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Don’t Blame it on the Immigrants; It’s Grandma’s Fault

A study released today by the health care policy journal Health Affairs points to a surprising new culprit in the overuse of hospital emergency...

Recycling Quotes in the Washington Post

Don't know how it could have possibly taken them so long, but the Washington Post's Alan Cooperman and Time blogger Andrew Sullivan have finally...

No Money For Beauprez, Tons For Trailhead

Democrat Bill Ritter out raised his Republican challenger for Governor by a 2-1 ratio in the first weeks of July, closing the total cash...

Non-Gay Stem Cells for All

Anne Mulkern of The Denver Post reports that the Senate seems ready to approve Rep. Diana DeGette's stem-cell research bill, even as President Bush...

Defining “Roadless”

An irate reader recently wrote the Glenwood Springs Post Independent in frustration with the Garfield County commissioners' lack of knowledge about the roadless issue....

$47 Million Record Won’t Hold For Long

Saudi Prince Bandar's Super Wal-Mart sized palace, located on 95 acres in Aspen's posh Starwood area, is up for sale for $135 million. It...

The Iraq War Comes Home to Glenwood Springs

One would never think that the Iraq War and the City of Glenwood Springs would have something in common, but they do. Money.In the...

A Steal at $47 Million

At the same time that Colorado ranks highest on the nation's foreclosure list, the very wealthy continue to pay outrageous amounts for mountain real...

A Brief Mizel History

Last week newspapers reported that Larry Mizel,  Chairman and CEO of homebuilding company MDC Holdings Inc was one of the wealthy donors pushing Gov....

Liberal March Into Neocon Central

It's a landmark week for progressives marching into Colorado Springs, home to Focus on the Family, anti-tax guru Douglas Bruce and the place that...
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