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While at least one state has suspended its gas taxes to give drivers a break as prices hover near $3 a gallon, Colorado political leaders said Tuesday they must weigh the benefits against the blow to an already ...

Editor's note: The devastation of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast fills the news a week after the event.2.7

Rep. Mark Udall has called for a summit of emergency service providers to make sure Colorado is prepared for a large-scale disaster similar to the catastrophe created by Hurricane Katrina.3.1

Gerald Petitt is investing more than $5 million to get the long-defunct Squaw Pass ski area up and running by December.2.7

Governor Owens Proclaims September 19-23 GIS Week in Colorado GIS in the Rockies - Governor Bill Owens has proclaimed September 19-23, 2005, as Geographic Information Systems Week in the State of Colorado.2.7

Mesa State College, along with nine other higher education institutions, was granted enterprise status by the Colorado Legislative Audit Committee, according to a school statement made Wednesday.2.7

By Becky Talley Fort Collins, Colo. Sheep are an extremely diverse animal. From providing meat and clothing to improving the environment by grazing weeds and other undesirable forage, these unique animals make ...2.9

"WE WILL SELL NO WINE BEFORE ITS TIME." ITS AN OLD AD CAMPAIGN THAT YOU'LL FIND FULL OF TRUTH IF YOU SPEND A LITTLE TIME AT A COLORADO WINERY.2.9

A walk across the state to support Referendums C and D will take a detour through Weld County this week.2.7

Got a scoop? Email your tips and suggestions to the editor. Premium Blog Ad Blog Ads Classifieds Amazon About The Site Taegan D. Goddard is the creator of Political Wire, a political column updated around the ...2.7

The old soldiers fife and drum corps marches along Broadway near 16th Street during the Grand Army of the Republic encampment.2.7

WASHINGTON - Colorado lawmakers will be in the spotlight in coming weeks, as Congress returns from its summer recess to take on U.S. Supreme Court nominations and a number of other contentious issues.2.7

Eldora Mountain's proximity to Boulder typically makes filling seasonal jobs a cinch.4

Firefighters inspect the remains of the Rifle Fireside Lanes, which burned down early Monday in ... A task force that includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and local law-enforcement agencies has been created to investigate the blazes, Rifle police said.3.1

They will be housed at the former Lowry Air Force Base. Advertisement 18 arrived Saturday night ... 20,000 Coloradans are represented in Hurricane Relief 2005, a local community effort sponsored by the Greater Denver Ministerial Alliance, in conjunction with the Western States Baptist Convention, the Full Gospel Baptist Association, the Baptist ...2.7

Many of us are accustomed to using a word- count program to measure our text files on the computer ... Sundararajan and colleague Jeffrey Richards of the University of Colorado-Boulder presented a paper on word count and emotions in writing at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in late August.2.7

The Victorian, the oldest community theater west of the Mississippi, reopens Friday after four years.2.7

A fire in an industrial trash container Sunday spread to a nearby Denver warehouse but was ... 302nd Airlift Wing sent to fight wildfires in Idaho Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing left Colorado on Sunday to help fight wildfires in Idaho.2.7

A plan to revamp the state's Medicaid program just wasn't good enough for state legislators Wednesday.2.7

The Denver Post is seeking access to the videotapes and writings of Columbine shooters Eric Harris, left, and Dylan Klebold under a state law.2.7

Along with the typical shareholder matters of electing a board of directors and approving ... Colorado law also doesn't prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, said Mark Baird, a former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorney now in private practice.2.7

A sign on the chain-link fence around Colorado Gators' lagoon warns, "Alligators will try to eat you through the fence.3.1

A controversy over spirits in Orchard City has prompted a winery to follow the proverbial advice to "make lemonade from lemons." But in this case, the Surface Creek Winery is making wine out of sour grapes.

When his chips are down, he keeps drawing cards, hoping to get lucky. The 57-year-old invested in several mines near Naturita in the 1990s, only to go flat broke in 1997, never earning a dime in the process.2.7

When the Great Depression prompted federal regulators to close the largest bank in Steamboat Springs on Nov.2.7

Our shopping forecast for fall: Cool Colorado pottery will fly off the shelves of an artists' boutique in Twin Lakes while fashionistas and antiques buffs prowling about Pueblo will flock to hot offerings near ...2.1

A single dose of the Novartis drug Zometa halted bone deterioration and abnormal bone growth for at least a year in about 95% of patients with Paget's disease, according to an international study published ...2.7

Seven-year-old Barry Holgerson soars in the air Wednesday on a swing at the Wiggins Elementary School playground.2

Gary Kaliher travels the world in his job as international logistics manager for Newmont Mining ... People like Kaliher, who buy condos in downtown metropolitan areas for the sake of convenience, increasingly are helping push up condo prices both nationally and in Colorado.2.7

It's probably the only time in her life Jessie Lucero will be asked to head-butt a teacher ... Read more in Saturday's Coloradoan.2.7

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is going to conduct a DUI checkpoint tonight on Friday, September 02, 2005.

Colorado's fourth-largest grocer may put itself on the market after struggling to keep shoppers in an increasingly competitive environment.2.7

There's been a tremendous outpouring of concern and support, Sally Huffer of the Montrose ... ( story ) Gay philanthropist Tim Gill said Friday that the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado will offer a $1 million matching grant to the American Red Cross for hurricane Katrina disaster relief.1.3

The Telluride Film Festival, which always keeps its programming under wraps until the last minute, announced the lineup for its 32nd event on Thursday, a day before it opens in the Colorado resort.

There's no denying that Colorado is a place where people love things in the extreme.2.7