Archive for July 6, 2012
Romney, Bain, Romney never left
Caught In A Lie: Romney Invested In Medical Waste Firm That Disposed Of Aborted Fetuses By Henry Decker Mitt Romney’s Bain problem just got a lot worse. According to a new report by Mother Jones’ David Corn, Bain Capital made a $75 million investment in Stericycle — a medical waste disposal firm that has been attacked by right wing groups for disposing of aborted fetuses — while Romney was still actively involved in the company in 1999. This news is sure to ... Full Story
Republicans hide from Nuns on the Bus
‘Nuns on the Bus’: Investigated but irrepressible U.S. Catholic bishops have launched a much-ballyhooed “Fortnight for Freedom” in protest against HHS’ birth control mandate and gay marriage, with masses at basilicas and sermons by such right-thinking prelates as Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia. The national event is being upstaged, however, by “Nuns on the Bus,” a 14-day, nine-city bus tour by four Catholic nuns that ... Full Story
Obituary: Gwen Hopkins Hawley
Gwen Hawley passed away July 1, 2012 at McKee Medical Center - Loveland, Colorado. She was born June 11, 1926 in Orofino, Idaho to Dr. Richard and Gladys (Moore) Hopkins. She was the second of two children with an older brother Dick Hopkins. The quenching of her lifelong thirst for knowledge began in the public elementary school system of Orofino, Idaho continuing through her freshman year of high school. She then transferred to Saint Paul's School where her passion for the ... Full Story
Sexual Assault Arrest
Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies yesterday arrested Patrick Frank Cipolla, DOB: 12/08/41, of Loveland, formerly of Estes Park, on a felony warrant for multiple counts of sexual assault. His occupation is listed as retired military. Mr. Cipolla is alleged to have sexually assaulted a teenage girl over a period of several years. He is charged with: Four counts of CRS 18-3-402(1)(a)(4), Sexual Assault/Force, (F3) Three ... Full Story
Buying the presidency
Right-Wing Billionaires Behind Mitt Romney They're trying to buy a presidency - and they expect a big payoff on their investment By Tim Dickinson Presidential politics has always been a rich man's game. But now, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United that upended decades of limits on campaign donations, financing a presidential race is the exclusive domain of the kind of megadonor whose portfolios make Mitt Romney look middle-class. "I have lots of ... Full Story
