Delta cows, March 30, 2013

Delta Sales Yard: Market report for March 28: Steers: 400 to 500 lbs., $1.55 to $1.81; 500 to 600 lbs., $1.50 to $1.71; 600 to 700 lbs., $1.35 to $1.50. 700 to 800 lbs., $1.20 to $1.35, high of $1.43; 800 to 900 lbs, $120 to $127. Bulls: $.94 to $1.06; Medium bulls, $.86 to $.93; Medium cows, $.71 to $.78. Heifers: 400 to 500 lbs., $1.30 to $1.50; 500 to 600 lbs., $1.30 to $1.48; 600 to 700 lbs., $1.27 to $1.38; 700 to 800 lbs., $1.15 to $1.27. Top cows, $.79 to $.85; Lower yielding cows, ...

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Gray Gourmet, Feb. 17, 2013

Monday — Oven baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, three-bean salad, saucy fruit salad, wheat bread slice. Tuesday — Crunchy turkey hot dish, brown rice spinach/cauliflower salad, blushing pears, wheat bread slice. Wednesday — Spaghetti and meatballs, Italian bean veggies, tossed salad, strawberry fruit gelatin, Italian bread. Thursday —  Stuffed bell pepper, chateau vegetables, tossed salad, butterscotch pudding, wheat bread slice. Friday — ...

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For the Record, Feb. 16, 2013

MARRIAGES Dennis Dale Brock and Wanda S. Respress, Jan. 16. Christopher Bryan Chambers and Melissa Maree Harms, Feb. 2. Jerry Dean Duckworth and Maryann Swearingen, Feb. 5. Christopher Mark Garcia and Wednesday Jennifer Chavez, Feb. 6. Donald Leon Hales and Hidi Elaine Swanson, Feb. 8. Kyle Duane Harvey and Christina Leigh Kubick, Feb. 5. Christopher Donald Hofius and Kellie Jean Lemaster, Feb. 2. Lee Aaron Joramo and Jana Kay Simpson, Feb. 2. Joseph Todd Lambert and Makayla Marie ...

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Death Notices, Jan. 12, 2013

■ Victor “Dwight” Browning, 91, Cedaredge, died Jan. 9, 2013, at Horizons Care Center in Eckert. An open house will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at 465 N.E. Fourth St. in Cedaredge. Private inurnment will be at Cedaredge Cemetery. A memorial service is planned in the summer. Survivors include his wife, Helen; two daughters, Judith Welch of Cedaredge and Jennifer Hofschulte of Las Vegas, Nev.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. ■ Wesley William Guptill ...

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BLM approves coal mine expansion

DENVER — The Bureau of Land Management has posted its decision allowing Arch Coal Inc.‘s West Elk coal mine in Somerset to expand operations. The BLM posted its record of decision online Thursday. It expands federal coal leasing on 1,721 acres underlying national forest land adjacent to existing federal coal leases operated by the mine. The mine employs 378 people and provides about $2 million in annual tax revenue to Gunnison County. The BLM says its decision will allow ...

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Briefs, Dec. 7, 2012

Botanical Gardens’ new hours From December through February, the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens and Gift Shop, at South Seventh Street and the Riverside Parkway, will operate with winter hours of 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. The Gardens’ facilities will still be available for tour groups, classes and private special events on closure days with special advance arrangements. Call the Botanical Gardens at 245-3288 or Peggy at Mesa ...

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China’s party paper falls for Onion joke about Kim

BEIJING — The online version of China’s Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the “Sexiest Man Alive” — not realizing it is satire. The People’s Daily on Tuesday ran a 55-page photo spread on its website in a tribute to the round-faced leader, under the headline “North Korea’s top leader named The Onion’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2012.” Quoting The Onion’s spoof ...

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Mother suspects ex-husband in son’s disappearance

DURANGO — The mother of a missing 13-year-old boy said she fears his father may have had something to do with the boy’s disappearance, ABC News reported. A two-day search of the Vallecito reservoir in southwestern Colorado turned up no sign of Dylan Redwine, who has been missing for more than a week. Authorities said they still don’t know if there was a crime, an accident, or if the boy ran away. The boy’s mother, Elaine Redwine, said she fears the ...

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10 Things to know for Tuesday, Nov. 27

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:1. EGYPT’S PRESIDENT DEFENDS HIS SEIZURE OF NEW POWERS   Anger over Morsi’s stand mounts as his opponents take to the streets of Cairo, with clashes breaking out hours before a planned massive rally.2. BANGLADESH MOURNS THOSE LOST IN FACTORY FIRE   A national day of mourning is declared for the 112 who died in the weekend blaze, the deadliest of many recent fires at ...

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Effort to block mining near Crested Butte stalls

DENVER — A deal for U.S. Energy Corp. to scrap its plans to mine molybdenum near Crested Butte appears stalled. The High Country Citizens’ Alliance and others have opposed the Riverton, Wyo.-based company’s plans to mine at Mount Emmons. U.S. Energy said this spring it was in talks with the groups to return its mining claims to the federal government in exchange for something of comparable value. The swap would likely require help from Congress. This month, the company ...

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Teams end search for missing 13-year-old boy

DURANGO — Authorities have ended their search for a missing 13-year-old boy for now. Sheriff’s officials say a two-day search of the Vallecito (vy-uh-SEE’-toh) reservoir in southwest Colorado turned up no sign of Dylan Redwine, who has been missing for a week. La Plata County sheriff’s spokesman Dan Bender says no more searches are planned Tuesday, but sheriff’s officials and FBI agents are still investigating. The boy lives in Colorado Springs with his ...

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Colorado Springs next front in fracking war

COLORADO SPRINGS — The next front in the Colorado battle over oil and gas fracking is Colorado Springs. That’s where critics of the drilling practice plan a protest Tuesday in search of more curbs on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The Colorado Springs rally comes in advance of a city council meeting where officials are scheduled to talk about oil and gas drilling regulations. Critics say the proposed regulations need more environmental safeguards. The Colorado Springs ...

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Man accused of stealing Tim Allen’s Chevy Impala

DENVER — A man accused of stealing one of comedian Tim Allen’s cars is in a Denver jail awaiting extradition to Los Angeles. Thirty-four-year-old Faustino Ibarra was being held without bond on Monday. Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said Ibarra was arrested Saturday after someone reported a stolen car. Police confirmed that the customized 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS belonged to the “Home Improvement” star but it hadn’t yet been reported stolen when it ...

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Whitewater woman expected to survive after being shot by cops in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — A Colorado woman is in critical condition but expected to survive after being shot in the face by a Morgan County sheriff’s deputy following a high-speed pursuit in northern Utah. Officials have identified the woman as Kristine Nicole Biggs, a 41-year-old from Whitewater, Colo., near Grand Junction. She started the 30-mile chase by speeding away from police late Sunday night after they tried to pull her pickup over for a broken headlight. After driving over ...

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Bloody bear paw baffles experts

DECATUR, Ill.— Authorities say a bloody severed body part found along a central Illinois bike trail belonged to a bear. A walker found the mangled paw on Thanksgiving morning along the bike trail in Decatur. That triggered an investigation by the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies closed part of the path Friday when it was determined the body part did not belong to a human. The Decatur Herald & Review reports authorities have turned the paw over to the Illinois ...

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Colorado Christmas tree arrives at US Capitol

WASHINGTON — This year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree has arrived in Washington from Colorado. The tree from the White River National Forest arrived by truck and was erected on the Capitol grounds on Monday. The tree will be decorated with approximately 5,000 ornaments and will be lit by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, during a ceremony on Dec. 4. First Lady Michele Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia last week greeted the arrival of the Christmas tree that will be ...

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10 Things to know for Monday, Nov. 26

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:1. WHY EGYPT’S PRESIDENT HAS POLARIZED THE NATION   Supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi are growing more entrenched in their battle over the Islamist leader’s move to assume near absolute powers.2. MERCHANTS HOPE FOR AN ONLINE BOOST   It’s estimated that this year’s Cyber Monday will be the biggest online shopping day of the year, for the third year ...

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Push on to rename ‘Negro Bill Canyon’ in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Moab resident Louis Williams cringes every time he tells visitors the name of the canyon with the great hike to a stunning arch: Negro Bill Canyon. Williams, a window cleaner who has lived in Moab for 14 years, is leading a renewed campaign to change the name of the Southern Utah canyon that he and others believe is inappropriate. He has posted an online petition that has garnered more than 600 signatures and plans to submit a formal renaming application to the U.S. ...

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Fifth Amendment for officials in monoxide deaths

ASPEN — A Pitkin County building official and a former Aspen city building inspector are refusing to talk about the carbon monoxide deaths of a family of four who were killed over the Thanksgiving weekend in 2008 after a boiler leaked the deadly gas into a home they were staying in outside Aspen. According to the Aspen Daily News (http://tinyurl.com/c7dsts8), the two men invoked their right against self-incrimination in a lawsuit filed by the family’s relatives. All of the ...

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Transportation officials warn of mountain delays

DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation is warning drivers that maintenance and reconstruction work will be causing traffic stops and lane closures along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor throughout the holiday season. Overnight lane closures in both directions will continue through December, and crews are doing routine maintenance at the Eisenhower Tunnel. Travelers should also expect traffic stops around the clock through January near the Twin Tunnels east of Idaho ...

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Railroad group named as preservation stewards

CHAMA, N.M. — A nonprofit group that supports a historic narrow-gauge rail line that runs between New Mexico and Colorado has been designated as one of the nation’s newest preservation stewards. Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad received its designation letter last week. The Preserve America Steward designation is awarded to volunteer programs that have been successful in preserving the nation’s historic places. There are now 38 Preserve America ...

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Teams search lake area for missing 13-year-old boy

DURANGO — Teams are searching around Vallecito Lake for 13-year-old Dylan Redwine who has been missing for a week. La Plata County Sheriff’s spokesman Dan Bender says searchers had no luck on Sunday but would resume efforts at the lake Monday. The boy lives in Colorado Springs but was visiting his father in Vallecito on Thanksgiving break. He is 5 feet tall, 105 pounds, with blond hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. He was wearing a blue-and-white Duke Blue Devils baseball ...

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Embree out as head coach of Colorado Buffaloes

DENVER — Jon Embree tells The Associated Press he has been fired as coach of the University of Colorado football team. Embree said he was heading into a meeting with his players tonight and didn’t want to comment on his firing other than to confirm he’d been let go by athletic director Mike Bohn earlier in the day. The Buffaloes just competed the worst season in the 123-year history of the program. They finished 1-11 with their only win a 35-34 win at Washington State on ...

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About 200 search for missing 13-year-old boy

IGNACIO — About 200 people searched without success for 13-year-old Dylan Redwine who was reported missing Monday. Volunteers spent time Saturday going door-to-door and handing out flyers in the Bayfield area where Dylan spent much of his time before moving to Colorado Springs. Saturday’s search included members of La Plata Search & Rescue, three search dogs, the La Plata Mounted Patrol, and a helicopter. The searches will resume today. The boy lives in Colorado Springs ...

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Manning’s 2 TDs leads Broncos past Chiefs, 17-9

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Peyton Manning threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns, and the Denver Broncos rallied to beat the woeful Kansas City Chiefs 17-9 today for their sixth straight win. Manning hit tight end Jacob Tamme late in the first half and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in the third quarter, and that was more than enough to overcome three field goals by the Chiefs’ Ryan Succop as Kansas City lost its eighth straight game. Knowshon Moreno added 85 yards rushing for the AFC ...

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Postcard mailed during WWII arrives at NY home

ELMIRA, N.Y. – A postcard mailed nearly 70 years ago has finally arrived at the former upstate New York home of the couple who sent it. The postcard was sent July 4, 1943, from Rockford, Ill., to sisters Pauline and Theresa Leisenring in Elmira. Their brother, George Leisenring, was stationed at Rockford’s Medical Center Barracks at Camp Grant, an Army post during World War II. Their parents were visiting him when they mailed the postcard home. The postcard reads in part, ...

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CDOT has new plan to smooth I-70 traffic

VAIL – The Colorado Department of Transportation has a new plan to smooth traffic on Interstate 70, where the Eisenhower Tunnel often clogs on ski weekends. The Vail Daily reports that CDOT has a new tactic to smooth eastbound traffic on I-70 between Silverthorne and the Eisenhower/Johnson Tunnels (http://goo.gl/FODtC). Near the tunnel, eastbound traffic is funneled from three lanes to just two. At about that spot, the transportation department is working on a system that on ...

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10 things to know for Friday, Nov. 23

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.1. WHY BLACK FRIDAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER   Americans’ growing comfort with online shopping puts more pressure on brick-and-mortar stores, which depend so heavily on the holiday season. BLACK FRIDAY 2. BLACKS SEEK TO CASH IN LOYALTY TO OBAMA African American leaders do not want the middle and working class to bear the brunt of the looming “fiscal cliff” of tax ...

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Brighton police: Dying man names attacker

BRIGHTON — Police say a man severely wounded in a knife attack in Brighton managed to name his assailants before he died. Officers responding to reports of a fight at a mobile home park around dawn Thursday located a 22-year-old Hispanic man from Denver covered in blood. Police say the man told the officers who attacked him before he lost consciousness. He was rushed to a hospital where he died. In the afternoon, police say two Hispanic males were arrested in connection with the ...

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Retailers use chocolate to combat big-box shopping

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Local retailers in Steamboat Springs know they can’t compete for after-Thanksgiving shoppers without a little something extra. That’s where chocolate comes in. Locally owned shops in the mountain resort are handing out chocolate to shoppers Saturday to lure them away from big-box retailers and the mall. The chocolate bribes are being handed out for a second year on what American Express has started calling “Small Business ...

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Brazil bridegroom bleeds to death at his wedding

RIO DE JANEIRO — Media reports say a Brazilian bridegroom bled to death at his wedding reception when he tripped and fell on an empty glass of beer. The G1 news website says the freak accident occurred early Monday morning some six hours after navy sergeant Fabio Jefferson dos Santos Maciel and Geise Guimaraes tied the knot. Citing wedding guests, G1 says Maciel was dancing with one of the bridesmaids when he lost his balance and fell to the ground shattering the glass he was ...

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Labor march could affect LA airport travelers

LOS ANGELES — A labor march could delay Thanksgiving eve travelers at Los Angeles International Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Members of the Service Employees International Union are expected to march between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday outside the Century Boulevard entrance to the airport. The union is in a dispute with an airport services company that no longer has SEIU contracts. Travelers have been advised to add 90 minutes to their planned airport ...

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Flights canceled, delayed in Chicago due to fog

CHICAGO — Thanksgiving travelers are encountering cancellations and delays at Chicago’s airports as extremely dense fog settles over the region. According to flightstats.com, 90 inbound and outbound flights were canceled and more than 400 were delayed at O’Hare and Midway airports as of around 7:45 a.m. National Weather Service meteorologist Richard Castro says visibility has been near zero at both airports for about two hours. O’Hare serves as a hub for the ...

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10 Things to know for Wednesday, Nov. 21

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:1. CLINTON, DIPLOMATS PRESS ON WITH MIDEAST TRUCE EFFORTS   Fighting between Hamas and Israel continues as sticking points over ceasefire remain unresolved. ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS 2. WHAT A MYANMAR CONCESSION ON NUKES COULD TELL The Asian nation’s decision to declare all atomic energy facilities may shed light on whether it sought nuclear know-how from North Korea. ...

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Hickenlooper insists on state drilling regulations

DENVER — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is insisting that the state has regulatory authority over oil and gas drilling. The Denver Post reported Wednesday (http://bit.ly/ScKPiy) that Hickenlooper called Boulder County commissioners to his office to resolve conflicts over how drilling companies are regulated. Boulder County is drafting tough new regulations for drilling there. But the state has challenged Longmont’s authority to pass its own regulations, and Hickenlooper wants ...

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2 road workers killed south of Denver

HIGHLANDS RANCH — Authorities say two highway construction workers were killed when they were struck by an SUV that veered off an exit ramp south of Denver. The Colorado State Patrol says 47-year-old Joseph Schwartz of Morrison and 27-year-old Jesus Villalobos of Brighton were killed in the incident at C-470 and Broadway on Tuesday. The patrol says two people in the SUV were taken to hospitals with moderate injuries. They were 74-year-old Thomas Garrity of Bellevue, Neb., the ...

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Deputies: Missing teen may be exploitation victim

COLORADO SPRINGS — Authorities say a 19-year-old aspiring model from Colorado Springs has been missing for more than a month and might be the victim of a subculture that exploits would-be models. El Paso County sheriff’s deputies identified her Tuesday as Kara Nichols. They wouldn’t elaborate on what kind of exploitation she might have fallen victim to. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports Nichols was last seen Oct. 9. Investigators say she told her roommate she might go ...

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Russian woman keeps hold of dead husband’s body

MOSCOW — Russian authorities say a woman with five children kept her husband’s body in their apartment for almost three years after his death. Prosecutors in the central Yaroslavl region said the unidentified woman, described as a devout Pentecostal Christian with a psychiatric record, was so distraught when her husband died of natural causes in 2009 that she believed he “was bound to resurrect.” An investigation was opened after the body was found in a dumpster in ...

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UN official calls for marijuana ballot rollback

VIENNA — The head of the U.N. drug watchdog agency is urging U.S. federal officials to challenge ballot measures in Colorado and Washington that decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and over. Raymond Yans says the approvals send “a wrong message to the rest of the nation and it sends a wrong message abroad.” Yans heads the International Narcotics Control Board. He told The Associated Press on Tuesday he hopes Attorney General Eric Holder ...

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10 Things to know for Tuesday, Nov. 20

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:1. HILLARY CLINTON HEADS TO THE MIDDLE EAST   Obama sends his secretary of state to the region in a bid to mediate an end to the bloody conflict. US-Mideast 2. NETANYAHU FINALLY LAUNCHES HIS OWN WAR Known for his tough talk, the Israeli prime minister could coast to an election victory in January on solid popular support for his Gaza operation. ISRAEL-NETANYAHU’S WAR 3. OBAMA MEETS ...

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Fort Carson soldiers coming home for Thanksgiving

FORT CARSON — About 200 Fort Carson soldiers are scheduled to return home in time for Thanksgiving. The first group of soldiers is scheduled to return Tuesday evening followed by another wave on Wednesday afternoon. However, military arrivals are sometimes re-scheduled at the last minute.  ...

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Colo. getting school grant from Gates Foundation

DENVER — Colorado is getting some help from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gov. John Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia announced Monday that the state is getting $5.9 million to help increase high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and careers. The grant will be administered through the Colorado Legacy Foundation. It’s dedicated to increasing student achievement by having effective school leaders and teachers. The foundation’s trustees ...

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Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco may be getting ready to shed its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing. City lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would prohibit nudity in most public places, a blanket ban that represents an escalation of a two-year tiff between a devoted group of men who strut their stuff through the city’s famously gay Castro District and the supervisor who represents the area. Supervisor Scott Wiener’s proposal ...

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10 Things to know for Monday, Nov. 19

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.1. NO LETUP IN VIOLENCE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS   Palestinian militants continued to barrage Israel with rockets, and Israel announced it was widening its offensive to target the military commanders of the ruling Islamist group. ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS 2. CONGRESS LOOKS TO EGYPT FOR SOLUTION TO MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE Lawmakers say Cairo needs to take serious diplomatic steps to rein in Hamas. ...

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Appellate court to hear school voucher case

DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the Douglas County School District’s voucher program. The Denver Post reports (http://bit.ly/Q2XpTd ) the case involving the district’s challenge of a judge barring the program will be heard Monday afternoon. Taxpayers for Public Education and others challenged the program that would have offered up to 500 students $4,575 in state funding to cover tuition at mostly religious, private schools. Denver District ...

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CMU student accused of threat on Obama held without bail

DENVER — A judge has denied bail for a Colorado Mesa University student accused of telling his therapist he wanted to kill President Barack Obama and shoot schoolchildren. The judge also ruled Monday that the evidence against 20-year-old Mitchell Kenneth Kusick of Westminster is sufficient to send his case to federal district court for trial. Court records say Kusick made the comments to the therapist Oct. 29. The therapist called police and told his family to take him to a ...

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Mom pulled infant out of rolled-over car in Aurora

AURORA — Police say a woman was able to pull her five-week-old infant out of their car after their car was hit by another driver in Aurora. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. Monday on South Parker Road and caused backups during the morning rush hour. A Jeep hit the back of the woman’s car and the driver of the Jeep was thrown from the vehicle. Both vehicles rolled over. KUSA-TV reported that the baby was in a car seat and that the mother was able to get him out of the ...

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Family members nab body when they couldn’t settle burial dispute

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