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Photos: Silicon Junkies' eye-popping entry in the Red Bull Creation contest
May 03, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Most people don't happen to have thousands of LED lights lying around a workshop. And most people don't have two 3-D printers and other tools needed to create an...
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Slow Money pushes for big results
April 30, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.When the Slow Food idea began back in 1986 in Italy, it was simply another innovative concept regarding sustainable agriculture. But as its founder, Carlo Petrini, continued to...
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A Day Without Hate: High school movement spreads to CU-Boulder, Governor's mansion
April 26, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.In 2007, Seung-Hui Cho, a student at Virginia Tech, killed 32 people in one of the deadliest campus shootings in U.S. history. About 1,500 miles away, Ben Reed, a...
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Evan Ebel: Killer's ankle monitor worked fine -- so why did it take days to know he cut it off?
April 24, 2013 in The Latest Word
Evan Ebel, the man thought to have killed pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Colorado prison chief Tom Clements, cut off his electronic ankle bracelet, and it took his chief probation...
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Michael Bennet on the Group of Eight's introduction of massive immigration bill
April 19, 2013 in The Latest Word
Michael BennetImmigration has become more than a "hot-button" issue in the United States. It is a critical component to how the country functions in the foreseeable future. Undocumented immigrants are...
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Denver Nuggets: Five reasons they will beat the Golden State Warriors
April 18, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.It's been an exciting NBA regular season for a lot of reasons, including the Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak and the epic battle between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin...
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Aurora theater shooting victims and families create local charity
April 16, 2013 in The Latest Word
Megan Sullivan.The surviving victims of the Aurora theater shooting and their families have had well-documented issues with the charitable support coming from around the state and the country. The problems got...
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Marijuana Enforcement Division needs more money to oversee recreational pot, official says
April 04, 2013 in The Latest Word
After the state auditor's dismal evaluation of the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, members of the Amendment 64 Joint Committee were expected to have some negative things to say to Barbara...
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Colorado weekend warriors: Conference looks at keeping them healthy and well on the job, too
April 02, 2013 in The Latest Word
FlickrColorado is a healthy state; we know this. In 2012, the state ranked eleventh overall, according to America's Health Rankings, provided by the United Health Foundation. And there's no doubt...
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Pfizer settles lawsuit over Rimadyl, controversial drug that killed Chris Cooper's golden retriever
March 27, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.David and Goliath is a tale of the underdog, of surmounting impossible odds and coming out the victor. But when Chris Cooper took on the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer,...
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Photos: Motorcyclists rally at State Capitol for individual rights -- and against gun laws
March 22, 2013 in The Latest Word
Photos below.Roaring engines announced their arrival and wailing sirens accompanied their departure. Approximately forty motorcyclists from the Colorado Coalition of Independent Riders and the Confederation of Clubs lined their bikes...
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Photos: John Hickenlooper signs Colorado Civil Unions Act into law
March 22, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.It's only fitting that the acme of Governor John Hickenlooper's recent political responsibilities came in a building called History Colorado. On Thursday, before a crowd of hundreds lining...
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CU Buffs and CSU Rams: One will advance in the NCAA men's tournament, but the other....
March 19, 2013 in The Latest Word
CU's Andre Roberson.If one were to create a line graph of the 2012-2013 college basketball season, it would look something like the Flatirons: jagged and uneven. Multiple teams held the...
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Videos: Top four reasons the CU Buffs will win the Pac-12 Tournament
March 13, 2013 in The Latest Word
Videos below.March Madness is well underway as teams begin to punch their tickets for the Big Dance. The major conference tournaments kick off today, but many Coloradans will have their...
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Free Press media reform panel answers the question: "Is journalism dead?"
March 08, 2013 in The Latest Word
Craig Aaron.Journalism is dead: That seems to be the familiar refrain among the public these days. But last night, a panel of practitioners and free-press advocates at a preview event for...
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Nederland task force finds common ground between marijuana and backyard chickens
March 05, 2013 in The Latest Word
NederlandThe implementation of Amendment 64 continues to unfold throughout the state. Lafayette placed a temporary ban on retail and cultivation-based marijuana businesses, but Nederland is trying to do the exact...
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A64 task force recommends 15-25 percent pot taxes, Hick warns of homeless youth increase
March 01, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.The final meeting of the Amendment 64 Task Force began with a warning from co-chair Jack Finlaw: "I'll be happy to be out of here by six." And...
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Gun control: Senator Morgan Carroll on disruption at Aurora town hall
February 28, 2013 in The Latest Word
Sen. Morgan CarrollThe debate over gun control continues to get ugly. The same week Franklin Sain was arrested for sending Representative Rhonda Fields allegedly harassing, racist e-mails vocal, pro-gun audience members...
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Marijuana: Nederland's efforts to regulate pot before state don't get far
February 27, 2013 in The Latest Word
NederlandAs Nederland attempts to become the first U.S. city to regulate marijuana since its prohibition, it's clear the road will have its share of bumps. The town's Board of Trustees...
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Marijuana legalization: How Colorado is following Alaska's smoke trail
February 20, 2013 in The Latest Word
When the final tally rang on election night, hundreds of thousands of voters in Colorado and Washington rejoiced at the passing of their respective marijuana bills. In these states, the...
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Top five things the Denver Nuggets need to improve after the All-Star break
February 20, 2013 in The Latest Word
George Karl.The All-Star break is over, Kenneth Faried manimaled his way to some long-overdue national attention, and fastest team in the NBA West got a few days off to recharge...
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Colorado Blueprint: a new economic strategy or the same old thing?
February 13, 2013 in The Latest Word
When Ken Lund decided to move from the private to the public sector, he really didn't know what was in store. "I describe it this way: It's thirty years of...
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Videos: Top five trades in Denver Nuggets history
February 08, 2013 in The Latest Word
Videos below.The NBA trade deadline is thirteen days away -- just enough time to quell that gnawing feeling in the gut telling you that, well, Kevin Garnett is old, and...
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Bike lane on 15th Street: Will it enhance safety or continue to leave cyclists vulnerable?
February 07, 2013 in The Latest Word
Because bicycling continues be a popular mode of transportation for traveling around the city, the safety of cyclists is a growing concern among riders and city officials. But some community members...
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Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act: Sponsor Jared Polis claims bipartisan support
February 06, 2013 in The Latest Word
Jared Polis.As Colorado lawmakers attempt to figure out the federal government's stance on Amendment 64, a potential light at the end of the tunnel popped up on Tuesday. Representatives Jared...
