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September 5, 2010 Boulder officials lay predicate for next property rights violation - Boulder Camera
September 3, 2010 Backlash has Hysterical Preservation Board backpedaling - Aspen Times
July 18, 2010 Peace, love and power to the land-grabbers, man. - Colorado Springs Gazette
July 14, 2010 Slumping market leaves Boulder house size limits untested - Boulder Camera
July 14, 2010 Fight brewing about backyard barnyards - Denver Post
June 27, 2010 Injured hiker should be charged with trespassing - Colorado Springs Gazette
June 21, 2010 Rafting dispute settled, for now - Denver Post
June 11, 2010 Editorial: If you want the property rights, buy the property - Colorado Springs Gazette
June 9, 2010 Vogrin: Neighbors fight development of what they assumed was their property - Colorado Springs Gazette
May 18, 2010 Boulder: Destroying property rights one stupid law at a time - Boulder Daily Camera
May 17, 2010 Boulder fights game-day rentals, in latest attack on property rights - Boulder Camera
May 12, 2010 HOA horror story of the week - Colorado Springs Gazette
April 24, 2010 Water cops put an end to man's water theft by draining backyard pond - Colorado Springs Gazette
April 22, 2010 Opinion: Death Tax kills property rights - Colorado Springs Gazette
April 20, 2010 Editorial: Destroyed wall a monument to pettiness and bureaucracy - Colorado Springs Gazette
April 19, 2010 Telluride vexed by man who believes in property rights - Telluride Daily Planet
April 16, 2010 Ritter may wade in to river rafting ruckus - Pueblo Chieftain
April 15, 2010 Journalist gloats while property rights are trampled - Colorado Springs Gazette
March 19, 2010 Editorial: Legislators shouldn't pass the buck on river rafting issue - Denver Post
March 14, 2010 Lawmakers may take a pass on rafting bill - Pueblo Chieftain
March 13, 2010 Dems want to whittle away at rent control ban - Colorado News Agency
March 8, 2010 River rafters may have last laugh on property owners - Denver Post
March 6, 2010 Editorial: River rafting bill goes too far - Durango Herald
March 1, 2010 River rafting bill hits turbulent waters - Denver Post
February 28, 2010 Editorial: City should seek compromise on wall conflict - Colorado Springs Gazette
February 23, 2010 Denver light rail runs over another property owner - Denver Post
February 22, 2010 Noreen: Balancing "rights" on the river no easy task - Springs Gazette
February 21, 2010 Editorial: Rafters "rights" don't trump property rights - Springs Gazette
February 18, 2010 Rafting bill means open season on private land, says lawyer - Pueblo Chieftain
February 17, 2010 Clash of "rights" falls to the advantage of rafters - Pueblo Chieftain
February 3, 2010 Man loses round in dispute over wall - Springs Gazette
February 2, 2010 Outfitters fight for river access - Pueblo Chieftain
January 30, 2010 River rafting impasse has huge implications - Denver Post
January 6, 2010 Boulder home size limits kick-in Monday - Boulder Camera
December 25, 2009 NIMBYs back away from fight over bed and breakfast - Grand Junction sentinel
December 5, 2009 Neighbors band together to buy a view -- and get a golf course too - Denver Post
November 30, 2009 Carroll: Bullying people, by the book - Denver Post
November 29, 2009 Mobile home park doesn't meet Denver's exacting standards - Denver Post
November 21, 2009 Boulder takes chainsaw to property rights - Boulder Camera
November 20, 2009 Boulder may designate trees as "landmarks" - Boulder Camera
November 17, 2009 Church the latest target for NIMBYs - Boulder Camera
October 31, 2009 City mulls vacation rental rules, despite few complaints - Colorado Springs Gazette
October 8, 2009 Grand Junction conflicted over historic district - Grand Junction Sentinel
September 28, 2009 Home size limits spark backlash in Boulder - Boulder Camera
September 25, 2009 Denver's tougher impound rules draw protest - Denver Post
September 21, 2009 City wants to narrow scope of Bruce trespassing trial - Colorado Springs Gazette
September 18, 2009 Boulder ignores property rights, property owners - Boulder Daily Camera
September 17, 2009 Only in Aspen. And maybe Boulder. - Aspen Times
September 16, 2009 Boulder house size limits loom - Boulder Camera
September 10, 2009 Boulder wants more property rights for renters, less for landlords - Boulder Camera
September 6, 2009 Boulder home size debate goes underground - Boulder Camera
September 4, 2009 There go the property rights - Boulder Camera
September 2, 2009 Column: Property rights need shoring up in Colorado - Colorado Springs Gazette
August 28, 2009 Tennis star will take property rights case to court - Aspen Times
August 25, 2009 Aspen NIMBYs target camp for cancer-stricken kids - Denver Post
August 25, 2009 House size enforcers accused of hypocrisy - Boulder Camera
August 20, 2009 Enough talk, already -- let's impose house size limits! - Boulder Camera
August 15, 2009 Boulder still haggling over house size limits - Boulder Camera
August 6, 2009 Editorial: Personal freedom vs. public safety - Denver Post
August 6, 2009 Boulder mulls house size limits as part of "compatible development ordinance" - Boulder Camera
August 2, 2009 Breck's wildfire safety ordinance clashed with property rights, civil liberties - The Denver Post
July 22, 2009 Breck jumps on bandwagon to limit home sizes - Aspen Times
July 20, 2009 Property rights can be trampled in county, if you have enough votes - Colorado Springs Gazette
July 17, 2009 Is mine owner being punished for environmental sins? - Aspen Times
July 7, 2009 NIMBYs now taking aim at B&Bs - Grand Junction Sentinel
June 30, 2009 Hunger for tax revenue brings change of attitude in "big box" fight - Colorado Springs Gazette
June 30, 2009 Elk herd may trample property rights in Snowmass - Aspen Times
June 20, 2009 Property owners worry that trail plan will lead to land grabs - Boulder Camera
June 20, 2009 Hunger for tax revenue brings change of attitude in "big box" fight - Colorado Springs Gazette
June 16, 2009 Boulder may face challenge on home size limits - Boulder Camera
June 9, 2009 Judge backs Aspen building height restrictions - Aspen Times
June 3, 2009 RTD tying property rights to the tracks - Denver Post
May 25, 2009 Woodmen Valley a hotbed of NIMBYism - Colorado Springs Gazette
May 24, 2009 Bed and breakfast decried as too "commercial" for historic district - Grand Junction Sentinel
May 17, 2009 Bar owner wins one, but may ultimately lose, in smoking ban battle - Boulder Camera
May 16, 2009 Experts talk eminent domain at forum - Face the State
May 14, 2009 Historic preservation ordinance leaves Aspen property owners in limbo - Aspen Times
May 8, 2009 Denver zoning overhaul stirs passions - Denver Post
May 8, 2009 Eminent domain a concern of Hayden home rule commission - Steamboat Pilot
May 7, 2009 Neighborhood activists trump individual property owners, says vice mayor - Colorado Springs Gazette
April 30, 2009 Neighborhood wants to make time stand still, by locking out interlopers - Gazette
April 23, 2009 Fort Collins moves to register, regulate rental owners - Fort Collins Coloradoan
April 21, 2009 Boulder mulls eminent domain for bike path - Boulder Camera
April 6, 2009 Editorial: Court rulings strike blow for property rights and religious liberty - Colorado Springs Gazette
April 5, 2009 Boulder may roll over another property owner - Boulder Camera
April 4, 2009 News flash! Boulder makes rare bow to property rights - Boulder Camera
April 4, 2009 Students fight back against occupancy ordinance - Fort Collins Now
April 2, 2009 Judge orders Boulder County to approve church's expansion, after jury found religion bias - Boulder Daily Camera
March 30, 2009 Aurora claims ownership of all the city's trees - Aurora Sentinel
March 30, 2009 Legislature might weigh-in in fight over political yard signs - Grand Junction Sentinel
March 27, 2009 Editorial: Liquor board tramples nightclub's property rights - Colorado Springs Gazette
March 16, 2009 Colorado's "Kelo" comes to unhappy ending - Face the State
March 6, 2009 Boulder to use eminent domain to force removal of disputed fence - Boulder Daily Camera
March 6, 2009 Boulder County to review house size limits - Boulder Daily Camera
March 4, 2009 Property owners continue to fight Colorado's "bridge to nowhere" - Durango Herald
February 24, 2009 Lawmakers continue tussle over "split estate" issue - Durango Herald
February 19, 2009 Homeless people have property rights too - Denver Post
February 15, 2009 HOA has "neighbors" feuding like Hatfields and McCoys - Colorado Springs Gazette
February 12, 2009 Property issue muddies effort to pave alleys - Denver Post
February 8, 2009 Woman balks at order to sell unit to Aspen housing authority - Aspen Times
February 7, 2009 Private purchase of "historic" property has mayor up in arms - Durango Herald
February 7, 2009 Editorial calls $15,000 tree-cutting fine excessive - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
February 6, 2009 Durango may ban vacation rentals in city limits - Durango Herald
February 4, 2009 Homeowner wages war against his HOA - Colorado Springs Gazette
February 4, 2009 Eminent domain: 56 more properties may be taken as part of light rail extension - Denver Post
February 3, 2009 "Historic" Aspen home center of more maneuvering, controversy - Aspen Times
January 22, 2009 Plan to sell and develop unique land parcel sure to stir debate - Colorado Springs Gazette
January 20, 2009 Eminent domain meeting in Lakewood gets heated - Face the State
January 20, 2009 Citizens livid over low-cost land grab law - Denver Daily News
January 18, 2009 Another property rights battle in Boulder - Daily Camera
January 18, 2009 So, go bid on the mineral rights - Durango Herald
January 17, 2009 Animal activists keep hounding sled dog operation - Aspen Times
January 14, 2009 Good News: Pueblo denies eminent domain powers for Riverwalk expansion - Pueblo Chieftain
January 11, 2009 New drilling rules reignite "split estate" debate - Boulder Daily Camera
January 10, 2009 Urban renewal authority seeks enhanced powers of eminent domain - Colorado Springs Gazette
January 10, 2009 Editorial: No reason to hurry when it comes to land grabs - Colorado Springs Gazette
January 7, 2009 Legislators to tackle eminent domain abuse in upcoming session - Face the State
January 2, 2009 Side Streets: Zoning rules loom large in property dispute - Colorado Springs Gazette
December 28, 2008 Steamboat seeks "balance" in historic preservation ordinance - Steamboat Pilot
December 28, 2008 Property owner beware: Boulder seeks to broaden definition of "historic" - Daily Camera
December 27, 2008 Rancher warily eyes Springs water pipeline - Colorado Springs Gazette
December 23, 2008 Editorial: Juries can best determine "just compensation" in border fence "takings" - Colorado Springs Gazette
December 23, 2008 Jury ruling in property rights case muddied the waters - Boulder Camera
December 22, 2008 A gathering of would-be property thieves - Colorado Springs Gazette
December 22, 2008 Thwarted developer sues city of Aspen - Aspen Times
December 21, 2008 Rancher shares worries about SDS pipeline - Pueblo Chieftain
December 8, 2008 Editorial: If city wants to control coveted parcel, it should pay owner's price - Colorado Springs Gazette
December 7, 2008 Editorial: Denver's fondness for "downzoning" tramples property rights - Rocky Mountain News
December 4, 2008 Open space advocates won't pay for the property, but still want to control it - Colorado Springs Gazette
December 4, 2008 Some neighborhood disputes are settled amicably, while others escalate - Colorado Springs Gazette
November 19, 2008 Zoning battle boiling over in Denver - Rocky Mountain News
November 19, 2008 Boulder land grab case settled - Boulder Camera
November 17, 2008 Pueblo landmark may be target of eminent domain - Pueblo Chieftain
November 15, 2008 Denver builder, driven nuts by the naysayers, pulls plug on skyscraper project - Rocky Mountain News
November 13, 2008 Anti-property rights attitudes becoming pervasive in Denver - Rocky Mountain News
November 11, 2008 City to use eminent domain for road project - Colorado Springs Gazette
November 6, 2008 Slow-growthers boost influence on Eagle County commission - Aspen Times
November 1, 2008 Property owners told that they're in a light rail crossing - Denver Post
October 30, 2008 Property rights clash may impact federal funding for Boulder airport - Boulder Camera
October 30, 2008 Boulder County poised to regulate short-term rentals - Boulder Camera
October 30, 2008 Petitioners force Broomfield to postpone "nuisance" ordinance, put it to a vote - Broomfield Enterprise
October 29, 2008 Pizzeria may prevail in fight over closing hours - Boulder Camera
October 29, 2008 That's nice: RTD promises to take as little as possible with eminent domain - Rocky Mountain News
October 23, 2008 Pueblo River Walk developer wants power to use eminent domain - Pueblo Chieftain
October 23, 2008 Side Streets: Shared air becomes crux of another HOA dispute - Colorado Springs Gazette
October 22, 2008 Fort Collins imposes new rental property mandates - Fort Collins Coloradoan
October 21, 2008 Property rights vs. public access fight flares in Saguache County - Pueblo Chieftain
October 20, 2008 Broomfield "nuisance" ordinance has residents fearing "giant HOA" - Denver Post
October 19, 2008 Editorial: Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful has ugly side - Colorado Springs Gazette
October 17, 2008 Petition drive aims to overturn zoning decision - Grand Junction Sentinel
October 14, 2008 Boulder County tightens short-term rental rules - Boulder Camera
October 13, 2008 Boulder's anti-development attitude having intended result - Boulder Camera
October 13, 2008 Historic preservationists move to close "loophole" in city ordinance - Wyoming Tribune Eagle
October 13, 2008 Some enthusiastic,some wary, of historic preservation push - The Buffalo (N.Y.) News
October 11, 2008 Bar owners pay fines for defying smoking ban - Colorado Springs Gazette
October 7, 2008 Bison-shooting case really a property rights dispute - Denver Post
October 7, 2008 Bison-shooting case really a property rights dispute - Denver Post
October 1, 2008 Man bites dog: Couple sues homeowners' association for being too lax - Boulder Camera
September 29, 2008 Homeowners' association haunts a man even in death - Colorado Springs
September 28, 2008 Editorial: Oil and gas commission poised to trample property rights - Rocky Mountain News
September 26, 2008 Property rights an issue in Boulder County commission race - Boulder Camera
September 24, 2008 Broomfied residents want to repeal oppressive property ordinance - Boulder Daily Camera
September 23, 2008 New fight flares over "old" affordable housing ordinance - Aspen Times
September 22, 2008 Rancher accuses Douglas County of violating his property rights - Rocky Mountain News
September 21, 2008 Hart faults fellow Dems for sanctioning eminent domain abuse - Colorado Springs Gazette
September 17, 2008 Boulder declares house "historic," acquiring veto power over renovations, despite owner's objections - Boulder Daily Camera
September 17, 2008 Eminent domain takes a bigger bite from light rail's ballooning budget - Rocky Mountain News
September 16, 2008 Fish out of water: Eagle County Commission candidate runs on pro-property rights agenda - Aspen Times
September 12, 2008 South Park bison shoot makes New York Times - New York Times
September 11, 2008 Keeping up with the Joneses just became the law in Broomfield - Broomfield Enterprise
September 10, 2008 Bar owner convicted, fined for allowing smoking - Colorado Springs Gazette
September 9, 2008 City Council to use zoning laws to block multiplexes, citing "decay" of neighborhood character - Rocky Mountain News
September 9, 2008 "Neighbors" try to block rebuilding of house that exceeds size limits - Aspen Times
September 9, 2008 Column: Boulder has a history of property rights abuses to account for - Boulder Camera
September 8, 2008 Request for easement change angers neighbors - Boulder Camera
September 7, 2008 Durango's rental unit ordinance a burden for property owners, tourists - Durango Herald
September 7, 2008 Permission denied: City ordinance prevents renovation - Gadsden (Ala.) Times
September 6, 2008 Boulder's "Landmarks Board" puts property owners through hell - Boulder Daily Camera
September 3, 2008 Boulder rezones mobile home park in attempt to block redevelopment: property owner out of luck - Boulder Camera
September 3, 2008 Eye of the beholder: Lafayette puts teeth in anti-"blight" ordinance - Boulder Camera
September 1, 2008 Bill Vogrin's "Side Streets": City sues north end resident over controversial wall - Colorado Springs Gazette
August 30, 2008 Boulder poised to reconsider limiting home sizes - Boulder Daily Camera
August 28, 2008 Bill Vogrin's Side Streets: Neighborhood covenants have racist origins - Colorado Springs Gazette
August 27, 2008 Property rights prevail, as Greeley rejects historic district designation - Greeley Tribune
August 26, 2008 Bill Vogrin's "Side Streets": Homeowner bucks bureaucracy, builds without permits - Colorado Springs Gazette
August 26, 2008 School district aborts eminent domain land grab, leaving property owner in the lurch - Denver Post
August 25, 2008 Aspen "wins" this round in court challenge to affordable housing deed restrictions - Aspen Times
August 24, 2008 Just desserts: Spurned by Breckenridge on townhomes, developer may build storage units instead - Summit Daily News
August 24, 2008 Rather than just protest porn shop, locals buy it for use as community center - Boulder Daily Camera
August 19, 2008 Allard moves to allay fears of condemnation on PiƱon Canyon expansion - Denver Post
August 14, 2008 Man's clash with zoning department over "illegal" addition continues - Colorado Springs Gazette
August 14, 2008 Peoples Republic of Pitkin County: Doctor booted from "affordable" housing home because she makes too much money - Aspen Times
August 13, 2008 Boulder uses spot zoning change to block sale of mobile home park - Boulder Daily Camera
August 12, 2008 House size limits become issue in county commissioner contest - Longmont Times-Call
August 8, 2008 Property owned by Broncos coach may be target of eminent domain taking - Denver Post
August 8, 2008 Rep. Mark May vows to overturn Telluride land grab - Grand Junction Sentinel
August 4, 2008 Proposed addition to 1960s home is first test of Aspen's new preservation rules - Aspen Daily News
August 3, 2008 Englewood's dog doo ordinance crosses the line -- the property line - Denver Post
July 25, 2008 Man bites Dog: Property rights rally in Boulder - Boulder Daily Camera
July 24, 2008 Salazer plays hard to get on Pinon Canyon expansion - Pueblo Chieftain
July 23, 2008 Durango city council faces property rights push back - Dunango Herald
July 23, 2008 Light rail poised to run over property owners - Fox 13
July 21, 2008 Rocky editorial skeptical of Pinon Canyon compromies - Rocky Mountain News
July 20, 2008 Editorial: Latest Pinon Canyon proposal has potential - Colorado Springs Gazette
July 19, 2008 Army calls eminent domain "unlikely" in Pinon Canyon expansion - Denver Post
July 18, 2008 Army scales back Pinon Canyon expansion plan - Colorado Springs Gazette
July 18, 2008 Eminent domain. Ballot measure would curb beyond-city-limits land grabs - The Rocky Mountain News
July 16, 2008 Editorial: City should force couple to rent their place to county employee - Aspen Times
July 14, 2008 Eagle County poised to clip property owners' wings - Aspen Times
July 13, 2008 Doing a Telluride: Durango mulls eminent domain to take coveted open space - Durango Herald
July 12, 2008 Editorial: Want a good view? Buy it. - Colorado Springs Gazette
July 3, 2008 Just in time for Independence Day. First meeting of Boulder Property Rights Coalition - Boulder Daily Camera
June 30, 2008 Aspen paid $40,000 for pro-city propaganda film - Aspen Times
June 29, 2008 Couple crusade to change "adverse possession" law - Boulder Daily Camera
June 28, 2008 Have code enforcement offer, will hassle - Boulder Daily Camara
June 26, 2008 Column: Historic preservationists a relentless bunch - Greeley Tribune
June 23, 2008 Colorado's Kelo. Telluride takes posession of ill-gotten gains - The Watch Newspapers
June 17, 2008 Colorado's Kelo. Columnist denies that Telluride is guilty of "land grab" - Rockly Mountain News
June 17, 2008 Company left in limbo, when City Council deadlocks on re-zoning request - Grand Junction Sentinel
June 14, 2008 The Boulder Way. Judge approves "neighbor" against neighbor land grab - Boulder Daily Camera
June 14, 2008 Leaf us alone! Editorial sings the praises of tree care ordinance - Denver Post
June 13, 2008 Dunce Caps. Boulder County (Colo.) limits house sizes - Boulder Daily Camera
June 12, 2008 Eminent domain. City grabs land . . . then wants owner to cover environmental cleanup costs - The Mercury News
June 12, 2008 Eminent domain. Delaware senate supports restrictions on land grabs - Associated Press
June 12, 2008 Eminent domain. Sixty-year-old business lands in the crosshairs - East Valley Tribune
June 12, 2008 Colorado's Kelo. Letter writers defend the indefensible - Denver Post
June 8, 2008 Eminent domain . . . for a bike trail - KIMT.com
June 8, 2008 Former NFL star penalized for crimes against nature; he removed trees from "wetlands" - Tampa Tribune
June 6, 2008 Colorado's Kelo: Rocky's Vince Carroll weighs in - Rocky Mountain News
June 6, 2008 Eminent domain. Passage of Prop. 99 may complicate city's land grab - Monterey (Calif.) County Herald
June 6, 2008 Twilight zoned. Owners of shuttered tea room sue, claiming civil right violations - Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune
June 6, 2008 Jefferson Parish puts the "force" in the term code enforcement - New Orleans Times-Picayune
June 5, 2008 Newspaper/columnist assail "sweatheart zoning" in the windy city - Chicago Tribune
June 5, 2008 Editorial: Court ruling grants Colorado cities "alarming" new powers - Rocky Mountain News
June 5, 2008 Backyard chickens now kosher in Fort Collins - Denver Post
June 5, 2008 Court: community's collective "values" trump individual property rights - Arizona Republic
June 4, 2008 Oops. Californians pick weaker of 2 property rights measures. Rent control remains. - LA Times
June 4, 2008 Colorado's Kelo. The Denver Post reacts. - Denver Post
June 4, 2008 Colorado's Kelo. General jubilation in the den of thieves - Telluride Daily Planet
June 4, 2008 Twilight zoned. They don't call it the People's Republic of Boulder for nothin' - Boulder Camera
June 4, 2008 Code crazy: 21-year-old business lacked permits, may have to move - Los Angeles Times
June 4, 2008 Another scorched-earth land use dispute in California - Mercury News
June 3, 2008 Colorado's Kelo: Supreme Court sanctions Telluride "taking" - Denver Post
June 2, 2008 "Monster" garage spoils neighbor's "view corridor" - Grand Junction Sentinel
June 2, 2008 Golf course lawsuit tests "regulatory takings" claim - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
June 1, 2008 In California, vote looms on dueling eminent domain ballot measures - San Diego Union Tribune
June 1, 2008 Wilmington suffers setback in urban redevelopment land grab - Delaware online
June 1, 2008 Riverside grabs properties that weren't "living up to their potential" - Press-Express
May 29, 2008 Look back in anger. Locals fought, and prevailed, in corporate welfare land grab. - ClarionLedger.com
May 29, 2008 Did zoning out halfway house violate federal anti-discrimination law? - The Nashville Scene
May 29, 2008 Trial begins for developer who bulldozed salemander habitat. - Dayton Daily News
May 28, 2008 Dueling eminent domain measures debated. - Los Angeles Times
May 6, 2008 Eminent domain. $64 million jury award in takings case has Jacksonville reeling. - Marketwire
April 21, 2008 Eminent domain: Will the real property rights reform measure please stand up - LA Times
April 21, 2008 Eminent Domain: Neighborhood in the crosshairs - San Diego Union Tribune
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