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National Renewable Energy Laboratory renamed to fit Trump’s energy policy
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory based in Golden has a new name to match the shift in U.S. energy policy under President Donald Trump. The Department of Energy announced it renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to the “National Laboratory of the Rockies” effective immediately on Monday. The renaming of the lab is meant to…
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Voters unseat Jeffco schools leader
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Tina Moeinian was elected over incumbent Mary Parker and Gloria ‘Teresa’ Rascon in the race for the District 5 seat on the Jeffco School Board of Education, according to early results. Moeinian received the backing of the Jefferson County Education Association. Moeinian, a professional mediator, won over Parker, the current board president, and Rascon with…
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Jeffco candidates ramp up spending, fundraising in final stretch of election campaign
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Candidates throughout Jefferson County have ramped up their spending and fundraising, as they headed into the final stretch of this year’s elections. Lakewood: 5 council seats There are five Lakewood City Council seats up for election on Nov. 4, including one in each of the five wards. Liz Black, who is running for the Ward…
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10th Circuit sides with Golden officers in constitutional lawsuit over arrest, cell phone search
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Members of the Golden Police Department did not violate a man’s clearly established rights when they arrested him on suspicion of retaliating against a witness and used a defective warrant to search his phone, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week. Wayne Dean Wieber was involved in a long-running neighborhood dispute, to…
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Land swap completed for construction of renewable energy campus in Golden
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Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to build an epicenter for renewable energy development took another step forward on Thursday, with the completion of land swaps for his Global Energy Park to be constructed on. The “Glo Park” campus is intended to house companies and universities focused on the development of and transition toward clean, renewable, sustainable and…
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The folks who mistook Dominick Moreno’s logo for a hat
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Is it a hat? Is it a map? Ever since Democratic congressional candidate Dominick Moreno, a state senator, unveiled his campaign logo late last week, questions have been floating in about the prominent green shape that occupies the top right corner alongside the Adams County lawmaker’s first name. (Along with state Sen. Andy Kerr…
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Lao-Hmong veterans among those honored for service during Vietnam War
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Four Lao-Hmong veterans and the surviving son of a fifth were among 76 Vietnam-era veterans honored at a ceremony hosted by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter on Friday at Red Rocks Community College. One after another, an officer read off their names, their branch of the military and the years they wore the uniform, and then…
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Growth limitation measure rejected by title board
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A proposed growth limitation constitutional amendment to submit to Colorado voters in 2018 was found to not meet the state’s single-subject requirement by the Secretary of State‘s title review board Wednesday, Dec. 7. The backer of the proposed ballot measure, Daniel Hayes of Golden, has seven days to file a motion for a rehearing and…
