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Living in Exile
Colorado Project Exile, a program implemented by Tom Strickland, convicted felons caught with firearms faced harsh federal prosecution. Possession of a gun by anyone convicted of any crime, regardless of severity, could serve a federal prison sentence and face up to twenty years under this program. Holthouse examines what happens when Project Exile targets people with non-violent criminal records who did not use a firearm in a previous offense. And what of those persons who have no criminal record who were still targeted by Project Exile? Strickland wanted to change the culture of gun violence in America. And Holthouse's article checks to see if the program does, in fact, do that.
Tags: guns; Denver; Wellington Webb; Tom Strickland
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Collision Course
Fatalities and car accidents are up dramatically in the Denver metro area. This article details the circumstances surrounding the death of a young girl who, with her family, was killed at a crosswalk on Colfax Avenue. A car ran a red light -- and struck the family of four. A local radio station raised $30,000 for the family to help bury daughter Alexis and to be set aside for the family. The mother spent most of the money on a car and set aside just $2,000 apiece for her other children. The family remains angry about the incident and considered suing the perpetrator, Shelia Towns, but decided against it because she has no wealth. Towns claims she split because she'd had a few drinks before the incident and was worried about going to jail. As it is, she will spend 18 months in jail, followed by rehab and a 12-year suspended sentence.
Tags: Wellington Webb; traffic fatalities; radio stations; charity drives; traffic planning; traffic light timing; the grid system; Denver Police Department; Mother's Day; Douglas County; violations; ticket prices; Colorado Department of Transportation; point system