April 30, 2013
Tiny libraries in front yards across Colorado inspire love of books  When community activist Greg Rasheed first heard about tiny libraries popping up in front yards across America, he wanted to spark the trend in Denver. He bought a bread box at Goodwill, filled it with books, put it in the front yard of his North City Park home and waited for folks to partake of his Little Free Library. Soon enough, sanitation crews, construction workers and neighborhood kids were all grabbing books.  Read more about how these hyperlocal libraries are exciting book-lovers across Colorado

Tiny libraries in front yards across Colorado inspire love of books 

When community activist Greg Rasheed first heard about tiny libraries popping up in front yards across America, he wanted to spark the trend in Denver.

He bought a bread box at Goodwill, filled it with books, put it in the front yard of his North City Park home and waited for folks to partake of his Little Free Library.

Soon enough, sanitation crews, construction workers and neighborhood kids were all grabbing books. 

Read more about how these hyperlocal libraries are exciting book-lovers across Colorado

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April 29, 2013

The Denver Post’s digitized photographic archives

View snapshots of history from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal to 1966 suburbia life in Englewood, Colorado.

Check in with our Archive Picture of the Day photo gallery to see some pictures from The Denver Post’s past.

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April 29, 2013
Pro-gun Native American billboard draws criticism Two billboards in which images of Native Americans are used to make a gun rights argument are causing a stir with some residents who say the image is offensive and insensitive. The billboards in this northern Colorado city show three men dressed in traditional Native American attire and the words “Turn in your arms. The government will take care of you.” Read more: http://bit.ly/13G97q1

Pro-gun Native American billboard draws criticism

Two billboards in which images of Native Americans are used to make a gun rights argument are causing a stir with some residents who say the image is offensive and insensitive.

The billboards in this northern Colorado city show three men dressed in traditional Native American attire and the words “Turn in your arms. The government will take care of you.”

Read more: http://bit.ly/13G97q1

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April 24, 2013
Colorado veterinary clinics see increase in dogs ingesting marijuana A recent study shows marijuana-related toxicity cases among pets in Colorado has quadrupled between 2005 and 2010.  One Denver-area veterinarian says they treat as many as four to six animals a month for marijuana toxicity. Another clinic has even had patients ask for medical-marijuana cards for their pets.If an animal consumes a large amount of pot, the psychoactive chemical, THC, can cause a dog to suffer seizures, go into a coma or die, vets say.   Read more about the growing problem health department officials call “uncharted waters.” (Source: The Denver Post)

Colorado veterinary clinics see increase in dogs ingesting marijuana

A recent study shows marijuana-related toxicity cases among pets in Colorado has quadrupled between 2005 and 2010. 

One Denver-area veterinarian says they treat as many as four to six animals a month for marijuana toxicity. Another clinic has even had patients ask for medical-marijuana cards for their pets.

If an animal consumes a large amount of pot, the psychoactive chemical, THC, can cause a dog to suffer seizures, go into a coma or die, vets say.
 

(Source: The Denver Post)

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April 20, 2013

RAW VIDEO: 2 shot at Denver 420 Rally

Raw Video: Two people were reportedly shot during the annual 420 Rally at Denver’s Civic Center Park on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Shots were reportedly fired just after 5 p.m.

WARNING: LANGUAGE

(Source: The Denver Post)

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April 20, 2013
Shots fired in Denver’s Civic Center after pot rally, 3 shot People were shot in Denver’s Civic Center during Saturday’s pot rally. According to paramedics on the scene three people were shot. Denver police reported that one victim was shot in the leg and and another victim suffered unknown injuries. All three victims are en route to Denver Health Medical Center. We are updating this story as we learn more.

Shots fired in Denver’s Civic Center after pot rally, 3 shot

People were shot in Denver’s Civic Center during Saturday’s pot rally.

According to paramedics on the scene three people were shot. Denver police reported that one victim was shot in the leg and and another victim suffered unknown injuries.

All three victims are en route to Denver Health Medical Center.

We are updating this story as we learn more.

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April 20, 2013
Crowds converge on Denver for 4/20 marijuana rally Thousands of people have converged on Denver’s Civic Center for what organizers say is the largest marijuana celebration in the country. This is the first 4/20 rally since Colorado voters legalized marijuana use for people 21 and older in November, and rally organizers have said they expected 80,000 people to attend, though city officials say they expect fewer. Last night, as the clock struck midnight on April 20, Snoop Lion tossed joints to the crowd at his Fillmore show, and the first legal 4/20 in Denver had officially begun.   Stay tuned to The Denver Post and our live blog throughout the day for full coverage of today’s events.   For all other things THC, check out our marijuana news page. 

Crowds converge on Denver for 4/20 marijuana rally

Thousands of people have converged on Denver’s Civic Center for what organizers say is the largest marijuana celebration in the country.

This is the first 4/20 rally since Colorado voters legalized marijuana use for people 21 and older in November, and rally organizers have said they expected 80,000 people to attend, though city officials say they expect fewer.

Last night, as the clock struck midnight on April 20, Snoop Lion tossed joints to the crowd at his Fillmore show, and the first legal 4/20 in Denver had officially begun.
 
Stay tuned to The Denver Post and our live blog throughout the day for full coverage of today’s events.
 
For all other things THC, check out our marijuana news page. 

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April 19, 2013
Boston police: Bombing suspect is in custody

WATERTOWN, Mass.A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead.

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April 19, 2013
VIDEO: Uncle urges bombing suspect to turn self in

An uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects urged one of his nephews to turn himself in Friday, saying he had brought shame to the family and the entire Chechen ethnicity.

Asked what he thought provoked the bombings, Tsarni said: “Being losers, hatred to those who were able to settle themselves. These are the only reasons I can imagine of. Anything else, anything else to do with religion, with Islam, it’s a fraud, it’s a fake.”

(Source: The Denver Post)

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April 19, 2013
UPDATE: Authorities have identified 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev from the Russian region near Chechnya as the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect. He is currently the subject of an intense manhunt in Watertown, Mass.  MORE: http://dpo.st/11nqPNGPHOTOS: http://dpo.st/ZDnirKLIVE BLOG: http://dpo.st/Z86lKz

UPDATE: Authorities have identified 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev from the Russian region near Chechnya as the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect. He is currently the subject of an intense manhunt in Watertown, Mass. 

MORE: http://dpo.st/11nqPNG
PHOTOS: http://dpo.st/ZDnirK
LIVE BLOG: http://dpo.st/Z86lKz

(Source: The Denver Post)

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