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Tenants across the metro area are getting hit this year with rent increases running . And a growing number of renters are finding themselves evicted so that landlords can renovate and make room for tenants able to afford a higher rent.
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In taking the school’s first boys championship in any sport in 20 years with a 55-42 victory over ThunderRidge, everybody’s preseason favorite finished 23-5, having won 20 of their last 21 games.
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Arturo Hernandez Garcia, one of who are in Colorado illegally, has been involved in to stay here since 2010.
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Revocations – when the VA notifies caregivers that they no longer qualify for assistance – are occurring at a higher rate in the Rocky Mountain region, which includes Colorado, than in all but one of 21 regions in the nation.
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After she spelled one final word right, 12-year-old Sylvie Lamontagne was crowned champion of the 75th annual Colorado State Spelling Bee, topping a field of 250 other fourth- through eighth-graders.
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One bill would let voters in 2016 set the minimum wage as well as a formula to grant increases, with a goal of reaching $12.50 an hour by 2020. If that fails, another bill would let cities with a high cost of living – resort towns such as Aspen, and Telluride, and possibly Denver and Boulder – to set their own local minimum wages.
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John Elway has long advanced the theory that it’s not about “winning now, but winning from now on.” The Broncos have moved into the latter category, with a newfound focus to better develop players they’ve drafted in order to create more roster flexibility.
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Within four hours after its Kickstarter campaign launch, Stryd reached its $50,000 crowdfunding goal. By the end of the day, the amount had doubled.
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Directed by Mitch Dickman, “Rolling Papers” — which documents the first year of legalized pot in Colorado by following the first year of the Post’s pot editor, Ricardo Baca — has its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
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Mastering the changeup has helped make Jorge De La Rosa the winningest pitcher in Coors Field history. More and more it’s becoming an essential part of the Rockies’ pitching philosophy, because of the influence of first-year general manager Jeff Bridich, manager Walt Weiss and first-year pitching coach Steve Foster.
