Good morning! Here are 11 stories you need to read to start your Sunday.
1. POT SHOPS LEFT SEARCHING FOR SECURE PRACTICES
Marijuana businesses have long because marijuana is as illegal as cocaine and heroin in the eyes of federal law — and federal agencies regulate banks.
2. RADIO LEGEND CASEY KASEM DIES AT 82
Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio broadcaster with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died Sunday. He was 82.
3. FOUR IN 10 HIGHER-RISK OIL RIGS UNINSPECTED
Four in 10 new oil and gas wells near national forests and fragile watersheds or rigs otherwise identified as higher pollution risks , unchecked by an agency struggling to keep pace with America’s drilling boom, according to an Associated Press review that shows wide state-by-state disparities in safety checks.
4. SHIPS MOVE INTO GULF AS U.S. LAYS OUT GOALS FOR IRAQ
A U.S. aircraft carrier was ordered to move into the Persian Gulf on Saturday as the for Iraq to show it is forging the national unity necessary to gain assistance in its fight against Islamic insurgents.
5. KEEP FAMILY FIRST IN FAMILY BUSINESS, ADVISERS SAY
Close personal bonds, shared values and the ability to make decisions quickly can give a family run business a competitive edge. But most family enterprises — about 70 percent — and only 10 percent make it beyond the third, said Darren Markley, market leader of U.S. Bank’s wealth management office in Denver.
6. PREMIUMS HIGHER FOR SUBSIDIZED HEALTH POLICIES IN COLORADO
A Denver Post analysis of exchange data shows that subsidized plans in all four metal tiers, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, before subsidies are applied, are than policies bought through the exchange without subsidy.
7. PAKISTANI ARMY STARTS OFFENSIVE AGAINST MILITANTS
The Pakistani army said Sunday that against foreign and local militants in a tribal region near the Afghan border, hours after jets pounded militant hideouts in the country’s northwest.
8. AMY VAN DYKEN-ROUEN HAS GUIDING LIGHT IN DAVE DENNISTON
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, a friend of U.S.A. Paralympic swim coach Dave Denniston since high school, is now after severing her spinal cord in an ATV accident nine days ago. She’s fortunate to have Denniston as an information resource. ()
9. TIGHTER BUDGET, ENROLLMENT DIP FOR COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGES
A rebounding economy and a decision by the Colorado Community College System to restructure developmental programs for students who need remedial work contributed to last school year. Another drop of up to 5 percent is expected this year.
10. GOLDEN EYES DOWNTOWN AS A SMOKE-FREE ZNOE
Golden’s City Council on Thursday night discussed , including use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers, along a four-block section of Washington Avenue. The move would go further than Boulder’s decision to make the popular Pearl Street Mall off-limits to smokers starting last year.
11. BRONCOS DUO IN A RUSH TO SET RECORDS
“,” DeMarcus Ware said. “Me and Von (Miller) talk all the time about it. He threw a number out there, and I said, ‘Why not be the tandem that can say it was the best in the league ever.’ That’s what you want.”
NFL history remains within reach. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears tied for last with 31 sacks last season. If Ware and Miller register that total, they become the standard in Denver. Miller (18½) and Elvis Dumervil (11) posted a total of 29½ sacks in 2012, the franchise’s high-water mark.
