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  • Colorado Sheriffs and Other Plaintiffs Sue to Void Two Gun Laws

    lawsuit in U.S. District Court to overturn two of the four gun control measures signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper in March. When the plaintiffs announced the lawsuit on May 17 in Denver's Independence Institute's offices, the media were well represented. According to John Caldera, the institute's president, the lobby was "overflowing with microphones, cameras and ...

  • E-waste banned from trash on July 1

    DENVER - Beginning on July 1, it will be illegal to throw away electronic items in the trash in Colorado.The new law was passed last year and was made to not only be kinder to the environment, but also to generate jobs. Bill sponsors said it would create a whole infrastructure in rural areas to properly dispose of electronic waste.While the change might be a hassle for residents to get used to, ...

  • Fire at Briarhurst Manor in Manitou Springs

    Fire fighters are on the scene of a fire at the Briarhurst Manor on Manitou Ave. Our crews at the scene say light smoke could be seen coming from the rear of the building. It also appeared the building had to be evacuated because a group of people was seen outside. The fire may have started in the kitchen area of the manor, but fire crews have not yet confirmed that information. It's not ...

  • Jim Monaghans funeral services set for Wednesday

    The funeral for Jim Monaghan, a long-time Colorado political strategist, will be held at Denver's Holy Ghost Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 22, at 9 a.m. A reception from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. will be held at the governor's residence/carriage house on Logan Street between East Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Both the funeral and reception are open to the public. Monaghan, who was born in ...

  • Roller-coaster enthusiasts flip for rides in Denver

    Whether they were waiting for the next big drop or throwing their hands up as the world flipped upside-down, every whirling rider was certain of one thing.There is no such thing as a bad roller coaster. More than 100 members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts club leaned into turns and whipped around six rides at Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park on Saturday. Group members enjoyed two hours ...

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Pépé le Moko [DVD]

Pépé le Moko [DVD]

Pp le Moko is the film that made consummate French actor Jean Gabin a star. It was hardly his first rolehe had already played in a dozen movies since 1930, and he would eventually star (that is, play the lead role) in dozens and dozens of films over his multi-decade career. Deviously handsome in an unconventional way, Gabin excelled at conveying confidence and authority, even when trapped ... ...

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  • NBA award is team effort for Nuggets coach...

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images As a service representative for the manufacturing company Bell & Howell in Pittsburgh, Joseph Karl was a blue-collar worker in a town that cornered the market on blue-collar living. He never played sports but understood the impact they could have on a person's legacy because they offered the unique opportunity to accomplish things that could never be ...

  • Sandbags still available for families in Colorado Springs

    Sandbags are still available to people who live near the Mountain Shadows area of Colorado Springs to help provide a barrier to flooding. The city says they have many leftover sandbags from a distribution event earlier today, and residents are welcome to pick them up. The bags are located in the parking lot of the Verizon store at Garden of the Gods & ...

  • Water quality a high priority for Denver and surrounding area

    water quality very serious, as do surrounding communities in Colorado. There have been tests of that commitment and even the State gets tested from time to time regarding safe drinking ...

  • Aurora Public Schools open first community garden

    Solemi Pedraza and her children, Nemiah, 10, and St. Marks, 13, work in their family plot during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. Solemi says she plans to donate her vegetable to a local food bank. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver ...

  • When you buy a Powerball ticket where does the money go

    Coloradans are lining up at grocery stores and gas stations across the state, buying tickets for a chance at Saturday's enormous $600 million Powerball jackpot. Odds are huge that your ticket won't be the big winner, but that doesn't necessarily mean your purchase is a waste of money. By law, profits earned by lottery sales in Colorado are distributed to Great Outdoors Colorado, ...

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