homosexuals.  He did not.  The Lib Trib did not write an editorial condemning him.  Instead, they chose to blast Reese with a news article.  This is media bias at its worst.  Today you are getting facts they will not report.  Now that you have all the evidence in hand you are free to consider the merits of the story for yourself.

Reese Responds To Critics

NOTE:  The following article contains the complete, unedited response of Brett Reese to the Greeley Tribune and UNC.  Sam Hill is NOT Brett Reese.  He is simply printing Reeses comments to the article below that Reese sent into Greeley Report as a comment.  Enjoy your trip, Brett.

The vast majority of this nation's citizenry are good people. People in Greeley and surrounding areas are especially solid and of a moral and decent character. However, unlike the militant, ultra-left liberals who are in control of most mass media in this country, these good people are silent. They believe in keeping their businesses operating and paying the tax that supports the rest. These are the people I claim as my own. I come from a farm/ranch operation in Wyoming. But I don't mind conflict, I'm not a "blueblood" like the Tointons, Nortons and the Monforts, and I happen to own Greeley's most listened to radio station. This makes me a real threat to them and their whipping boy, Randy Bangert and Steve Weaver. However, as you have read in today's paper, I have chosen not to comment to them due to their inability to report a story objectively. Alternately, because Sam Hill never rewords or edits my statements, I am choosing to respond to the three separate reporters who called me yesterday and use Sam's forum to do so.

I am currently on vacation in Hawaii, attending my brother in law's wedding. He is a marine just finishing an assignment in Iraq. My wife jokes that I am in exile. The tribune story does not contain my response. I explained to their reporter that if I make a statement to him, it will be misconstrued, then ostracized and "Ed Clarked" in little Mikey Peter's column. I explained to the reporter that I would be happy to respond to any questions his readers may have about either my position on 3A or my participation in the fact dissemination at the Gay indoctrination session on Pirate 104.7fm. I am choosing to include my opinion and my statement here, in a forum where all who want to find it, are able to find truth. I actually also made a statement to both UNC newspapers, as they have not misplaced my trust as of yet. By contrast, the Tribune has annhilated my statements so badly, I don't even recognize them!

UNC's GLBT community is very active in recruiting new members. I don't hate them. Neither do I believe there is room for discrimination of any sort. I attended only because I truly care about the future of these students. My thoughts were also confirmed that there would be no facts provided about STD's and the negative effects of engaging in this lifestyle. Besides AIDS, syphillis and anal warts, there is a multitude of other diseases that are mostly contained to this lifestyle. I would want my children to be made aware of this if they were considering becoming gay. These are facts. Not accusations. And they were given in a very, very caring way. As I walked away I couldn't help but hear the screams, "at least we don't have sex with our sister!". I wished I had recorded the conversation so people could actually understand how caring and gentleness can be responded to with shouts and inaccurate, community-wide libelous reporting.

A final note, before I asked the question about how homosexuality is different than group marriage/sex, the student senate president asked them how he could help further their agenda. I can only hope he meant helping them understand the dangers associated with embracing a disease that will, not may, destroy both their physical and spiritual being. Of course it would be easier to sit in front of the tv and do nothing. Too many of us are doing this already.

Hate Speech, or Free Speech?

The anti-Brett Reese machine is in full swing.  Sam Hill read an article about Reese purportedly passing out fliers at a pro-homosexual event they said was "hateful."  The UNC Senate wanted to condemn his campaign, but couldn't because of policy restrictions.

Sam is going to dig into this issue with his contacts.  He thinks that "citizen" Reese passed out these fliers, while "candidate" Reese did not.  However, the sexual sodomite community wants to link the two together and condemn Reese, and the Lib Trib and others are more than happy to help.

If a heterosexual candidate is condemned for their private social values, the same should hold true for homosexuals as well.  It seems they don't like a level playing field, even more than they despise Reese.  They want everything (including laws) to be weighted in their favor.  Stay tuned to the Trib and other liberal groups.  I'm sure more on this story will be coming out.  They hate Reese, and it sounds like they are adding to their hate speech and non-endorsements by the day.  What will they do when he wins?

Bang, Bang, You're....Alive?

Sam read the Lib Trib editorial attacking the 9.12 group with great amusement over the weekend.  It is obvious the Trib is the hired gun for Norton and 3A.  Every candidate they support backs 3A.  And Tom-Tom is their poster child.  So the coordinated efforts by little Mikey Peters to say something stupid in his Gnarly Trombone column, along with Bang-Bang Bangert and his editorial attacking the 9.12 group were a unified, biased attack.

Here are the facts.

• The 9.12 group invited both candidates to their mayoral forum.  Norton accepted first, and then lied.
  
• Norton was caught lying, and trying to hide from the 9.12 group.
  
• The Lib Trib never reported any of this until Greeley Report forced their hand.
• Norton will not take a stand on 3A now, even though he can.  He is afraid his desire for $30 million dollars more (not just $16) will come out.The 9.12 group challenged Norton because he is the candidate directly linked to the blue ribbon panel.
• The 9.12 group also challenged 3A in the flier.
  
• Apparently the flier is successful, because the liberal media continues to attack them.
  
• Norton isnt hiding in a cave as the Trib asserts.  He just wont attend mayoral forums, and likes to lie to people he wants to control.  He wants to raise taxes and run his own fiefdom.  (Readers of the Trib, you may have to look that word up in a book called the dictionary.)
• Sam believes the farce is being perpetrated by the Lib Trib.  If the 9.12 group is known by its friends and its enemies, it is a good group!

What A Tangled Web

Lets see.  Greeley city councilman Charlie Archebeque is related to District 6 School board member Linda Trimberger.  Greeley Mayoral candidate Tom-Tom Norton is literally in bed with UNC President Kay Norton.  Tom was also a vital part of the District 6 blue ribbon panel.  Where is he getting all his money?  From big money people.  Look at the audit trail and you will find names like Ehrlich, Monfort and others.  This is hard news, nepotism and a tangled web.  You will discover the same old people trying to manipulate and run the same old things while they raise your taxes.

And Now For The Other Side

The Lib Trib has endorsed 4 District 6 school board candidates in an amazing display of bias.  They openly endorse 3A, and just about wet themselves with joy as they slap around Brett Reese for opposing it.  They openly endorse his four opponents.  Lets take a deeper look at all five.

• Judy Kron.  Worked with United Way and was involved in the community.  Served on the board for 4 years.  Would not open up District 6 books until Reese and Amy Oliver pushed for more transparency.  Surprise!  She decided to say she was pushing for transparency.  Cannot manage $30 million per year, so she wants $16 million more!  What a crone.  Do not vote for her.
  
• Linda Trimberger.  Former union schoolteacher.  A part of the problem for 30 years.  Trimberger doesn't like transparency, likes liberals, and defends the school district raising their performance by less than 5 percent in 4 years.  They are still failing, but she is proud of their achievement.  She cannot manage $30 million per year, so she wants $16 million more.  She tends to talk a lot and it means very little.  She uses school visits to justify the need for more money.  But she avoids talk about $2,000 desks, tow trucks, lifts, and new computers that are on order.  Do not vote for Trimberger unless you want more of the same.
• Doug Lidiak.  Lidiak was appointed recently to fill a vacancy.  Although he is a newcomer, he sold educational software to District 6 and other districts.  He is as close to being an insider as possible, while being an outsider.  A part of the educational machine.  His business success is all based on teachers unions and establishment, entrenched educational problems across the nation.  Sam doesn't know if Lidiak would be good or not, and may not vote for him.
• Doug Kershaw.  Kershaw threw his hat in the ring for school board at the last minute, immediately after Reese announced his candidacy.  He shows up late to debates and talks about what he doesn't know.  Sam has listened to him intently and found he knows very little about District 6.  He rages on the fiddle, and comes from a poor background.  So what?  He is bought and paid for by the pro-3A crowd.  Sam cannot believe the Lib Trib actually endorsed him.  They must really hate Brett Reese.  Or they are completely biased and stupid.  Probably both.  Do not vote for Kershaw.
  
• Brett Reese.  Reese gleefully enjoys agitating the Lib Trib.  He is a salesman 24-7 for Pirate Radio, which is one of three businesses he owns.  He was accused of throwing around "loose facts."  However, Kershaw and the others seldom throw facts at all.  The incumbents are proud of their record (failure), Lidiak is a new kid, and Kershaw a late-entry to the race that cannot show up on time.  Reese has dug out indications of poor spending, done his homework on national studies, and opposes business as usual.  He home schools his children, probably because homeschooling works.  If District 6 schools actually worked, he might not have to spend the extra money or put in the extra energy needed to home school.  He actually spends more money on education than any of the other school board candidates, because he also pays District 6 taxes for schools his children or grandchildren do not attend.  Vote ONLY for Brett Reese.

Now do you see articles like this in the Libby Tribby?  Well no.  You see, that would be reporting.  They are missing the whole goal of journalism.  They only gather half the data; the portion they want to make their point.  They share that with you, expecting you to be stupid and believe them.  However, you read Greeley Report and other sites.  You listen to Amy Oliver, Brett Reese and others.  You actually make informed decisions and cast informed votes.  This is why the readership at the Trib is shrinking, and Greeley Report is growing.  You want both sides.  Today this column counterbalances the endorsements of Bangart and his boys.  Vote with your pocketbooks.  You may love education, but you hate corruption and overspending.  Get the bums out of education and it will be miles ahead of voting yes on 3A.  Yes on Reese, No on 3A.

Gangs, Illegals, Mismanagement And Schools

According to supporters of 3A, if you love children you will spend $16 million dollars more per year on their education.  If you don't, you are a hater.  Shame on you.  Today Sam will give you a few ideas of his own that will help our teachers, schools and community.  None of these are discussed in the Lib Trib, of course.  Every candidate they have supported is with Tom-Tom Norton and the pro-3A bunch.  So much for unbiased media at the local level.

Here are some recommendations from Sam:

• First, every child that attends school should provide evidence that they are in the U.S. legally.  Have this proof shown before a child is admitted to school.  If a child or family cannot provide that documentation, contact ICE.  We don't need to pay higher taxes so that an illegal thief can be supported free of charge.
  
• Second, put the word out.  "Involved with a gang?  Your door goes bang."  Get them out of schools, instead of forcing schools to "cater" to them.  Did you know that John Evans middle school had to change their color scheme to a neutral color because their old colors involved red and blue?  Sam is sick of seeing law-abiding citizens being forced to cater to gang-types.  He thinks red, white and blue are still good colors.
  
• Third, slash any salary over $100,000 to that level.  We can employ a state senator for less.  Increase their salaries only by the percentage test scores rise each year.
  
• Fourth, fire non-performing teachers.  They are in the system and give the good ones a bad name.
  
• Fifth, involve parents at every level of district 6.  Every committee from security to curriculum.
  
• Sixth, eliminate the hidden plunder in District 6.  Two lifts, a large tow truck (how much did that cost?) and other toys.
  
• Seventh, use the local bus system.  Thanks to Ed Phillipsen for this idea.
  
• Eighth, challenge the feds and the state.  Every program they enact must come with matching funds.  Unfunded programs will not be implemented.
  
• Ninth, share.  Across school boundaries, equipment, bus rides, etc.  There is too much territorial disputing and not enough cooperation in District 6.
• Tenth, take a hard look at the charter schools.  They do better even though they have less money, very similar demographics, and pay for their own buildings.  District 6 hates it when Sam brings it up and tries to play the demographic card every time.  It is not true.  Take a long, hard look at what works, and copy it elsewhere.

Sam is just getting warmed up.  He thinks Greeley and District 6 can be great, but not if we throw more money at the situation.  Lang, Tom-Tom Norton and the big-money people in town are trying to tell us that more money out of our wallets is a better thing.  What is wrong with this picture?  Can you say slavery?  No wonder they are rich and you are not.

Is This Ours?

Is this a Weld District 6 school bus?  They would like to have us think so.  But it's not.  It's a bus for a school in India.  So, how do they graduate all of those Ph.d. and technically trained students when they have such "appalling" busses?  It's easy.  They don't have to deal with unions, and they know that education is not about the money.  You are being lied to by District 6.  They receive $30 million per year from you, and are asking for an annual increase of $16 million besides.  That is $46 million dollars every year!

Right now this district is telling you that when you give them $30 million dollars they can't find a way to spend only $300,000 on textbooks every year.  That sounds like mismanagement to Sam.  People are out of work, private wages are declining, and house values have dropped.  Shouldn't they rein in their spending instead of increasing it?  Absolutely  They also need to learn to manage what you give them now.  Send them that message.  And while you are at it, vote only for Brett Reese on District 6 school board.  And vote against Tom-Tom Norton.  He brings the same mindset to the mayor's office.

You...Must...See...This!

Every American must see this video clip.  Period!

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October 17 - News In Review

Here are a few details from the stories Greeley Report broke this week.

• The Greeley 9.12 group released a flyer giving details about 3A.  They also linked Tom-Tom Norton to the blue ribbon panel.  Tommy whined about it to the Lib Trib.
• District 6 received word from the state that they should expect financial shortfalls in 2010.  Since 3A money is place in general fund, it can be used for salaries, no matter what they tell you now.
• Tom-Tom Norton was called a "liberal Republican" by two separate groups across the state.  He's a RINO.
• Norton admitted he lied to the 9.12 group in withdrawing from their candidate forum.
• The Greeley Chamber held their District 6 candidate forum.  Brett Reese was the only candidate with fresh ideas, and the only one who wanted to oppose 3A.
• Greeley 9.12 group leader Brian Britain came home to find Greeley Code Enforcement sitting in front of his house, writing notices for an infraction.  The issue was 4 years old and only came out now.  Incredible timing, eh?
• The Lib Trib endorsed another entrenched, long-time candidate for Ward IV.  Apparently they don't like change as much as they claim.
• Candidate Brett Reese revealed District 6 has pallets of new computers, and 2 new lifts ($60,000).  But they still want money, and they want it for computers.

Remember folks, you didn't hear most of this in the Lib Trib.  You hear it here first, best, and with conservative analysis.  Stay tuned for more!

What's In The Trough?

Sam found this picture of the District 6 board and the Blue Ribbon Panel feeding at the trough and wanting $16 million more dollars out of your wallet every year.  Now before you get mad, you need to hear what was in School Board candidate Brett Reeses latest newsletter.

(Disclaimer:  Sam Hill is not Brett Reese.  Sam is acquainted with Brett and listens to Pirate Radio 104.7.  But the information presented in this column is completely independent of this candidate.)

According to Reese insiders within District 6 are reporting gross mismanagement of funds with what they are given now.

• Computers?  District 6 has pallets of new computers in their warehouse!  They haven't told you, because they want more money!  Furthermore, they have an entire team that maintains their existing computers that they pay.

• Lifts?  District 6 has a lift with a cracked bucket.  Did they replace the bucket?  No!  They bought a whole new lift.  Then they wanted a bigger one.  So they bought that, too.  It's so big they don't have a trailer to tow it.  They could have rented one and saved more than $60,000.

Folks, this is the corruption and feeding trough that is aided by people like Tom Norton, Ranelle Lang, the Lib Trib and others. The good old idiots network needs fresh blood.  Vote only for Brett Reese, and vote no on 3A.  They just want fresh slop in their tough.

You Call This Freedom?

BREAKING NEWS!  Late last night Sam Hill received a call from someone who had been at the Greeley 9.12 meeting.  Brian Britain, the local leader related an incident that happened after their flier about the 3A tax hike was released.  Yesterday, Brian pulled up to his house and noticed Greeley Code Enforcement outside.  They had "received a complaint," about his RV.  It seems it was parked too close to the house.  It has been there for 4 years.  Apparently the group made someone with some city influence a bit angry.

Welcome to America folks.  Is this freedom?  Absolutely not!  This is precisely why groups like 9.12 are springing up.  The wrong people are in power, and the bureaucrats like Code Enforcement and the establishment media like the Lib Trib do the dirty work to help them stay there!  Throw the tyrants out!

Keep Out!

Sam has been occupied with generating income this week, and hasn't been able to attend various things.  However, his range of contacts, comments (yes, Sam reads your comments) and friends keep him informed.  So the facts in this story are true, and have been given to him by people who were actually at the events.

At the recent District 6 Candidates forum at the Chamber building, "outsider" Brett Reese was the sole candidate opposing the 3A tax increase.  Reese stated the fact that Norton and others wanted $30 million per year; not $16.  But they opted to push for $16 to start, and see where that took them.  Not one board member dissented this statement, although Judy Kron's face did resemble a grim troll doll at times when Reese spoke.

Reese has shared various ideas to make the school system more efficient (such as partnering with Greeley to use the public bus system).  These innovations have been largely ignored by the others and by the Lib Trib.

Reese is an "outsider" because he supports innovation, parental involvement and school choice.  District 6 does not want any of this.

It's obvious the District 6 culture is opposed to "outsiders."  They want to keep the band of thieves and control freaks intact and keep your false sense of satisfaction at a high level.  Koolaid anyone?

So He Lied

Today in the Lib Trib Mayoral candidate Tom Norton admitted he lied to the 9.12 group when he backed out of their Mayoral forum.  Sam broke the story here on Greeley Report (which the liberal establishment Trib likes to mock as less credible....but note they didnt break the story until they had to).  So you readers got this story a couple of weeks ago.  What is little Mikey Peters saying to that one, mediocre investigative journalist that he is?

So, what else is Tom-Tom lying about?  3A?  His positions on taxes?  His views on running the city?  How the blue ribbon panel of District 6 can mismanage $30 million dollars each year and wants $16 million more?  Wouldnt you like to know?  This was the reason for the forum, for the 9.12 group to ask both candidates direct questions.  Tom-Tom opted to lie his way out of that forum, after agreeing to show up.  He appeared at the other forum run by another group that he knew was swung in his favor, though.  Phillipsen appeared at both.

Now Norton says the flier the 9.12 group sent out sharing information about him and 3A is "childish."  Well Tom, you started it.  You are the two-faced liar that wants to be mayor.  You wanted to give us bull and sell your tax-increasing ways.  And when you get caught, others are childish?  Sam thinks your true self was revealed, and you dont like it.  When the grassroots of Northern Colorado gets involved, it makes government better.  No to Norton; No to 3A.  And nice job, 9.12 group.  You have already done a good service to Northern Colorado.

Sleeping With The Enemy?

Tom Norton has some baggage.  Only a year ago wife Kay Norton and her band of thieves at UNC were the first state college to try and take your money to fund illegal aliens attending her college in Greeley.  See it for yourself in the link below.  But it gets worse.  The actual Colorado Senate bill (SB 170) was sponsored completely by liberal democrats.  The RINO Nortons wanted it along with Dick Monfort and several others.  It would have actually provided subsidies from your taxes to illegal aliens, including those who had not completed high school. It was narrowly defeated by the conservatives.

Will Norton take this approach into the Mayor's office?  Will Greeley become a sanctuary for illegals?  Here are some other issues:

• November 12, 2009 - Former CU Regent Jim Martin said a "new Republican Party" needed to be formed that was more moderate.  He listed possible candidates for the liberal, reorganized party, and one of them was Tom Norton.
  
• January 7, 2009 - Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance member Tom Norton was already actively pushing for Obama stimulus funds.  The stimulus hadn't even been passed yet!  Instead of standing against it, he was lobbying for funds.  He said, "The stimulus money will be spent, and we are ready to and should support the receiving of that money. We should take advantage of that to the biggest degree possible."  Talk about a hog at a trough.
  
• Tom Norton may have to remove himself from mayoral activities involving AIMS, District 6, and/or UNC.  He has a decided conflict of interest in dealing with these groups.  However, he will not address this.

Why would Greeley want a tax raising, self-professed moderate, indentured servant to UNC, liberal policies as their mayor?  These are the questions you won't see in the Lib Trib.  They are gutless, whiny, and liberal as the Nortons.  If you want to sing something more than "We Are The World" in future days, vote against Norton and against 3A.

Click below to download UNC Board minutes and Senate Bill 170 for yourselves.

Download 12-12-08_minutesUNC Bord

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They Don't Have A Clue

Today word came that the teacher's union has rejected District 6's latest contract offer.  They want more.  They have PERA, benefits and a decent salary.  But that is not enough.  When this is contrasted to the world around them, it seems ludicrous.  Now Sam likes teachers, and applauds the work they do.  He knows they work long hours outside the school, and have to put up with all sorts of garbage inside the school walls (including union and administrative bull-hockey).  But when does government start to cut back the way the private sector does?

Unemployment is over 10 percent (officially, not counting jobs taken by illegals, jobs that are culled out of statistics to soften the blow and so forth).  Have you seen any school district, city or government agency cut their staff by 10 percent?  No.  Have you heard any government official running for office say that he or she will cut staff and spending by 10 percent?  No.  They are gutless.  They don't want to make enemies they might work with in the future.  I have heard a few candidates deal with hard issues, but they are few and far between.  Brett Reese is a rarity in this sense.  Listen to what he is saying.

In short folks, while you are struggling, the bureaucrats want to raise your property taxes 43% through 3A.  The numbers don't add up.  It's time for a cut in bureaucrats.  And we need to elect the leaders that will start to cut, eliminate, roll back and rescind.  Not socialists like Tom-Tom Norton and other cronies.  Think about it.  And vote no to every one of them!

Fun Facts About District Six

Sam felt it was time to share some fun facts about District 6 schools and their performance.  Many of these are taken directly from the District 6 website.

Did you know...

• District 6 CSAP reading scores are now at 57.5 percent.  This means 42.5 percent of students are NOT proficient; a failing grade.
• District 6 CSAP writing scores are at 45.4 percent.  54.6 percent are NOT proficient.  Flunked!
• District 6 CSAP math scores are at 39.1 percent.  60.9 percent are NOT proficient.  Flunked!

Meanwhile...

• District 6 administrative personnel salaries for new hires or increases have increased by 25 percent in the past 3 years!
• District 6 teachers salaries barely increased over the past 3 years.
• District 6 can't seem to find $300,000 per year for new textbooks in the $30 million budget they currently have.  Nor do they want to use old textbooks they have stored away.  They are passe.
  
• District 6 school superintendent Ranelle Lang will earn nearly $300,000 in salary and benefits next year all by herself.  One administrator's salary could pay for textbooks!
  
• They want to raise your property taxes by 22 percent.  And that's only the beginning!
  

Do these figures trouble you?  Well, they should!  Thanks to the herculean efforts of District 6 school board candidate Brett Reese, things are already starting to shake.  According to the District 6 website, there are plans afoot to put the 2009-10 budget online for public scrutiny sometime in the future.  This would not have happened if he had not stood up for you!  He is also publishing some of these facts and figures in his campaign.  You can contact Brett at Pirate Radio for more information and data (970-378-1047).

In short, the answer is not giving the fat cats more money to build little idiots.  District 6 needs to innovate, cut back on various areas, involve the community instead of cutting them out, and raise their sights.  Right now they are congratulating themselves that test scores have improved by roughly 3 percent in 4 years.  But they are still failing!  Don't reward failure.  Sam suggests you vote only for Brett Reese on this school board election.  It will send a strong message to the school district they need to receive.  Get your act together or we will cut funding from you!  Grow up and get in touch with the real world.  You are out of touch already, and that doesn't need an increase in funds.

News From Last Week

Over the weekend Sam learned some inside information from a Greeley Report reader and friend that he can share with you.  At the RINO breakfast this past Wednesday, hosted by Jim Eckersley (and his absent spousal unit Tambor Williams), the guest speaker was Ed Phillipsen.  However, Eckersley didnt want Phillipsen to speak.  It was nearly forced upon him, in order to make it happen.  Eckersley was not very welcoming.

Also present at the breakfast was Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes.  What did Eckersley do with that?  He allowed Maes a minute to stand and introduce himself.  That was all.  This eyewitness told Sam it was an incredible display of RINO partisanship.  Neither Maes nor Phillipsen are on Eckersleys special list of cronies.  It was so obvious in his disdain.

Apparently the "big-tent" RINOs live in a pretty small tent themselves.  They say one thing and do another.  In all reality they don't want to be inclusive; they want to control things and force the Republican party to be Democrats.  Too bad they don't realize that a great number of local Republicans are watching their nefarious schemes, and could move to the Libertarian or Constitution parties.  Independents notice, too.  Eckersley and his cronies need to reach out and actually do what they say.  Or else they can switch parties as some have done in recent years and change their "R" to a more truthful "D."

District 6 Marketing Group?

The Lib Trib recently disclosed the fact that District 6 is spending your money to market itself.  Yes, really!  The district that can't afford to manage $30+ million in annual taxes, and has horrible test scores in every area has stepped into the marketing arena.  How?  They have given your money to the Upstate Economic Development group, which is a private/public consortium of donors that markets Northern Colorado to attract new business to the area.

Now don't get Sam wrong here.  Sam likes the idea of private enterprise.  But District 6 is totally off, here.  They want to market themselves with taxpayer money.  In reality, they need to stay out of the marketing business completely.  That should be left entirely to groups like this, the chamber of commerce and so forth.  The money we give District 6 should go to the schools, students and textbooks; not marketing.

Furthermore, if District 6 likes private enterprise so much, they should get behind school vouchers, charter schools, partnerships with homeschoolers, etc.  Will they do that with their educational philosophy?  No!  Aurora public schools works with homeschoolers in Greeley every week!  It's their way of helping homeschoolers succeed better.  Does District 6 do this?  No!  They spend your money with private partnerships, but they themselves are ingrown.

Sam finds it interesting that the Lib Trib won't question how District 6 spends your money.  District 6 won't disclose how they spend your money.  And when little things like this come to light, it further reveals the deep-seeded issues in the District.  They don't need more money.  They need to change their entire leadership structure and organization first.