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1. DENVER GROUP GETS A SHOUT OUT
When University of Missouri football star Michael Sam said the You Can Play project played a role in his decision to announce he is gay, it brought the that has spent two years fighting for “fairness in the locker room.”
2. HIGH TIMES VS. COLORADO
The publisher of marijuana magazine High Times has sued the state of Colorado in federal court over the state’s rules preventing recreational cannabis businesses from advertising in most publications. Here’s .
3. CONCEALED GUNS IN SCHOOL?
Should Colorado school districts be given permission to create rules that allow concealed weapons inside classrooms? By a party-line vote, .
4. AVALANCHE DANGER IN COLORADO
It’s . “We’re seeing avalanche runs larger than we’ve seen in the last 20 years,” Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecaster Spencer Logan said. In one case, crews dropped explosives from a helicopter to help mitigate the danger.
5. $389 MILLION SETTLEMENT
DaVita HealthCare Partners says and plans to end joint ventures with kidney doctors involving 28 dialysis clinics. The settlement also comes with some new restrictions and monitors.
6. WHAT, ME WORRY?
Despite Trader Joe’s cultlike following among some of its consumers, here’s as the California-based grocer gets ready to .
7. 32 YEARS AGO TODAY
She was a popular artist and socialite, but Carol Davis Elvin became entangled in drug trade when she was murdered 32 years ago today. Denver Post reporter examines .
8. DOWN TO THE WIRE FOX TERRIER
Sky, a 5-year-old wire fox terrier, beat a standard poodle named Ally . A bloodhound named Nathan was the crowd’s favorite.
9. APPETITE FOR SEDUCTION
Are you planning on skipping the restaurants in favor of making a home-cooked meal for your Valentine? Denver Post writer John Wenzel explains a class taught by Denver-based author and TV host Lee Clayton Roper at Denver Botanic Gardens.
10. COLORADO ELK HUNTING TIPS
Big game hunting ultimately isn’t all that different from other sports. Win or lose, eventually the season comes to an end. Then what? For the vast majority, it’s back to the drawing board. So on a Colorado elk hunter’s new website.
11. U.S. MEDAL HOPES TAKE A HIT
during halfpipe practice Wednesday and did not compete in the qualifiers, which likely means she will not advance to finals, ending her Olympic dream. In other Olympic news, in the downhill. And in Sochi?
