Snowpack in the mountain valleys where the Colorado River originates is only a little below normal, marking one of the few bright spots in an increasingly grim drought gripping much of the West. Measurement stations in western Colorado showed the snowpack yesterday at 90 percent of the long-term average. By contrast, many Continue reading
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Snowpack Better in Western Colorado than Other Areas of the Country
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VNA Offers Measles Vaccinations in Wake of Outbreak
The United States is experiencing a multi-state measles outbreak that started in California last month. Measles is a highly contagious, viral illness. Symptoms generally appear seven to 14 days after a person is infected and begin with fever, cough, runny Continue reading
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Lawmakers Mulling Right-to-die Legislation
Colorado Democrats are introducing legislation to allow the terminally ill choose when they die, with the help of doctor-prescribed medication. Democrats from the House and Senate announced details of the proposal yesterday, Continue reading
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Police Chiefs Wrap up Marijuana Training Conference
The final day of of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police training conference on marijuana concluded last week with discussions of the Colorado marijuana industry perspective, the challenges of good data collection, and the importance of cross-collaboration with other public agencies. Discussions at the CACP’s Continue reading
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Judge Considers Reclassifying Marijuana
A federal judge in California is weighing the constitutionality of a 45-year-old act that classifies marijuana as a dangerous drug along with LSD, cocaine and heroin. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller in Sacramento held a five-day fact-finding hearing on the classification question late last year, and final arguments are Continue reading
Wyoming Sheriff Warns of Phone Scam
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell has issued an advisory concerning a phone swindle that targets seniors. Haskell said the victim receives a telephone call from a man who identifies himself as the person’s grandson, who sometimes explains that if his voice is unfamiliar, it’s because he has a cold. The bogus grandson Continue reading
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Study Says Severity of Wildfires in Colorado Remains Mostly Unchanged
Researchers say wildfires along Colorado’s Front Range might burn more area but aren’t much more severe than before firefighting became commonplace in the 1920s. The University of Colorado and Humboldt State University in California said Tuesday researchers examined 2,000 square miles of forests and found only 16 Continue reading
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Gay Marriage Hearing Today
Today’s hearing in federal appeals court in California on whether states should be allowed to ban same-sex marriage follows a similar case federal judges in Denver considered this summer. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Continue reading
PAC Plans Ad Campaign for Gardner
A political machine is adding Colorado to the list of states where it will be advertising this fall. Crossroads GPS yesterday asked television stations in Colorado to set aside more than $6 million in air time to help Republican Senate contender Cory Gardner, starting in late September. The ad buy takes the totals from the Karl Rove-backed group and its PAC, American Continue reading
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State to Begin Issuing Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants Today
Colorado will begin issuing driver’s licenses and identification cards to immigrants who are in the country illegally or have temporary legal status. The documents will start being issued today amid high demand. About Continue reading
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Journey of Hope to Arrive in Craig Tomorrow
Journey of Hope will arrive at the Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado in Craig tomorrow for a special puppet show and presentation on bike safety after 90 miles of cycling. Journey of Hope will cycle an average of 75 miles a day for people Continue reading
Cap and Trade Expected to be Big Part of New EPA Rules
Experts believe Cap and Trade will be a big part of the EPA’s new emissions rules when they are revealed next month. Administration insiders say President Obama plans to force cap and trade, something Americans rejected just a few years ago, through EPA rules and regulations. The Wall Street Journal says Continue reading
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