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Palestinian sister-city proposal stirs rancor in Colorado
Associated Press ^
| Apr 20, 2016 3:37 AM EDT
| Dan Elliott
Posted on 04/20/2016 2:48:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai
This peaceful university town is 7,000 miles from the violence of the Middle East, but a proposal to become sister cities with a Palestinian community has stirred such rancor that the City Council is trying to negotiate a truce among its own residents.
The council decided Tuesday to hire a moderator and convene a citizen panel in hopes of settling differences between two sides arguing about whether Boulder should have a formal sister-city relationship with Nablus on the West Bank. …
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; US: Colorado; US: Texas; War on Terror
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posted on
04/20/2016 2:48:28 AM PDT
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Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Most places don’t need a twisted sister.
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posted on
04/20/2016 3:30:53 AM PDT
by
Pearls Before Swine
(The would-be Empress has no clothes. My eyes!)
To: Olog-hai
Wow, you’d think Nablus would want to do better than associate itself with the deranged nutters of Boulder.
To: Olog-hai
Don't ride the Transit buses ;-/
Ed
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04/20/2016 4:19:10 AM PDT
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husky ed
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Says a lot about Boulder's view of themselves. I remember when Madison, WI tried to sister with Rafah. Didn't happen, but it's been six or seven years and their Facebook page is still active. Madison-Rafah Sister City Project
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posted on
04/20/2016 4:57:56 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(Oh my God, she's so beautiful and she's so little!, Huma first impression of Hillary)
To: Olog-hai
Having a sale on pressure cookers, are we??
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04/20/2016 5:15:20 AM PDT
by
Flintlock
(The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left us.)
To: Olog-hai
Makes sense, let the Muzzies have Pearl Street. America seems to be getting good at casting Pearls before Swine.
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posted on
04/20/2016 6:11:34 AM PDT
by
Jan_Sobieski
(Sanctification)
To: Olog-hai
Boulder = San Fran of the Rockies.
To: Resolute Conservative
SF resembles that remark!!
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04/20/2016 12:57:05 PM PDT
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publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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