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Sigma Pearls Cotillion


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Published May 9, 2009 at 10:48 a.m.
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Terry Pierce, whose daughter, Alexandria, also was a debutante, offers his congratulations to Angela Agee, crowned queen of the fifth Sigma Pearls Cotillion ... Photo by Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver Post ... What: Fifth annual Sigma Pearls Cotillion ... When: May 3, 2009 ... Where: Denver Renaissance Hotel ... Hosted By: Theta Zeta Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority ... Chairwoman: Kathy Callum ... Why: To celebrate the accomplishments of nine graduating high school

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The recycler’s way.


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Published May 8, 2009 at 7:56 a.m.
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Earth Day overtook the calendar last month with events around the world ranging from dances and poetry for school children in Bulgaria to communitywide clean-up events in small American towns like Lomboc, Calif ... Media saturation of the environmentalist message has likely surpassed what Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson invisioned for Earth Day when he started the celebration in 1970. But true tree-huggers know that commitment comes with everyday practice, not annual observances ... That might be

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Gunman prompts evacuation of Denver warehouse


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Published May 5, 2009 at 12:03 a.m.
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A man armed with a gun entered a warehouse building in the 400 block of Lipan Street in Denver Monday night, prompting panicked fleeing by employees of the business ...

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Confessions of a converted fast break coach


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Published May 4, 2009 at 9:52 p.m.

This is the peek behind the curtain, the fly on the wall moment ... Nuggets coach George Karl is leaning back on a stool a few feet away from the court in the team’s Pepsi Center practice facility. He is spilling the beans on how an offseason of purging took the Nuggets from run-down to a team now three wins away from the Western Conference Finals. All of the essential moves and conversations that happened before the regular season arrival of guard Chauncey Billups took a decent Nuggets team

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Swine flu: 5 letters


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Published May 4, 2009 at 9:05 p.m.

As a pig producer from Yuma, my family and I would like to reassure everyone that U.S. pork and pork products continue to be a safe, nutritional food. To date, no pigs in the United States have been confirmed to have the H1N1 influenza. As the human-to-human spread of the influenza continues to increase, I encourage everyone to take those everyday steps in preventing the possible transmission of the flu. By doing three simple things, we can reduce the possible transmission of the flu: ... *

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Holocaust survivor gunned down in tailor shop


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Published May 3, 2009 at 9:02 a.m.
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Name: George Weinberger, 58 ... Location killed: Tailor shop, 1443 Welton St ... Investigative agency: Denver Police Department ... Date killed: June 7, 1974 ... Cause of Death Shot in chest ... Suspect: None identified ... When Katalin Weinberger entered the tiny tailor shop that she and her husband owned, a trail of blood led to a closet ... George Weinberger, a 58-year-old Hungarian immigrant who had survived Nazi prison camps for four years, was crumpled up inside, dead, according to

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Suspect held after downtown bank robbery


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Published May 1, 2009 at 6:38 p.m.
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A robbery suspect was arrested by Denver police this morning after taken an undisclosed amount of money from a downtown bank ...

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Ritter and Bennet’s vulnerability: 2 letters


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Published May 1, 2009 at 12:36 p.m.

Re: “Weakened Ritter now vulnerable,” April 27 editorial ... Both Gov. Bill Ritter and Sen. Michael Bennet might be “weakened” by their lack of principled leadership, as you say. It’s real hard to find a principled liberal. However, if Republicans continue to put up candidates like the neocon Bob Beauprez or a whole host of authoritarian, statist and big-government candidates, they will lose again. If they do win, we all lose anyway ... By and large, most establishment candidates

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BRONCOS SIGN 15 COLLEGE FREE AGENTS


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Published April 27, 2009 at 11:37 p.m.
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 2009 NFL Draft ... Position ... Player ... School ... Comments ... DL  Everette Pedescleaux   Northern Iowa  6'6" 305lbs, transferred to a small program so he could get on the field and play.  I like that he made a name for himself forcing fumbles and blocking kicks.  Nice project ...  CB  Domonique Johnson Jackson State  6'2" 198lbs, athletic and confident, who got stuck with a tweener (S/CB) label.  had team highs in INTs and pass break ups his senior year.  Some injury

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Spring snow slams Denver


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Published April 27, 2009 at 10:05 a.m.
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Moderate to heavy snow was falling in downtown Denver and the western and southern suburbs this morning as a late spring storm moved through the Front Range ...

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