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The Mix

News and analysis pulled from the rush

You gotta see this: Jared Polis’ riff on state’s rights, pot legalization and crayfish-smoking

"I bet maybe smoking crayfish ain't good for you. I don't know. What if it's fried? It might clog your arteries, huh. I bet that's not good for you. You want me to send federal troops?"
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New report: Millennials can’t afford Denver homes

Look around at the bike stores, pot shops and dog parks: Denver is millennial-Central. But the Bloomberg Millennial Housing Index raises the question about where millennials...

Congress takes a shot at the Type-2-diabetes racial gap

Congresswoman Diana DeGette stood in the workout room Monday at Denver Indian Health and Family Services to announce legislation aimed at curbing the devastating rates of...
Swimming pool splash

Wiretap: Pool-party cop quits the force

…and more news splashing around the world.

Denver police revise policy on shooting into moving vehicles

Shooting at a moving car is no longer an allowable form of self-defense for Denver Police, according to revised regulations for discharging firearms approved...

Colorado quinoa pioneer John McCamant dies at 81

"If I've done anything at all it’s because I'm a vehicle in this quinoa evolution and not much else," said Prof. John McCamant at...

Obama lauds Obamacare ahead of Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court is expected to hand down an Affordable Care Act decision this month that could cut the federal insurance subsidies of some 8...
Candles lit in celebration of the Hindu holiday of Diwali.

Hindu leader asks Colorado schools to close for Diwali

A look at the Denver Public Schools' holiday-closure calendar shows one religious holiday all students get off regardless of their personal beliefs: Christmas. Otherwise,...

Colorado gets ‘F’ for effort in school fairness

We’ve all heard the adage about the “C” student -- “Well, at least she tried. “A” for effort.” When it comes to fixing unfairness in...
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