PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY: COLORADO POT LAW IS “FICTION”
As Uruguay prepares to release its much-anticipated marijuana regulations, . “We aren’t going to promote smokefests, bohemianism, all this stuff they try to pass off as innocuous when it isn’t,” he said.
IF YOU LIKE YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
The Colorado Division of Insurance announced Friday it will through 2015. “The president offered a two-year grace period. We’re only offering one year,” insurance commissioner Marguerite Salazar said Friday.
AS GOOD LUCK WOULD HAVE IT
For more than 80 years, the celebrated Colorado artist John E. Thompson’s luminous Art Nouveau Shakespeare mural languished under countless layers of cheap paint slapped on by stage crews who often had no idea that the obliterated mural ever existed. But, after $150,000 in donations and 17 volunteers, .
SUNSCREEN, STAT!
It could be time to pick up that new bottle of sunscreen, as the Denver weather forecast calls for a lengthy stretch of sunny days and above average temperatures. (and why you should probably plan some outdoor activities).
NO LINK TO FETAL ANOMALIES
State public health investigators have determined there was . State epidemiologists had studied 22 cases of anomalies that were found in prenatal ultrasounds and reported by two clinics in Glenwood Springs. Find more about the anomalies, and .
LOCAL CONTROL OVER OIL & GAS OPERATIONS?
An effort to grant local communities a measure of control over oil and gas operations could be introduced Friday, . U.S. Rep Jared Polis said his constituents want to see the issue addressed, adding that the legislature appears “increasingly unlikely” to fix things.
WHY A HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM WAS ARRESTED
A woman and man struck by a hit-and-run driver Friday morning in southwest Denver fled to a nearby home and refused to come out. When they finally did, .
FRONTIER JOBS?
A Denver City Council committee will consider on Wednesday a . It’s a move that could potentially bring jobs back to Denver that were lost under its previous ownership.
MASSIVE LANDSLIDE IN AFGHANISTAN
At least 350 are dead and another 2,000 are missing after , burying about a third of a remote village. .
GABF TICKETS GET MORE EXPENSIVE (IF YOU CAN GET THEM AT ALL)
The Great American Beer Fest announced , not to mention the higher prices you’ll pay if you somehow end up with any in your cart. (Speaking of beer, how is Pete Coors handling the ever-changing world of beer consumption? )
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