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Boll: Individual rights are trampled in the name of ‘safety’

Imagine the following scenario: you’re at a public park that is fenced off for an event; the host of the event is a non-profit entity that has received a taxpayer-funded grant; and the city police has a large presence with several cars, at least a half dozen police officers, several drones and three snipers on the roof of a nearby building. So where are you?

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‘Wellington is killing its residents’: Some say water bills have increased to more than $1,000 a month

Many residents in a small but growing town in northern Colorado are accusing the town of increasing water bill rates to levels that are unaffordable, leaving many to wonder if there is a system error while others are contemplating moving. Wellington, a town of nearly 12,000 people, is at the center of the dispute.

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Large Cherry Creek West development moves ahead as neighborhood groups ask for more clarity

The Denver Planning Board on Wednesday approved a rezoning of the west end of Cherry Creek Shopping Center for a huge redevelopment that could bring seven office and apartment buildings — some to 13 stories high —  on a site where the old Bed Bath & Beyond store now overlooks University Boulevard.

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Aurora shuts down apartment complex, owners blame Venezuelan gang for building’s condition

An Aurora landlord is blaming the city’s decision to shut down an apartment complex on a Venezuelan gang — a claim that city officials dismissed, calling it an “alternative narrative” to numerous code violations and the poor condition of the building.

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In Larimer County, 75 laid off from mental health center amid rise in uninsured and Medicaid reform 

Larimer County’s community mental health center has abruptly laid off 75 employees, causing a gap in care for some of the most vulnerable patients and increasing concerns about how far the fallout will spread after a seismic shift in Medicaid funding. 

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