Archive for July 31st, 2012

Windsor Lake closed after complaints of illness

The Town of Windsor on Monday closed Windsor Lake until further notice after swimmers there reported becoming ill. Melissa Chew, director of Parks, Recreation and Culture for the Town of Windsor said samples taken from the lake outside the beach out-of-bounds area Friday tested positive for the E. coli bacteria. She said additional testing was [...]

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Ft. Collins mall sells $10.5 million below previous price

The new owners of Foothills Mall ponied up nearly $40 million to buy Fort Collins’ aging shopping center and expect to spend nearly three times that renovating and re-energizing it. Walton Foothills Holdings VI, LLC — the ownership group comprised of Greenwood Village-based Alberta Development Partners and affiliates of Walton Street Capital — bought the [...]

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Federal Reserve Inaction Would Be Blessing In Long Term

by Mike McCune –   Market investors are expecting help from the Federal Reserve as the recovery stalls so the markets continue to move higher. But experts are suddenly divided on the question of the value of another helping handout from government to its’ selected minions.   Most everyone remembers the threat given to House [...]

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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in 5-Door Sedan

Photos & Review by Stu Wright     My latest test car was a new Prius Plug-in that came in Clearwater blue metallic paint with dark gray SofTex (leather) seating.  The Plug-in is available in limited quantities and only in certain areas of the United States, and was formally introduced last fall.  The Prius line of [...]

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Chik-fil-A faces government intimidation for not affirming same-sex marriage

Supporters to patronize chain Wednesday  by Matt Lacy –       Following statements by several government officials around the country saying they will not permit Chik-fil-A to open new restaurants because the owner supports traditional marriage, supporters are planning a day of support for the company.       Dan Cathy, the current president, [...]

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Federal money may have bought Aurora shooter’s ammo

by Matt Lacy –   While some have blamed lax gun laws for suspect James Holmes’ massacre at an Aurora Cinemark theatre last week, it now appears federal money may have been used to purchase his ammunition.   On Monday, officials at the University of Colorado disclosed that the unemployed Holmes was being paid $26,000 [...]

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