Category Archives: An Insider’s View of Rocky Flats

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Actions on Parkway Next to Rocky Flats

Posted on January 3, 2013 by rff_blog_admin

I haven’t posted an article that directly relates to the former Rocky Flats plant for quite some time, but there is recent news about the area where the plant was located .There have been plans to transfer a parcel of … Continue reading →

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Second Anniversary for Rocky Flats Facts Web Site

Posted on November 14, 2012 by rff_blog_admin

It has been two years since this web site was launched. Maintaining the site has required significant technology research and application, and I credit Keith Motyl for keeping the site up to date. My contribution has been generating the content, … Continue reading →

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Guest Posting about Full Body Burden

Posted on August 9, 2012 by rff_blog_admin

This is the first guest posting on the blog, and I’ve changed some of my personal guidelines to accommodate it, including that it is longer than the usual posting,  The content is in response to a Reader’s Digest article by … Continue reading →

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Full Body Burden: Growing up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats

Posted on July 11, 2012 by rff_blog_admin

This book by Kristen Iversen is a nearly encyclopedic collection of negative stories and rumors about the Rocky Flats nuclear weapon plant and there is a companion review of the book on that link of this web site. The author did a … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Rocky Flats Lawsuit

Posted on July 4, 2012 by rff_blog_admin

News of the Supreme Court action about the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant was nearly hidden in a week of momentous rulings on health care and an Arizona law.  The story begins in 1990 when a lawsuit was filed by … Continue reading →

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Coal Mining Heritage and Rocky Flats

Posted on March 28, 2012 by rff_blog_admin

The United Mine Workers Union was at the center of violent conflict with coal mining companies described in the book “Killing for Coal” by Thomas G. Andrews (see the recent review). District 50 of that union was certified to be … Continue reading →

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