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Conflict experts dispute impact of global climate change on national security
Global conflict experts say the Obama administration’s recent focus on climate change as a national security threat may be misguided. “The link between global warming and national security needs is…
IOC boss: post-Sochi cost-cutting plan sparks interest in Winter Olympics
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said this week the IOC’s new agenda urging lower costs for host cities has spurred more interest in bidding on…
Legal in Eagle County: Talking to your kids about marijuana in Colorado’s new cannabis culture
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in The Parents Handbook. It doesn’t matter who you’re talking to in Colorado these days – or even outside of the state – the…
Udall hopes release of CIA torture report prevents future ‘grievous mistakes’
A Senate Intelligence Committee report released on Tuesday on the post-9/11 torture techniques utilized by the Central Intelligence Agency sheds “light on this dark chapter of our history, ensuring neither…
Edible battle shaping up between cannabis industry, lawmakers next session
Marijuana entrepreneur Nick Brown prefers education to regulation when it comes to the packaging, production and marketing of edible pot products so they stay out of the hands (and mouths)…
More women needed to break gridlock in Congress, political parity expert says
A record number of women will serve in the 114th U.S. Congress after last month’s midterm elections, but that representation still falls woefully short of the numbers needed to end…
Dems fear GOP bid for state control of federal lands would mean more industry
Republicans aren’t just gunning for control of both houses of the State Legislature on Tuesday, they’d also like state government to take over millions of acres of federal lands in…
Donovan’s state senate opponent battles ethics complaints, Internet issues
Conservative Republicans running for the state legislature in mountain districts have faced an array of ethical and technical difficulties this campaign season, including judgment calls glitches that may have violated…
GMO labeling among four Colorado ballot measures as election enters final week
Former Colorado lawmaker and Agriculture Commissioner Don Ament understands why people want more information about the genetically engineered food products they’re eating, but he doesn’t think GMO labeling should happen…
Key State Senate race reveals great divide on urban-rural split, secession movement
Don Suppes, the Republican candidate for Senate District 5, sympathizes with backers of last year’s secession movement in Colorado, while his Democratic opponent – Kerry Donovan – says Suppes’ views…