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Battle Brews Over Inactive Voters
If a registered voter failed to vote in the last election he or she is counted as “inactive.” There are tens of thousands of inactive voters in Denver. And a […]
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By Ben Markus
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Boulder Considers Firing Xcel
Xcel Energy could lose more than 100,000 customers in Boulder next month. Voters there will decide whether to create a city-owned electric utility and throw Xcel out. Boulder Daily Camera […]
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By Ben Markus
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Obama Stumps for Jobs Plan in Denver
President Barack Obama returned to Dener, the city where he accepted the Democratic nomination back in 2008. The President was campaigning for his jobs bill. Colorado Radio’s Ben Markus was […]
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Boulder’s SmartGridCity Two Years On
With Colorado Public Radio, I’m Mike Lamp. Two years ago this month Xcel flipped the switch on Boulder’s Smart Grid City. The project was sold as a way of giving […]
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Colorado Scientists Uncover Mysterious Origins of Lager Beer
The most popular beers in the world are lager beers, think Budweiser and Coors.
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Local Firefighters Honor 9/11 First Responders
343 firefighters died on 9/11. And firefighters here in Denver were the first to honor them by hiking up 110 stories — dressed in full gear. Now, there are 55 […]
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Coloradans Remember 9/11: Your Insights
Story Produced by Lee Hill and Ben Markus Through our Public Insight Network, we’ve been asking how 9/11 affected you, then and now.
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USA Pro Cycling Challenge Ends with Fanfare in Denver
The U-S-A Pro Cycling Challenge ended in Denver Sunday.
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Small Rural Newspapers Thrive On Local Coverage
The newsrooms of big city papers have either shrunk or disappeared altogether. But it’s a different story for many small, often rural, papers.
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Major Colorado Springs Water Project Gets Underway
Work began Friday on one of the state’s biggest and most expensive water projects. The Southern Delivery System is a pipeline that will supply water from Pueblo to the fast-growing […]
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Controversy Surrounds Fed Review of Colorado Uranium Mining
The possible return of uranium mining to southwestern Colorado is supported by some and despised by others. In economically depressed areas, many would welcome the jobs.
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Investors Picking Up Properties Around Denver
People are buying homes in the metro area despite a sputtering economy. But they’re not your average home buyer. According to the latest figures, mostly they’re investors, hoping to cash […]
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Denver High School Student Sends Ambulance to Poverty-Stricken Sierra Leone
A couple of years ago Denver high school student Tyler Quintana visited a war-torn country, and thought of a way to help people there.
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CU Researchers Find Promising Parkinson’s Drug
There is no cure for Parkinson’s. The disease eventually robs people of control over their own movements.
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Colorado Sawmills Struggle to Stay Open
Some of Colorado’s largest sawmills are on the brink of collapse and hundreds of jobs hang in the balance. Mill operators say they are stymied by bad weather and unaffordable […]
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Michael Hancock Will Be Denver’s Next Mayor
Michael Hancock will be the 45th mayor of Denver. The two term city councilman beat former State Senator Chris Romer easily last night to take the city’s top job. Colorado […]
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