Greg Campbell, Author at Yellow Scene Magazine

Quote ‘O The Day, thanks to lawyer David Lane

August 7, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

Yup, here’s the quote of the day, from attorney David Lane, representing Seth Brigham, an outspoken critic of the Boulder City Council, who is challenging a restraining order the city has against him: “I’m willing to stipulate that Boulder City…

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Waldo Canyon Fire evacuee starts another blaze in Idaho, loses everything

July 16, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

File this under either “liberating” or “devastating”: A Colorado Springs woman who lost nearly everything when her home burned in the Waldo Canyon Fire, also lost what little she could salvage during her evacuation when she accidentally sparked another wildfire…

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Boulder’s David Sirota switches from 760 AM to 630 KHOW

July 13, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

Progressives in Boulder might be lamenting the end of the David Sirota morning drive show on 760 AM, but those in the greater Denver metro area are applauding it. That’s because Sirota, one of the only local progressive voices on…

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Rep. Mike Coffman stalked by the lamest ‘trackers’ of all time

July 9, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

Politico had an interesting story this morning about how Democratic “trackers” — those annoying campaign workers who follow opponents around with video cameras rolling at all times — have been acting more like creepy stalkers lately than political paparazzi. The…

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Rain and lower temps on the way — but beware the mosquitoes

July 5, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

If there’s anything that can be said for the lack of moisture in the state for, oh, the past several months, it’s that we’ve been blessedly bereft of one of summer’s biggest nuisances: Mosquitoes. These pests breed in pools of…

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Erie still allows fireworks sales despite high fire danger

June 29, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

With uncontrolled wildfires running amok and creating havoc up and down the Front Range, it’s hard to imagine a worse business to be in in the days leading up to the Fourth of July than selling fireworks. But in a…

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Why aren’t drones helping the fire fighting efforts?

June 27, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

With wildfires breaking out all along the Front Range and resources to fight them strung out from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins, it would seem to be a no-brainer to call out the drones for everything from recon and communication…

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Wildfires break out across the Front Range

June 27, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

It was just days ago that many of us were reassuring out-of-state friends and relatives that, no, not all of Colorado was on fire. Today, we might not be so self-assured. In addition to the High Park Fire that has…

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Jared Polis makes another DEA agent look like a fool

June 21, 2012 Like 2 Greg Campbell

Have we mentioned lately how much we love Rep. Jared Polis? If not, allow us to reiterate, using his recent grilling of Drug Enforcement Agency chief Michelle Leonhart as People’s Exhibit 1. Long frustrated at Washington’s hypocrisy regarding marijuana laws,…

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How you can help High Park Fire victims

June 19, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

The High Park Fire burning west of Fort Collins showed signs of eventual containment Monday, with fire crews managing to contain 50 percent of the 58,000-plus acre wildfire. But it is still the most destructive fire in Colorado history, with…