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In Daniel J. Chacon’s article “Teen dies trying to cross street in Parker” what matters is a 14 year old boy died after being hit by a car while trying to cross the street. Police say Logan Bouman, 14, was in the center median when he was trying to cross the street while the unlit intersection. There is no drug or alcohol use suspected in this case. The boy was taken to Parker Adventist Hospital; he was later airlifted to the Children’s Hospital in Aurora. He died soon after. The driver, Sara Walla, said “We don't know if any charges are going to be filed or anything.” In the article “Teen dies trying to cross street in Parker” by: Daniel J. Chacon, what matters is 14 year old Logan Bouman was hit by a car and died while he tried to cross the street.

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In The Rocky’s article “Prairie dogs nearer to endangered status” what matters is the black-tailed prairie dog population has dropped to a level near the endangered status. The prairie dogs have been moved from 90 million acres, down to 2 million acres. Fish and game warden have been notified that they should help protect these creatures. The black-tailed prairie dogs can blame urbanization, oil and gas development, plague, recreational shooting, and livestock grazing for their dramatic drop in population. Black-tailed prairie dogs are found in Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. In The Rocky’s article “Prairie dogs nearer to endangered status” what matters is a black-tailed prairie dog population has fallen down to just above the endangered list.