Colorado Times: 01/02/15

Friday, January 2, 2015

Piano stores closing as fewer children taking up instrument

When Jim Foster opened his piano store 30 years ago, he had 10 competitors selling just pianos.

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This Just In

The New Year brings bigger paychecks to 3 million workers throughout the country.

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Work on I-70 at Idaho Springs delayed

The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to start work on a bridge over Interstate 70 at Idaho Springs Friday night.

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Legal weed brings tax boost, but it's modest

To see the tax implications of legalizing marijuana in Colorado, there's no better place to start than an empty plot of land on a busy thoroughfare near downtown Denver.

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Wheat groups holding annual county meetings, elections

Colorado wheat farmers are invited to attend and participate in the annual county business meetings and elections jointly sponsored by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) and the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG).

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Good heart health at Sterling Regional MedCenter

This year about 1.2 million Americans will have a first or recurrent coronary attack. Seemingly healthy individuals often exhibit no symptoms and feel healthy.

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Vogogo Inc. Announces Purchase of Vanado, Inc.

CALGARY, ALBERTA and PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 2, 2015) - Vogogo Inc. ("Vogogo" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:VGO) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Vanado, Inc., a specialized consulting and payment services company based out of Denver, Colorado, for an aggregate deemed purchase price of ...

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GWS First baby of 2015

Melanie Gonzalez is the first baby to ring in the new year in Glenwood Springs, born at 3:42 a.m. Thursday at Valley View Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs 3.2 oz.

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I-70 work in Colorado to cause shutdowns for three nights

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to start work on a bridge over Interstate 70 at Idaho Springs Friday night. The work will shut down the highway in both directions from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next three nights.

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Piano stores closing as fewer children taking up instrument

When Jim Foster opened his piano store 30 years ago, he had 10 competitors selling just pianos.

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European stocks drift lower amid eurozone fears

European stock markets drifted lower Friday on the first trading day of the New Year as investors fretted over the state of the economic recovery in the 19-country eurozone, a further fall in the price of oil and the...

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Fast-food resolution: Transform junk food image

Fast-food chains have a New Year's resolution: Drop the junk.

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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

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Seattle Symphony presents 2 nights of Mozart concertos

Seattle Symphony’s emerging tradition of immersing audiences, over two nights early in the new year, in a particular composer’s concertos continues with a salute to Mozart on Jan. 8 and 10.

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Denver weather: Weekend storm to bring more snow to metro area

Those waking up to snow across Colorado should be prepared for more this weekend.A storm that dropped several inches across the state overnight Thursday is expected to be followed by another

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Fatal Accident Sheds Light on Ski Lift Safety

One person died and at least two others were injured after falling from chairlifts during the past week, in one of the busiest times of the year for skiing.A Brooklyn mother, 44, died in upstate New York Sunday when she fell 25 feet. Her death was later ruled accidental.Tyler Russell, 10, fell nearly 20 feet from a lift in Oregon last Saturday while trying to adjust his snowboard.“I said, ‘I’m ...

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European stocks drift lower amid eurozone fears

Fast-food resolution: Transform junk food image

Fast-food chains have a New Year's resolution: Drop the junk.

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New El Paso County sheriff wastes no time bringing change

COLORADO SPRINGS — Bill Elder became El Paso County's new sheriff at 12:01 a.m.

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Conversion Right Triggered for LabCorp’s Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2021

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings announced today that its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2021 may be converted

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New bank could save the pot industry

Kristi Kelly owns legal marijuana stores in Colorado called Good Meds and has lost 23 bank accounts in five years.

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Colorado and Washington have lessons to share from front lines of US's marijuana experiment

DENVER - Don't worry about a federal lawsuit. But do worry about tax rates. Those are among the many lessons Colorado and Washington have to share from the front lines of America's marijuana experiment. LESSON ONE: DON'T BE TIMID Public officials in the pioneering marijuana states were ...

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New bank could save the pot industry

Kristi Kelly owns legal marijuana stores in Colorado called Good Meds and has lost 23 bank accounts in five years. Even though medical marijuana is legal in Colorado and 22 other states, it’s still illegal on the federal level. And that means banks generally don’t want anything to do with pot shops. That creates a […]

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Stereotactic body radiation therapy plus chemotherapy improves survival among stage 4 lung cancer patients

( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) A clinical trial that combined stereotactic body radiation therapy with a specific chemotherapy regimen more than doubled survival rates for certain stage 4 lung cancer patients.

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Fatal Accident Sheds Light on Ski Lift Safety

One person has died and another was injured after falling from chairlifts during the past week, one of the busiest times of the year for skiing.

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Some AirAsia victims found belted in seats

(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana). A member of the Indonesia Red Cross walks among coffins for the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 at the main hospital in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. More ships arrived Friday with sensitive equipment to hunt...

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Euro sinks after Draghi gives another stimulus hint

(AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis). Euro coins and banknotes are shown by a salesclerk at a shop in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. The Baltic state of Lithuania early Thursday became the 19th European Union member to adopt the joint European curr...

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Oakland native continues to give to Midland

A gift by a Midland University alumnus will help support his alma mater and its service to students in northeast Nebraska.

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Troubled EU hoping the only way is up in 2015

Don't worry about a federal lawsuit. But do worry tax rates. Those are among the many lessons Colorado and Washington have to share from the front lines of America's marijuana experiment.

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Mario Cuomo, a giant in NY, liberal politics, dies

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File). FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, second from left, celebrates with his father, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, and his mother, Matilda, left, after defeating Republican ch...

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Colorado and Washington have lessons to share from front lines of US's marijuana experiment

Italian doctor who got Ebola is declared cured in Rome

An Italian doctor who contracted Ebola in November while working in Sierra Leone has been declared cured and been discharged from a Rome hospital.

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Fatal Accident Sheds Light on Ski Lift Safety

One person has died and another was injured after falling from chairlifts during the past week, one of the busiest times of the year for skiing.

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Some AirAsia victims found belted in seats

After nearly a week of searching for the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501, rescue teams battling monsoon rains had their most successful day yet on Friday, more than tripling the number of bodies pulled from the Java Sea,...

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Colorado and Washington have lessons to share from front lines of US's marijuana experiment

Spanish princess' lawyers file appeal against indictment

Lawyers for Spain's Princess Cristina have lodged an appeal against a judge's decision to try her on charges of tax fraud.

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Euro sinks after Draghi gives another stimulus hint

The euro fell Friday to a 4 ½-year low against the dollar after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi indicated the bank could soon back a government bond-buying program to deal with alarmingly low inflation across...

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Colorado minimum wage rises to $8.23 in 2015

DENVER (AP) — Minimum wage workers in Colorado are getting a small raise in 2015 because of annual adjustments required by state law. As of Thursday, Colorado's minimum wage is $8.23 an hour, up 23 cents from last year. Restaurant servers and other tipped workers must be paid a minimum ...

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Legal weed states have lessons to share

Don't worry about a federal lawsuit. But do worry about tax rates. Those are among the many lessons Colorado and Washington have to share from the front lines of America's marijuana experiment.

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New bank could save the pot industry

Kristi Kelly owns legal marijuana stores in Colorado called Good Meds and has lost 23 bank accounts in five years.

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Euro sinks after Draghi gives another stimulus hint

Troubled EU hoping the only way is up in 2015

Beset by critics and buffeted by economic woes, European Union chiefs might have been forgiven for thinking that at least Pope Francis would apply some balm for the New Year in his address to the EU parliament.

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Medical marijuana still illegal on federal level

Kristi Kelly owns legal marijuana stores in Colorado called Good Meds and has lost 23 bank accounts in five years.

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New bank could save the pot industry

Kristi Kelly owns legal marijuana stores in Colorado called Good Meds and has lost 23 bank accounts in five years.

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10 Things to Know for Today - News, Weather and Classifieds for Southern New England

(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara). Indonesian Muslim men pray during a special prayer for the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 at Al Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. More ships arrived Friday with sensitive equipment to hunt ...

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No. 7 MSU shocks No. 4 Baylor 42-41 in Cotton Bowl

Connor Cook and the Michigan State Spartans want to have a different role in the playoff talk next season.

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Legal weed states have lessons to share

Colorado and Washington have lessons to share from front lines of US's marijuana experiment

Review: This year’s best of the best in northern Colorado theater

The end of the year means it is again time to select the best theatrical performances from the year. As in past years, we had an amazing number of outstanding shows this year, and I am awed at the talents shared with area audiences by these talented individuals.

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