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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.

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In Demetria Gallegos’ article “Light snow welcomes holiday lights” what matters is in Denver, Colorado light snow drifted over the holiday decorations. Mayor John Hickenlooper switched the switch to turn on the 6,000 lights of the annual holiday display on the streets of Denver. The snow gave an unexplainable feeling that gave a warm welcome to the holiday’s to come. The ceremony was covered by 9 news and it went smoothly with no protest or any other disturbances. In the article “Light snow welcomes holiday lights” by: Demetria Gallegos, what maters is light snow fell as mayor Hickenlooper lit the city of Denver with 6,000 lights.

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In Mike McPhee’s article “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” what matters is Sammy French, 56, gets 30 years of prison for bank robberies in Colorado Springs and Denver. On November 19th Sammy was sentenced for his 2006 armed robberies of two key banks and one national bank. He was also convicted of stealing a car after one of his robberies. French had 8 years in 1995 for another bank robbery. He also has, involving drugs, forgery, menacing, trespassing, fighting, and manufacturing fake license plates, on his record. The judge gave him thirty years because he figured that French wouldn’t ever get out alive because of his age. Sammy French’s sentence is scheduled to start immediately. In “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” by: Mike McPhee what mattes is 56 year old man Sammy French gets sentenced to 30 years after 7 total bank robberies.

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In Mike McPhee’s article “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” what matters is Sammy French, 56, gets 30 years of prison for bank robberies in Colorado Springs and Denver. On November 19th Sammy was sentenced for his 2006 armed robberies of two key banks and one national bank. He was also convicted of stealing a car after one of his robberies. French had 8 years in 1995 for another bank robbery. He also has, involving drugs, forgery, menacing, trespassing, fighting, and manufacturing fake license plates, on his record. The judge gave him thirty years because he figured that French wouldn’t ever get out alive because of his age. Sammy French’s sentence is scheduled to start immediately. In “Front Range bank robber gets 30 years” by: Mike McPhee what mattes is 56 year old man Sammy French gets sentenced to 30 years after 7 total bank robberies.

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In Alex’s article “Deciphering the Code--Update” what matters is he is revealing how Universal Product code, UPC, helps with checkout at stores. The bars are for the machine to read, and the numbers that are under the bars are the same thing that the machines but it is translated to numbers so that we can read it. GS1 US is the company that assigns the codes for the United States. Jon Mellor the spokesman for GS1 US said that each product has a unique code that contains from 6-9 digits. It is rare to find two codes that are alike, but you may find duplicate codes. The only way you could find duplicate codes is if you bought something from the internet from a different company than the GS1 US. In the article “Deciphering the Code—Update” what matters is Alex is exposing how the GS1 US puts the Universal product code on inventory.

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In The Associated Press’ article “Up to 10 inches of snow in Yuma County” what matters is, in parts of eastern Colorado and the Rocky Mountains received up to 10 inches of snow. The National Western Service said that Yuma received 8 inches and Alvin received 10 inches. In the mountains Silverton they received 10 inches, Gothic they reported 6 inches, and Copper Mountain received 4 inches. There is expected to be snow in the Rocky Mountains until Friday, November 14th. The forecast calls strong winds from 20-40 mph along the Front Range and Foothills; it is possible for wind speeds up to 80 mph. In The Associated Press’ article “Up to 10 inches of snow in Yuma County what matters is, parts of Colorado received up to ten inches of snow.