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Recycling law to hike paint prices
BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS AT JEFFCO FAIR
Republicans raise hue about consumer cost By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Joylene Albarado takes part in a cultural performance with the Colorado Mestizo Dancers at the Jeffco Fair on Sunday, Aug. 9. Her fellow dancer, Mariah Anderson, left, helped bring Mexican folk dances to the stage adorned in colorful costumes and using intricate footsteps as part of their culture’s tradition and heritage. Photo by Amy Woodward
Paint prices will eventually go up because of a new law aimed at promoting recycling. The law, parts of which took effect last week, tacks on a fee for household paint purchases. The fee will go toward the creation of a paint recycling drop-off program. State Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, who backed the legislation that led to the law, said she hopes the program will have a positive environmental impact. “It is the highest volume product that is not recycled,” Newell said of used paint cans. “It either ends up in landfills with paint inside cans or it ends up sitting in people’s basements, or it ends up in the water stream.” The drop-off centers will be located at home improvement and hardware stores, where cans can be recycled at no cost. “Retailers themselves don’t have to do this,” Newell said, “but the majority will want to be a retail recycling site because it drives traffic to their stores.” The process of creating the program
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School tip line now under state control New laws include change for violence reporting system By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com The reorganization of a school violence hotline was among a handful of new safety laws that took effect last week. The Safe2Tell Act moves an existing anonymous tip line from the nonprofit sector to a state-run program that is operated through the Department of Law. The program was set to shut down due to a lack of funding before the Legislature unanimously passed a bill earlier this year that transfers its control to the state. The hotline was set up after the 1999 Columbine High School shootings as a way for students to provide anonymous reports of potential campus threats. The state claims that since its implementation, the hotline has prevented some school attacks and sui-
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cides and has led to intervention in more than 2,000 bullying instances. “Students are often the first to hear threats against a school, or to see bullying or drug use, so they play a critical role in preventing these problems,” state Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, a bill sponsor, said through an emailed statement. “Safe2Tell empowers students to break the silence in an anonymous, proactive way so that kids can focus on learning while at school.” Also taking effect last week was a separate public safety effort that imposes new penalties on businesses that sell designer drugs. The law subjects vendors who sell synthetic marijuana, often called “spice,” to civil liability. Synthetic drugs have been known to be more dangerous than marijuana and have resulted in some deaths. “Despite their growing popularity, synthetic drugs are incredibly dangerous and this new law is a crucial step in taking action against these harmful substances,” state Rep. Lois Landgraf, R-Fountain, a bill sponsor, said
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Racing to succeed Junior Foundation at Rolling Hills supports fellow teens By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com Hundreds of rubber duckies are ready to take to the water to race toward success for disadvantaged teen moms during the annual Duck Race and Carnival on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Rolling Hills Country Club in Golden. The Junior Foundation, a youth organization which raises money for charities, sponsors the duck race. This year’s beneficiary for the race is Hope House
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