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The Navy has run out of pants for its working uniform, and it won’t get more until October
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The Navy has run out of pants for its working uniform, and it won’t get more until October

By Konstantin Toropin | Military.com The Navy is dealing with what could be called a sartorial crisis: The sea service has run out of pants. And it may not get more for months. Specifically, service officials confirmed Friday that pants for the Navy Working Uniform, or NWU, the go-to uniform for most sailors, are out of stock at Navy Exchanges. Courtney Williams, a spokeswoman for the Navy's Exchange Service Command, told Military.com that it is "experiencing severe shortages of NWU trousers" both in physical stores and online. READ THE FULL STORY AT MILITARY.COM
Jared Polis appoints Murphy Robinson to Colorado’s wildlife commission
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Jared Polis appoints Murphy Robinson to Colorado’s wildlife commission

By Luige Del Puerto | Colorado Politics Murphy Robinson, a former deputy mayor and chief of Denver's public safety department, has been appointed to the state's wildlife commission. Gov. Jared Polis announced Robinson's appointment on Friday. He will represent sportspersons — hunters and anglers — on the parks and wildlife commission. "Our Colorado parks is one of the biggest draws to our state and the best assets of our state," Robinson told Colorado Politics. "I am proud to be able to support and steward the use and longevity of our parks to be enjoyed by our residents and our visitors.” READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
Biden, Hillary Clinton to highlight first night of DNC speakers; ‘Squad’ member AOC to also speak
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Biden, Hillary Clinton to highlight first night of DNC speakers; ‘Squad’ member AOC to also speak

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice President Joe Biden will highlight the speakers on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. He was expected to be the Democrats' nominee for president, until a month ago, when he abruptly announced his decision not to accept the nomination. Some have called it a political coup, removing the nominee for Vice President Kamala Harris, who did not go through the primary process. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago will be broadcast nightly from Aug. 19-22 on most major news networks. "[Biden] sees it as an important moment to talk directly, not just to the party, the Democratic Party and delegates, but also, obviously, to the American people," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The opening night o...
Ten vehicles have crashed into stores since late March in Colorado Springs
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Ten vehicles have crashed into stores since late March in Colorado Springs

By Lindsey Grewe | CBS 11 Colorado Springs When crooks plowed an SUV into a smoke shop in east Colorado Springs in the wee hours of Monday morning, it was only the latest in a long list of similar crimes reported in the city just since the spring. Starting in late March and then really escalating beginning in May, 10 stores across the city have been targeted by criminals in vehicles. READ THE FULL STORY WITH A TIMELINE OF EVENTS AT CBS 11
Livestock producers write letter again asking CPW, Polis to kill depredating wolves
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Livestock producers write letter again asking CPW, Polis to kill depredating wolves

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News Some of Colorado’s livestock producers have renewed their plea to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Kill the wolves in Grand and Jackson counties that have killed ranchers’ cattle. Several groups wrote letters this week to CPW officials and Gov. Jared Polis asking that the known wolves depredating Colorado ranches be lethally removed. Depredations occur when a predator “plunders” or preys upon a farmer’s crop. In Grand and Jackson counties, wolves were depredating sheep and cattle. Ranchers first asked for the wolves to be lethally removed in April. There were six depredation events recorded by CPW in April alone, involving four calves and four cattle. Two claims were received, and one was paid out for $1,514 for one calf killed by the reintro...
Man dead after late-night shooting at Wheat Ridge cemetery
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Man dead after late-night shooting at Wheat Ridge cemetery

By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado A fight broke out Saturday between a group of people making a late-night visit to a friend's gravesite in Wheat Ridge.  One man was fatally shot and a woman injured.  The suspect was later found on the Crown Hill Cemetery property grounds, along with his weapon.  The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office booked 22-year-old Ryan Trujillo-Falcon on murder and assault charges Sunday.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
Democratic Party platform released Sunday calls for re-electing Joe Biden
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Democratic Party platform released Sunday calls for re-electing Joe Biden

By Joel B. Pollak | Breitbart The Democratic Party released its official platform on Sunday night, to be voted on at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois — and it calls for reelecting President Joe Biden, who was still the candidate at the time the document was finalized in mid-July. “President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Democrats are running to finish the job,” it says. Read the full, 91-page document here. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
Budget watchdog: Harris’ economic plan would add over $1.7T to national debt
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Budget watchdog: Harris’ economic plan would add over $1.7T to national debt

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business A key part of Vice President Kamala Harris' newly released economic agenda would add $1.7 trillion to America's growing national debt, according to a budget watchdog. The plan, dubbed an "Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families," was released Friday as Harris lays out her platform in her campaign for president. It includes expansions of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, as well as an extension of the health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) that are due to expire at the end of next year. It would also establish a new $25,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, expand tax credits for building affordable housing, create a $40 billion housing innovation fund, and seek to lower prescription d...
Sloan: Who loses if Harris wins?
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Sloan: Who loses if Harris wins?

By Kelly Sloan | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Poor Joe Biden. I mean, really, one has to feel at least a little sorry for the guy. One minute the entire Democratic establishment (including, of course, the media) is wallowing in despair over their fortunes this November with Biden remaining at the helm; within a matter of hours, all is sunshine and light in Democrat World, now that Biden --  once the revered elder stateman of the Democratic left, “Joe from Scranton” who could do no wrong in the eyes of the Party and the New York Times  -- has been shunted aside.  That adulatory exuberance and reverential devotion is now being showered on Kamala Harris and her new sidekick Tim Walz. Everyone, and I mean everyone, within the Democratic universe if positively giddy tha...
After Trump says Harris presidency could lead to ‘1929-style depression’, former WH economist warns it could ‘shut down’ entire economy
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After Trump says Harris presidency could lead to ‘1929-style depression’, former WH economist warns it could ‘shut down’ entire economy

By Kayla Bailey | Fox Business A former White House economist is sounding the alarm on Vice President Kamala Harris' economic agenda after former President Trump warned the U.S. would suffer a "1929-style depression" under a Harris presidency. "My guess is that a lot of the things she said in the past about what she really wants to do, like the Green New Deal, for example… getting carbon-neutral by 2030 – all that kind of stuff would cause a deep recession toward carbon," Kevin Hassett told "The Big Money Show" Thursday.  "Carbon-neutral by 2030 is almost impossible. 75% of our electricity comes from burning fossil fuels. So how are they going to do that if they try it? That you're just going to have to shut down the economy?" READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS...