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E-mail letters, Sept. 2, 2010

Xcel’s plan to retire coal plants is good for the environment The Daily Sentinel has hit the nail on the head: Xcel Energy’s plan to retire and repower Front Range coal plants is good for the environment and good for the economy.

Nonprofit groups get edge against private investors for foreclosed properties

More banks are agreeing to give them first chance to buy; houses are rehabbed for new homeowners, not renters.

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