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They are Stealing The Vote Again
In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations. Guess their color.
In swing-state Florida, the state is refusing to accept about 85,000 new registrations from voter drives – overwhelming Black voters.
In swing state New Mexico, HALF of the Democrats of Mora, a dirt poor and overwhelmingly Hispanic county, found their registrations disappeared this year, courtesy of a Republican voting contractor.
In swing states Ohio and Nevada, new federal law is knocking out tens of thousands of voters who lost their homes to foreclosure.
Greg Palast In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all re... more -
Tour de Fat - Bike Festival
The funeral of a part of car culture today. Five-7,000 bicyclists gettin' freaky on dressed up bikes, parading through town, blocking up traffic with the help of the local police. Really a cross between a critical mass rally and Halloween, the New Belgium sponsored Tour de Fat reminds us to ride our bikes when we can. And they say yes we can, in gospel style choruses and the funereal procession of the proverbial Escalade, life led by a dark and soulful marching band. Clank below to check out the Fort Collins version '08. The funeral of a part of car culture today. Five-7,000 bicyclists gettin' freaky on dressed up bikes, parading through town, bloc... more
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hmmm hmm tast the pork in that bailout
DENVER (MyFOXColorado.com) - Pass it. Back it. Believe in it, they say. Just don't read the fine print of the 451 page, $700 billion bailout plan because, well, things get a little bit wooly.
Like Section 325 which provides essential tax breaks for the "wool research fund." Seriously.
Section 503 gives tax breaks for the manufacture of wooden arrows used in toys for children.
And Section 309, a tax credit for economic development, in America. Actually, American Samoa. Metro State Political Science professor Norm Provizer says putting in the goodies simply gets votes.
"As soon as they started discussing sweetening the bill to make it more attractive…in American politics the sweetener is often money," he said.
In Section 316: a tax break for railroad track maintenance.
And Section 317, a tax break for race tracks.
This was clearly not the bail-out bill most folks expected.
"I think it's wrong, it's wrong," one voter told us. "How does that affect us, where do we profit, what do we expect to gain from it?"
In the end, the pork probably won't kill the bill. And there are tax credits for renewable energy, and tax relief that is popular.
Just makes you wonder about the other wolf-ish provisions, in sheep's clothing.
Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar said he wished the un-related provisions would come out of the bill. But said the renewable energy tax credits were important. Sen. Wayne Allard voted against the bill because it cost too much. DENVER (MyFOXColorado.com) - Pass it. Back it. Believe in it, they say. Just don't read the fine print of the 451 page, $700 bill... more -
Michelle Obama starts rally in Colorado, a Battle State.
BOULDER — 12:20 p.m. - Michelle Obama ended her talk urging the students to get to work.
"Let's start working, because we're going to need you," she said. "We're going to need your prayers, we're going to need your work. We're going to need you to pray, we're going to need you to work. And then after you work, pray a little more. And then after you've prayed, keep working."
12:13 p.m. - Michelle Obama gets to the heart of her rally, talking about voter registration.
"This is a swing state - and we want some swinging to go on right here," she said. She then talked about George W. Bush's slim margin of victory in Colorado in 2004.
"With 170,000 students alone, we can make the difference," she said. "What we're asking right here on the CU campus, register right now. We have a goal of registering 4,100 students on this campus. We are half way there. I am asking you - personally - let's get that goal."
12:10 p.m. - The largest cheers so far came when Michelle Obama addressed the war in Iraq.
"There is only one candidate has a clear timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq responsibly," she said. "And take the $10 billion we are spending every month in Iraq and spending it here."
11:50 a.m. - On stage in front of several hundred Barack Obama supporters, Michelle Obama told a rally at CU that her husband understands working families and the struggles they face.
She said the issues facing the country "are not just politics, it's personal."
The crowd cheered when she said Obama was building his economic plans around the working class.
"There's only one candidate who is talking about that," she said. "There is only one candidate who is talking about health care," and there's only one candidate who is talking about "a comprehensive education progre
Jared Polis, the Democratic nominee in the Second Congressional District, came onto the stage to urge everyone to vote - and vote early.
"The youth vote will make the difference this election," he said, receiving loud cheers. "Let's bring change from CU to D.C."
Maggie Fox, wife of Congressman and U.S. senate candidate Mark Udall, called her husband a "true son of the West" and reminded people that "registering isn't voting." She called on everyone in the crowd to not only vote for the Democrat at the top of the ticket but those all the way down.
Hundreds of middle-aged couples sporting tie-dyeds and Khakis, senior citizens clad in baseball hats and a sprinkling of college students wearing jeans and T-shirts are starting to flood into Farrand Field on the University of Colorado campus to see Michelle Obama. The wife of Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama is expected to start speaking at noon, but the line to get into the event is still winding down and around the bike path that cuts through the campus.
Though students on bikes and skateboards zig-zag around the field on their way to class, it appears few of them are actually attending the event.
Obama's presidential campaign is focusing on voter registration in Colorado this week as the deadline to register approaches.
Monday is the deadline for Coloradans to register to vote for the Nov. 4 general election.
This Saturday, the campaign is bringing Hollywood stars to the state. Actors Eva Longoria of "Desperate Housewives," Kal Penn of "House" and the "Harold and Kumar" films, and Adam Rodriguez of "CSI: Miami," are scheduled to speak to students on Saturday at Auraria Campus in Denver, Northern Colorado in Greeley and Colorado State in Fort Collins.
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Keep it going Michelle!! BOULDER — 12:20 p.m. - Michelle Obama ended her talk urging the students to get to work. ... more -
Nearly 900 pot plants found in Colorado canyon
PARACHUTE — Authorities are trying to find out who planted hundreds of marijuana plants in a small canyon near Parachute.
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario says about 890 plants were seized by police on Thursday with some as tall as 10 feet.
A stream was used as a watering system for the plants. Vallario says it appears someone had been camping at the canyon to take care of them. He says documents found on the site could led authorities to a suspect.
He says the canyon is on commercially-owned land but the owner didn’t know about the plants.
The marijuana will be burned, put in a landfill or contaminated with diesel fuel. PARACHUTE — Authorities are trying to find out who planted hundreds of marijuana plants in a small canyon near Parachute. ... more -
Financial experts not applauding
Local bankers and economists greeted news that Congress would move forward with a $700 billion bailout of financial institutions with relief but not necessarily applause.
"I liken it to taking bad-tasting medicine. You don't like it a bit, but you need the medicine," said Don Childears, president and chief executive of the Colorado Bankers Association.
Although Colorado-based banks didn't make many of the toxic mortgage loans plaguing the financial system, the credit crisis has left them and consumers in the state vulnerable, he said.
"A bailout was absolutely necessary," said Barbara Walker, executive director of the Independent Bankers of Colorado. "Without this bailout, you could have a significant domino effect that stretches from Wall Street to Main Street."
Bankers were pleased that Democratic proposals to allow bankruptcy judges to restructure first mortgages were not included.
"In essence, that introduces a great amount of uncertainty. You would have less lending at higher rates," Childears said.
Investment manager David Prokupek, CEO of Consumer Capital Partners in Denver, said the 106-page package scheduled to go to a vote this week is better than the three-page bill that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson started with.
But he described it as a stopgap measure at best, one that might prevent a collapse but doesn't move the economy forward.
"While they are taking bad loans off the books, there is no fresh money for banks to start lending again," he said. "If you are a CEO in one of these companies and you had a near-death experience, the chance you will go out and lend aggressively are low."
Strong public opposition remains to the proposed package, and that's one reason taxpayers were given an equity interest and executive compensation limits were put in place.
Mohammed Akacem, an economics professor at Metropolitan State College of Denver, said he opposes the bailout package on several fronts despite recognizing the risk to the financial system of not passing it.
"There has to be a cost and a consequence to bad actions. If we don't have that, we are sending the wrong signal," he said.
The bailout is a rebuke to every taxpayer who made mortgage payments on time, limited his or her borrowing and lived within his or her means.
But Gary Horvath, an economist with the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business, said few people appreciate how close the financial system came to a total failure.
"We were not far away from the credit cards being shut down, to where you couldn't make purchases on credit cards," Horvath said.
One provision in the bailout package should help boost the amount of money in the financial system.
Starting Wednesday, banks will be able to collect interest on their bank reserves from the Federal Reserve, which will lend out those reserves to other banks at low rates. That will help solve the problem of banks being reluctant to lend money to one another, which causes liquidity shortfalls.
Even with the federal government stepping into the private economy in such a massive way, there will still be plenty of pain to go around, Horvath said.
"There is nothing that will be instant about the fix or nothing that will be gratifying. It will be longer and more painful than anyone wants," he said. Local bankers and economists greeted news that Congress would move forward with a $700 billion bailout of financial institutions with ... more -
Senate Race Colorado
Meet the Press debates Udall and Schaffer for Senator!
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New Colorado Ballot will never get you fired!
This initiative will essentially make it impossible to fire an employee. Yes the initiative says you can fire for "Just Cause", but the courts make that determination, and if they disagree can award back pay and force reinstatement of the employee. The potential penalty is so severe that companies will not be able to afford the risk.
And there is not even a probationary period. If from the first day of work a new employee is a disaster - too bad. This initiative will essentially make it impossible to fire an employee. Yes the initiative says you can fire for "Just Cause... more -
Man Planned to Kill Mother For Girlfriend's Implants
FOUNTAIN (AP) - Fountain police say a teen solicited two men to kill his mother so he could sell her car and use her bank account to get breast implants for his girlfriend.
Authorities say the mother, Hyun Weis, was attacked with a small wooden baseball bat at her home Thursday but escaped. She was hospitalized and then released Friday.
The nature of her injuries hasn't been disclosed. Deputy Police Chief Mike Barnett said 18-year-old Nikita Lee Weis was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Authorities say Nikita Weis also wanted money to pay his rent.
Also arrested on the same charge were his girlfriend, 21-year-old Sophia Nicole Alsept, and the two men he allegedly hired, 18-year-old Juan Antonio Velez Gonzalez and 19-year-old Brandon Michael Soroka. All are being held on $50,000 bail.
Officials didn't know whether they had attorneys and said they couldn't get messages to them. Barnett says the suspects discussed wrapping Hyun Weis' body in plastic and dumping in the desert in New Mexico or Arizona. Nikita Weis is due in court Monday. FOUNTAIN (AP) - Fountain police say a teen solicited two men to kill his mother so he could sell her car and use her bank account to g... more -
Summary of 'Stabilization Act'
SUMMARY OF THE "EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008"
I. Stabilizing the Economy
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) provides up to $700 billion to the Secretary of the Treasury to buy mortgages and other assets that are clogging the balance sheets of financial institutions and making it difficult for working families, small businesses, and other companies to access credit, which is vital to a strong and stable economy. EESA also establishes a program that would allow companies to insure their troubled assets.
II. Homeownership Preservation
EESA requires the Treasury to modify troubled loans – many the result of predatorylending practices – wherever possible to help American families keep their homes. Italso directs other federal agencies to modify loans that they own or control. Finally, itimproves the HOPE for Homeowners program by expanding eligibility and increasingthe tools available to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help morefamilies keep their homes.
III. Taxpayer Protection
Taxpayers should not be expected to pay for Wall Street’s mistakes. The legislationrequires companies that sell some of their bad assets to the government to providewarrants so that taxpayers will benefit from any future growth these companies mayexperience as a result of participation in this program. The legislation also requires thePresident to submit legislation that would cover any losses to taxpayers resulting fromthis program from financial institutions.
IV. No Windfalls for Executives
Executives who made bad decisions should not be allowed to dump their bad assets onthe government, and then walk away with millions of dollars in bonuses. In order toparticipate in this program, companies will lose certain tax benefits and, in some cases,must limit executive pay. In addition, the bill limits “golden parachutes” and requiresthat unearned bonuses be returned.
V. Strong Oversight
Rather than giving the Treasury all the funds at once, the legislation gives the Treasury$250 billion immediately, then requires the President to certify that additional funds areneeded ($100 billion, then $350 billion subject to Congressional disapproval). TheTreasury must report on the use of the funds and the progress in addressing the crisis.
EESA also establishes an Oversight Board so that the Treasury cannot act in an arbitrary manner. It also establishes a special inspector general to protect against waste, fraud and abuse SUMMARY OF THE "EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008" I. Stabilizing the Economy ... more -
Obama takes the lead in Colorado
Barack Obama is viewed as the candidate of change, allowing the Democratic candidate for president to regain his lead among likely voters in Colorado, according to the latest poll by Quinnipiac University of Hamden, Conn.
After falling behind Sen. John McCain in July and August, the Illinois senator moved ahead 49 percent to 45 percent, according to the poll, conducted in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and Washingtonpost.com. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,418 likely Colorado voters from Sept. 14-21, and the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percent.
In the race for the state's open Senate seat, Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Udall leads Republican Bob Schaffer 48 percent to 40 percent, compared with a 44-44 percent tie in July.
Obama probably benefited from the Democratic National Convention, held in Denver from Aug. 25-28.
"Two years ago, when the Democrats picked Denver for their convention, one of the main reasons was the hope it would help them win Colorado, which is shaping up as a key state in the Electoral College," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Sen. Obama has come from behind to take the lead there, and it is a reasonable assumption that the convention has something to do with this."
In addition to polling Colorado, Quinnipiac also surveyed the battleground states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. In Michigan, Obama leads McCain by 48 percent to 44 percent, compared with 46-42 percent in July; in Minnesota, site of the Republican National Convention, he leads McCain by 47-45 percent, compared with 46-44 in July; and in Wisconsin, Obama leads McCain by 49-42 percent, compared with 50-39 in July.
"Sen. Obama, who leads in all four states, has made himself the candidate of change with a dual-track strategy: joining Sen. McCain at the hip with President George Bush, who symbolizes the status quo, while sharply defining himself and his policies as the antithesis of the president. The Wall Street meltdown while these polls were in the field probably fed the public desire for change and seemed to benefit Sen. Obama."
In Colorado, 46 percent of likely voters say Obama will bring change, compared with 22 percent for McCain and 26 percent who say neither will bring change.
Obama leads 55-40 percent among likely Colorado female voters, while men back McCain 49-42 percent. White voters back McCain 51-44 percent as Latino voters go with Obama 68-26 percent. Obama and McCain are tied 48-48 percent with voters 18 to 34 years old, while voters 35 to 54 back Obama 52-42 percent. Voters over 55 go 47 percent with McCain and 46 percent with Obama.
Colorado's likely voters believe that McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate is a good choice by 55 percent to 38 percent. They also believe that Obama's choice of Sen. Joe Biden is a good choice by 52 percent to 32 percent.
The economy is the most important issue in the election, 51 percent of Colorado voters say. Obama better understands the economy, voters say 47-41 percent, while McCain better understands foreign policy, voters say 63-29 percent. Barack Obama is viewed as the candidate of change, allowing the Democratic candidate for president to regain his lead among likely vot... more -
Teen plotted to kill mom for breast implants
FOUNTAIN, Colorado (AP) -- A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his girlfriend, police said.
Nikita Lee Weis, 18, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, said Fountain Deputy Police Chief Mike Barnett.
Weis' mother, Hyun Weis, was attacked Thursday with a small wooden baseball bat at her home but escaped, authorities said. She was released Friday from a hospital.
His girlfriend, Sophia Nicole Alsept, and two men police said he hired, Juan Antonio Velez Gonzalez, 18, and Brandon Michael Soroka, 19, were also arrested on the charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Barnett said Weis wanted to sell his mother's car and use money in her bank accounts to pay for breast implants for Alsept, 21.
Barnett also said the suspects discussed wrapping Hyun Weis' body in plastic and dumping it in the desert in New Mexico or Arizona.
All were being held on $50,000 bail. Officials did not know whether they had attorneys and said they couldn't get messages to them. FOUNTAIN, Colorado (AP) -- A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his g... more -
Colorado Governor Announces Hiring Freeze
Steps taken as a result of economic crisis.
DENVER -- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter announced a hiring freeze Thursday for the executive branch of the state government in light of the current economic crisis in the U.S. Watch the video to hear his remarks during a news conference at the Capitol
click the link to watch video Steps taken as a result of economic crisis. ... more -
Colorado Reconsiders Immigration laws
DENVER (MyFOXColorado.com) - State lawmakers are reviewing Colorado's policies on illegal immigration as a result of a deadly crash involving an illegal immigrant in Aurora. The crash killed a little boy inside an ice cream store, and two women in a pickup truck at Mississippi Avenue and Havana Street.
This is the first state review since 2003, and one lawmaker wants to change how police agencies in the state communicate with each other.
Police say the man charged for causing that crash and then running away from the scene is an illegal immigrant who had been arrested more than a dozen times during the last five years.
Rep. James Kerr (R-Littleton) wants to implement a central computer system where information from all Colorado police agencies is compiled and then distributed.
“What we have is a problem with interagency communication,” Kerr says. “We have a person that was caught and released multiple times and should have been actually deported. Instead he was released and released and released.”
The Colorado state auditor will look at the last audit - from 2003 - and see how the state can improve. During that review, it was determined Colorado needed better inter-agency communication.
If communication is still an issue, Kerr hopes to move forward with the computer system changes.
For example, if someone is arrested in Denver, all other agencies – including the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - would be able to access the information on that arrest. It would list a suspect’s aliases, arrest warrants and arrest record.
The man charged in the recent crash outside the ice cream store that killed three people had been arrested at least 16 times on various offenses including fraud.
Kerr says he can think of at least five deaths that may have been prevented had arrest record information been distributed among police agencies. DENVER (MyFOXColorado.com) - State lawmakers are reviewing Colorado's policies on illegal immigration as a result of a deadly cra... more -
homeless man hit by car and train ON THE SAME DAY
BOULDER (MyFOXColorado.com) - A car hit a homeless man in Boulder in a hit-and-run. Then the same man was walking back to his camp from the hospital early Wednesday when a train hit him on a bridge. That happened seven hours later. The man, 46-year-old Robert Evans, survived both incidents.
"I hope he goes and buys a lottery ticket because he's the luckiest man on the face of the earth," Boulder Police Sgt. Jim MacPherson told the Denver Post. MacPherson says he got two ambulance rides late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Investigators do not believe the victim is suicidal or someone trying to get a large insurance settlement.
Police say a hit-and-run driver struck Evans while he rode his bicycle at Folsom Street and Canyon Boulevard Tuesday night. He was treated for minor injuries at Boulder Community Hospital.
He was released from the hospital at about 3:00 a.m. Evans started walking back to his camp on the northeastern side of Boulder... about five miles from the hospital.
He started to cross a narrow railroad bridge near Pearl Street and Valmont Road before 5:00 a.m. Boulder Police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley says the bridge is about 50 feet long.
Investigators say Evans was most of the way across the bridge when he saw the freight train approaching. He started running toward it, because the end of the bridge that direction was closer than retreating. He didn't make it.
A railing on a stairway on the side of the locomotive hit him and knocked him into a creek, 10 feet below the bridge.
He was transported in an ambulance to Boulder Community Hospital for the second time in seven hours. And for the second time in seven hours, he received treatment for minor injuries.
Police closed Valmont Road and Pearl Street, both in the 4700 block, while they conducted their investigation. Motorists were told to use Iris Avenue or Highway 119 for east-west access on the north side of Boulder.
Investigators say the train engineer blew the whistle to try to warn the man the train was approaching. The operators of the train stopped it after it hit Evans. Officers say the engineer will not be charged with anything because they say the victim was trespassing on the bridge.
Evans will get a ticket for trespassing, since people are not allowed on the train bridge. BOULDER (MyFOXColorado.com) - A car hit a homeless man in Boulder in a hit-and-run. Then the same man was walking back to his camp fro... more -
Child Porn Site Still Up 2 Weeks After Investigation
By Julie Hayden
FOX 31 news
DENVER - A Fox 31 investigation earlier this month discovered a child pornography web site. We reported it to local law enforcement, who alerted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Officers expected the site would be shut down.
But two weeks later Fox31 is learning the site is still up, and growing. It contains disturbing pictures of infants, toddlers and preteen children in sexual poses and sex acts.
Investigators say pedophiles use the anonymous site to exhange child porn pictures.
We contacted the NCMEC and were told they did receive the intial report, but the FBI is conducting what appears to be a major investigation and is still gathering information from the site. By Julie Hayden FOX 31 news ... more -
Alliance For Sustainable Colorado Announces Heroes Of Sustainability Finalists
Residents of Colorado were encouraged to nominate people who show leadership and innovation in addressing any aspect of sustainability – economic, social and/or environmental. The selections are intentionally diverse – from major corporations to the grassroots efforts of a few concerned citizens – to emphasize the full collaborative scope of the sustainability movement. Residents of Colorado were encouraged to nominate people who show leadership and innovation in addressing any aspect of sustainability... more
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Anti-Obama shirt riles school
A dad threatens to sue after an Aurora student is suspended over his "terrorist" T-shirt.
A sixth-grader will be back in class today, three school days after he was suspended for causing a disruption for wearing a T-shirt that said Barack Obama was terrorist-friendly.
Daxx Dalton, an 11-year-old at Aurora Frontier K-8 school, wore the T-shirt he and his father, Dann, made for an assembly Thursday that honored Medal of Honor winners.
The students were urged to wear something patriotic, with no homework as a carrot. So Daxx and his dad made the red, white and blue T-shirt that read: "Obama, A Terrorist's Best Friend."
While on the school playground that morning, Daxx and other students got into a shouting match over the shirt, Superintendent John Barry said.
When the argument spilled into first-period math class, Daxx was sent to the principal's office. He was given the option of turning the shirt inside out, wearing a shirt provided by the school or going home and changing into something else and coming back to class.
Daxx didn't like any of those options, so district officials suspended him.
At his Aurora home Tuesday, Daxx said his dad came up with the idea for the T-shirt, adding that he hadn't been following the election very closely.
"I don't understand that much to have an opinion," Daxx said. "I just follow my dad."
It is clear where Dann Dalton's allegiance sits. He is a John McCain supporter, he said. The storm door at his home has a bumper sticker that says, "We vote pro-life," and he recalled taking Daxx to an anti-abortion rally when the boy was 2 years old.
"I am full of anti-Obama cliches," Dalton said. "I just picked one that would be easy to replicate."
He said that his son's First Amendment rights were violated and that he may file a lawsuit against Aurora Public Schools.
"The idea that free speech is in someone else's hands . . . is just something I am not going to tolerate," Dalton said.
Barry said Daxx was not suspended for what he wore but because, according to school policy, "any type of attire which attracts undue attention to the wearer, and thus causes disturbance to the educational process, is in bad taste and not acceptable."
It also is against district policy to wear clothes that can "cause or are likely to cause a material and substantial disruption to the educational process or school-related activities."
Barry noted that Daxx's sister also wore an anti-Obama T-shirt to the same school that day but she was not suspended because it did not cause a "disruption of instruction" as Daxx's shirt had done.
"As a district, we are concerned about the educational process and not whether students hold liberal or conservative views," Barry said.
Whether intended or not, the T-shirt brought a lot of attention to the Daltons. The two were making the media rounds Tuesday.
At school, one kid called Daxx a racist and others didn't like the shirt, Daxx said, while some "were proud of me" for wearing it.
"I liked it," Daxx said of the T-shirt. "I thought it was pretty cool." A dad threatens to sue after an Aurora student is suspended over his "terrorist" T-shirt. ... more -
CU police return marijuana to student :
Outside the University of Colorado Police Department on Monday, cheers erupted from a crowd of marijuana advocates — some of whom were dressed as giant pot leaves — when a student was given back medical marijuana that police took from him in May.
“I wish I had a chance to talk to the officers who said I’d never get this back,” said CU sophomore Edward Nicholson, 20, who’s a medical-marijuana cardholder in Colorado.
CU police confiscated about 2 ounces of marijuana from Nicholson in his residence hall last spring, even though the then-freshman has a card legally certifying him to hold and administer the drug to his brother. Nicholson said his brother suffers from chronic, debilitating pain from football injuries and has been prescribed marijuana to help deal with the discomfort.[more] Outside the University of Colorado Police Department on Monday, cheers erupted from a crowd of marijuana advocates — some of whom were... more -
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