Loveland ‘Topped The List' Of Best 2017 Cities For Recycling

LOVELAND, CO – By The Colorado Independent. “The city of Loveland topped the list of best Colorado cities for recycling in 2017, boasting a 61 percent residential recycling rate for the second year in a row,” reports The Loveland Reporter-Herald. “A report released Wednesday by nonpartisan consumer advocacy organization the Colorado Public Interest Research Group and recycling nonprofit EcoCycle states that Loveland far outperformed its peers again: comparatively, Fort Collins’ residential recycling rate was 29 percent; Boulder’s, 52 percent; and Aspen’s, 40 percent.”

“The Boulder County District Attorney was spared further sanctions Thursday in a sexual assault case where the defense said the prosecution handed over a large piece of evidence more than six months after the initial arrest,” reports The Longmont Times-Call. “Boulder County District Judge Judith LaBuda ruled that, while the action was a violation, a sufficient sanction had already been imposed on the prosecution.”

“Would-be customers of a Grand Junction-based sign company under fire for falling months behind in production shouldn’t expect a refund anytime soon,” reports The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. “Anand Houston, founder of Kraken Design Co., 2403 Riverside Parkway, said Tuesday that his business is in dire financial straits, and that he won’t be able to give refunds to the crowd of unhappy customers knocking on his digital door unless he finds a buyer or somehow gets a cash infusion.”

“The search is on to establish a new off-leash trail for dog owners and pets as off-leash dogs will no longer be allowed on Blackmer Trail beginning Jan. 1,” reports The Steamboat Pilot. “The Steamboat Springs Parks and Recreation Commission discussed the issue at its Wednesday, Nov. 15 meeting and will address off-leash trails again at its Nov. 28 meeting. On Wednesday, the commission’s leading contender for a replacement to Blackmer was the Blue Sage Trail — a proposal that is no longer under consideration in light of the trail’s proximity to city public works and water operations. Another area under consideration is Stehley Park.”

“It was no secret that Colorado’s unaffiliated voters were going to decide the 2018 mid-term election, but a post-election telephone survey showed they strongly rejected Republican candidates and President Donald Trump,” reports The Pueblo Chieftain. “Magellan Strategies, a conservative-leaning polling firm in Lousiville, surveyed 500 unaffiliated voters last week and got “extraordinary” results, although grim ones for Republicans. “It was extraordinary because in the past 20 years, never has one political party been so overwhelmingly rejected at every level of representative government by the electorate,” wrote Dave Flaherty of Magellan. Democrats won the governor’s race along with attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state — as well as taking control of the state Senate and strengthening their hold on the House.”

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