Thursday, May 23, 2013
Comment Archives: Last 7 Days
Re: “Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever”
Marijuana has been and always will be a part of our society regardless of any prohibition. 50 Billion Dollars a year in drug war expenses has done nothing to deter our citizens desire to smoke marijuana. The prohibition has destroyed millions of lives, while the plant has not been the cause of a single overdose, ever. You can't even say that about water.
Since sales will continue regardless of legal status, it seems that there is question before us now. Do we continue to fund the black market and cartels through underground sales, or do we regulate and tax it like alcohol? The latter is what the citizens of Colorado, and more specifically Colorado Springs voted for.
We can either do it now, or do it through a citizen driven initiative. We are fairly sick of our elected representatives that fail to represent.
Posted by
Are you kidding me ?
on 05/23/2013 at 9:33 AM
Re: “Colorado Springs joins the Waldorf-charter wave”
I attempted to read the mess of a blog Pete K. recommended above regarding Waldorf education. My sister is a Waldorf teacher trained in Boulder, CO. She has worked in both public and private schools and believes the Waldorf schools she has been associated with offer a more humane approach to becoming a life-long learner than what the factory-assembly-line public education provides. Children are not one-size-fits all and should not be treated that way!
Posted by
Nancy Masterson Reinking
on 05/23/2013 at 9:13 AM
Re: “Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever”
Jeez, gimme a break already -- what a joke, considering that the legal recreational marijuana we're talking about here is for ADULTS and if regulated the same way that alcohol is (the way WE voted for it btw) concerns about teen usage remains the same as it always has. Wish there were a requirement that our elected officials have some sort of cognitive thinking skills instead of just pushing forward with their own emotional fear-spewing and unfounded agendas.
Posted by
COnative59
on 05/23/2013 at 8:48 AM
Re: “Ballpark: There's a better way”
As much of a baseball / sports fan as I am, Security Service Field works just fine for our city! Why try to fix something that isn't broken. I would love a downtown ballpark but its far from what we need first and foremost. I applaud you Mr. Routon for pointing out Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and The USOC being here and promoting what our city is really about! Just my opinion, thanks for the venue to vent.
Posted by
Ben McFall
on 05/23/2013 at 7:55 AM
Re: “Want to support John Morse?”
So the "conservatives" want the taxpayers to spend $150,000 of taxpayer money for a foolish election when Morse has only 1 more year to serve. You might not like Morse's positions, but that is not enough of a reason to recall him!
Posted by
What's the Word?
on 05/22/2013 at 11:03 PM
Re: “Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever”
So, what did Mayor Botch smoke that caused him to lose his scruples?
Posted by
OldCrank
on 05/22/2013 at 8:54 PM
Re: “Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever”
The Mayor should stick to "politics"
, he's no Doctor, but he plays one on TV and at council meetings...
Posted by
Audrey Hatfield
on 05/22/2013 at 7:40 PM
Re: “Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever”
WOW!!! SMH ******BACH IS A PROPAGANDA MACHINE... Now I know where granny is getting the garbage, do some research. ya Dolt. Our society is better with MMJ, and MJ !!!
Posted by
Jayoin
on 05/22/2013 at 7:29 PM
Re: “Putting the 'tea' in trouble”
You all reali8ze the only groups denied in Cenncinnati were all progressive groups. All three of them? The horror of actually having to back up your social welfare bonfides must be really rought for some.
Posted by
marge
on 05/22/2013 at 4:50 PM
Re: “Putting the 'tea' in trouble”
Yes Siggie, my post was in jest. IRS profiling and discrimination of any kind should never be tolerated.
But while we're at it..."I believe it is the systematic denial of "tax-free" status."
Actually "systematic denial" is somewhat of a misnomer. Of the 97 "conservative" groups whose applications for tax exempt status were delayed by the IRS, zero were actually denied. Of the 3 "liberal" groups whose applications for tax exempt status were delayed during the same time period, all three were denied.
Posted by
bill.guman
on 05/22/2013 at 4:35 PM
Re: “Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever”
mayor Bach should be more worried about what kind of pollution is wandering around in the area he wants to make into something. Benzene and such are far more dangerous to health (and memory) that a little Colorado Sinsemilla.
Posted by
marge
on 05/22/2013 at 4:19 PM
Re: “Recalling a past public-safety sham, Josh Fox returns to the fracking fracas”
Eye-opening and a great interview. I respect Josh Fox for what he's doing. Keep up the good work!
Posted by
Kurt Supancic
on 05/22/2013 at 3:59 PM
Re: “Work by Abigail Kreuser”
I have two pieces of Abby's work and adore them! Be sure to stop by and enjoy the beauty of her photography!
Posted by
Silver Key Kathy Allen
on 05/22/2013 at 3:51 PM
Re: “Work by Abigail Kreuser”
I have two pieces of Abby's work and adore them! Be sure to stop by and enjoy the beauty of her photography!
Posted by
Silver Key Kathy Allen
on 05/22/2013 at 3:50 PM
Re: “New Coloradan eyes governor's race”
Anyone But Hickenlooper is my bumper sticker...right next to my Impeach Obama bumper sticker, which is right next to my "My Pit-bull can chew your honor student's butt" bumper sticker.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/22/2013 at 3:44 PM
Re: “Bach mum on road closing”
Firstly, men dying their hair is plain silly and looks like they can't handle the truth about themselves.
I bet there are people living up above that road who don't like this plan.
But Bach is bought...and Anshutz, when he finishes paying off Michael Jackson's mother for killing her son, will still have the money left to force this issue.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/22/2013 at 3:37 PM
Re: “Portions of Waldo Fire burn area to reopen”
So with Rampart Range Road open back up in Garden of the Gods?
Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/22/2013 at 3:28 PM
Re: “Indy demands severance contracts from city”
Thank you Indy for looking into this.
People in the private sector are given sick days to say we understand you might get sick, so don't freak out when you can't come to work because you have the flu, and as a matter of fact don't come in and infect the rest of us.
If they don't need to use their sick days, they don't get a bonus, they are simply lucky not to have been sick...and it certainly doesn't roll over into a $50,000 windfall by accumulating year after year.
This is the worst case of government disregard for the struggle of tax payers, and the worst use of our money of which our government claims never to have enough I have ever seen.
I am offended and have lost all respect for local government and its employees...they are stealing us blind. Nothing but a bunch of thieves from top to bottom. They have shamed themselves and their work.
As top republican leaders in town are saying, it didn't take long for reformer Bach to get sucked into the system and become offender Bach.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 05/22/2013 at 3:27 PM
Re: “Bach mum on road closing”
Rod - I'm color blind so I don't know what unnatural color is.
I suspect "your guy" looked a lot better than "my boy" during the election, for you and too few others anyway. Other than his "Refer Madness" stance on cannabis, I think he is performing reasonably well. Don't forget his 70% approval rating (outside of Indy readership anyway).
Posted by
siggie
on 05/22/2013 at 3:15 PM
Re: “Bach says teens who smoke pot may lose their memory forever”
Oh, and any study done by the government will be biased. The government has been lying to you about marijuana for 80 years. They just can't quit lying. They need to continue the lie to keep their funding.