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Ferguson jurors faced safety fears, lots of work
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Ferguson jurors faced safety fears, lots of work

December 2, 2014

FERGUSON, Mo. – The grand jury responsible for reviewing the fatal shooting of Michael Brown faced “an awesome burden” and “an awful lot of work.” So said St. Louis County…

Wilson won’t receive  any severance package
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Wilson won’t receive any severance package

December 2, 2014

Police officers head to a park for crowd control on Sunday in downtown St. Louis. Police and protesters clashed after an NFL football game between the St. Louis Rams and…

Bells are ringing
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Bells are ringing

December 2, 2014

Donna Peterson rings the bell for the Salvation Army outside of City Market. She’s been volunteering for 13 years and says she loves it. Bell ringers started ringing their bells…

Low water
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Low water

December 2, 2014

McPhee Reservoir heads into the winter season with low water, but a little higher than last year. The mountains are starting to accumulate snow to fill the reservoir. At Sage…

Chili stir
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Chili stir

November 27, 2014

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Betty Gates and Sybil Jaslowski stir the pots for the Wings Safehouse chili supper Saturday evening. The fund raiser for the group helps victims of domestic and sexual…

Refueling after exercise
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Refueling after exercise

November 27, 2014

Getting in the holiday spirit, the Silver Sneakers exercised and then ate pie. Judging the pie contest were, in back, Cortez Mayor Karen Sheek, Sheriff Dennis Spruell, Police Chief Roy…

Cleaning out duck pond
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Cleaning out duck pond

November 27, 2014

As the city begins digging out the muck at the duck pond in Centennial Park, the birds await their new home while making do with a much smaller amount of…

Colorado mastodon bones show ancient warmer Earth
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Colorado mastodon bones show ancient warmer Earth

November 27, 2014

DENVER – A trove of ancient bones from gigantic animals discovered in the Colorado mountains is providing scientists with a fascinating look at what happened about 120,000 years ago when…