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1. COMMUTERS HIT THE CREEK IN BOULDER
Those looking for a break from the normal morning commute can take the wet way to work Tuesday for .
2. QUIETING THE CONTRACEPTIVES DEBATE
Aggressive state and national programs supplying teens with long-term contraceptives have put a big dent in the teen birth rate, seemingly .
3. TARGETING THE POLLUTION
NASA this week is launching using satellites, aircraft and tethered white balloons that will pinpoint sources of pollution.
4. POT CULTIVATION? IT’S COMPLICATED
Since the passage of limited marijuana legalization in Colorado in 2012, law enforcement officials say many agencies are making fewer busts of illegal marijuana distributors and seizing fewer illegally grown plants, though comprehensive numbers aren’t yet available. Here’s .
5. STOP THE “LEGAL CHAOS”
Colorado’s attorney general on Monday acknowledged the dubious future of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage but nonetheless . Allowing gay marriage licenses while the ban has not been conclusively struck down amounts to “legal chaos,” he said.
6. HOLD YOUR HORSES
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to round up wild mustangs in other Western states, but not in Colorado this summer. Here’s .
7. A ZEN SOLUTION
Denver-based and five smoking accessories stores, where customers by law must be at least 18 or 21 years old. The aim is to defuse or deflect regulators’ claims that the magnetic spheres pose a safety risk to children.
8. WHAT THE JUGGER?
Even on nights when the athletic fields are buzzing — tennis, volleyball, baseball, ultimate frisbee, runners, walkers, Color Guard practice — Miguel Alvarado’s group sticks out. Blame it on the foam spears and shields they wield as teams attempt to score goals, .
9. MAN’S BEST RUNNING PARTNER?
Human and dog have been running for millennia. But is it always a good idea for them to run together? .
10. CHANGING THE ROCKIES CULTURE
Dick Monfort told frazzled fan Chistine Voss over breakfast Monday that . However, columnist Benjamin Hochman writes that changing the culture is exactly what needs to be done because ” .”
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