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DENVER (AP) - Xcel Energy is seeking an electric rate increase of $136 million a year, down from an earlier request of about $180 million, in a settlement with Colorado Public Utilities Commission staff and consumer advocates. more...
  11/18/2009 4:21pm
Your home doesn't have to stop looking snazzy when dusk turns to darkness.
  11/17/2009 8:54pm
(ARA) - With winter rapidly on its way, the government is asking you to think about cost-effective and environmentally responsible ways to heat your home. In fact, it is encouraging eco- and cost-conscious families to consider efficient wood stoves or...
  11/17/2009 8:54pm
OK, rose lovers—the Grand Valley Rose Society needs help. We have a website (www.gvrs.org) that is alive, but not particularly well. A long-time volunteer maintains it as a courtesy, but we don't have someone passionately devoted to keeping...
  11/12/2009 8:28pm
Forget every story you've heard about the accidental death of a house plant.

The key is picking a plant that can thrive, OK survive, with the light and lifestyle in your home.
  11/10/2009 8:40pm
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - They killed Kenny but not too many trees.
  11/09/2009 12:55pm
I awoke with a sick-headache, and knew the weather had changed—I knew the sky, like my head, was occluded with dark clouds settled low in the valley. Yes, my head is my Weather Channel, and I find that really annoying. This was not supposed to...
  11/05/2009 9:52pm
Fall is an excellent time to control perennial weeds, those troublesome ones that return year after year. When perennials first emerge in the spring, they have so much energy stored in their root systems that herbicides have little effect. The top may...
  11/03/2009 7:06pm
On Oct. 28, Xcel Energy submitted its 2010 “Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan” to the Colorado Public Utility Commission. As part of this plan, Xcel Energy will reduce its payment to Xcel Solar Rewards customers from $3.50/watt to...
  11/01/2009 3:28pm
Wanda Valencia and I have been working together, and getting on each others' nerves, for the last seven years. I recruited Wanda, and her husband Alex, into the Grand Valley Rose Society, and it was an inspired pick on my part—both Alex and Wanda...
  10/27/2009 8:13pm
Now is the time to think about planting a few garden crops for next summer's harvest.
  10/22/2009 8:39pm
Does the term “budget interior designer” seem like oxymoron? More than 20 years of experience has shown me that most people believe they can't afford an interior designer. I have had lots of people tell me they are sure I'm too expensive to...
  10/20/2009 9:05pm
Orange may be the color of the season, but it's pretty easy to turn green with envy when you spot your neighbor's fantastically carved jack-o'-lanterns. Their creative designs practically mock you from across the street, and it's...
  10/20/2009 9:02pm
We have been mentioning in recent weeks the great opportunities we have here in the Grand Valley for fall planting, due to our usually beautiful mild weather at this time. Roots can grow and establish as long as the soil temperature is in the 40s, and...
  10/15/2009 9:55pm
Once more with feeling—DO NOT PRUNE YOUR ROSES NOW! I know lots of you already know this, but I get asked this question every time I work at the nursery. This area is full of newcomers who've pruned their roses in winter, so living here is a big...
  10/13/2009 9:09pm
Name of business: Sunshine Development Company

Business address: P.O. Box 516, Fruita, CO 81521

Phone number: 858-1226

Website: See individual community websites at www.villageatcountrycreek.com and www.brownranchmontrose.com
  10/08/2009 10:02pm
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