The end of the 10-year hunt for Osama bin Laden bringing together Americans across the aisle and providing a respite from the bitter Democrat vs. Republican feud

Powertech Uranium Corp. putting its Centennial Project uranium mine, near Fort Collins, on hold indefinitely due to uncertainty in the nuclear power market
Members of the Southwest Colorado Chapter of the Red Cross deploying to tornado-ravaged southern states and lending local hands to the recovery
The Forest Service’s ongoing “thinning project” obliterating large sections of the Log Chutes trails system and virtually clearcutting areas of the forest
Evidence that Colorado House Republicans “deliberately tweaked” the congressional redistricting map in order to favor the GOP in future elections
City Market changing its policy of offering a rebate for reusable bags to boost the corporate bottom line