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Oldest 'Alley Cat' keeps the strikes coming

Oldest 'Alley Cat' keeps the strikes coming

LAKEWOOD - The man who famously said, "We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing" probably never picked up a 12-pound bowling ball with an 89-year-old back.

Taking 2009 one day at a time

Taking 2009 one day at a time

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AURORA - When Amanda Peebles went to the Children's Hospital on the morning of Oct.6 she hoped six weeks later she'd be back home and healthy again. That didn't happen. [ more... ]

What makes a 5th grader read a newspaper?

What makes a 5th grader read a newspaper?

DENVER - It's not difficult to picture a group of fifth graders barely being able to stay in their seats while in class. [ more... ]

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9-year-old racecar driver battles cancer

9-year-old racecar driver battles cancer

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KUSA - The battles 9-year-old Tyler Luttrull faces on the race track are nothing compared to those he is fighting outside of his car. [ more... ]

The last speaker of the Wichita

The last speaker of the Wichita

ANADARKO, Okla. - Doris McLemore looked up at the ceiling and tried to think of the words. She knew they're somewhere, caught in the back of her mind, ready to come out, but the more she tried to come up with the Wichita word for sage or rainbow or tumbleweed, the more she knew it wasn't going to happen. [ more... ]

A rhyme for the post-Christmas shoppers

A rhyme for the post-Christmas shoppers

'Twas the day after Christmas, and at Cherry Creek,
The retailers were anxious, sales had been bleak. [ more... ]

Retracing history with some fabric and scissors

Retracing history with some fabric and scissors

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BOULDER - As we rapidly near the start of 2009, the city of Boulder is preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary. As part of the occasion, a group of women have decided to chart their city's history with art. They chose a medium as old as the city to do it. [ more... ]

Santa's helpers taking their last bow

Santa's helpers taking their last bow

BRUSH - In a land where people are either generally nice or generally naughty, Tarry Cluff figures his job as head custodian at Brush High School gives him a pretty good idea where most people stand. [ more... ]

Jacob's big banjo

Jacob's big banjo

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LYONS - When Jacob Leeuwenburgh moved to town he wanted to do something to recognize Lyons' love affair with bluegrass music. It seemed there was one musical instrument that symbolized this town: the banjo. [ more... ]

Living to play again

Living to play again

DENVER - Every day, ever since he was 6 years old, Keith Oxman has found the time to play the saxophone. That is until a year ago. [ more... ]

Missing diamond reveals local gem

Missing diamond reveals local gem

DENVER - We've all had that feeling. The one you get when you've lost or misplaced something important. It's that sick feeling that hits the pit of your stomach. It woke Kathy O'Shaughnessy from her sleep Sunday night. [ more... ]

No one is perfect, not even superheroes

No one is perfect, not even superheroes

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DENVER - Even with their bulging biceps, their colorful capes and their propensity to always get the girl, comic book characters come with their weaknesses. [ more... ]

A magical family

A magical family

KUSA - So often we hear the story of a young man or woman taking over the family-owned business. Childhood experience is preparation for that move.

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A happy ending for Izzy

A happy ending for Izzy

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LONGMONT - What started more than a year ago on a dark highway north of Longmont is coming to an end at a veterinary clinic in the heart of town. [ more... ]

Young woman's art displayed after death

Young woman's art displayed after death

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FORT COLLINS - On the evening of May 22, all eyes were on Windsor. A mile-wide tornado had ripped through the town, leaving behind fear and devastation. [ more... ]

Huge tree invades historic hotel

Huge tree invades historic hotel

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BOULDER - The annual challenge arrived again: figuring out how to bring a 28-foot-tall Christmas tree into the Hotel Boulderado without destroying the tree or the hotel. [ more... ]

Denver businessman picks Rwanda for investment

Denver businessman picks Rwanda for investment

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RUHENGERI, Rwanda - Most people who want to invest internationally might consider India or China. Instead, Denver businessman Gaylord Layton decided to put money into a small African country with a history of violence and poverty. [ more... ]

Coloradans save lives, learn touching lesson in Rwanda

Coloradans save lives, learn touching lesson in Rwanda

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NEAR KIBUYE, Rwanda - They could be on a beach. They could be at Disneyland. Instead they've chosen a much less traditional way to spend two weeks of precious vacation time. [ more... ]

CU engineers improve life for Rwanda's orphans

CU engineers improve life for Rwanda's orphans

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KIGARAMA, Rwanda - In a place known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, one hill at the edge of Lake Kivu belongs to children. [ more... ]

Coloradans give kids in Rwanda gift of technology

Coloradans give kids in Rwanda gift of technology

RUHENGERI, Rwanda - Most children in this small African country are living in homes with no electricity. Their families work their small patches of land by hand, and cook with firewood. About one in every nine kids is an orphan. Imagine what it means for those kids to walk into a school, sit down at a computer, and access the Internet.
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