Colorado Times: 07/12/14

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Districts debate merits of master's for teachers

DALLAS (AP) — Efforts to eliminate extra pay for teachers who earn advanced degrees are gaining momentum in a small but growing number of U.S. schools, stirring a national debate about how best to compensate quality educators and angering teachers who say the extra training is valuable.

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Annual business forum is July 22

VAIL — The Vail Valley Partnership will host the eighth annual Vail Valley Business Forum July 22 at the Four Seasons Resort Vail from 8:30 to 11 a.m. This year’s theme is “Regional Challenges, Local Solutions.”

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Vail Valley Bizwatch: Find relaxation at Simply Massage Vail

Simply Massage's therapists are trained in Swedish, deep tissue, sports, injury, pre/post natal massage, as well as trigger point, reflexology, and cranial sacral therapy.

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Wild signs Jordan Schroeder, re-signs Jon Blum

The Wild signs another local product

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His agenda in gridlock, Obama relishes roadshow - NBC40.net

(AP Photos). This combination image of President Barack Obama shows him, left, talking about the economy during a visit to Denver on July 9, 2014, and right, talking at the White House in Washington about the situation in Iraq on June 19, 2014.

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His agenda in gridlock, Obama relishes roadshow

WASHINGTON (AP) — Welcome to Barack Obama's split-screen presidency.

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Newspaper front pages go big on LeBron James's decision

In 2010 we had "Gone," the memorable front page of The Cleveland Plain Dealer after LeBron James announced in a two-hour TV special that he would be "taking his talents to South Beach.

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Scientists identify new plant species in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Botanists in West Texas have identified a new species of plant that is likely poisonous and may be near extinction. The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports.

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Barack Obama Cites Letter Writers in Pitching Economy

President Barack Obama says his travels beyond the capital and his visits with selected letter writers demonstrate the need for Congress to act on his stalled economic agenda.

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Boulder researchers' anticipation builds on looming date with Pluto

Excitement is mounting for Boulder-based researchers as a historic space probe to which they are making a key contribution is nearing its destination at the farthest reaches of the solar system.

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Five people injured including pedestrian as SUV crashed into a Denver building

Five people were injured Saturday morning including a pedestrian when a Chevrolet Tahoe ran onto a sidewalk along South Colorado Boulevard and crashed through the corner of a building.

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Tulo, Stubbs homer, Rockies beat Twins 6-2

Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings, Troy Tulowitzki and Drew Stubbs each hit two-run homers, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Friday night in the teams' first interleague meeting at Coors Field in six years.

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Woman struck, killed by pickup in Basalt

Authorities have released the name of a 53-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a pickup truck in the western Colorado town of Basalt.

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Wild signs Jordan Schroeder, re-signs Jon Blum

The Wild signs another local product

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Scientists identify new plant species in Texas

Botanists in West Texas have identified a new species of plant that is likely poisonous and may be near extinction.

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We Have Another Minnesota Twins Back-Hair Jersey

It's hard to say if it's the same guy who sported the Joe Mauer hir-suit a few years back, but we have a few clues. Our first clue is: a dude with enough hair to legibly shave words and numbers into his back hair. Our second clue is: similar male pattern baldness on both men. Our third clue is: a willingness to legibly shave words and numbers into his back hair and walk around in public. Read ...

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SeasonFive Summit Games return to Frisco Marina for second year

Summit Daily/Sebastian Foltz Organizers expect this weekends paddleboarding race to have a much bigger turn out than years past, because wetsuits are no longer required and the Colorado SUP Assocition has sanctioned the event.

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I-Cubs Activate Anderson; Mota Returns

Des Moines, IA - The Chicago Cubs activated 1B Lars Anderson from Iowa's disabled list and IF/OF Jonathan Mota returns to the I-Cubs from double-A Tennessee today.

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Districts debate merits of master's for teachers

People gather outside the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, NC during summer 2013 to protest the elimination of tenure and extra pay for teachers with advanced degrees in the state.

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Vail Daily column: Pressures threaten Colorado River’s health

While most people would consider it blessing enough to have just one incredible asset like the Eagle River flowing right through their communities, Eagle County residents are lucky to live in close proximity to two remarkable rivers.

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Colorado lightning strike kills one hiker, injured seven

(CNN) — A lightning strike on a trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, left one woman dead and seven people injured. The strike occurred Friday on the Ute Crossing Trail, park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said. The seven injured hikers were treated at the Estes Park Medical Center. Their names have not been released. Dr. […]

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Heavy rain, tornado warning postpones local baseball

In the bottom of the first inning of Friday's D-Legion baseball game between Sterling and Weld Central, Sterling's Rodney Lambert delivered an RBI single to tie the game at 1-1.

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150 join Moonyeen Tri

ALL is set for the 4th edition of Sogod Mayor Moonyeen Triathlon Cup with some 150...

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Colorado marijuana use soars above experts' earlier predictions: study

A new study by Colorado's department of revenue's Marijuana Enforcement Division and the state's Marijuana Policy Group concludes that only about nine percent of Colorado's population uses the drug, but will go through 121.4 metric tons of it every year. The new study results are 31 percent higher than a ...

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Iroquois lacrosse team playing for redemption

Editors Note Changes sixth paragraph to clarify Jeremy Thompson played at Syracuse University and correct spelling to 'Onondaga,' not 'Onandaga.'

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Enhancing security: The Philippine-American Memorial

“The Philippine Military Academy boasts of a long and illustrious history of preparing only the best Filipino men (and, in recent times, women) for military service….” — PMA website, 2014 On 23 October 2004, the Philippine-American Memorial Project was officially launched at Cavalier’s Park, Fort del Pilar, with groundbreaking rites and the laying of a time capsule by PMA Alumni Association ...

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WHITE HOUSE VIDEO MESSAGE: Expanding Opportunities

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary EMBARGOED UNTIL 6:00 AM ET, Saturday, July 12, 2014 WHITE HOUSE VIDEO MESSAGE: Expanding Opportunities WASHINGTON, DC – In this week’s message, Special Assistant to the President for Immigration Policy in the White House Domestic Policy Council Felicia Escobar discussed the President’s trip to Colorado and Texas, where he talked to ...

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Clerk issues Pueblo’s first marriage licenses to same-sex couples

Love is all you need. For the first time in Southern Colorado, marriage licenses were made available Friday to couples regardless of their sexual orientation and about a half-dozen couples lined up outside the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder’s office to get their papers.

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Not a Topix user yet?

President Obama did not say "yes," but he also did not say "no" when asked by a man in a Colorado bar Tuesday night if he wanted to smoke marijuana.

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How Republicans can save themselves — as the party of legal weed

A modest proposal that might redeem the GOP (or at least make it a lot cooler): Seize the marijuana moment

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Districts debate merits of master's for teachers

200 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples in Colorado

Three counties in Colorado are now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a judge ruled that the Boulder County clerk could continue issuing licenses to such couples while the courts considered Colorado’s ban on gay marriage.

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