| 05/17/2008 04:02 AM |
Suspect eyed in 4 vanishings |
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A man is in custody in Jefferson County who federal authorities believe is connected to the disappearance of at least four people.
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| 05/17/2008 04:01 AM |
Ritter's son hosts bashes at Governor's Mansion |
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After eight years of largely serving as a museum, the Colorado Governor's Mansion is back to being a house — and at times, it seems, a frat house.
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| 05/16/2008 04:01 PM |
Marathoner on a mission |
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Nineteen-year-old Bora Chheang is running the race of his life Sunday, hoping to use the Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon to raise college funds for Cambodian orphans.
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| 05/16/2008 11:12 AM |
Record turnout expected for Democrat parley |
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The Colorado Democratic Party's state convention kicks off today in Colorado Springs, where even the protesters will gather with an eye toward the national convention in August.
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| 05/16/2008 11:12 AM |
Dem rally in Springs part prep, part pep |
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The Colorado Democratic Party's state convention kicks off today in Colorado Springs, where even the protesters will gather with an eye toward the national convention in August.
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| 05/16/2008 11:11 AM |
Police brutality suit filed for teen |
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A police brutality lawsuit filed Thursday against the Denver Police Department on behalf of a 16-year-old contends five officers repeatedly punched and stomped him and he was hit with a flashlight so hard it broke.
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| 05/16/2008 11:11 AM |
5 GOP rivals for Tancredo seat trying to stand out |
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The race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo hits its first checkpoint this weekend, when Republicans in the 6th Congressional District hold their assembly.
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| 05/16/2008 11:10 AM |
State tacks on the fees |
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While lawmakers can't raise taxes without a vote of the people, they can raise dozens of fines and fees to cover costs.
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| 05/16/2008 11:06 AM |
"Ex-Marine" cited as a phony |
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For 24 years, authorities say, Mark Stephen Mulcahy posed as retired Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. David "Gunny" Anderson.
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| 05/16/2008 11:06 AM |
Nine-year-old on the road again |
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Today, Maia Lewis is getting the wires off that have kept her jaws shut tight since she was run over by a semi on her bike a month ago.
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| 05/16/2008 11:01 AM |
101 days for Dems to settle |
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Soon, so soon, they will be here. Thousands of delegates, hundreds of campaign staffers, bunches of bloggers, and all of them potentially divided.
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| 05/16/2008 11:00 AM |
Deputies to press for ballot initiative |
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Denver sheriff's deputies want the power to file criminal charges and plan to press a ballot initiative to get the measure before the voters.
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| 05/16/2008 10:58 AM |
Ex-addict outruns his demons |
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Like every runner hoping to endure 26.2 miles in Sunday's Colorado Colfax Marathon, Stephen Scannapieco is asking himself some jittery pre-race questions.
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| 05/16/2008 10:55 AM |
Effort to halt Arvada tollway plan hits a wall |
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A citizens group has been shot down in its attempt to challenge the Arvada City Council's decision to join a public highway authority so a toll road can be built through the city's west side.
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| 05/16/2008 10:54 AM |
Aurora's summer film series gets cut |
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It's curtains for another event along the East End Arts District on East Colfax Avenue.
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| 05/16/2008 10:53 AM |
Father, son fined $23,050 for poaching elk |
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A pair of Illinois bowhunters have been ordered to pay a total of $23,050 in fines after pleading guilty Thursday to illegally killing a bull elk in Evergreen.
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| 05/16/2008 10:53 AM |
Charter submits improvement plan |
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A troubled Denver charter school submitted its school-improvement plan Thursday, meeting a deadline in its bid for contract renewal by the district.
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| 05/16/2008 10:53 AM |
DIA security breached during chase |
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Three federal agents went through a Denver International Airport screening station while pursuing a pair of suspects and caused a security breach that delayed passengers, closed down screening stations and halted the airport's trains Wednesday.
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| 05/16/2008 10:52 AM |
Plane's engine sputtered before crash |
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The airplane that crashed last week near Black Hawk went down because of mechanical problems in the engine, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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| 05/16/2008 10:51 AM |
Man killed by parole officer was wanted felon |
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A man shot and killed in a Denver apartment Tuesday after reportedly drawing a weapon on a parole officer who recognized him as a wanted felon has been identified.
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| 05/16/2008 10:51 AM |
Post's Neighbors wins national honor |
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The Denver Post's community-driven website Neighbors has won a prestigious national award from Editor & Publisher.
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| 05/16/2008 10:49 AM |
Texan accused in South Park bison killings posts bond |
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Jeffrey Scott Hawn, the Texas businessman facing multiple criminal counts in the killing of 32 bison in South Park, turned himself in at the Park County Jail this week, the Park County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
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| 05/16/2008 10:49 AM |
Ritter urges caution on oil-shale projects |
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The Bush administration should not take steps toward mining oil shale until effects on water, animals and the climate are known, Gov. Bill Ritter told a Senate panel Thursday.
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| 05/16/2008 10:45 AM |
"God wanted us here" to help the survivors |
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A couple from Littleton who went to China to study to become missionaries are helping with rescue efforts after the nation's devastating earthquake.
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| 05/16/2008 06:22 AM |
You call this a political party? |
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Republicans are bracing for a political annihilation of epic proportions after losing a special election this week in a solidly conservative district in Mississippi — yes, Mississippi.
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| 05/15/2008 06:55 PM |
Schaffer ad goof: Oops, wrong state |
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Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer unofficially launched his campaign Wednesday with a biographical spot he was forced to pull almost immediately.
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| 05/15/2008 03:06 PM |
Cole free-college deal pared |
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Despite Mayor John Hickenlooper's 2004 promise of free college for every Cole Middle School student to win a diploma, undocumented students must pay after all.
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| 05/15/2008 03:04 PM |
Witnesses to justice for slain couple |
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Jurors must now decide whether Sir Mario Owens deserves to be put to death for killing a witness and his fiancee after the panel found him guilty of first-degree murder.
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| 05/15/2008 11:56 AM |
Putting others at ease police officer's gift |
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Denver police Lt. Joe Ferraro, a longtime trainer on the force, died Saturday at a care center after an 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56.
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| 05/15/2008 11:20 AM |
CU prof plan getting a liberal discussion |
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People from all over the country had big questions for University of Colorado at Boulder chancellor Bud Peterson about his newest proposal to bring diversity to the campus.
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| 05/15/2008 11:06 AM |
FLDS gaining ground in Colorado |
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Another Colorado colony of the polygamy-practicing Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has taken root, this one at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 50 miles west of Pueblo.
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| 05/15/2008 10:58 AM |
Blogs log a victory |
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The Colorado liberal-blogger website SquareState.net has been credentialed by the Democratic National Convention Committee.
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| 05/15/2008 10:34 AM |
DNC offers chance to go free-wheelin' |
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As Denver prepares for an influx of tens of thousands of people in August, a partnership hopes to direct some of that traffic to a healthy direction — bicycles.
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| 05/15/2008 10:26 AM |
School's future at stake |
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A troubled charter school has until 5 tonight to deliver details of how it will improve its academics, leadership and finances.
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| 05/15/2008 10:22 AM |
Focus on Family urges Marriott to end in-room porn |
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If Colorado Springs-based media ministry Focus on the Family gets its way, guests of Marriott hotels won't be able to tune into adult movies in their rooms.
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| 05/15/2008 10:16 AM |
Sobering sentence in DUI death |
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A teenager faces four years in a strict youth-offender program for driving drunk and killing another teen, which should serve as a warning to the community, the dead girl's father said Wednesday.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Corrections |
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The Denver Post will correct errors in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story — an error of fact or a point requiring clarification — please call 303-954-1201.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Shooting site a mean address |
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Apartment groundskeeper Bob Watson wasn't particularly ruffled by the fatal shooting Tuesday night next door to his tiny studio apartment.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Separation of church, aid eyed |
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A panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday on whether Colorado students should be allowed to receive state-funded tuition assistance to attend any religious-based institution.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Relief well being drilled to tunnel above Leadville. |
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Workers have begun drilling a relief well into a collapsed mine-drainage tunnel above Leadville.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Cop who pelleted boys resigns |
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A probationary Lakewood police agent who punished two 13-year-old boys by shooting them with soft pellets from an Airsoft gun has resigned.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Ritter signs bill for DNA-evidence preservation |
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Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law Wednesday a sweeping measure requiring long-term preservation of DNA evidence collected in major crimesand uniform standards to train police on exactly how to store it.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Officer accidentally shoots himself |
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A Littleton police officer shot himself in the leg during a training exercise Wednesday morning as he was putting his gun back into its holster, officials say.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Estate search reveals 57-year-old dynamite |
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A lawyer assessing the estate of a 96-year-old Boulder County woman who died last week found what appears to be dynamite on her property.
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| 05/15/2008 08:14 AM |
Coroner identifies woman found beaten to death |
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The Jefferson County coroner's office has identified a woman found beaten to death in her Lakewood home Friday.
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| 05/15/2008 08:10 AM |
Sobering sentence in DUI death A teenager gets four years in a youth-offender program for vehicular homicide in the fatal 2007 accident. |
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A teenager faces four years in a strict youth-offender program for driving drunk and killing another teen, which should serve as a warning to the community, the dead girl's father said Wednesday.
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| 05/15/2008 08:10 AM |
Laptop stolen amid campaign finance probe |
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Shortly after Gov. Bill Ritter's denouncement of his campaign manager for allegedly misappropriating funds, the campaign manager's laptop disappeared from his office, according to police records.
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| 05/15/2008 08:10 AM |
Frivolous case's cost criminal |
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Defending a school principal against a frivolous criminal charge: $62,000.
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| 05/15/2008 07:57 AM |
Prof accused of soliciting girl online |
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Authorities say a Seattle University associate professor of military science has been arrested in Cañon City, accused of several crimes related to soliciting a child for prostitution.
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| 05/15/2008 07:57 AM |
Mayor bows out; Peña a superdelegate |
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Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has pulled his name from the ballot to be Colorado's at-large superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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| 05/15/2008 07:45 AM |
DOT chief wants funding in fast lane |
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Transportation advocates have to educate the public on the need to raise revenues to improve the state's tattered infrastructure, Russell George, head of the Colorado Department of Transportation, said Wednesday.
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| 05/15/2008 07:45 AM |
Pro-marriage rally slated during Dems' convention |
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The Alliance for Marriage Foundation and the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders announced they will hold a rally in support of traditional marriage and family in Denver during the Democratic National Convention.
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| 05/15/2008 05:41 AM |
Forest sites at risk, national trust finds |
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The U.S. Forest Service lacks a clear legal mandate and the financial ability to protect thousands of historic sites and buildings on national forest lands from development, vandalism and other threats, a prominent preservation group says.
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| 05/14/2008 09:39 PM |
Episcopal property dispute must go to trial, judge rules |
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An El Paso County District judge ruled Tuesday that the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado and officials of Grace Church and St. Stephen's Parish in Colorado Springs must resolve their $17 million property dispute at trial.
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| 05/14/2008 09:38 PM |
Episcopal property dispute must go to trial judge rules |
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An El Paso County District judge ruled Tuesday that the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado and officials of Grace Church and St. Stephen's Parish in Colorado Springs must resolve their $17 million property dispute at trial.
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| 05/14/2008 03:07 PM |
Partisan pothole in road |
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Hours after the governor blamed the GOP for failing to help craft a solution to transportation woes, a top aide fired off an e-mail telling staffers not to chat with lawmakers about the problem.
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| 05/14/2008 11:32 AM |
Allard on losing side of 97-1 oil vote |
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Sen. Wayne Allard cast the sole Senate vote Tuesday against halting oil shipments to the government's emergency reserve.
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| 05/14/2008 11:31 AM |
Roy Romer endorses Obama, cites his leadership |
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Former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer threw his support Tuesday behind presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has the "leadership characteristics" the country needed.
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| 05/14/2008 10:07 AM |
Mariachi star gets probation for pistol whipping |
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Mariachi music star Alvaro Alvarado-Amarias, 32, will serve three years on probation instead of three years in jail for pistol whipping a guitarist who wanted to quit the band in January.
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| 05/14/2008 10:06 AM |
"Clean" wheels offered to conventioneers |
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One thousand bicycles will be available for a free exchange program during the 2008 Democratic National Convention to help folks get around, and officials hope to continue to offer some version of the program after the convention.
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| 05/14/2008 09:16 AM |
Growing focus on fires leaves other Forest Service programs withering |
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The U.S. Forest Service plans to spend $1.9 billion — nearly half of its annual budget — to prevent and fight wildfires this summer.
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| 05/14/2008 09:12 AM |
Students squeezed in search for loans |
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Getting money for college — especially for community college and graduate school — could be a lot harder this year because a weaker economy has left less money available to fund student loans.
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| 05/14/2008 08:34 AM |
Severance tax foes, fans claim betrayal |
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The food fights have already begun in the campaign over a proposed ballot initiative to effectively raise taxes on the oil and gas industry.
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| 05/14/2008 08:34 AM |
denver and the west |
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The U.S. Forest Service plans to spend $1.9 billion — nearly half of its annual budget — to prevent and fight wildfires this summer.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
Post's Indian, DNA series sweep national law awards |
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The Denver Post swept the newspaper category of the national 2008 Silver Gavel awards, with two series highlighting failures and frustrations in the justice system selected for recognition.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
Dog killer could get lengthy sentence |
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. A habitual criminal could see a lengthy jail sentence for killing his mother-in-law's Chihuahua.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
Uptown shooting |
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A man was shot multiple times by a parole officer inside a multifamily dwelling near 17th and Emerson on Tuesday night.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
Couple accused of bullying migrants to work for no pay |
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A couple who owned and ran a sushi bar in Denver have been accused of threatening immigrant employees with deportation and forcing them to work without pay, federal authorities said.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
State asked to slow oil rules |
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Energy companies, industry advocates and agricultural groups have asked Colorado's Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to split up its expansive rewrite of the rules governing drilling in the state.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
Truck spills suds on I-70 ramp |
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A tractor-trailer loaded with beer overturned on a ramp to Interstate 70 on Tuesday, spilling cans of brew and fuel onto the roadway and closing the ramp.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
High-tech teamwork tags stolen cars |
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Denver police officers and public works crews have a new crime-fighting tool: a hand-held license plate scanner that makes turning up wanted cars a breeze, the two departments said Tuesday.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
Big-name attorney hired in bison killings |
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An Austin, Texas, businessman who faces charges that he killed at least two bison and set in motion events that caused the death of 30 others has hired one of Colorado's best-known lawyers to represent him.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
Red-hot hopes for Mars craft |
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A Colorado-built spacecraft the size of a kitchen table should scream through the Martian atmosphere May 25, in what promises to be a nail-biting end to a 422-million-mile journey.
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| 05/14/2008 08:26 AM |
A Tour de U.S. for cancer awareness |
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Bicycle champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong on Tuesday encouraged others who have beaten the disease to tell their stories and urged young people to vote in the November election.
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| 05/14/2008 08:25 AM |
Retiring teachers a classy act |
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Sally Brant sat in a chair designed for a first-grader and took in her classroom at Marshdale Elementary School in Evergreen.
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| 05/14/2008 08:14 AM |
Personhood push headed for ballot |
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A grassroots group seeking to define personhood in the Colorado Constitution as "any human being from the moment of fertilization" signed up 131,245 voters in support of the amendment.
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| 05/14/2008 08:11 AM |
Corrections |
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The Denver Post will correct errors in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story — an error of fact or a point requiring clarification — please call 303-954-1201.
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| 05/14/2008 08:08 AM |
City lawyer quits, cop punished over fixed ticket |
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An assistant city attorney has resigned from her job and a Denver police officer was reprimanded after the officer admitted he tore up a speeding ticket for the attorney's fiance.
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| 05/14/2008 08:08 AM |
Charter-school probe pushed |
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Denver's school board Tuesday urged the district to continue investigating the finances, hiring practices and leadership of a northeast Denver charter school.
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| 05/14/2008 06:31 AM |
Betrayal hinted in oil, gas initiative |
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The food fights have already begun in the campaign over a proposed ballot initiative to effectively raise taxes on the oil and gas industry.
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| 05/14/2008 05:45 AM |
Dog killer could get lengthy sentence |
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. A habitual criminal could see a lengthy jail sentence for killing his mother-in-law's Chihuahua.
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| 05/14/2008 05:45 AM |
Mariachi star gets probation for pistol whipping. |
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Mariachi music star Alvaro Alvarado-Amarias, 32, will serve three years on probation instead of three years in jail for pistol whipping a guitarist who wanted to quit the band in January.
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| 05/14/2008 05:45 AM |
"Clean" wheels offered to conventioneers. |
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One thousand bicycles will be available for a free exchange program during the 2008 Democratic National Convention to help folks get around, and officials hope to continue to offer some version of the program after the convention.
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| 05/14/2008 05:25 AM |
Mediator called for teacher pact |
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Aurora Public Schools and its teachers union will head to mediation after neither side could reach agreement on a new contract.
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| 05/13/2008 09:21 PM |
Gas-pained commuters pleased with scooters: 85 smiles a gallon |
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Matching the blue riding gloves with the blue paint on her new scooter was a priority, Patty Baechler acknowledged with a grin.
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| 05/13/2008 09:17 PM |
Candidates rely on name-calling |
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In a world where branding your opponent is the first rule of political success, pronouns are a luxury that campaign operatives in Colorado apparently can't afford.
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| 05/13/2008 03:26 PM |
What do May flowers bring? Snow, oddly enough |
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Don't let any snow fool you: It's still spring.
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| 05/13/2008 03:06 PM |
Teenage rescuers offer assistance |
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Students are trained to track lost people, provide emergency care in the wilderness, and perform avalanche and water rescues.
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| 05/13/2008 11:03 AM |
Bush's signature gives Dems target |
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Democrats Monday used President Bush's recent signing of a bill that supporters say will eliminate sweatshops on the Northern Mariana Islands to settle a few political scores, including one in Colorado.
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| 05/13/2008 10:42 AM |
Council might revise process for measures going to ballot |
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Denver City Council members on Monday night said an overhaul of the city's ballot-initiative process is long overdue, and they forwarded on a controversial ballot measure that some say targets illegal immigrants by impounding cars of unlicensed drivers.
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| 05/13/2008 10:41 AM |
Ordway eager to rebuild after blaze |
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Residents of Ordway met Monday night to learn how the government can help them put their homes and their lives back together after a wildfire last month.
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| 05/13/2008 10:41 AM |
Corrections |
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The Denver Post will correct errors in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story — an error of fact or a point requiring clarification — please call 303-954-1201.
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| 05/13/2008 10:41 AM |
First delegates are diverse but share passion for politics |
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A father and daughter. A campaign worker for John F. Kennedy who now champions the disabled from his wheelchair. A civil-rights advocate who almost believes her selection was divine.
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| 05/13/2008 10:41 AM |
Colorado delegates |
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Here is a list of delegates by congressional district released Monday by the Colorado Democratic Party:
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| 05/13/2008 10:40 AM |
Cities meet on dealing with climate change |
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Scores of city officials and environmental policy leaders from across the country will gather in Albuquerque this week to discuss the latest technologies and policies for dealing with climate change at the local level.
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| 05/13/2008 10:39 AM |
Fire, asbestos fears empty Boulder apartment building |
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An apartment building in Boulder was evacuated over asbestos concerns after a fire raced through it early Monday.
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| 05/13/2008 10:38 AM |
denver and the west |
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Mark Udall, far left, and Bob Schaffer, left, are battling for the U.S. Senate.
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| 05/13/2008 10:37 AM |
Adams inmate dies in jail cell |
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Adams County authorities say an inmate was found dead in his jail cell over the weekend.
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| 05/13/2008 10:37 AM |
Black Chamber opposes proposal to curb affirmative action. |
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The Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce announced its opposition Monday to a ballot initiative that would eliminate affirmative action in state hiring, contracting and education.
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| 05/13/2008 10:37 AM |
Grocery sales tax eliminated |
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The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to eliminate the 2-cents-per-dollar sales tax on groceries, a proposal developed over several months by a citizen committee.
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| 05/13/2008 10:37 AM |
Traffic dispute preceded shots that hit women |
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Aurora police now think a traffic dispute outside an Aurora bar Sunday morning led to the shooting of two innocent bystanders.
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| 05/13/2008 10:36 AM |
Cultural office talks tix |
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The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs is considering an online service that will offer half-price, last-minute tickets to area events.
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| 05/13/2008 10:25 AM |
Ritter signs bill to fund construction jobs for higher ED |
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Gov. Bill Ritter signed a bill into law Monday to allow colleges and universities to use rapidly growing money from energy development for campus construction projects.
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| 05/13/2008 10:16 AM |
Metro kin struggle to learn fate of relatives |
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Denver resident Kaijia Gentry has at least seven family members living in the earthquake-damaged city of Chengdu and said she awoke to the news of the earthquake deeply worried for their safety.
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| 05/13/2008 10:08 AM |
Killer's youth brutal, defense tells jurors |
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Rudy Sablan ended up murdering and mutilating his cellmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence, but the history of violence in his life didn't start there.
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| 05/13/2008 10:08 AM |
General's "Rules" made to be unbroken |
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Some families hike or collect beer cans together.
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| 05/13/2008 10:07 AM |
Election hard time to tinker with TABOR |
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Many political, business and community leaders agree the budget gridlock enshrined in the state constitution needs fixing, but as the continued unraveling of a plan to relax TABOR shows, now may not be the time.
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| 05/13/2008 10:07 AM |
Mom: Tell me why prison killed him |
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Barbara Kubik wants to know how her son died and why officers had to shoot him during last month's riot at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence.
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| 05/13/2008 10:05 AM |
Clouds over charter's staff |
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An assistant principal was busted with a crack pipe, a security guard pleaded guilty to soliciting a prostitute and a teacher is on probation for beating up his girlfriend.
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| 05/13/2008 10:05 AM |
denver and the west |
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13 to 18 Ages of the students who make up the Arapahoe Rescue Patrol
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| 05/13/2008 10:03 AM |
Road crews repair unstable sign on I-225 |
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All southbound lanes of Interstate 225 beginning at South Tamarac Parkway closed Monday afternoon for about two hours so road crews could make emergency repairs to an unstable sign, the Colorado Department of Transportation said.
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| 05/13/2008 06:00 AM |
The government's sorta-kinda-maybe logic |
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It could be argued that the most useless job in Washington, D.C., is held by John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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| 05/12/2008 08:15 PM |
Accused officer jumped on teen's back, police say |
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A Denver police officer facing a second-degree assault charge in connection with an allegation of excessive force, jumped up to four times on the back of a 16-year-old, causing internal organ injuries, according to a police report.
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| 05/12/2008 08:14 PM |
Report: Officer jumped on teen |
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A Denver police officer facing a second-degree assault charge in connection with an allegation of excessive force, jumped up to four times on the back of a 16-year-old, causing internal organ injuries, according to a police report.
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| 05/12/2008 07:35 PM |
Districts prefer the beef less traveled |
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A growing movement that advocates buying and eating locally produced food is gaining momentum in Colorado high schools, where students find homegrown beef can be more palatable.
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| 05/12/2008 03:08 PM |
Changing hate to love |
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Martin Small says he feels an indescribable mixture of dread and eagerness in remembering and retelling his stories of the Holocaust.
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| 05/12/2008 10:34 AM |
Moms celebrate, outdoors |
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On a grassy slope at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 18-month-old Cameron Percy clapped her hands and bounced Sunday to a rendition of "Pretty Woman" coming from a nearby stage.
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| 05/12/2008 09:54 AM |
2 women shot near Aurora bar |
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Two women waiting for friends outside an Aurora bar early Sunday were wounded when a shootout erupted.
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| 05/12/2008 09:54 AM |
Capitalizing on sister-city link |
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The big blue sky that Coloradans see as they look out their windows is the same big blue sky that Mongolians live under every day.
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| 05/12/2008 09:53 AM |
Two dozen legislators leaving |
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There are no respites in politics, just new votes to win.
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| 05/12/2008 09:41 AM |
Trouble will arrive Tuesday for flowers, sun worshipers |
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Metro-area residents could find May's flowers smothered with snow when they wake Tuesday.
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| 05/12/2008 09:40 AM |
El Paso County looking to sell parkland |
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El Paso County officials are looking at selling parkland to raise money.
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| 05/12/2008 09:40 AM |
Boy 11, unhurt after bike dragged under motor home |
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An 11-year-old Boulder boy amazingly escaped serious injury after he was dragged on his bicycle underneath a motor home Sunday afternoon.
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| 05/12/2008 09:39 AM |
Fire destroys four buildings near Schriever Air Force Base |
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A fast-moving wildfire near Schriever Air Force Base destroyed four structures, at least one of them a home, and scorched about 13 square miles before it was contained Saturday.
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| 05/12/2008 09:35 AM |
Could city's events siphon funds? |
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The committee staging the Democratic National Convention is concerned that Denver's fundraising efforts have been hampered because local officials also are raising money for several cultural events that are expected to be part of the week-long event.
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| 05/12/2008 09:28 AM |
Woman hit with brick and abducted |
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A woman who said she was abducted at midday, hit with a brick and tied with duct tape managed to call 911 from the floor of her car, leading Colorado Springs police to a suspect.
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| 05/12/2008 09:27 AM |
Blues in the sun feels good |
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Sunday afternoon, and the sun was beating down on Jason Almgren and his acoustic guitar, heating the coins tossed into his instrument case so they were warm to the touch.
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| 05/12/2008 09:26 AM |
Douglas to get water relief |
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An expanded reservoir south of the city will be 50 percent larger than Cherry Creek Reservoir, help thirsty Douglas County residents whose wells are low and provide a place to fish and play.
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| 05/12/2008 08:09 AM |
denver and the west |
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Lawmakers leaving due to term limits:
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| 05/12/2008 08:08 AM |
Lotteries |
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Cash 5
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| 05/12/2008 08:08 AM |
3 hurt when man fleeing police hits truck, tree |
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Three people were injured after a man snatched a woman off a Denver street and crashed a van into a pickup truck and a tree when police attempted to pull him over Saturday.
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| 05/12/2008 08:08 AM |
Boy, 6, run over by farm trailer |
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A 6-year-old boy was badly injured Sunday when he bounced off a farm trailer and was run over by its wheels in Larimer County.
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| 05/12/2008 06:38 AM |
Corrections |
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The Denver Post will correct errors in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story — an error of fact or a point requiring clarification — please call 303-954-1201.
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| 05/11/2008 07:25 PM |
Souring economy hurts schools |
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Voters in most of Colorado's largest school districts will be asked to dig into their pockets this fall to help schools that are suffering from escalating food and fuel costs and a sagging economy.
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| 05/11/2008 11:29 AM |
Case of accused witness-killer in hands of jury |
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Sir Mario Owens was a cold-blooded killer who ambushed a witness scheduled to testify against Owens' best friend, prosecutors said Friday during closing arguments.
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| 05/11/2008 11:28 AM |
Crash probe could take year |
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The National Transportation Safety Board on Saturday continued investigating a Gilpin County airplane crash, but it will take up to a year before the probable cause is announced.
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| 05/11/2008 11:27 AM |
Med students grateful for donors' final gifts |
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There was more laughter than tears during a memorial service Friday honoring people who donated their bodies to medical education.
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| 05/11/2008 11:25 AM |
With stakes sky-high, Schaffer mellows out |
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When state GOP chairman Dick Wadhams talks about the fight for Colorado's open U.S. Senate seat, he sounds like a battered general rallying the troops for a final, decisive campaign.
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| 05/11/2008 10:49 AM |
Straight shooter not one to give up |
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The words on an award from the Mesa County Republicans to John Whiting read: "rode hard, drew from the hip and shot straight."
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| 05/11/2008 10:45 AM |
Verdict mixed for solidly-in-control Dems |
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Finishing their second year in control of the legislature and the governor's office, Democrats are getting decidedly mixed reviews from political observers.
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| 05/11/2008 10:45 AM |
SpongeBob cabin prank colors feds' faces red |
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The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the "SpongeBob fanatics" who painted the cartoon character on the chimney of a historic building.
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| 05/11/2008 10:44 AM |
Loveland soldier killed in attack |
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Sgt. Isaac Palomarez of Loveland, an offensive lineman with a state champion high school football team and a walking encyclopedia of the history he loved to read, died in Afghanistan on Friday when his patrol was attacked.
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| 05/11/2008 10:43 AM |
Cheyenne Frontier Days Train marks 1ooth anniversary |
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The Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train reaches a major milestone this year: 100 years.
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| 05/11/2008 10:41 AM |
Injured hiker gives thanks |
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A 23-year-old Michigan man credits God for allowing him to survive a 100-foot fall while hiking with a friend near Eldora ski area on Wednesday afternoon.
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| 05/11/2008 10:41 AM |
3 (sore) men pack 48 states into 5-day drive |
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Three men say they drove to 48 states in less than five days, ending their journey in the Four Corners area.
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| 05/11/2008 10:37 AM |
Winds spread Plains flames |
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A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 10 structures and burned about 10,000 acres of grass and pasture land near Schriever Air Force Base before it was finally controlled Saturday evening, authorities said.
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| 05/11/2008 10:30 AM |
Agency's purge of Flats documents triggers outcry |
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The U.S. Department of Energy plans to digitally copy, then destroy 500 boxes of documents related to the former Rocky Flats nuclear- weapons plant, prompting vigorous objections from a local coalition and two Colorado congressmen.
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| 05/11/2008 10:26 AM |
Democrats find marks, getting set |
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Democrat Jared Polis earned the votes he needed Saturday to have his name on the Aug. 12 primary ballot alongside Joan Fitz- Gerald's for a congressional seat.
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| 05/11/2008 10:20 AM |
Schaffer set to debate early, often |
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Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer has proposed holding seven debates across the state during the summer, countering complaints that he's been slow to tackle the issues with a plan for extensive debates long before most voters tune into statewide races.
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| 05/11/2008 09:48 AM |
Schools hurt by souring economy |
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Voters in most of Colorado's largest school districts will be asked to dig into their pockets this fall to help schools that are suffering from escalating food and fuel costs and a sagging economy.
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| 05/11/2008 09:48 AM |
St. Vrain faces money crisis, skepticism amid growth |
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The St. Vrain Valley School District — home to 24,000 students — faces perhaps the most daunting financial challenge among school districts in the Denver area.
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| 05/11/2008 09:41 AM |
Mothers, miracles, memories |
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Dear Daisy,
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| 05/11/2008 09:21 AM |
More news |
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So some things, we figure, ought to be safe. Like sandboxes. Carl Anderson loved sand and any other place where he could get down on the ground zooming his Matchbox cars up make-believe mountains
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| 05/11/2008 07:41 AM |
TSA tests screening methods for DIA workers. |
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The Transportation Security Administration has started a 90-day test of enhanced methods for screening employees who work at Denver International Airport.
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| 05/11/2008 07:41 AM |
Donation will build UCD health, wellness center. |
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The Anschutz Foundation donated $15 million to the University of Colorado Denver on Thursday to create a health and wellness center.
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| 05/11/2008 07:41 AM |
Suspect, 17, held in shooting death |
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A 17-year-old boy was arrested early Saturday for investigation of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 28-year-old man, authorities say.
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| 05/11/2008 07:41 AM |
Report accused cop jumped ffour times onteenager's back |
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A Denver police officer facing a second-degree assault charge in connection with an allegation of excessive force jumped up to four times on the back of a 16-year-old, causing internal organ injuries, according to a police report.
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| 05/11/2008 07:32 AM |
Schools aim to tighten belts |
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even while serving more students
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| 05/11/2008 07:32 AM |
Budget cuts at DPS |
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Denver Public Schools has 73,053 students — up 420 from the 2006-07 school year. The district has cut $80 million from its budget over seven years. It has higher retirement costs than other districts but recently had an influx of money from a bond restructuring. The district is discussing a bond election to pay for new construction.
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| 05/11/2008 07:26 AM |
What's in the boxes |
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Documents the Department of Energy plans to remove from Colorado and destroy after making digital copies include:
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| 05/11/2008 05:18 AM |
State backs off on euthanasia for reptile pets |
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife apologized Friday for offering advice on how to euthanize frogs, salamanders, goldfish or even baby alligators after hearing from the American Veterinarian Medical Association.
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| 05/11/2008 05:12 AM |
Kidnapping foiled in Superior |
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An armed attempted kidnapping in a grocery-store parking lot was foiled by an uncooperative victim and store employees who rushed to her aid.
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| 05/11/2008 04:53 AM |
Owens' fate goes to jury |
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Sir Mario Owens was a cold-blooded killer who ambushed a witness scheduled to testify against Owens' best friend, prosecutors said Friday during closing arguments.
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| 05/11/2008 02:58 AM |
Corrections |
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The Denver Post will correct errors in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story — an error of fact or a point requiring clarification — please call 303-954-1201.
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| 05/10/2008 08:32 AM |
Straight shooter, hard worker lauded for energy, perseverance |
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The words on an award from the Mesa County Republicans to John Whiting read: "rode hard, drew from the hip and shot straight."
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| 05/10/2008 08:22 AM |
Judge puts principal in the clear |
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A judge Friday dismissed a misdemeanor charge against a Denver principal who had been charged with failing to tell authorities about an alleged sexual assault on a child at her school by other students.
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| 05/10/2008 08:21 AM |
Ritter: Fire risk high, state set |
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Gov. Bill Ritter warned Friday that Colorado faces a higher- than-normal risk of wildfires and forest fires this season.
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| 05/10/2008 08:21 AM |
FLATS: ID-theft fears scratched plan to donate papers to CU |
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What's in the boxes
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| 05/10/2008 08:21 AM |
Schaffer's proposal: Debate early and often |
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Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer has proposed holding seven debates across the state during the summer, countering complaints that he's been slow to tackle the issues with a plan for extensive debates long before most voters tune into statewide races.
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| 05/10/2008 08:21 AM |
Woman found guilty of hiring a hitman |
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Gwen Bergman was found guilty Friday of hiring a hitman to kill her ex-husband.
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| 05/10/2008 08:19 AM |
Owens' fate in '05 murders up to jury |
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Sir Mario Owens was a cold-blooded killer who ambushed a witness scheduled to testify against Owens' best friend, prosecutors said Friday during closing arguments.
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| 05/10/2008 08:17 AM |
Verdict mixed for ruling Dems |
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Finishing their second year in control of the legislature and the governor's office, Democrats are getting decidedly mixed reviews from political observers.
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| 05/10/2008 08:17 AM |
Carbondale residents mourn loss of neighbor in plane crash |
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The small mountain town of Carbondale was reeling Friday after a longtime resident and active community member was killed in a plane crash.
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| 05/10/2008 08:17 AM |
Degree of success for CU grads |
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The University of Colorado at Boulder awarded degrees to thousands of students during ceremonies Friday at Folsom Field.
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| 05/10/2008 06:01 AM |
Scientifically Speaking, 5/11 |
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| 05/09/2008 03:07 PM |
Denver cop arrested in teen beating |
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A 12-year veteran of the Denver Police Department was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of second-degree assault after accusations that he used excessive force against a 16-year-old.
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| 05/09/2008 03:05 PM |
Learning goes into the wild |
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A term has been coined for the outdoors disconnect suffered by such children: nature-deficit disorder. The phenomenon is epidemic in a generation that spends more time indoors than out.
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| 05/09/2008 11:23 AM |
Body found day after home blast in Granby |
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An explosion at a mobile home Wednesday night propelled the occupant so far that the Grand County Sheriff's Department didn't find him until Thursday afternoon.
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| 05/09/2008 11:23 AM |
Body found day after explosion |
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An explosion at a mobile home Wednesday night propelled the occupant so far that the Grand County Sheriff's Department didn't find him until Thursday afternoon.
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| 05/09/2008 11:22 AM |
Urban districts cue DPS about shared schools |
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Separate programs or schools will probably share buildings in Denver by 2009, a change that has advantages but also could pose difficulties.
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| 05/09/2008 11:20 AM |
Corrections |
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The Denver Post will correct errors in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story — an error of fact or a point requiring clarification — please call 303-954-1201.
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| 05/09/2008 11:19 AM |
Inmate found guilty of murder |
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A federal jury will now decide whether to recommend the death penalty or a life sentence without the possibility of parole after finding Rudy Sablan guilty Thursday of killing of a cellmate.
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| 05/09/2008 11:17 AM |
Tiny Wyo. town struggles with big-city pollution |
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There isn't anything metropolitan about this tiny unincorporated town in southwest Wyoming, where a few single-family homes and a volunteer fire station stand against a skyline of snowcapped mountains.
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| 05/09/2008 11:17 AM |
Israel birthday celebrated half a world away |
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Jan Steinhauser was 13 when Israel declared its independence, creating a country and a sense of pride among Jews throughout the world even as it changed the face of the Middle East.
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| 05/09/2008 11:16 AM |
Gilpin County crash kills pilot; passenger survives |
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A pilot died on Montana Mountain in Gilpin County on Thursday afternoon, as crews struggled for hours to reach the rugged site at 9,000 feet.
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| 05/09/2008 11:15 AM |
WWII "Angels" get their due |
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With the Battle of Okinawa raging around her in 1945, a tiny woman named Omi Jensen flew to the fiercely contested Japanese island to care for wounded U.S. servicemen.
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| 05/09/2008 11:14 AM |
Boulder research site to stay in same hands |
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The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is in line to continue operating the Boulder- based National Center for Atmospheric Research, according to a federal decision made public Thursday.
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| 05/09/2008 11:13 AM |
Ballot plan wants E.T. to dial 303 |
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Jeff Peckman says that as long as Mayor John Hickenlooper is touting ways to make Denver a world-class city, someone ought to shoot even higher.
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| 05/09/2008 11:05 AM |
Allegations more trouble for Denver charter school |
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A troubled Denver charter school that is already on academic probation is under investigation by the district over alleged personnel problems.
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| 05/09/2008 11:05 AM |
Metro State president agrees to stay three more years. |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver president Stephen Jordan reached a tentative agreement with the school's board to stay on at the school for three more years, officials said Thursday.
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| 05/09/2008 11:04 AM |
Bouncing toddler bounces out window |
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A 2-year-old girl bouncing on a bed bounced out an open second-story window in Westminster on Thursday, but the toddler appears to have escaped with only cuts and bruises, authorities said.
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| 05/09/2008 11:04 AM |
Denver tops nation in teens' fatal alcohol- and drug-related crashes. |
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Denver ranks first in the nation for fatal alcohol- and drug-related car crashes involving teenagers, according to a study released Thursday by Allstate Insurance Co.
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| 05/09/2008 11:00 AM |
Police in two cities seeking suspect in kidnap tries |
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Sheridan and Englewood police are looking for a man who has tried at least twice to kidnap children.
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| 05/09/2008 11:00 AM |
"Bluefire" likely to blaze new trails in climate study |
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Bluefire — neither dragon nor superhero — promises to be as fast and powerful as either one, according to the scientists who will soon use the new supercomputer.
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| 05/09/2008 10:59 AM |
Big hearts in small towns |
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Tonight Julia Davis will realize just how many friends she has, when the people of Hasty and McClave turn out for a fundraising barbecue in her honor.
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| 05/09/2008 10:56 AM |
denver and the west |
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"He said they jumped on him with both feet."
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| 05/09/2008 10:55 AM |
Warrant issued in deaths of 32 bison |
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Authorities charged Thursday that an Austin, Texas, businessman, frustrated because a neighbor's bison were wandering onto his land near Hartsel, first threatened and then organized a hunt that led to 32 bison deaths.
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| 05/09/2008 10:38 AM |
Mayor not in super spot |
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Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's pledged neutrality in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination could cost him a chance to become one of the state's superdelegates, as backers for Sen. Barack Obama try to lock in one of their own.
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| 05/09/2008 10:38 AM |
Jeffco schools reach salary deal |
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A tentative agreement that calls for a 2.7 percent salary increase has been reached between Jefferson County Public Schools and its teachers union, it was announced Thursday.
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| 05/09/2008 10:13 AM |
DeGette tests support for new stem-cell bill |
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Legislation that would bolster embryonic stem-cell research shouldn't be used as a political pawn in November's election, the Republican sponsor of the bill said Thursday.
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| 05/09/2008 09:27 AM |
Journalist co-founded weekly Clear Creek Courant |
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Cary Stiff, who followed his dream of running a country newspaper, died Saturday at his home in Petersburg, Va.
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| 05/09/2008 06:35 AM |
You want radical? You got it |
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Supreme Court justices take an oath promising to "faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties . . . of the Supreme Court of the United States under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God."
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| 05/08/2008 04:01 PM |
Client wins suit against lawyer Frank Azar |
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A woman was awarded $145,000 in damages from lawyer Frank "The Strong Arm" Azar after she claimed she was duped by his television commercials in which he promises to deliver big settlements from insurance companies.
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| 05/08/2008 03:08 PM |
Middle-income prescription users getting stuck by "4th tier" policies |
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In January, Sandy and Jim Noon went to pick up the $30 medicine he injects weekly for multiple sclerosis — and the price had jumped eightfold.
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| 05/08/2008 11:26 AM |
Couple told to move off land or pay feds to stay |
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Two residents of a scenic acre of mining claim-turned- pricey real estate down valley from Telluride have fought for more than a quarter of a century to clear up disputes over ownership of the land.
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| 05/08/2008 11:23 AM |
Quilt-sewer's life was stitched with generosity |
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When it came to quilts, Arlene Arnold made them by hand and handed them out — to everyone.
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| 05/08/2008 10:20 AM |
Ritter: GOP stalled road efforts |
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Gov. Bill Ritter said Wednesday that concern over Democratic lawmakers' re-election chances was partly to blame for legislative failure to approve proposals to fix Colorado roads and bridges.
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| 05/08/2008 08:55 AM |