Library’s new chapter

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A librarian works on setting up the stacks in the large south area of the new Central Library in downtown Grand Junction. Highlights of the new branch include panoramic views from a new study mezzanine; newly organized children’s, teen and public computing areas; a breezy new outdoor patio; a huge new multipurpose room replete with modern audio/video tech; and specific spots for audio books, movies and other specialized sections in the collection.

Show link to terror or don’t snoop, senator says

Federal spy agencies would have to demonstrate a connection between Americans and terrorism before gathering data on those Americans’ electronic communications, under legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Sen Mark Udall, D-Colo. The bill by Udall and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would amend the Patriot Act to require intelligence agencies to show the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court a link to terrorism or espionage before collecting Americans’ private phone call data.

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    Sneak preview the new Mesa County Library in downtown Grand Junction.

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    Palisade Bluegrass
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    Unwinding at the Palisade Bluegrass Festival this weekend.

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    Melinda and Rachel try whitewater rafting near Moab.

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    Relay for Life 2013
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    The 2013 Relay for Life opened Friday at Long Family Memorial Park.

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    Bring Music to Life
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    Listen to Kristen Yun play a 1766 French cello.

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    Pre-order the official guide to the award-winning wines in the Grand Valley.


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Day of Dogs benefits humane society

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Miranda Ashman poses with her dogs Lupe and Isa. National Take Your Dog to Work Day is celebrated on June 21.

Lupe and Isa trotted behind Miranda Ashman at the COBB & Associates Marketing and Communications offices. As the dogs licked at her face, Ashman planned for Take Your Dog to Work Day. For the second year, COBB will celebrate the holiday while partnering with the Roice-Hurst Humane Society to … more


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  • Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.

  • Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport

    DENVER (AP) — Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said.

  • Family sues over Colo. woman's death in TV project

    DENVER (AP) — Survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp.

  • Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.

  • Solheim Cup to donate to firefighters

    PARKER, Colo. (AP) — Never afraid to let a tear or two drop, U.S. Solheim Cup captain Meg Mallon did, indeed, get choked up when asked about the fundraising effort the tournament is organizing for firefighters battling blazes close to the golf course.

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  • Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law

    WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.

  • Chef describes kids' grief over Jackson's death

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's personal chef described for jurors the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life and their ongoing grief over their father's death nearly four years ago.

  • NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.

  • Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven — or a tropical paradise.

  • Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family.

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