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1. COLORADO PARKINSON’S DISEASE PATIENTS FIGHT FOR BEST POSSIBLE LIFE
A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease is devastating and brings with it a steep learning curve. If climbed, patients say, .
2. DENVER RENTAL PROJECT IN RiNo TO TARGET YOUNG FAMILIES
Denver’s trendy River North neighborhood has nearly everything an urbanite might desire — condos, restaurants, brewpubs, arts and proximity to downtown. But what about families with children who seek the same RiNo amenities and energy? One development team .
3. COMING FRIDAY: TRYING TO LIVE, TRYING TO LEARN
Thousands of Colorado schoolchildren are homeless under federal education law, living in motels, shelters and other families’ bedrooms and basements. They bounce from school to school as their families move across the city.
and Sunday in print, The Denver Post tells the stories of two homeless families, 10 children among them, struggling to find stable homes and stop their children from falling further behind.
4. ZILLOW: RENTS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA “VERY UNAFFORDABLE”
Rents in the Denver metro area are “very unaffordable”, preventing would-be homeowners from saving for a down payment, .
5. CSU BACKS NEW VP OF RESEARCH DESPITE CRITICAL REPORT
Colorado State University officials are in the wake of a government watchdog report that found he had improperly secured jobs for people he knew in his previous position with the Department of Defense.
6. DeBEQUE TURNS FROM GAMBLING TO POT TO BOOST ECONOMY
Because state lawmakers aren’t open to allowing gambling in this struggling western Colorado town, .
7. U.S. DOCTOR WHO HAD EBOLA HAS RECOVERED, AID GROUP SAYS
At least one of the two American aid workers who were infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Africa from an Atlanta hospital, a spokeswoman for the aid group he was working for said.
8. ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE KILLS 3 SENIOR HAMAS LEADERS
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza Thursday, delivering a likely blow to the organization’s morale and highlighting the long reach of Israel’s intelligence services.
9. DEMARYIUS THOMAS, ANDRE JOHNSON KEEP OFFENSES IN GOOD HANDS
There are two practice fields in play this week at Dove Valley, and each has been dominated by a premier receiver. on the far field.
10. SO LONG, IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YOU…
A season ski pass, a bottle of wine from Rapids owner Stan Kroenke’s vineyard and the game-winning goal in an exciting 4-3 win over the Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park: That was Landon Donovan’s haul Wednesday night in front of 14,011 in .
Mark Kiszla, meanwhile, writes “Donovan did not invent soccer in America. But he made it .”
