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Medical marijuana causes buzz
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Erin Feese, YourHub.com
Pot dispensaries discussed at local council, county meetings Like many local governments across the state, Douglas County and area municipalities are pondering the hazy issue of medical marijuana dispensaries. The recent announcement by the Obama administration that the federal government would not go after growers and suppliers working within the laws of their ...
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Help available for home buyers
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Anna Haislip, YourHub.com
Agency helps residents navigate housing market, foreclosure With average home prices at around $300,000 in Douglas County according to the Douglas County Housing Partnership, some members of the county's workforce find it difficult to live where they work, while others in the recessed economy face foreclosure. Fortunately, Douglas County is home to one of the o...
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Disaster training party engages students with trivia, songs
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Anna Haislip, YourHub.com
Last year, teacher Barbara Pierson brought her Responsible Ethical Citizenship classes to Acres Green Elementary School, teaching first- through sixth-graders how to think globally by acting locally. Relating current events, disasters and disease to life in Lone Tree both empowers students and makes them aware of the impact they have on their communities and the w...
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LTPD donates tree in memory of firefighter
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Becky O'Guin
On Sept. 30, Lone Tree Chief of Police Stephen Hasler presented South Metro Fire Rescue Authority with a tree at Station 34 in memory of Brian Kopp. Brian was killed in an avalanche last December in Grand County while snowmobiling with friends. Station 34 was Brian's station before his death. "In the Lone Tree Public Safety community, Brian was part of our fa...
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Provided by: Marla Roth-Fisch
Noah knows appreciation and gives his all
We should all learn a life lesson from seven year old Noah; the art of embrace, acceptance and appreciation. A couple of years ago, a real special Copper Mesa Elementary school student, Noah at age five unfortunately diagnosed with leukemia. His parents explained that with the diagnosis there would be lots of tough times ahead in order to kill all the "bad cells" ...
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