Guarantee: 30 credits with 2.7 GPA gets you into CU

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 17th, 9:10 am

By Brittany Anas | Daily Camera

DENVER -- Colorado's community college students who earn 30 credit hours and achieve at least a 2.7 grade-point average are now guaranteed admission to arts and sciences programs at the University of Colorado's campuses.

Higher education leaders revealed details Tuesday about the new "CU Guaranteed" program, which is effective beginning in the spring semester of 2011.

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See Denver Botanic Gardens in a different light this holiday season

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 16th, 12:25 pm

Press Release

DENVER -- See Denver Botanic Gardens in a different light this holiday season as it is transformed into a winter wonderland at Blossoms of Light.

This spectacular display of more than 1 million colorful lights will be draped in elegant designs throughout the Gardens, illuminating the plants, trees and hardscape features. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) make up more than a third of this year’s display, reflecting the Gardens’ commitment to conservation and sustainability.

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Better Business Bureau: Don't let layaway ruin your day

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 16th, 11:42 am

Press Release

DENVER -- Layaway has become increasingly popular with the challenging economic times. Many find it very helpful during the holidays to be able to space out payments. However, putting an item on layaway may result in a loss of money or the item itself if you don’t read the contract carefully.

Better Business Bureaus around the country have received complaints in the last year from consumers whose layaway purchase did not turn out the way they anticipated.

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Mobile medical clinic hits the road for kids' medical care

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 16th, 11:33 am

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DENVER -- Metro Denver doctors will be able to provide health care for thousands more children along the Front Range, thanks to a new Ronald McDonald Care mobile medical clinic.

Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics will unveil its third mobile unit at Smiley Middle School in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 17.

The mobile medical unit is a fully equipped clinic that will visit dozens of schools in Denver and Aurora, delivering everything from flu shots to physicals and special medical and dental treatments for children who might not otherwise be able to receive medical care.

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Thanksgiving travel expected to be up

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 16th, 10:40 am

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DENVER -- Thanksgiving travel is expected to increase this year for the first time since the peak of the recession, according to AAA Colorado.

AAA Colorado is projecting the number of Thanksgiving holiday travelers in the mountain states (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana) will increase 10.7 percent from 2009, with approximately 3.09 million travelers taking a trip at least 50 miles away from home.

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Lingering questions leave pot patients in limbo

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, November 15th, 7:59 am

DENVER -- Regulators debating about what it means for a doctor to be "in good standing" are leaving potential medical marijuana patients in limbo.

Around 1,300 people are waiting for their Colorado medical marijuana cards because of a dispute over which doctors can recommend pot. Regulators are debating how to interpret a law requiring doctors to be "in good standing."

Thousands of applicants were rejected because they were recommended by doctors with restrictions or conditions on their licenses.

The AP contributed to this report.

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Prison for robbery and assault duo

Submitted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 14th, 9:32 pm

A 38-year-old Edgewater man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for his role in a robbery and aggravated assault of a bar owner January, 2010.

Alfonzo Anastacio Portugal, 38, and his girlfriend, Pamela Rene Tolbert, 34, were drinking at the Cordial Lounge at 15th and Pierce, in Lakewood on January 15. At closing time Tolbert came up behind the owner of the bar as he was counting money. Tolbert came up from behind him and attacked him.

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