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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Tickets to the 2009 Great American Beer Festival. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

49,000 Great American Beer Festival tickets sell out in 45 minutes, scalpers could be to blame

August 2, 2012

Yep, as unbelievable as it is, that headline is correct. It appears that Coloradans really like drinking beer, because as Eric Gorski reports at the Denver Post, the previous record for the festival's...

Check out the Denver Post's live blog on Romney's visit to Denver

Check out the Denver Post’s live blog on Romney’s visit to Denver

August 2, 2012

Kurtis Lee from the Denver Post wrote a story today on Romney's visit to Denver. It's a good read about why Denver, and in the wider scope Colorado, is such an important swing state. What's really cool...

Hey drought, thanks for all these early Colorado peaches

Hey drought, thanks for all these early Colorado peaches

August 2, 2012

So the drought stinks, but there is at least one tiny, teeny bit of good news to come out of it. According to Jack Maher at 9News Denver, Colorado peaches are arriving early as a result of the (seriously...

A group of six hypodermic needles. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

That’s not cool: Denver dentist reuses old needles for more than a decade

August 2, 2012

How about a very unsettling way to start the day? According to Ryan Jaslow at CBS News, three infections have been linked to a denver dentist accused of reusing needles for more than a decade at his...

Obama set to visit Colorado next week

August 1, 2012

President Barack Obama will visit Denver and Grand Junction on August 8, according to an article from the associated press. Following these visits, the president will spend time in Pueblo and Colorado...

Littleton family moves back to Colorado, finds other family living in home

August 1, 2012

Upon returning to their Colorado after eight months, the Donovans were shocked to find another family living in their Littleton home. "Last August the Donovans moved to Indiana to pursue a job opportunity....

Colo. Governor John Hickenlooper and wife Helen Thorpe splitting up

August 1, 2012

Governor John Hickenlooper and his wife, Helen Thorpe, announced Tuesday they are separating after 10 years of marriage, reported by The Denver Post. This is the second incident of the nature to...

Hitler is offensive, same-sex weddings are not

July 31, 2012

A couple in Lakewood, Colo. were denied a wedding cake by a local cake shop started quite the stir yesterday. Dave Mullin, 28, and Charlie Craig, 31 were told that because gay marraige is not legal...

Horsetooth marina prepares to close due to low water levels

Horsetooth marina prepares to close due to low water levels

July 30, 2012

A hot, dry summer has lowered water levels in Horsetooth reservoir to just over 60 percent full. According to the Northern Colorado Business Report: Water levels are dropping so fast that owners of...

Missy Franklin takes gold in 100m backstroke

Missy Franklin takes gold in 100m backstroke

July 30, 2012

Missy Franklin, the 17 year old Olympic swimmer from Colorado, took home her second medal Monday after placing first in the women's 100 meter backstroke. She secured her first medal on Saturday, a bronze...

One of the highest tornadoes ever touches near Mount Evans

One of the highest tornadoes ever touches near Mount Evans

July 30, 2012

One of the highest tornados ever recorded touched down at 11,900 feet near the summit of Mount Evans on Saturday. According to AccuWeather the tornado fell just 100 feet short of the record for the highest...

The Century 16 theater in Aurora, CO where the shooting took place

Aurora shooting suspect charged with 24 counts of murder

July 30, 2012

According to the Denver Post, James Holmes was formally charged with 24 counts of first-degree murder in a hearing Monday morning. He has also been charged with 116 counts of attempted murder,...

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