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High turnout seen in Massachusetts Senate race
WASHINGTON — Throngs of voters reportedly turned out in Massachusetts on Tuesday in that state's special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat, in a closely watched race that has Democrats fearful of losing their 60-vote majority in the upper ...
‘Circular logic’
Chris Kraft calls his 34-year-old dairy farming operation in Fort Morgan the “ultimate recycling program.”
The formula, he says, is simple: Cow manure is used...
Lakotas Launch Hunger Strike against Tar Sands Pipelines
In the Dakotas, members of the proud Lakota Nation rose in protest this week to join a 48-hour hunger strike in...
Plan for Eldo climbers’ hostel abandoned
The American Alpine Club (AAC) has decided to abandon the idea of turning the Eldorado Springs Post Office building into a climbers’ hostel...
Proposal to put Reagan’s face on the $50 bill generates controversy
WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan...
Optimistic investors push markets up to start new year
LOS ANGELES — The new year is starting off as a happy one for the stock market...
The curation of discovery: Part 4
This week’s final serialized installment of “The curation of discovery” deals with not only the discovery and curation of the Mahaffy Cache, a collection...
Tribute: Remembering Al Bartlett
It was a deeply held belief of Al Bartlett that “the greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function...
BVSD among 40 Colorado jurisdictions putting broadband on the ballot
If ballot question 3A passes, Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) would attempt to earn revenue and expand Internet access. Thanks to a state law passed in 2005 (SB-152), which restricts local governments from competing with broadband providers, BVSD must get ...
