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🌱 GMO Farming Ban Lifted + Avista Evacuation + Fire Origin Video
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Hello, neighbors! Brad K. Evans here with the latest issue of the Boulder Daily.
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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:
- Boulder County removes GMO ban on county open space farms. Boulder County Commissioners revised rule that they will now allow farmers to grow GMOs on county open space. (CO Sun)
- How did Avista Hospital evacuate nearly 100 staff and 51 patients in under two hours? Quick decisions by the hospital's administrators enabled them to form a plan to open up a command center at the first sign of danger and execute it as the fire raged around the hospital. (Weekly)
- Paula Woodward talks about why the JonBenét Ramsey murder still hasn't been solved.
Woodward, who just released her second book about the cold case, talks about why she thinks the investigation should be taken away from the Boulder Police Department. (5280) - Video appears to show start of Marshall fire. The video shows a shed that's been enveloped by flames. These are images of the fire that were shot by Jack Pommer around 11:23 a.m. on Dec. 30. (CBS4)
- Lakewood police officer wounded in last week's mass shooting released from hospital. Agent Ashley Ferris was shot in crossfire with the gunman and required multiple surgeries. Ferris fatally shot the gunman and ending the violence spree. Five people were killed and others injured in multiple locations. (CPR)
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Today in Boulder:
- Playtime Storytime: Meadows Public Library. (10:15 a.m.)
- First Friday Art Walk: Boulder Chamber. (6-9 p.m.)
- High school sports in and around Boulder: The weekend ahead. (Patch)
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- Cannes World Film Fest winner to be screened at the Boulder Theater. The festival's 2021 Best Historical Film winner, the 10th Mountain Documentary project "Mission Mt. Mangart" will be screened at the Boulder Theater on Jan. 12. The film is written, directed, edited, and produced by CU Alum Chris Anthony. Get tickets here: (Boulder Theater)
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