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Denver nonprofit at risk of shutting down its free vet clinic if it can’t find new location
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Denver nonprofit at risk of shutting down its free vet clinic if it can’t find new location

By Amy Wadas | Denver 7 News The Denver nonprofit Peace, Love and Paws is at risk of shutting down its free vet clinic if it can’t find a new location. The group provides free veterinary services for the people experiencing homelessness and living below the poverty line. Sherry Fidler brought her 5-year-old dog Cota to the clinic located inside St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Denver on June 6 to get checked out for an injury. The clinic is held the first Thursday of every month.  “She was limping on her leg, and I brought her in,” Fidler said.  Fidler found out Cota, her energetic dog, tore her ACL and will need surgery. This marked Fidler’s third time coming to the Peace, Love and Paws free vet clinic. She said she can't afford a veterinarian right now. READ THE ...
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A call to ban the sale of high-potency THC products in Boulder, amid rising teen mental health concerns
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A call to ban the sale of high-potency THC products in Boulder, amid rising teen mental health concerns

By Tim Drugan | Boulder Reporting Lab Avani Dilger, a licensed counselor specializing in addiction, has worked with young people in Boulder County for decades. She runs a private practice and Natural Highs, a nonprofit she founded to help teens choose alternatives to drugs and alcohol. Recently, she noticed a change in how local young people are affected by THC products as the potency of those products has risen.    Dilger has observed more Boulder teens developing dependencies on THC products, complete with withdrawal symptoms that manifest as mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. “We have never seen anything like this with people who use marijuana,” Dilger said. “I have worked for over 20 years with people who have used marijuana and who have g...
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Guns, deepfakes and occupancy limits: 16 new Colorado laws go into effect in July
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Guns, deepfakes and occupancy limits: 16 new Colorado laws go into effect in July

By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 31 Denver Hundreds of bills were passed and signed into law during the 2024 Colorado legislative session, and over a dozen of these will go into effect on July 1. The new laws range from a ban on residential occupancy limits to a ban on carrying guns in certain areas. READ THE FULL STORY, INCLUDING MORE DETAIL ON THE LAWS, AT FOX 31 DENVER
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Colorado to use $826 million in federal funds to expand high-speed internet availability
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Colorado to use $826 million in federal funds to expand high-speed internet availability

By Jessica Crawford | Denver 7 News Colorado is another step closer to providing more high-speed internet access across the state. The Biden administration on Tuesday approved the state's plan to expand broadband across Colorado, allowing officials to access more than $826 million for the project. The money comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, which set aside millions of dollars for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD). The funds would provide grants to internet service providers, allowing them to expand internet access in under-served parts of the state. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Krannawitter: Campaign finance reform is to blame for prosecution of Trump
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Krannawitter: Campaign finance reform is to blame for prosecution of Trump

By THOMAS L. KRANNAWITTER, PH.D. | Liberty Lyceum Substack Campaign finance laws—not merely McCain-Feingold—were at the heart of the recent jury conviction of Donald Trump. A more accurate title, therefore, could be: Revenge of Campaign Finance Reform Laws. The essence of campaign finance laws and regulations should be offensive—even outrageous—to self-governing United States citizens. Imagine those in government commanding how and when and whether you spend your own money, and then demanding detailed reports when you do. That’s what campaign finance reform laws are all about: Controlling the many in ways that benefit established, incumbent political elites. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE LIBERTY LYCEUM SUBSTACK Editor's note: Opinions expressed in commentary piece...
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Fort Collins to start 2-year, $42M infrastructure project in Old Town to address 150-year-old issues
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Fort Collins to start 2-year, $42M infrastructure project in Old Town to address 150-year-old issues

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado The City of Fort Collins is moving forward with one of its largest infrastructure projects ever as the city prepares to address more than a century of flooding concerns. The project will install a new drainage system through Old Town, largely along Oak Street, west of College Avenue. The project, which is expected to take two years to complete, was first reported by the Coloradoan. Larimer County and Fort Collins have a history of flooding, with some floods in recent decades resulting in fatalities. However, project manager Heather McDowell said the issues with flooding around Old Town have been an issue since the heart of the city was developed in the 1800s. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Prager: Why Americans mistrust election results more than the citizens of any other democracy
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Prager: Why Americans mistrust election results more than the citizens of any other democracy

By Dennis Prager | TownHall.com Last week, 27 European nations voted for their representatives in the European Parliament. If you were aware of this, did you happen to notice that there were no allegations of cheating in any European country? If you are on the left, you might respond that there were no such allegations because the right did better than the left, and it's the right that makes these allegations. But that response has little merit. For one thing, there were no such allegations, let alone demonstrations, during all the years left-wing parties won European Parliamentary elections or national elections. For another, in America, it is not only the right that has charged election fraud: Hillary Clinton, for example, still claims the 2016 election was stolen from her. T...
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What’s on my ballot? There are two opposed races for the state board of education
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What’s on my ballot? There are two opposed races for the state board of education

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice There will be two opposed races, one in each major party, for the Colorado Board of Education, meaning voters in two areas of the state will have decisions to make on their primary ballot. Election Day is Tuesday, June 25. Registered voters should have received a mailed ballot or will in the coming days. Those Coloradans who are not yet registered to vote may do so in a couple of ways with various deadlines. Register at GoVoteColorado.gov through June 17, in order to receive a ballot by mail. Additionally, registration can be completed in person at a voting center until 7 p.m. on Election Day. Colorado elects members to the state board of education based upon U.S. House of Representatives districts and one at-large seat. As voters reflect for...
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Loveland wants to create street outreach program with opioid settlement funds
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Loveland wants to create street outreach program with opioid settlement funds

By Veronica Acosta | Denver 7 News To date, Colorado is on track to receive more than $750 million in opioid settlement funds from different pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors. The City of Loveland will receive $1.8 million after it opted into the settlement funds in 2021. The city hopes to create a street outreach program with part of the $340,000 it's already received. "It's really not enough money to be able to do something like build housing for people to go to recover, but it is enough money to start a street outreach program," said Alison Hade, the Community Partnership Office manager for the City of Loveland. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts by Delaware jury in gun trial
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Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts by Delaware jury in gun trial

By JEFF MORDOCK | The Washington Times A federal jury convicted Hunter Biden Tuesday of three felony counts stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018 while in the throes of a crack addiction, making him the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime. The panel of six men and six women, all Delaware residents, deliberated for three hours over two days before rendering the guilty verdict which could have political implications for President Biden. Republicans have sought to tie his son’s legal problems to him in the midst of a tough reelection campaign against former President Donald Trump. The defendant’s wife Melissa and his uncle, James Biden, were in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. First lady Jill Biden, who attended most of the weeklon...
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