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• Letter: Editor Dave Perry’s May 26 rant against gun owners

  12-06-2018 21:55
  EDITOR: Columnist Dave Perry has yet again created another rant filled with errors of argument, as well as just bold faced lies and hyperbole. The overall criticism I have for his piece is that it is, again, made from the standpoint of a privileged person who does not have to face the potential of violence due to their living situation, poverty or by membership in a victimized group.
  The column is repeatedly insulting to gun owners on a crude level, clearly intended to emasculate a presumably ma
  
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• The secret to an ultra-chill sorbet is all in the pectin

  12-06-2018 21:47
  Raspberry sorbet is refreshing_but it’s often too icy to be worth eating. For smooth scoops, we froze a small portion of the base separately, adding it back to the rest before churning.
  Because this small amount froze so rapidly, there wasn’t enough time for large ice crystals to grow; mixing this super-chilled mixture into the larger base encouraged the growth of similarly small crystals, for a fine-textured result.
  We also added pectin in addition to the berries’ natural amou
  
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• The key to making pasta with shellfish that isn’t flavorless

  12-06-2018 21:47
  For a recipe with a handful of ingredients, pasta with shellfish is awfully hard to get right.
  We love the combination of tender pasta and succulent shrimp or bite-size bay scallops, but all too often the shellfish is overcooked and tough and the pasta is boring and flavorless.
  For an extraordinary but simple spaghetti dinner, we created a creamy vinaigrette packed with bright, lemony flavor and tossed it with tender shrimp, hot pasta, butter and chopped basil.
  Grated Parmesan ensured that our v
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Israeli Couscous, Swiss Chard, Peppers

  12-06-2018 21:47
  Israeli or Mediterranean couscous are tiny balls of toasted semolina pasta that plump up when cooked into toothsome, chewy, slightly less tiny balls of pasta. They are delicious and satisfying and make a great base for a hearty side or salad.
  You can make the couscous according to the directions on the package, or use this method if you prefer. Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a medium pot over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add 1 1/2 cups Israeli couscous, and stir it occasionally for a
  
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• ‘Little Women’ and author Alcott resonate 150 years later

  12-06-2018 21:46
  CONCORD, Mass. | A century and a half before the #MeToo movement gave women a bold, new collective voice, Louisa May Alcott was lending them her own.
  Society had far different expectations of women in 1867, when publisher Thomas Niles asked Alcott to write a “girls’ story.” At a time when women were expected to marry, often did not hold employment and could not vote, Alcott had her doubts about the success of “Little Women.” 1 of 9 In this May 17, 2018 photo provide
  
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• Kenneth Johnson’s ‘The Darwin Variant’ is engaging novel

  12-06-2018 21:46
  “The Darwin Variant” (47North), by Kenneth Johnson
  When scientists calculate that a comet will impact Earth, chaos reigns, but the worst is yet to come in Kenneth Johnson’s sci-fi thriller, “The Darwin Variant.”
  This cover image released by 47North shows “The Darwin Variant,” by Kenneth Johnson. (47North via AP)
  The vast cast of characters ranges from scientists to high-school students, and all of them have a stake in the world-changing possibilities if
  
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• Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack

  12-06-2018 21:43
  NEW YORK | Larry Kudlow, the prominent economic commentator who joined the Trump administration this year as the president’s top economic adviser, has suffered a “very mild” heart attack, the White House said Monday night.
  Kudlow was being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters in Singapore. She said Kudlow was in good condition and “doing well.”
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• Some lava evacuees may return to homes during ‘stable’ flow

  12-06-2018 21:43
  HONOLULU | Officials on Hawaii’s Big Island let some people back into their homes and scaled down emergency operations Monday as lava flowed into the ocean on a path that wasn’t threatening new areas.
  “We’ve pretty much thrown everything at this event” since a series of lava fissures began emerging from cracks in neighborhood last month, Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency Administrator Talmadge Magno said Monday. “Some aspects of it can kind of start to scale
  
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• Singapore Postcard: Summit adds value to North Korea’s coins

  12-06-2018 21:43
  SINGAPORE | Stamped with images of “Eternal President” Kim Il Sung, national monuments or even ballistic missiles, coins minted in North Korea are renowned among collectors for their scarcity, partly due to international sanctions that outlaw them from being auctioned.
  Now collectors in Singapore who have spent tens of thousands of dollars acquiring the coins are happy that Tuesday’s summit is driving up prices and ushering first-time buyers into the market. 1 of 3 In this Mond
  
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• New disclosure shows growing Kushner wealth, debt

  12-06-2018 21:43
  WASHINGTON | Financial disclosure forms released late Monday show that White House special adviser — and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law — Jared Kushner’s wealth and debt both appear to have risen over the year, an indication of the complex state of his finances and the potential conflicts that confront some of his investments.
  Disclosures issued by the White House for Kushner and his wife, Trump’s daughter Ivanka, showed that Kushner held assets totaling at lea
  
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• PICTURE THIS: Amputee soccer players compete in national tournament

  12-06-2018 20:03
  In this June 9, 2018 photo, Robin Burbano controls the ball as he balances himself on crutches, during a game against El Empalme as part of the national soccer tournament for players with amputated limbs, in Quito, Ecuador. It’s the South American nation’s second amputee soccer tournament, while the country’s national team didn’t qualify for the FIFA World Cup beginning this month in Russia. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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• Brighton jail inmate convicted of killing cellmate

  12-06-2018 16:07
  BRIGHTON |  An inmate who beat and strangled his cellmate to death at a jail in Adams County has been convicted of second-degree murder.
  Prosecutors say jurors on Friday rejected 29-year-old Che Jason Bachicha’s argument of self-defense in the February 2017 death of 28-year-old Kyle Yoemans at the Adams County jail in Brighton.
  Yoemans was found unresponsive in a pool of blood, and an autopsy concluded that he suffered blunt-force trauma to his head and was strangled with a ligature.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to Colorado Springs drunken-driving crash that killed 2

  12-06-2018 15:55
  COLORADO SPRINGS | A man has acknowledged driving drunk and crashing into a ravine near Colorado Springs, killing two of his passengers.
  The Gazette reports 23-year-old Wyatt Beaman, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault, all felonies.
  Investigators say he failed to make a turn on Old Stage Road in March 2017, and his SUV tumbled down an embankment. Killed in the crash were 21-year-old Kelby Engleen, of Des Mo
  
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• For world, Trump-Kim summit raises cautious hope for peace

  12-06-2018 15:50
  1 of 12 A man looks at a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands before their meeting in Singapore, in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Japanese letters read: "Happy to come here." (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, is shown the way by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, prior to their talks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Toshifumi Kitamura/Pool Photo via AP)People
  
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• Trump’s vow to end military drills with Seoul stuns a region — VIDEO CLIPS

  12-06-2018 15:42
  U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions about the summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un during a press conference at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
  SINGAPORE | President Donald Trump on Tuesday rocked a region and suggested the upending of decades of U.S. defense posture on the Korean Peninsula when he announced that he was stopping annual U.S.-South Korean military drills and wants to remove the 28,500 U.S. troops stat
  
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• Cherry Creek Superintendent Harry Bull bids emotional farewell at final school board meeting

  12-06-2018 15:20
  Cherry Creek Superintendent Harry Bull discusses the School Finance Act and Student Success Act during an interview, Feb. 27 2015 at his office in Greenwood Village.
  AURORA | Cherry Creek Schools Superintendent Harry Bull bid farewell to the school district he’s been a part of for 34 years in an emotional final school board meeting on Monday night.Bull, who’s been superintendent since 2013, announced his retirement in January for health reasons. In his final remarks, Bull thanked the
  
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• Today in History June 12

  12-06-2018 15:09
  Today is Tuesday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2018. There are 202 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 12, 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers, 37, was shot and killed outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi. (In 1994, Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of murdering Evers and sentenced to life in prison; he died in 2001.)
  On this date:
  In 1550, the city of Helsinki was established through a decree by King Gustavus I Vasa of Sweden.
  In 1665, England installed a mun
  
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• PERRY: Tillemann Maces his face to win the race to primary freakiness

  12-06-2018 13:59
  As the Primary Election closes in for a Democratic candidate to take on Aurora Republican Mike Coffman, I fear for Levi Tillemann’s safety.
  Tillemann is one of two Democrats battling it out to take on Coffman in the November mid-term election for the Aurora area’s 6th Congressional District.
  Tillemann, scion of the former Lt. Gov. Nancy Dick family, is the underdog in the race, as he has unhappily and regularly pointed out.
  Like his Democratic opponent, Jason Crow, Tillemann got the
  
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• Trump, Kim shake hands to open momentous summit — VIDEO CLIPS

  12-06-2018 03:56
  1 of 15 In this photo released by the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, arrives at the Changi International Airport, Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Singapore ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore via AP)In this photo released by the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, is greeted by Singapore Minister for Fore
  
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• Judge spars with Justice Dept lawyer on foreign favors suit

  12-06-2018 00:48
  FILE- This Jan. 30, 2018, file photo shows the Trump International Hotel in Washington. President Donald Trump’s hotel company did not break the law by doing business with other countries, a Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge Monday, June 11. The state of Maryland and the District Columbia have accused Trump of capitalizing on the presidency and causing harm to local businesses that compete with his Washington hotel. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
  GREENBELT | Lawyers for Marylan
  
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• Paris bistros seek UN status as ‘intangible cultural’ gems

  12-06-2018 00:42
  1 of 5 In this photo taken Thursday, June 7, 2018, Pierre-Christophe Hantz, poses in front of his restaurant, Le Vaudesir, in Paris, France. Paris' bistros and terraces launch a campaign to be recognized by the United Nations' cultural agency as a French way of life. Two years and a half after extremists shot at terraces of cafes during November 13, 2015 attacks, an association of bistros owners has been created to seek the UNESCO "intangible cultural heritage" status. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)I
  
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• Girls Soccer: 2018 All-Centennial League teams

  12-06-2018 00:32
  Grandview senior midfielder Natalie Beckman, center, earned Centennial League Player of the Year honors for the 2018 girls soccer season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel)
  AURORA | City selections from Cherokee Trail, Eaglecrest, Grandview, Overland and Smoky Hill and those from Arapahoe, Cherry Creek and Mullen on the All-Centennial League teams for the 2018 girls soccer season:
  Courtney Oakes is Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or [email protected]. Twitter: @aurora
  
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• Summit day in Singapore: Excitement high, expectations lower

  12-06-2018 00:28
  1 of 13 President Donald Trump arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base for a summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ahead of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Monday, June 11, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)In this photo released by the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,
  
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• Extreme fire danger in Colorado, region forces another national forest to close

  12-06-2018 00:15
  1 of 2 This June 9, 2018, satellite image provide by DigitalGlobe shows the 416 Fire, right, and the Burro Fire, left, northwest of Durango, Colo. (Satellite image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company via AP)This June 10, 2018, satellite image provide by DigitalGlobe shows the 416 Fire northwest of Hermosa, Colo. At right Highway 550 is visible. (Satellite image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company via AP)
  DENVER  | Extreme fire danger prompted officials Monday to say they are shut
  
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• At Trump-Kim summit, human rights is a back-burner issue

  12-06-2018 00:02
  North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, is escorted by his security delegation as he visits Marina Bay in Singapore, Monday, June 11, 2018, ahead of Kim’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)
  WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump said it himself to Congress and the American people: “No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea.”
  But when it comes to human rights, don’t expect Trump
  
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