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Nelson: Hoped to protect victim
Shawna Nelson tried to explain Thursday why witnesses and a good
portion of physical evidence pointed to her as the one who shot
Heather Garraus in January 2007.
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Prescription costs straying from script
Coloradans using a new state prescription program for lower-income
people will end up paying more for most drugs than they would
at chain pharmacies, according to a Denver Post cost comparison.
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| Business |
Swift raids turn screen saga
Immigration enforcement raids at the Swift & Co. meatpacking
plant in Greeley in 2006 turned out to have a silver lining
for a Denver video documentary company.
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Seniors, poor must file for rebate
Senior citizens and other low-income earners who don't
normally have to file a tax return will miss out on federal
stimulus refund checks if they don't file this year.
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| Local Politics |
Clerks rejoice at machines' recertification
A big piece of Colorado's election puzzle fell into
place Thursday when Secretary of State Mike Coffman recertified
the paper-ballot-counting machines used in the large majority
of Colorado's counties.
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Mayor losing top aide
Roxane White is leaving her post as manager of Denver's
Human Services Department to become executive director of the
Timothy and Bernadette Marquez Foundation.
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| National News |
The high cost of incarceration
More than one in 100 adult Americans are in jail or prison, an
all-time high that is costing state governments nearly $50 billion
a year, in addition to more than $5 billion spent by the federal
government.
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Schwarzenegger getting his tank back
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he asked an Ohio museum to return
his Austrian army tank because he wants to use it to give rides
to schoolchildren.
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| Opinion |
Reagan written off, too
Barack Obama's critics bear a remarkable resemblance
to the liberals who labored mightily to dismiss Ronald Reagan
in 1980.
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Buckley an entertaining intellectual
William F. Buckley Jr., who died this week, deserves all the
sparkling words of tribute showered on him from every corner
of the political world.
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| Sports |
Camby is the sultan of swat
Marcus Camby's careful preparation helps him rise to
the occasion as the NBA's top blocker.
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Coaches starting to feel the heat
Two years after a Final Four appearance, John Brady didn't
last past Valentine's Day at LSU. Oregon State axed
Jay John on his way to the Pac-10's first winless season.
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| Avalanche |
Forsberg's first game TBA
After two days of red tape, Peter Forsberg will get the red carpet
treatment from the Avalanche when he finally steps foot on Denver
soil today.
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Forsberg not ruled out for Saturday
While Peter Forsberg is not yet on Denver soil, the Avalanche
star's application process for a working visa in Vancouver,
British Columbia, is "going very well", an Avs official said
this afternoon.
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| Broncos |
Broncos sign Engelberger to extension
The Broncos signed defensive end John Engelberger to a two-year
contract extension tonight, his agent Bob Lattinville said.
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| College |
Coaches starting to feel the heat
Two years after a Final Four appearance, John Brady didn't
last past Valentine's Day at LSU. Oregon State axed
Jay John on his way to the Pac-10's first winless season.
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Warden in charge despite 2-24 slide
Despite the worst record in the program's 33-year history
and an unprecedented third consecutive 20-loss season, Jen Warden
won't be the third coaching casualty at Colorado State
this school year.
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| Nuggets |
Camby is the sultan of swat
Marcus Camby's careful preparation helps him rise to
the occasion as the NBA's top blocker.
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Denver puts its "A" game on display
From his bed on Monday, flu-stricken Nuggets coach George Karl
nursed himself back to health while plotting ways for his team
to return from the ills of its three-game losing streak.
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| Rockies |
Snakes alive, it's a rivalry
From shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to slugger Matt Holliday, they
now walk with an easy swagger, acting bulletproof and smelling
of the hard-won confidence that could cause folks to take the
names sewn on the their Colorado uniforms in vain. Don't
you love it?
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Corpas' contract terms show his value
A strong relationship and playoff dominance were the driving
forces in the Rockies signing closer Manny Corpas to a four-year,
$8.025-million contract with two club option years that could
take the value of the deal to $22.025 million.
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