Author: Rachel Alexander
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Court rules companies can fire employees for off-duty pot use
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Medical marijuana users in Colorado will risk being fired if they test positive for THC in violation of their employers’ policies. In a 6-0 decision Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld an appeals court ruling that in the state’s lawful activities statute, the “term ‘lawful’ refers only to those activities that are lawful under both…
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Kindergarteners create buzz about declining bee population
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Patrons at Fluid Coffee House in Denver’s Uptown neighborhood were greeted on Tuesday by smiling little faces asking them to save the bees. Kindergarteners from Downtown Denver Expeditionary School have begun a campaign to save the honeybees after spending the school year learning about insects. Teacher Jillian Williams said the kindergarten program at the charter…
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Returning to the political fray
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Writing about politics is what I’ve always wanted to do. There was a time when I would have said I wanted to be the next Helen Thomas, front row center at the Presidential press conferences. Granted the first and last question. Ending the conference with the tried and true phrase “Thank you Mr. (or, let’s…
