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Colorado State Archives - Arapahoe County Poor Hospital Records
With the coming of the railroad to Denver in the early 1870’s , the influx ofsettlers to the West included many tuberculosis victims seeking relief in Colorado’shigh, dry climate. Denver’s popularity as a health resort was to last for more thanhalf a century, and later would result in a financial burden to local taxpayers andtragedy for many patients who arrived here destitute. By 1875, Denver’s populationwas estimated at 23,856. In 1880, the first building was built at todays present site ofDenver General Hospital. Cottages housed patients with "loathsome diseases"(probably typhoid and syphilis).(1) ... [Read More]
NREL: Silicon Workshop - Workshop Location, Hotel, and Transportation
Vail Cascade Resort ... e-mail the resort at: ... Car rental companies are located on Level 5, near the Baggage Claim area, at the DIA terminal. Shuttle buses for all car rental companies drop off patrons on both sides of the Ground Transportation/Commercial Vehicle Level of the terminal and load at their designated stop on each side. How to drive from DIA to Vail Cascade Resort & Spa ... [Read More]
EPA Smart Growth: National Award for Smart Growth Achievement 2002 Winners - Town of Breckenridge, Colorado Planning Department
Locals who work in the historic resort town of Breckenridgewere being squeezed out of the area by median costs of$725,000 for a single-family home. For many workers, theAmerican Dream was only available across Hoosier Pass, a 45-minute commute over treacherous mountain roads. Meanwhile,an 85-acre site in French Gulch on the town’s outskirts sat amidhundreds of acres spoiled by mining, and the zoning allowedonly four homes. ... A Good Model The Wellington Neighborhood serves as amodel for design, planning, development,construction, and community participation.This project has particular relevance tocommunities in resort or “gateway” townswhere affordable housing for permanent residentsis scarce. Wellington’s design/planningteam also used this model for a low-incomehousing community in Boulder andhopes to expand the concept into othermountain communities in Colorado. ... [Read More]
Welcome to the 21st Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics
The Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado, is located in a spectacular setting in the Rocky Mountains at the base of the world-famous Breckenridge Ski Resort. It features ski-in/ski-out access to the slopes. Established in the 1800's, the town of Breckenridge is 144 years old. It was originally a mining town for gold and silver, and still reflects a quaint Victorian atmosphere with shops, boutiques and restaurants lining Main Street. The town of Breckenridge is directly accessible from the Beaver Run Resort and the Breckenridge Ski Resort. ... [Read More]
About the Third Congressional District of Colorado -- Congressman John T. Salazar
Steamboat Ski Resort, Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass, Sunlight Ski Area, Telluride Ski Resort, Durango Ski Mountain, Monarch, Wolf Creek, Hesperus Ski Area, Howelson Hill Ski Area, Silverton Mountain ... [Read More]
Governor Bill Owens
There are people in our nation and abroad who believe that a nation should never go to war, even when threatened. That is not the view of most Americans, and it was not the view of Democrats and Republicans alike in Congress, who voted overwhelmingly to allow the use of force against Iraq. President George W. Bush has said many times before, "War is the last resort." The United States is slow to anger. We don't pick fights with neighbors and allies. But when we are threatened, we will defend ourselves. ... [Read More]
State of Nevada, Colorado River Commission, Bunker.htm
In June 1999, Mr. Bunker was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Awardby the Nevada Gaming Attorneys and the Clark County Bar Association inrecognition of his contributions to the gaming industry as a gaming regulator,chief executive of gaming resorts, and president of the nation's leading gamingindustry association. ... Mr. Bunker retired from day-to-day operation of the Nevada ResortAssociation in November 1999 to spend more time with family and his publicaffairs consulting business, Bunker and Associates. He continued as seniorconsultation at the Association through 2001. ... [Read More]
Cocaine - Colorado Drug Threat Assessment
Cocaine is a significant drug threat to Colorado. Powdered cocaine is readily available throughout the state, and crack cocaine is available in urban population centers. Cocaine is the drug most often associated with violent crime in the state, principally because cocaine distributors frequently resort to violence to protect their distribution operations and to collect debts. Mexican DTOs and criminal groups transport wholesale quantities of powdered cocaine into Colorado in private or rental vehicles and distribute the drug at the wholesale level. Hispanic and African American street gangs distribute powdered and crack cocaine; some gangs distribute powdered or crack cocaine at the wholesale and retail levels, while others distribute crack at the retail level only. Local independent dealers also distribute powdered and crack cocaine at the retail level. Retail distributors in Colorado typically convert powdered cocaine into crack on an as-needed basis and sell the drug at open-air mar ... [Read More]
Congressman Mark Udall - Biography
Mark Udall is serving his fourth term representing Colorado’s Second Congressional District. The second district straddles the Continental Divide and includes the northwest Denver suburban parts of Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld Counties, and the mountain and resort communities of Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Summit and Eagle Counties. ... [Read More]
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