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11/20/2008

Marines to get alleged deserter if he posts bail - The Denver Post

http://www.denverpost.com/newsheadlines/ci_11028564 A judge in Washington state Wednesday confirmed that if alleged deserter Lance Hering of Boulder posts the $5,000 bail on charges of being a fugitive from Colorado, he will be turned over to the Marines. A lawyer representing Hering asked Clallam County Superior Court Judge Ken Williams to clarify the custody procedure during a hearing that lasted just minutes, according to the Peninsula Daily News. No bail has been set on the military desertion charge, which is a felony.

11/17/2008

CSU study on cancer promising | coloradoan.com | The Coloradoan,

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/811170310/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02 Eating potatoes and beans regularly could help prevent breast cancer, according to a pre-clinical study by a group of CSU researchers. The study, which will later progress into a clinical trial using breast cancer survivors, could produce preventive diet plans for women who want to attempt to avoid breast cancer altogether or avoid a reoccurrence. "Right now we don't have any guidelines for women after they have had breast cancer," said Elizabeth Ryan, an assistant professor in Colorado State University's Cancer Prevention Laboratory. "You heard from your doctors or oncologists that they don't really know what to tell people what to eat except to eat a variety of foods." The scientists say using food as a measure of prevention is natural and often can be more effective than drugs.

10/31/2008

Colorado Agrees to Restore Voters to Rolls - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31colorado.html?ref=us The voters’ names had been removed by Mike Coffman, the Colorado secretary of state, who said he did so because the voters had moved out of state or were listed more than once on the rolls. But Mr. Coffman was sued by a coalition of voting rights and other groups who said such purges were generally prohibited by federal law within 90 days of an election. Under the agreement, voters removed from the rolls will be permitted to cast provisional ballots, and those ballots will be counted unless election officials can prove the voters were not eligible. To strike such ballots, county election officials must conduct an extensive records review on each one, a decision that must then be reviewed by Mr. Coffman’s office. “This is unprecedented,” said Elizabeth Westfall, a lawyer for the Advancement Project, a civil rights group that helped file the lawsuit. “We are really thrilled that there will be this degree of unprecedented scrutiny and protection for these purged voters when they cast their provisional ballots.”

10/13/2008

Superior couple works to raise awareness about Afghan camp : Superior : Boulder Daily Camera

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/oct/13/superior-couple-works-to-help-afghan-camp/ Patty and Bob Tunnell watched a video of an Afghan resettlement camp and were so moved by the stories of people trying to rebuild their lives that they signed up for the next trip to the area. After seeing firsthand the difficult conditions at the Barek Aub village, the Superior couple is working to get the word out. They returned from an April trip with other members of Lafayette's Flatirons Community Church, created a Web site and began promoting the relief project through their other hobby, racing cars.The site, which now appears on the side of their race car, details the plight of those trying to survive in a country devastated by three decades of conflict."The whole country needs a lot of help," Bob Tunnell said. "They're not looking for charity. They're looking for a chance to rebuild their lives."

7/28/2008

Congressional candidates square off | SummitDaily.com

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080725/NEWS/49734644/1005 Differences in personal style, rather than dramatic political disagreements, marked the presentations of Democratic congressional hopefuls Joan Fitz-Gerald, Jared Polis and Will Shafroth in Summit County. The crowd of more than 70 listened intently to the three candidates, as they answered questions submitted by the audience and made prepared statements about their platforms and their fitness for office. Thursday’s forum — sponsored by the Summit County Democrats — was the final such event in a race which will end with the Aug. 12 primary election, and each candidate focused on why local voters should choose them instead of their opponents. In the predominantly Democratic 2nd Congressional District — which includes Summit, Eagle, and Grand counties, as well as the city of Boulder — the winner of the primary will be the presumptive successor to U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, who is running to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard.

6/18/2008

Rep. Udall touts biodiesel, ethanol

http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., went to a biodiesel and ethanol gas station in this Denver suburb to illustrate his answer to the energy conundrum.

4/25/2008

GJSentinel.com: Bill on wastewater pits passes first hurdle

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/24/042508_14b_Evap_pits_bill.html State lawmakers gave an initial nod to legislation Thursday evening that would set more stringent state regulations for commercial wastewater pits similar to one located south of De Beque. The House Health and Human Services Committee voted 9-0 to approve House Bill 1414, sponsored by Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, and Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction. The proposal would require the state’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission to require that no commercial pits be located within half a mile of a home or other occupied structure. The rules, mandated under the bill, also would require commercial wastewater pits to use synthetic liners, monitor nearby groundwater and air, fence off the pits and maintain plans to deal with spills.

4/16/2008

Mineral money volatility could hurt Mesa State project funding

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/15/041608_10a_Projects.html The volatility of federal mineral leasing revenue could endanger money earmarked for construction projects, including Mesa State College’s Wubben Hall expansion, state policymakers said during a Tuesday morning hearing. Lisa Esgar, deputy director of the governor’s Office of State Planning and Budget, said the inconsistency of federal mineral leasing revenue, derived from mineral exploration on federal lands within the state, could knock some projects off the Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s project list. “That amount could be hugely variable,” Esgar said. Mesa State College’s $16.6 million expansion for the Mesa State classroom building ranked at the bottom of a list of projects the commission approved at its Friday meeting.