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• Rockies decline options on Torrealba, Embree

  DENVER — What was suspected for weeks became a reality Friday. The Rockies declined the $4 million option on Yorvit Torrealba’s contract, making him a free agent. They also exercised a buyout with reliever Alan Embree. Torrealba’s agent Melvin Roman did not rule out Torrealba returning, but it’s no guarantee that [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  

• The 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

  Monday, November 9th, 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came down. Built with barbed wire and concrete in August of 1961 by the Communist East, The Berlin Wall, stretching for about 30 miles, was a Cold War symbol which separated East and West Berlin, [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:52pm EST
  

• So just what would the Pelosi bill cost Colorado?

  Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman is right to question how much it will cost Colorado government in Medicaid expansion if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's health care bill were made law. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:10pm EST
  

• U.S. health care reform legislation: 7 letters

  Re: “Masterfleece Theater,” Oct. 30 David Harsanyi column. Like House GOP leader John Boehner, David Harsanyi does his practiced best to pull the wool over the eyes of your readers. By suggesting that the number of words or pages a piece of legislation contains reflects upon its worth, they appeal to [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:02pm EST
  

• Cherry Creek North medical marijuana dispensary?

  Medical pot for sale in Cherry Creek North? That’s what Denver Council member Charlie Brown told me this week as I talked to him for a Perspective piece on medical marijuana. (”A heady debate on Medical Pot,” will appear Sunday in the Post’s Perspective section) Brown, who is leading the city’s charge [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:18pm EST
  

• DU’s Chevy national player of the month (October)

  DU junior goalie Marc Cheverie was named Hockey Commissioners’ Association national player of the month for October. Chevy, who will miss his second and third games this weekend with a calf injury, went 4-0 with a .959 save percentage and 1.27 goals-against average in the first month of the season. He also [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:18pm EST
  

• Union Station meeting slated for Thursday

  The Denver Union Station Project Authority (DUSPA) will hold a public meeting on Nov. 12 to provide an update on the project. DUSPA will present public realm schematic designs and answer questions. The meeting will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. in the RTD administrative office, 1600 Blake St. in Rooms T&D. Presentation [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:11pm EST
  

• Ty Law to Broncos

  Just got a tip from a trusted NFL source that the Broncos are signing veteran cornerback Ty Law. The 15-year veteran spent his first 10 seasons with the New England Patriots. Broncos coach Josh McDaniels would have worked with Law when McDaniels was a New England defensive coach from 2001-03. The team [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:21pm EST
  

• Friday quick hits

  Anybody happen to catch the story on denverpost.com today about the Avs’ own executive VP at a loss to explain the lousy attendance so far? Needless to say, there is some nervousness over at the Burgundy and Blue offices about this issue. I’m sick today and heading back to bed [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:24am EST
  

• Birdman getting it done – without flash

  A new version of Chris Andersen is starting to emerge this season, one without the game-in, game-out flash. But one just as effective. Maybe moreso. His blocks – the staple of his game – are down, but his rebounds have held steady. His minutes are up. His free throw percentage is [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:11am EST
  

• The Mile High Makeout: The love-in begins

  Denver musician Tim Pourbaix tunes up his act at the Meadowlark. Reverb file photo by Brian Carney. “The love-in is over.” So said a Denver musician to me, not long ago. I can’t quite remember who it was, so I won’t risk defaming some innocent artist’s character by misattributing the quote. The [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:52am EST
  

• Jobless Rate Hits 10.2 % in October, a 26-Year High

  “The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent in September, the Department of Labor said Friday in its monthly economic appraisal.” So what are Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama focusing on tomorrow? An ideologically [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:32am EST
  

• Weekly Event Round-up: Baby Buffalo, Trains, Mile High Magic, and more!

  Saturday. Bring your family to see North America’s largest land mammal right in Denver at Home on the Range out at The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Rick Keen/DPRA, Inc.) Three ... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:54am EST
  

• Be a Cookie Monster; bring some food

  Attend Friday’s Class 5A football playoff game at Mullen against Boulder with an open mind and heart, and you’ll get a cookie. The Mullen End Zone Club will have a food drive. Attendees at the game are asked to bring non-perishable food items that will be donated to Inter-Faith Community Services, Community [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:30am EST
  

• Catching up with Eduardo Najera

  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Though Eduardo Najera has been gone from the Nuggets for two seasons, when his Nets faced Denver on Wednesday it was actually the first time he’d faced his former team since he left in the summer of 2008. Injuries kept him out of both games against [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:01am EST
  

• Daily Deal-Weekend Freebies

  Lots of free Denver attractions this weekend. Friday is free admission into Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield from 9am to 5pm. Saturday is a free Day at the Denver Art Museum from 10am to 10pm. Then to end the weekend enjoy a ... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:30pm EST
  

• Jocelyn Thibault’s in town

  Avalanche goaltending consultant Jocelyn Thibault was on the ice at Family Sports Center Thursday. He was with the team here during training camp and for several of its stops on the season-opening road trip to the East, but this is his first stint with the team here during the regular [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:32pm EST