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Colorado Governments File Lawsuit Against Opioid Vendors

Denver and 16 Colorado local governments filed suit against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids. The lawsuit alleges that the jurisdictions continue to suffer the consequences of the companies’ aggressive marketing and excessive distribution of prescription opioids, while deliberately down-playing the risks of addiction and overdose. “These companies knew better, and they still allowed the …

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Colorado Governments to Prosecute Opioid Vendors!

Over a dozen Colorado local governments announced in August that they will be pursuing litigation against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids by selecting outside counsel. Led by the City and County of Denver, the municipal coalition also includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer and Teller counties, and the cities of Aurora, Black Hawk, …

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CDOT Proposes New Transit System

Bob Larson writes Technology is Hip coluumn via 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

Many Northern Coloradans have been frustrated about the traffic congestion along the I-25 corridor between Fort Collins to Denver. Colorado’s population is booming with 50% growth in the last 20 years and another 50 percent growth projected during the next 20 years. In 2015, 546 people died in Colorado traffic-related crashes, and more than 3,000 …

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What’s Your Plan?

Sadly, without planning ahead, individuals and their family may not know what to do in the face of a serious accident or diagnosis of a terminal disease. Fortunately, there are resources to help people in making end-of-life wishes heard. Talking about choices and preferences at the end of life can be difficult. Many people don’t …

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