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    Local NewsParents reported $2,000 missing as teens headed to join Islamic State

    Three teen girls from Arapahoe County told their parents they were on their way to school Friday morning, but within hours they were flying overseas apparently seeking to join Islamic State fighters, officials said Tuesday. 

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    HEALTH
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    HealthColorado lives, workplaces increasingly robbed by Alzheimer's disease

    Steve Bellows' favorite thing is hiking near Pine with his brother's two dogs, amiable companions who ask no questions and take no notice of his deficits from early-onset Alzheimer's disease. 
    NATION/WORLD
    (Jacques Boissinot/AP)
    Canadian soldier shot at war memorial

    OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A gunman shot and wounded a Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday, then entered Parliament, where numerous shots rang out, police and witnesses said. 
    SPORTS
    (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
    nflBroncos leaving whine at home while preparing on short week

    For this week only, John Fox went deep into his reservoir of coaching tricks and pulled out Tom Hanks. There will be no crying about Thursday night football. 
    OUTDOORS
    (Scott Willoughby, The Denver Post)
    Scott WilloughbyWilloughby: Hunt for October float fishing on Colorado is on

    All fishing should be done by boat. It's a matter of personal preference, of course, but that doesn't change the reality. The evidence is everywhere. 
    OPINION
    endorsementEndorsement: Walker Stapleton should get second term

    The campaign for Colorado treasurer has become one of the nastiest in this year's election cycle even though the office's duties are the least partisan of all statewide positions. 
    YOURHUB
    (Seth A. McConnell, YourHub)
    Prairie dog colonies get new home in Ken Caryl

    Gina Writz never considered herself a prairie dog advocate, but when she heard two colonies could be exterminated near her home because of land development deals, she took action. 

    BUSINESS


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    BusinessRegulators' frosty stance toward pot accounts at Colorado banks thawing

    The strained relationship between federal banking regulators and Colorado banks wanting to work with legal-marijuana businesses is easing, the first tangible signal of what many industry watchers hope is a wholesale reversal of a hard-nosed stance against the banking relationship. 
    FOOD
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    FoodBurgoo: A hearty stew to please a fall crowd

    Among the autumnal traditions of Colorado — leaf peeping, beer festivals, bike rides in the fragrant fall air — my Midwestern roots have always felt there was something missing. 
    WATERCOOLER
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    Longmont boy needs help finding the best shirt ever

    Joe Archibold, 12, is hunting for a specific polo shirt. He has a little less than a year to find it, and he needs your assistance. It has blue, white and gray stripes and a blue collar. Joe has the same shirt in size small and medium. He needs a large, to be able to keep intact his now five-year tradition.  
     
    (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
    nflBroncos leaving whine at home while preparing on short week

    For this week only, John Fox went deep into his reservoir of coaching tricks and pulled out Tom Hanks. There will be no crying about Thursday night football. 
    (Courtesy photos)
    Longmont boy needs help finding the best shirt ever

    Joe Archibold, 12, is hunting for a specific polo shirt. He has a little less than a year to find it, and he needs your assistance. It has blue, white and gray stripes and a blue collar. Joe has the same shirt in size small and medium. He needs a large, to be able to keep intact his now five-year tradition.  
    (Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke/AP)
    Survey: Harassment a common part of online life

    NEW YORK (AP) — A new study confirms what many Internet users know all too well: Harassment is a common part of online life. Full Story
          WOODY PAIGE
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          Woody PaigeWoody Paige: For Broncos, seventh heaven in trip to Super Bowl

          The Denver Broncos are headed to the Super Bowl. It's Super bowl VII for Denver, Super Bowl III for Peyton Manning, John Fox and Wes Welker. Super Bowl I for Champ Bailey. 
          MARK KISZLA
          (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
          nflKiszla: Super Bowl season for Broncos a tribute to Pat Bowlen

          Amid the orange madness, as the Broncos celebrated their 26-16 dismantling of New England, the man who made all this crazy happiness possible stood quiet as a ghost, alone in the crowd. 
          BEN HOCHMAN
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          nflHochman: This one's for Champ Bailey as Broncos get to the Super Bowl

          Champ Bailey's mother didn't vote for him for the Pro Bowl this season."Because," Elaine Bailey explained, "I knew we were going to the Super Bowl."