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Westminster Mall photo tour: Is it blighted? You be the judge

By J. David McSwane
Jul 9, 2010

The owners of the Westminster Mall -- once an epicenter of metro commerce that has suffered in the shadow of the newer, slicker FlatIrons Mall in Broomfield -- are suing the city for allegedly damaging the property's marketability after the city declared it blighted. As the Denver Post reports, Westminster...
DMV rage: Year after fee hikes, Jeffco budgeting $200,000 per annum for private security

By J. David McSwane
Jul 6, 2010

It's been more than a year since the initial bedlam over increased vehicle registration fees prompted some counties to pay off-duty police to keep angry citizens from lashing out at Motor Vehicle personnel. But Jefferson County is still spending a good chunk of the extra revenue to post private security...
Medical marijuana good for Colorado Springs? "Yes," says mayor -- and so is a TABOR time-out

By J. David McSwane
Jul 2, 2010

Lionel Rivera, the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, says his city has a chance to resurrect itself from pummeling budget cuts brought on by the recession and the state's tax law that limits the city's ability to fund its coffers. The medical marijuana industry boon, among other things, is providing...
CU gun fight shouldn't cost much-- but losing could mean more than a flesh wound for regents

By J. David McSwane
Jun 30, 2010

The top spokesman for the University of Colorado governing board says he wishes he "had a gun so I could blow off a few rounds." That's how many media calls Ken McConnellogue, spokesman for university system Board of Regents, has received as CU aims to keep a gun ban that...
Ghost Hunters Academy's Karl Pfeiffer, CSU sophomore, goes International

By J. David McSwane
Jun 28, 2010

Twenty-one-year-old Karl Pfeiffer has been obsessed with the paranormal since grade school. So when SyFy's popular reality show Ghost Hunters launched its third spin-off, Ghost Hunters Academy, the CSU sophomore enthusiastically sent his audition tape (below) and earned a spot on the show. After a successful run on the show,...

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