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The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners
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The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners

By  Robbie Sequeira | Newsbreak An American flag flies above the construction site of a multifamily housing development last year in Los Angeles. In many places, homeowners are opposing state and local efforts to strip away exclusive single-family-home zoning to allow the construction of more multifamily housing. Mario Tama/Getty Images When Minneapolis, then Oregon, then other local and state governments began stripping away exclusive single-family-home zoning over the past five years to allow the construction of multifamily housing, many development advocates predicted the start of a pro-YIMBY revolution. But the “yes-in-my-backyard” movement has stumbled even before it’s really gotten started. READ THE FULL STORY AT NEWSBREAK
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Is Prop. 129 the answer to the veterinary shortage in rural Colorado?
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Is Prop. 129 the answer to the veterinary shortage in rural Colorado?

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice It’s a rare occasion indeed when we see Gov. Jared Polis and Heidi Ganahl, former rivals in the 2022 governor’s race, agree on much of anything.  Proposition 129, on your general election ballot, is just the thing that they could speak about in one voice. Prop. 129 asks voters to approve a new mid-level veterinary practitioner, equating the mid-level practitioner to a physician’s assistant for humans. The duties of this newly proposed veterinarian professional associate (VPA) would overlap between those of the veterinarian (DVM) and those of a traditional vet tech. The proposed VPA would be able to diagnose, recommend treatment and perform some surgeries under the supervision of a DVM. If Prop. 129 passes, it would not go into ...
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In Highlander moment, Denver police arrest man accused of using sword in fatal roadside stabbing
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In Highlander moment, Denver police arrest man accused of using sword in fatal roadside stabbing

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette The Denver Police Department on Sunday arrested a suspect for fatally stabbing a young man with a sword in south Denver, according to the probable cause affidavit. In a statement, police said the stabbing took place around 10:57 a.m. at the corner of Lipan Street and Evans Avenue. At the scene, a 20-year-old victim was transported to the hospital, where he later died of his injuries, according to police. Police said they arrested suspect Patrick Browne, 39, on first-degree murder and felony menacing charges. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Knudsen: Kamala Harris blasted for ‘pitiful’ Hurricane Helene response
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Knudsen: Kamala Harris blasted for ‘pitiful’ Hurricane Helene response

By Hannah Knudsen, Commentary | Breitbart Vice President Kamala Harris is facing intense scrutiny — not from the establishment media, but from Americans on social media — for her lackluster response to the damage inflicted on several states due to Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene made landfall as a strong Category 4 storm late Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region. While Florida has been in recovery under the direction of Florid Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is no stranger to unleashing a strong hurricane response, swiftly restoring power, inspecting bridges, and clearing roadways in the Sunshine State — many inland and beyond were caught off guard by the mass devastation in inland areas, such as Asheville, North Carolina. According to the Associated Press, at least 30 were&nbs...
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Colorado’s bold move to ban oil drilling sparks national debate
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Colorado’s bold move to ban oil drilling sparks national debate

By Felicity Bradstock  | OilPrice.com Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers in Colorado proposed two pieces of legislation aimed at introducing a statewide ban on oil and gas wells, which would be the first of its kind in the U.S. One of the bills aimed to introduce a ban on new oil and gas drilling permits by bringing an end to new oil and gas licenses starting in 2028. The second proposal would require oil and gas companies to pause production for five months each year. The proposal of such strict limitations on oil and gas operations had not previously been seen and the proposal of such far-reaching laws could encourage other states to follow suit. Environmentalists are calling for lawmakers to bring an end to oil and gas production, with a particular focus on fracking, a tec...
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Donald Trump: Kamala Harris would ‘decimate’ social security and medicare
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Donald Trump: Kamala Harris would ‘decimate’ social security and medicare

By Matthew Boyle | Breitbart Former President Donald Trump told Breitbart News exclusively that Vice President Kamala Harris would “decimate” Social Security and Medicare if she won the election, and the only way to protect those programs is to vote for him. Asked during a nearly hour-long interview last weekend about Democrats privately sounding the alarm about Harris’s silence on Social Security and Medicare as Politico reported earlier in September, Trump sounded off, saying she avoids talking about the programs because people know her policies would destroy them. “So she doesn’t talk at all about Social Security or Medicare because everyone knows she’s going to decimate them,” Trump told Breitbart News. “They’re going to be destroyed. There’s no way to fix it once she does tha...
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Jefferson County candidates offer views on budget, housing, metro districts
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Jefferson County candidates offer views on budget, housing, metro districts

By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics Candidates for the Jefferson County Board of Commission offered competing visions, at times clashing approaches to priorities and spending, during a debate on Thursday night.  In District 1, which covers the northern part of the county and includes Arvada and Westminster, current commissioner and former state lawmaker Tracy Kraft-Tharp is vacating the seat. Last year, she announced that she would not seek reelection. There are four candidates vying for the position. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Fort Carson training medical personnel for potential of large-scale European war
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Fort Carson training medical personnel for potential of large-scale European war

By MARY SHINN | The Gazette As the war in Ukraine kills and injures tens of thousands, European countries are getting more serious about medical training and ensuring the care is standardized across NATO nations. In a large-scale ground war in Eastern Europe, casualties could be, for example, transferred from a Danish Stryker ambulance to a Hungarian ambulance and then to a Lithuanian and Spanish joint field hospital, as they were in a recent European exercise. So, it’s key the medical standards are the same as patients are transferred, said Maj. Dylan Bryant, with the 140th Medical Group, who attended a recent Fort Carson training and the European exercise. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Dills: Along with America, Alex Clark is waking up to the lies of ‘big food’
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Dills: Along with America, Alex Clark is waking up to the lies of ‘big food’

By Abi Dills  | Commentary, The Federalist I am grateful to Alex Clark and others like her who have taken on the fight against the food lies we’ve all been fed for years. When I was 12 years old my parents decided to try a gluten-free diet. Within weeks, my dad’s indigestion disappeared, both parents lost weight, and they were free from muscle pain. Although they were in their mid-30s, they felt better than they had in years. They were astonished but also confused. Why had no one suggested this to them before? Why was our food made with such harmful ingredients? My parents had always been relatively healthy, but from that point on, our family embarked on a journey into health and wellness. We stopped eating fast food, began researching vitamins and supplements, and started...
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Amid acreage transition to solar farming, could Weld County lose its agricultural base?
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Amid acreage transition to solar farming, could Weld County lose its agricultural base?

By Sharon Dunn | BizWest Magnum Feedyards has operated for more than 30 years in eastern Weld County. The main line of business is growing feed and feeding cattle for market. Owner Steve Gabel started with 5,500 head in 1994, and he has gradually increased that to 35,000 head and 10,000 acres of land. But today, he’s planning to turn 4,300 of those acres into a new use — solar farming. If approved, it would be the largest solar array in Weld County to date. He’s not retiring — on the contrary, as a businessman, Gabel is looking to get the highest and best use out of all of his property. READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
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