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March 1, 2018
DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO
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TIME TO TALK Law enforcement officers are increasingly finding themselves responding to calls involving people with mental illness, many of whom are left to the jail system for treatment of their conditions. Find out how local authorities are responding to this call to action on pages 7-13, as we bring you part two of our ongoing series on the impact of mental illness on Douglas County. IT’S A DATE: Town will hold special election in mid-May as it moves toward at-large mayor system P5
WINTER OF DISCONTENT: It’s been a rough flu season, and it’s not over yet P19
TASTE OF SUCCESS: Former NBA player continues to move Huskies in right direction P33
THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL
‘We have candidates on the Democratic side that are telling people everyone should go to college and ... be saddled with debt, and the jobs won’t be waiting for them.’ Walker Stapleton, GOP candidate for governor | Page 18 INSIDE
VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 20 | CALENDAR: PAGE 31 | SPORTS: PAGE 33
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