Student Pays $14,000 Tuition In $1 Bills

Colorado - Nic Ramos wanted to send an eye-grabbing message about the rising cost of tuition at the University of Colorado in Boulder. So, the 20-year-old economics major paid his $14,300 tuition entirely in $1 bills. Ramos packed the 33 pounds of cash into a big duffle and was ready when the CU business office opened.  More…

Lost ring returns to owner after 29 years

Colorado - Twenty nine years ago, Kamala Madden’s high school class ring disappeared while she was sunbathing in the backyard of her mother’s home. Now, all grown up, she thought it was long gone. Until now. This week she received a Facebook message from a total stranger claiming to have her ring.  More…

Landfills: not enough trash

DENVER, Colorado - Some landfill operators in Colorado say the recession is causing budget cuts, increased fees and layoffs due to a shortage of their only resource ? trash. At six landfills owned by Waste Management of Colorado, including one of the state?s largest in Denver, trash loads have decreased up to 25 percent, The Denver Post reported Saturday. Most recent figures released by The Environmental Protection Agency reported 5 million fewer tons of garbage went to landfills in 2008 than in 2007. ----More

Odd News-86 cats rescued from 2-bedroom condo in Colorado

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - A Glenwood Springs animal shelter was trying to find homes for 86 cats rescued from a two-bedroom condominium. The Colorado Animal Rescue Shelter received the cats on Wednesday. Since then, workers have been scrambling to accommodate the animals at area shelters and homes.

Garfield County sheriff's spokeswoman Tanny McGinnis said the cats were strays taken in by a woman. The woman called for help, saying she couldn't take care of the cats while moving from her Battlement Mesa condo.

The woman's name was not released because no charges were filed.

Information from: Post Independent, http://www.postindependent.com/

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