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Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:02:02 GMTBY KRISTEN WYATT
ASSOCIATED PRESSDENVER — Denver started work Wednesday on becoming the first city in the U.S. to allow marijuana clubs and public pot use in places such as coffee shops, yoga studios and art galleries.
Voters narrowly approved the “social use” measure last November...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:06:03 GMTBY MATTHEW DALY
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Energy Department, said Thursday he regrets his infamous statement about abolishing the federal agency and insisted it performs a critical function.
Perry ...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 06:10:03 GMTBY JOCELYN NOVECK
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — What’ll she be wearing?
It’s a question that fascinates fashion-watchers — and lots of others — every four years: Which designer will the new U.S. first lady choose to wear on Inauguration Day and, more importantly, Inauguration Night?
T...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 06:30:07 GMTBY LUKE LYONS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCec Sanders had forgotten all about applying for the Coats for Cubs fur drive last year.
Then, one afternoon in May, a United Parcel Service truck arrived Wet Mountain Wildlife Inc. — which also happens to be Sanders’ and her husband, Tom’s, home.
“I...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:48:03 GMTBY DON RYAN AND GILLIAN FLACCUS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTROUTDALE, Ore. — An ice storm shut down major highways Wednesday in Oregon and Washington state and paralyzed towns in the Columbia River Gorge with up to 2 inches of ice at the same time rising temperatures in Portland raised the prospect of floodi...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 05:23:59 GMTBY MICHAEL BIESECKER AND MATTHEW DALY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that climate change is real, breaking with both the president-elect and his own past statements.
In response to questions from Democrats during his Senate ...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:04:02 GMTThe Board of Frontier Pathways Scenic & Historic Byway held a photo finish reception Jan. 11 at El Pueblo History Museum to congratulate the winners of the 2016 Photo Calendar Contest.
The reception featured a display of the winning photographs.
Memb...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:04:03 GMTThe City Park Dog Park reopened at at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Pueblo Parks and Recreation Department announcement.
The park was had been closed since Wednesday morning due to problems with the dogs’ water pump. The water pump was repaire...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 02:06:04 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINAs far as ESPN, X Games and Pueblo City Schools (D60) are concerned, it’s time to banish the bullies and shred the hate.
Wednesday, students at East High School, Risley Academy of Innovation and Heaton Middle School were treated to a visit from X Gam...

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 02:06:04 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe prospect of painful medical surgery is both terrifying and nerve-wracking — no one relishes the experience of having to go under the knife.
However, patients at Parkview Medical Center who undergo robotic surgery can now rest assured that their s...