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Purina facility smells so bad that it’s getting sued, investigated by the state

The stinkyย Purina factoryย in northeast Denver next to Interstate 70 is well known around the city. Now a class-action lawsuit has been lodged in the U.S. District Court of Colorado alleging that noxious fumes from the pet food plant are so bad that people who live nearby should be compensated for their loss of property value and quality of life.

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Eminent domain, used often to seize land from private owners, has Palizzi Farm in Brighton fearing for its survival

โ€œIโ€™m not young, Iโ€™m not stupid and itโ€™s not going to happen.โ€ย 

Thatโ€™s what Debbie Palizzi told developer Jack Hoagland when he knocked on her door in 2022 and offered her $75,000 to run a stormwater pipeline from a subdivision he wanted to build through land her family has been farming for over 90 years.

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Denver councilman demands investigation into alleged political interference in police, fire hirings

Denver City Councilman Kevin Flynn has called for an investigation into the allegations that Mayor Mike Johnston pressured the Civil Service Commission to ignore โ€œred flagsโ€ in applicants to Denverโ€™s police and fire departments

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Can you spell pronouncer? Denver native is the nation’s top word nerd

Jaques Bailly is a spell-ebrity.

The former Denver Catholic school prodigy has been the face of the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a most patient pronouncer for 20 years โ€”ย so beloved, young competitors recognize him with a “Howdy Dr. Bailly!” when they first step up to the microphone.

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