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Colorado's Declining Competitiveness

Jim Thomas | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Economic Competitiveness, Colorado Paradox, Tom Clark, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Colorado Economy, College Costs, Colorado, John Brackney, Donnell-Kay Foundation, Dan Pilcher, High School Dropouts, Denver News
Jim Thomas

This is the Colorado Paradox: many residents value college for themselves, but we import most of our university degrees and are unwilling to tax ourselves for higher education.

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Ted Haggard Prayer Meetings: Ex-Counselors "Wish He Would Not Do This"

The Christian Post | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Evangelical Christians, Colorado, Ted Haggard, Colorado Springs, New Life Church, Denver News

A member of Ted Haggard's now-defunct restoration team says he and the others wish the former megachurch pastor would have followed their counsel rath...

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Slow And Steady As We "Race To The Top"

David Segal | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Boston Globe, Charter Schools, Race to the Top, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Colorado, Denver, Rhode Island Schools, Parenting, Parents and Education, Pro-Charter, Politics News
David Segal

No education reform is comprehensive that does not entail progressive taxation, a stronger labor movement, and environmental and social justice more broadly.

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Breckenridge Ski Area: 14 Year Old Killed In Ski Accident

Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Skiing, Ski Accident, Colorado, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Flight for Life, Denver News

A 14-year old Colorado Springs girl died of injuries from a ski accident at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Friday, marking the first fatality of the new s...

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Bill Ritter Administration: State To Review Governor's Office Lobbying Colorado Lawmakers

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Budget Cuts, Colorado, Department of Public Safety, Taxpayers, Bill Ritter, Colorado Open Records Act, Governor's Energy Office, Denver News

DENVER — At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to...

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Colorado Unemployment Drops To 6.9 Percent In October

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Deparment of Labor and Employment, Colorado, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Denver, Denver News

DENVER — A shrinking labor force and about 1,000 new jobs have helped put Colorado's latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at...

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Beer And Wine In Grocery Stores May Be Controversial Ballot Initiative

The Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, Colorado Alcohol Sales, Blake Harrison, Colorado, Grocery Store Beer, Beer and Wine, Denver News

The brouhaha over selling full-strength brews in Colorado grocery stores is back. Blake Harrison, a candidate for State House District 7, has submitt...

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Nicole Fox Is America's Next Top Model: Who Are Colorado's Reality TV Stars? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Breckenridge, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Bachelor, Slidepoll, The HIlls, America's Next Top Model, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Laguna Beach, Nicole Fox, Mtv, Heidi Montag Spencer Pratt, Abc, Ryan-Sutter, Trista Sutter, Bachelorette, Denver News

With the victory of a Colorado native on America's Next Top Model Wednesday night, we thought we'd take a look at Colorado's reality TV stars, past an...

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Xcel Trims Rate Increase Request To $136 Million

AP | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Xcel Energy, Colorado, Colorado Utilities, Colorado Power Plant, Xcel Rate Increase, Denver News

DENVER — Xcel Energy Inc. is seeking to raise electric base rates by $136 million a year, down from an earlier request of about $180 million, in...

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Powertech USA Claims Public Comments On Proposed Fort Collins Uranium Mine Are Illegal

The Coloradoan | Bobby Magill | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Powertech USA, Colorado, Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, Uranium Mining, Public Comment, Fort Collins, Denver News

Powertech USA claims public comment on its proposed Centennial Project uranium mine northeast of Fort Collins may be illegal. Also illegal, the compa...

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Falling Ice Crashes Through Roof, Destroys Colorado Home

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: House, Crazy Weather, Falling Ice, Faa, Danelle Hagan, Kitchen, Blue Ice, Airplane, Bizarre, Colorado, Ice Chunk Blows Up Kitchen, Ice Falls From Sky in Brush Co, Ice Chucnk Blows Up Kitchen, Big Ice Chunk Blows Up Kitchen, Blue Ice Crashes Through Home, Falling Ice From Plane Into Kitchen, Falling Ice Brush Colorado, Ice Colorado 2009 Airplane, Ice Crashing Through House, Woman Kitchen Destroyed by Something That Fell From the Sky, Brush Colorado Ice Ball, Denver News

BRUSH, Colo. — A basketball-sized chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a family's Colorado home after apparently falling from an airplane passin...

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Copper Mountain To Be Sold To Utah Company

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Powdr Corp, Winter Olympics, Vail Resorts, WInter Park, Rocky Mountain Super Pass, Whisler, Intrawest, Copper Mountain, Steamboat, Colorado, Copper Mountain Sold, Copper Mountain Resort Sold, Copper Mountain Ski Sold, Copper Mtn Resort Sold, Copper Ski Sold, Copper Mountain Ski Pass, Copper Ski Resort Sold, Copper Mountain to Be Sold to Utah Company, Why Is Copper Mountain Being Sold?, Copper Bought by Park City, Denver News

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Intrawest ULC has agreed to sell its Copper Mountain ski resort in Colorado to Powdr Corp. Intrawest, based in Vancouver,...

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Emory University: Obesity To Cost Colorado $3.2 Billion in 2018

Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: United Health Foundation, Denver News, America's Health Rankings, American Public Health Association, Obesity Study, Kenneth Thorpe, Emory, Colorado, Partnership for Prevention, Emory University, Emory Obesity Study, Colorado Health Care, Emory University Obesity Study, Emory Obesity, Obesity Emory, Colorado Obesity Cost, Costs of Obesity in Colorado, Denver News

A study released today by Dr. Kenneth Thorpe at Emory University, commissioned by the United Health Foundation, reports that by 2018, Colorado will be...

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Criminal Justice Leaders In Colorado Recommend Lighter Penalties For Drug Possession

The Denver Post | Posted 11.14.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Criminal Justice, Colorado Legistlature, Colorado Drug Possession, Colorado, Denver News

A commission of Colorado criminal justice leaders voted Friday to recommend reduced penalties for possessing marijuana and other illegal drugs. If ...

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Pine Beetles Diverting Money From Camp Sites In National Forests

The Aspen Times | Matt Joyce | Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Shoshone, Rocky Mountains, White River, Pine Beetle, Wyoming, Roosevelt, National Parks, Routt, Forest Service, Colorado, Arapahoe, Denver News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. Some national forests in Wyoming are trimming their budgets, including possible campground closures, as the regional U.S. Forest Servic...

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Afghan Farmers Visit Colorado For Agricultural Tips

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley | Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Afghanistan Drugs, Colorado Agriculture, Colorado State University, Opium, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Agriculture, Colorado, Denver News

FORT COLLINS -- If the United States really wants to stabilize Afghanistan, say six Afghans visiting Colorado farms, then it should focus more on buil...

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Happiest States In The US: Colorado Ranks Fourth

Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hawaii, Wyoming, University of Cambridge, Happiest U.S. States, Utah, Colorado, Denver News

In a study by the University of Cambridge in England, Colorado has been ranked the fourth happiest state in the U.S. The study suggests that state...

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Chamber Of Commerce Gives Colorado A Grant To Export Green Energy To China, Mexico

AP | Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Clean Energy, Don Marostica, Us Department of Commerce, China Energy, Mexico, Green Energy, China, Colorado, Denver News

DENVER — Colorado will receive a $363,135 federal grant to promote clean-technology exports to China and Mexico. State officials announced the ...

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Dave Schultheis Compares Obama To 9/11 Hijackers On Twitter

Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: 9/11, Westword, Twitter, Colorado Springs, Danve Schultheis, Barack Obama, Colorado, Denver News

Republican State Senator Dave Schultheis, who recently announced his retirement, has compared President Barack Obama to the 9/11 hijackers on his twit...

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Colorado's Black Bears: Coming to a Dumpster Near You

Lise Waring | Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Black Bears, Telluride, Aspen, Environment, Trash, Bears, Colorado DIvision of WIldlife, Wildlife, Colorado, Michael Phelps, Denver News
Lise Waring

The nature of the tight box canyon that cradles Telluride means that it's only a few blocks to the edge of civilization. Black bears wander through town in search of snacks -- especially this time of year.

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Erwin Washington, Drunk United Pilot From Lakewood, Arrested In London

Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

Read More: London, Scotland Yard, Atkins Diet, Heathrow Airport, United Airlines, Erwin Washington, Colorado, Lakewood, Air Force Academy, Denver, Denver News

Erwin Washington, of Lakewood, a United Airlines pilot, was arrested in London on charges of being drunk prior to flying from London to Chicago on Mon...

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Crested Butte Snodgrass Expansion A No Go

firsttracksonline.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: William Buck, Expansion, Crested Butte, Ski Towns, Snodgrass, Forest Service, Colorado, Skiing, Denver News

Mt. Crested Butte, CO - The U.S. Forest Service has notified Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) by letter that it is denying the Colorado ski resort...

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Honor Our Veterans by Learning More

Michael Foote | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Veterans-Day, U.S. Military, Colorado, GI Bill, CU Boulder, Veterans for Green Jobs, Colorado Veterans, Colorado University, Denver News
Michael Foote

There are 446,000 veterans in Colorado, making up 10% of our state's population. It is difficult to be successful and inclusive in this state without understanding the military and veterans.

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Starz Denver Film Festival: What Movies Will You See? (VOTE)

Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Two Spirits, Dnc, The Young Victoria, Starz Denver Film Festival, Condoleezza Rice, Slidepoll, Poliwood, Precious, Hick Town, Heath Ledger the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Turtle: The Incredible Journey, Denver, Colorado, Denver News

The 32nd annual Starz Denver Film Festival begins this Thursday, bringing Denver 11 days with more than 200 films from 40 different countries. Scr...

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Josh Penry To Leave Governor's Race And Endorse Rival McInnis: Report

Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Josh Penry News, Josh Penry, John Salazar, 2010, Josh Penry Colorado, Josh Penry Dropping Out of the Governor's Race, Penry, Scott McInnis, Mcinnis, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, Chris Cillizza, Colorado, Denver News

In a statement emailed to supporters Josh Penry said he is backing out of his bid for the GOP nomination for Governor because he didn't want to jeopar...

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