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I tend not to get all dewy-eyed about bipartisanship.
Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in the city and remove restrictions on their location under a new ordinance set for a final vote Monday.
The city allows only three programs currently, but if the City Council adopts the new rules, an unlimited number of sites could open in areas zoned for medical offices.
Amsalu Kassaw came to the United States from Ethiopia 17 years ago. As he left, he feared arrest by the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, a left-wing paramilitary group then in charge of the African country.
The 42-year-old father of three now works as a lieutenant for the GEO Group, the private contractor that runs the U.