directed the study of vital statistics of the territory‚ the influence of the climate upon disease and health in different localities in the territory‚ sanitary investigations and recommended standard work to address hygiene at schools. Today the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment promotes the goals of Healthy People 2020‚ provides direction to local agencies and sets statewide goals to promote
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living on the planet. Unfortunately the lodgepole pine trees in the colorado forest are being feasted upon by the pine beetles. These pest have been ravaging the forest of the united states for a couple decades now. This is causing whole forest to become infested by these bugs. Once a tree is infected it is a goner. The article written by David O. Williams describes the effects of the pine beetle on various industries in colorado and also presents possible solutions to the problem. He first starts
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Grand Canyon is in Arizona and its long-axis length is 227 miles. The width of the Grand Canyon is 4 to 18 miles. The Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major component of preservation of the Grand Canyon area‚visited on occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. The Grand Canyon is a river valley in the Colorado Plateau‚it is significant because of the ancient rocks. Temperatures on the North Rim are generally lower than those on the South Rim‚due to
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the night at their Colorado school Details On the plains in the eastern half of Colorado‚ wind and snow created whiteout conditions Tuesday afternoon The older kids slept on wrestling and gym mats covered with coats‚ while the younger ones curled up on preschool napping mats‚ Principal Sharon Webb said. The blowing snow also temporarily closed a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 70 from just outside Denver to the Kansas line‚ along with other smaller highways in eastern Colorado‚ including the one
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legalization of marijuana in Colorado(New schools‚ less crime). Marijuana also has the ability to replace several over the counter prescription medication (Stonercookbook). Marijuana so far is also a valid taxable good that we could take advantage of to boost our economy greatly(P.‚& Aleem‚ Z). If marijuana was legalized we would hopefully start to see lowering crime rates on a federal level‚ more money in our economy and the use of an alternative medication.
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Research Portfolio Artifact One: Denver Post Article Police in Colorado often stop and frisk‚ but little racial data exists By David Olinger Our first artifact that we chose to demonstrate for our research project is an article from the Denver Post which pertains to Stop and Frisk in Colorado and how hardly any racial data exists. It states that ten thousands of people in Colorado are stopped each year and most often they are frisked for weapons but yet their departments
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factories and testing facilities (Rocky Mountain HIDTA 2013). The first retail marijuana business will be licensed in January 2014. In 2000‚ Colorado legalized the use of medical marijuana. In 2009‚ the medical marijuana dynamics in Colorado drastically changed and expanded. A district judge lifted the limit of dispensary owners to only sell to five people. “Colorado experienced an explosion to over 20‚000 new medical marijuana patient applications and the emergence of over 250 medical marijuana dispensaries”(Rocky
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Warehouses." NPR. NPR‚ 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 16 Jan. 2015. <http://www.npr.org/2014/11/14/364138298/legal-marijuana-drives-booming-demand-for-denvers-warehouses>. Sarich‚ Christina. "Colorado Crime Rates Down 14.6% Since Legalizing Marijuana." Natural Society. 19 Apr. 2014. Web. 16 Jan. 2015. <http://naturalsociety.com/colorado-crime-rates-14-6-since-legalizing-marijuana/>. "Top 10 Pros and Cons - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. 6 May 2009. Web. 16 Jan. 2015. <http://medicalmarijuana
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How a society punishes their criminals can say a lot about the way the citizens live their lives. Here in the United States we would rather take better care of someone in prison for life than a person on the street who has never committed a crime in their life. The philosophy and practices has changed drastically in the last 30 years. Rehabilitation was the main focus for the beginning of the 20th century. This gave way to a new found focus on justice‚ and fairness in the 1970s. Crime control was
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State and Local Government Paper POL/215 University of Phoenix January 15‚ 2006 Introduction The city of Fountain‚ Colorado is a full service municipality. Within the city‚ several actively responsive city boards see to the needs of the community and plan for the city’s future growth. One such board is the City Council‚ which holds regularly scheduled meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Each meeting follows the same basic structure and allows for input from local citizens
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