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Help wanted: Rural judges pitch county court openings to lawyers, non-lawyers alike
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With a trio of upcoming judicial vacancies in southwestern Colorado, the state’s Judicial Department hosted a discussion for potential applicants shining a light on what to expect should they be appointed to the bench in some of the least-populous counties in the state. “Part of being a judge is that you are always a judge.…
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Ute Council Tree, two centuries old, cedes its place in Western Colorado lore
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On road trips through western Colorado, Ute leader Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk’s family would stop to pay their respects to a cottonwood believed to be more than 200 years old. Their ancestors once gathered in its shade to discuss tribal business. So when Lopez-Whiteskunk heard the Ute Council Tree had been deemed dangerously weakened by age, she…
