Provided by: Kristin Morin, YourHub.com
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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Provided by: Courtesy Travis Anderson
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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Provided by: Flo Tonelli
Independent woman rancher a change maker
She's a picture of Douglas County's rural past and a symbol of its suburban future. Jackie Allis' face, freckled and etched by years of working the old family ranch in northwestern Douglas County, mirrors those who came before her: farmers of German, Irish, and English descent who traveled to Colorado with dreams of owning a piece of the great prairie. They handed ...
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Provided by: Greg Liptak
Construction begins on emergency road
The long-awaited emergency road that will connect the southern portion of the Roxborough Park Residential Community through State Park property and then through the Nelson Ranch will begin construction this month. According to Randall Teague of the Douglas County Road and Bridge Department , requests for bids for the first portion of the work ...
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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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