Maybe the SSSD should use some the "extra" money to hire back some of the 30+ teachers and staff that were laid off last year. Raises for those that kept their jobs? What a joke.
What part of the Constitution mandates conservative principles and free markets? Ellis, it sounds like you would like to go back to a time when women and non-whites were not allowed to vote or own property. Is this the young, thriving, industrious country that you refer to and would like to return us to.
Why do you call the Senate plan the Obama plan? The plan from the Senate is a far cry from what President Obama had in mind for the citizens of our country. Did the Rasmussen poll include people that have no health insurance? I doubt it. We all know how easy it is to skew a poll. The way the Senate bill stands right now I would not vote for it. I was in favor of a public option. Our country has some of the finest health care providers in the world. What a shame that only some of us have access. Lieberman and his "gang" have already won whether or not the bill is finally enacted. The insurance companies can all breath a sigh of relief.
Wait a minute, BFD. I didn't see anything on the ballot that said a vote for Cari is a vote for 700. There is more than one issue that the CC is involved with. Methinks you are jumping to conclusions.
Of course there will be a cost to providing health care for everyone. No one thinks that it will be free. If there were a public option available, it will assure that everyone is covered, and then the people choosing private insurance will not have to foot the bill for those that get their heath care from Emergency Rooms. Tort reform will reduce by only a small percentage the total health care expenditures in this country. Health insurance companies are only beholden to their investers, not the people they insure. Even with a public option there will be pleny of people that will prefer their own private insurance to keep the insurance companies in business.
The reason the family chose not to use the antvenin available here is because of the high risk of an allergic reaction, which could have killed Mike. The Mexican version does not have as high a risk.
Hey dlg01, What a cherry picker you are. You failed to state that the property that you refer to in your Pilot link was not annexed and developed by Jim and Kevin.
A quote from this article: "Bennett and Engelken decided in October not to purchase the property or pursue their original plan of a 28-lot, single-family home development on the site. "After taking a close look at the overall market and the concerns of the neighbors, we decided to withdraw," Bennett said." "Certainly that night at the planning commission (meeting) played into our decision," Bennett said. "But in the end, we are not in the development business. We just wanted to build something that would be affordable and competitive housing."
Hmmmm, seems like they took heed to the concerns of the people that this development would impact. What a refreshing perspective.
Jim, good luck on your campaign. You have my vote. It's time we have a few more City Council members without a vested interest in rapid growth. I know Jim as a person of integrity, and I trust that he has Steamboat's best interests in mind. Jim is very level headed. His "anger", as reported in this article, really shows his passion for "doing the right thing" and not giving in to the developers as so often we have seen over the past several years. We only have to look at his past council record to see what Jim's interests are, or more importantly - not. We do not have this insight from his opponent, only his "reassurance" that he won't let his business interests interfere with his decisions.
Steamboat Springs School Board to consider raises
Maybe the SSSD should use some the "extra" money to hire back some of the 30+ teachers and staff that were laid off last year. Raises for those that kept their jobs? What a joke.
December 6, 2010 at 2:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Joanne Palmer: Aspen? Fahgettaboudit
What a great way to start my day. Thanks for the laugh.
February 10, 2010 at 8:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Mike Lyons: Take it back
Good sleuthing snobow. It seems that the Pilot did not do it's due diligence before posting a letter from an enigma.
January 14, 2010 at 8:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Mike Lyons: Take it back
What part of the Constitution mandates conservative principles and free markets?
Ellis, it sounds like you would like to go back to a time when women and non-whites were not allowed to vote or own property. Is this the young, thriving, industrious country that you refer to and would like to return us to.
January 13, 2010 at 3:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chuck McConnell: No thanks, Sen. Bennet
Why do you call the Senate plan the Obama plan? The plan from the Senate is a far cry from what President Obama had in mind for the citizens of our country. Did the Rasmussen poll include people that have no health insurance? I doubt it. We all know how easy it is to skew a poll.
The way the Senate bill stands right now I would not vote for it. I was in favor of a public option. Our country has some of the finest health care providers in the world. What a shame that only some of us have access.
Lieberman and his "gang" have already won whether or not the bill is finally enacted. The insurance companies can all breath a sigh of relief.
December 23, 2009 at 8:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hermacinski re-elected to City Council
Wait a minute, BFD. I didn't see anything on the ballot that said a vote for Cari is a vote for 700. There is more than one issue that the CC is involved with. Methinks you are jumping to conclusions.
November 4, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bob Pensack: 2 boys wept
Of course there will be a cost to providing health care for everyone. No one thinks that it will be free. If there were a public option available, it will assure that everyone is covered, and then the people choosing private insurance will not have to foot the bill for those that get their heath care from Emergency Rooms. Tort reform will reduce by only a small percentage the total health care expenditures in this country. Health insurance companies are only beholden to their investers, not the people they insure. Even with a public option there will be pleny of people that will prefer their own private insurance to keep the insurance companies in business.
October 29, 2009 at 2:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat teen on Animal Planet show tonight
The reason the family chose not to use the antvenin available here is because of the high risk of an allergic reaction, which could have killed Mike. The Mexican version does not have as high a risk.
October 16, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Engelken supports more open space, less growth
Hey dlg01, What a cherry picker you are. You failed to state that the property that you refer to in your Pilot link was not annexed and developed by Jim and Kevin.
http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/20...
A quote from this article:
"Bennett and Engelken decided in October not to purchase the property or pursue their original plan of a 28-lot, single-family home development on the site.
"After taking a close look at the overall market and the concerns of the neighbors, we decided to withdraw," Bennett said."
"Certainly that night at the planning commission (meeting) played into our decision," Bennett said. "But in the end, we are not in the development business. We just wanted to build something that would be affordable and competitive housing."
Hmmmm, seems like they took heed to the concerns of the people that this development would impact. What a refreshing perspective.
October 11, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Engelken supports more open space, less growth
Jim, good luck on your campaign. You have my vote. It's time we have a few more City Council members without a vested interest in rapid growth.
I know Jim as a person of integrity, and I trust that he has Steamboat's best interests in mind. Jim is very level headed. His "anger", as reported in this article, really shows his passion for "doing the right thing" and not giving in to the developers as so often we have seen over the past several years.
We only have to look at his past council record to see what Jim's interests are, or more importantly - not. We do not have this insight from his opponent, only his "reassurance" that he won't let his business interests interfere with his decisions.
October 11, 2009 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )