Posts Tagged ‘Anythink Libraries’

Much has been said and written about the lack of the American flag at Rangeview Library District facilities.  The controversy brought a great deal of media attention, including in the pages of the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel.  This week the Sentinel editorial cartoonist took a shot at the issue and showed a clear lack of understanding. The [...]

Americans of all colors, creeds, and political beliefs love this nation and they love the Stars and Stripes that serve as the most visible symbol of our collective pride in our country.  Honoring our nation and our flag spans all boundaries – or at least it should.  Unfortunately, it appears the Adams County Democratic Party [...]

Editor’s note – This event has been temporarily postponed.  When it is rescheduled, I will make a new posting. With the 234th birthday of this Great Nation upon us and our community demonstrating just this week how important the symbols of America are, join in a celebration of Old Glory this Saturday.  A group of [...]

The head of the Rangeview Library District Board of Trustees said this morning that its failure to install flagpoles and fly the American flag at its facilities was a mistake and the board intends to correct it.  Appearing on the Peter Boyles Show on KHOW, Kay Riddle said a special meeting of the Board of [...]

Rangeview Library District Director Pam Sandlian-Smith appeared on the Peter Boyles show on KHOW this morning to address the library system’s failure to install flagpoles at its multi-million dollar taxpayer funded facilities.  Boyles provided Smith plenty of opportunity to explain – and redeem – the library but no understandable rationalization of their position was forthcoming.  [...]

Channel 7 aired a report this evening on the library flag controversy and did a good job covering the issue.  You can watch the video below.  Some quick hitting notes about it: Library spokesman Steve Hansen was completely noncommittal on whether or not the district will be installing flags.  He says, “We’re just looking to [...]

The Rangeview Library District’s refusal to acknowledge their error in not putting flagpoles with the United States flag at their new facilities is only serving to fuel the fire.  Radio and television news outlets are now seizing on the story first broken here on TonysRants.com.  Through a grassroots effort spurred on by word-of-mouth and the [...]

 The Stars and Stripes flies proudly in front of all government buildings, public schools and many homes and businesses in Adams County.  However, the local library district on a multi-million dollar taxpayer funded spending spree doesn’t feel our nation’s flag has a place at its new buildings.   Anythink, also known as the Rangeview Libraries, is [...]