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DENVER WEATHER: Records shattered overnight as deep freeze continues

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    WEATHER
    Colorado record-breaking cold
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    Denver weather: Records shattered overnight as deep freeze continues

    The Denver weather record books are being rewritten this week. Readings at Denver International Airport overnight have far surpassed previous cold-weather marks. 
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    SportsAvalanche likely to host outdoor hockey at Coors Field

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    BUSINESS


    Oil tanks are becoming more visible as they encroach on the suburbs, leading to new concerns about leaks of volatile compounds.
    BusinessEmissions rules yield little benefit along Colorado's Front Range

    Clampdown on oil, gas emissions tempered by Colorado drilling boom.
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    OPINION
    OpinionEditorial: Gunnison sage grouse listing snubs local efforts

    It's unfortunate the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service felt obliged to list the Gunnison sage grouse this week as a threatened species. 
    YOURHUB
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    Rooney Valley development back on radar for Lakewood, Morrison, Jeffco

    There's plenty of interest in developing the area in the Rooney Valley, about 2,000 acres along C-470 bordered by West Alameda Parkway to the north and Morrison Road to the south. 

    MARIJUANA


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    Colorado schools get $975,000 in pot revenue to add health workers

    After taking applications for about a month from school districts looking to hire health workers with funds from marijuana revenue, the state on Wednesday awarded more than $975,000 of grants. 

    CRIME


    (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)
    Local NewsWayne Sperling pleads guilty in "horrific" Denver child abuse case

    A Denver father on Thursday pleaded guilty to child abuse in a case that left his four young sons in squalor, unable to speak in more than grunts. 
    LIFESTYLES
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    FeaturesArt Denver gives Colorado designers a style showcase

    The origami folds of Tess Vigil's signature dress read like an artist's statement. The dress, vintage-inspired yet modern, is her medium; flattering, feminine fashion her art. 
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    From recent immigrants to families who have been Americans for generations, Latinos express widespread satisfaction with life in the United States — but a new, far-reaching survey illustrates a complex population that shares deep concern about the direction of the country. 
     
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    Phallic gourds replace iPad tortoises on roof of Aspen Art Museum

    A pair of suggestive concrete sculptures of squashes have filled the space once occupied by three much-ballyhooed iPad-clad tortoises in the rooftop sculpture garden of the Aspen Art Museum, in 
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    'Car Talk' column won't have late brother's byline

    BOSTON (AP) — "Car Talk" co-host Tom Magliozzi won't be dispensing automotive advice from the grave after all. Full Story
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