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Claim: Colorado Tried to Hide Guard Who Made Muslim Inmate Shave Beard

The defendant in a lawsuit filed by a Muslim inmate in Colorado who was made to shave off his beard in violation of his constitutional right to wear one is referred to as John Doe for an unusual reason. According to the lawyer in the case, the Colorado Department of Corrections has refused to identify the employee who gave the order.
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Colorado’s Won More 2018 Winter Olympic Medals Than 81 Countries

Last night, Arielle Gold, who we introduced you to in our post about Colorado women taking part in the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea, earned a bronze medal in snowboarding, sharing the podium with gold medalist/instant superstar Chloe Kim. She's the second Coloradan to medal in the games thus far, following Red Gerard, highlighted in our Colorado men at the 2018 Winter Olympics roundup, who took the gold in snowboard slopestyle. At this writing, if Colorado was a country, it would have won more medals than 81 of 93 countries, territories or entities taking part in the competition.
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How Colorado’s Leaders Are Reacting to the Crisis at the Border

Outrage at the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant families at the border has reached a boiling point. While the policy has been widely condemned, the administration doesn't appear to be stopping it — but Colorado activists, politicians and immigrant rights groups have some ideas for how it could end.
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Ask a Stoner: Is Smoking Pot Ruining My Game?

The highs given off by cannabis strains vary considerably; certain sativas might make you make anxious and uncomfortable in crowded places, while some indicas can wipe your mind of all wit and put you on an endless yawning spree.
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Inside the C-470 Express Lanes Project Just Before Major Milestones

In the coming months, three of the largest Colorado highway construction efforts in recent memory are expected to get underway along the urban corridor: Central 70, I-25 North and I-25 South Gap. But another huge operation, the C-470 Express Lanes project, has been moving forward for months on 12.5 miles of roadway between Interstate 25 and Wadsworth Boulevard, and it's scheduled to reach some major milestones in the coming days.
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Wayne McDonald Attorney Plans New Suit Over Michael Hancock Texts

Earlier this month, the lawyer for former City of Denver employee Wayne McDonald, who was paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit four years after his 2012 firing, hinted that public statements made by Mayor Michael Hancock in his video apology for sending inappropriate texts to Detective Leslie Branch-Wise during the 2011-2012 period when she was on his security detail may have breached the agreement.
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The Rider Is an Astonishing Look at Modern-Day Cowboys

For the young cowboys at the heart of Zhao’s film, mounting a horse and galloping across a field represents more than just freedom — it becomes a communion with the past and the future, allowing these riders to imagine and inhabit their best selves
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How to Become a Cannabis Advocate

Most people thought the fight was over when Colorado voters legalized commercial cannabis in 2012, but that victory really just started a series of smaller battles.