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The Home Front: Lew Gaiter, who ran for governor this year, has ‘died after...

"Larimer County Commissioner Lew Gaiter died after a long battle with cancer, spending his last days doing the things he loved best — being...

The Home Front: 100-megawatt solar facility south of Pueblo gets ‘stiff opposition’ from neighbors...

"A company wanting to build a 100-megawatt solar energy generation facility in Stem Beach is facing stiff opposition from neighbors in the adjacent St....

The Home Front: Sugary drink tax in Boulder is ‘confusing customers and stores alike’...

"Boulder's tax on sugary drinks is confusing customers and stores alike, unsure of when the tax is really a tax, and when it's a...

The Home Front: A ‘constant drone of helicopters’ as crews fight four wildfires fires...

"A seemingly constant drone of helicopters fighting wildfires hummed over the Yampa Valley this weekend," reports The Steamboat Pilot. "Crews are now fighting four...

News Poetry: In Syria

soon my fingers say crickets sing the river laughs death dances words like a weariness ...

The Home Front: Hazing charges at Air Force Academy ‘are without precedent in the...

"The ritual was something out of a bad fraternity movie: blindfolded neophyte cadets, half-naked seniors and a threat of forced oral sex," reports The...

The Home Front: Longtime mystery spring water well near Cripple Creek ‘will be capped...

"Rumors that have been circulating among Teller County residents were confirmed Tuesday night at a Florissant Water and Sanitation District board meeting: The free...

The Home Front: In Southwest Colorado, this year’s drought is ‘one for the record...

"This year’s drought is one for the record books, – especially for Southwest Colorado," reports The Durango Herald. "The Colorado water year, which ends...

The Home Front: The U.S. Olympic Committee, based in Colorado, ‘will be led by...

"Ahead of meetings that could lead to changes in how the U.S. Olympic Committee governs individual sports, the organization on Monday announced big changes...

The Home Front: Meth ‘made a deadly comeback in El Paso County and across...

"Methamphetamine use made a deadly comeback in El Paso County and across Colorado last year while festering in the shadow of the nation’s opioid...