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Bob Beauprez tells the Rocky that he decided to get back to his roots following his bid for governor by returning to the old family dairy farm. Only problem was that he had long ago developed the 700 acres into a suburban expansion of 1,300 homes called Indian Peaks. Can...

By Sean Cronin

July 30, 2007

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Bob Beauprez tells the Rocky that he decided to get back to his roots following his bid for governor by returning to the old family dairy farm. Only problem was that he had long ago developed the 700 acres into a suburban expansion of 1,300 homes called Indian Peaks. Can anyone else think of a better metaphor for a campaign that was orphaned during the primaries but still managed to wander through the election like a lost child. Apparently Beauprez plays lots of golf now and still speaks with a rural drawl. Can you say Spraawwlll? –Jared Jacang Maher

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