Parkland Canyon fire is over 85% contained now (KOAA, Chieftain).
Unemployment benefits legislation has died in Washington and will affect many state citizens (Chieftain).
In Colorado Springs city officials say contracted lawn crews will begin limited maintenance on street medians soon (Business Journal).
A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Family Farm Estate Tax Relief Act of 2010, would exempt in-use farmland and ranches from a reinstated estate tax if authorized (Trinidad Times).
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