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Many homeowners aim for a picture perfect lawn complete with rolling acres of soft, green grass. But Mother Nature may have other things in mind, providing homeowners with less-than-stellar growing conditions for their lawns, plants and other foliage. Frustration can mount when a yard is muddy, is especially shady or has soil that doesn’t seem to grow a thing. In such instances, homeowners may have to go the extra mile to get the yard they desire.

If you’re going to make a blatantly political film to advance your point of view, you should make sure it’s good.

But sometimes the passion in a passion project is so strong, you lose sight of things.

That’s the case in “Promised Land,” an anti-fracking polemic disguised as a morality tale pitting a salesman for a natural gas company (Matt Damon) and an environmental activist (John Krasinski, “The Office”) against one another for the soul and shale of small-town America.

If you find yourself shopping in Brighton for the holidays, here are some local businesses that offer something for just about everyone when it comes to stocking stuffers:
    — Ribbon candy, hard candies, toffee, peanut brittle, chocolate covered bacon and fudge can all be found at The Candy Bouquet, which shares a space with A Touch of Class at 20 N. Main St., Brighton. Pricing for candy starts at $1.25.

    Under the pen name Lukas Holmes, a local writer has penned and published his first book. A book that takes readers from late Victorian London to the vast firmament of space.

    A Commerce City writer just released his first published book, “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and is already working on a sequel to the crime-detective novel.

    BRIGHTON -  It wasn’t a normal birthday request.
    Even if Tracie Morris was pondering a way to commemorate the big 5-0, her birthday wish still wasn’t one that would be expected.
    But friends Ann Taddeo and Scarlett Morris (no relation) knew Tracie well enough to know that she wasn’t kidding.
    “My first thought was, ‘Absolutely. If that’s what Tracie wants, that’s what we’ll do,’” Taddeo said.

    Tucked away in a quiet corner of Brighton is a living chapter of rock’n’roll history, off the charts for now but still playing some pretty fine tunes.

    “Hold on tight!” Angelina Alarcon remembers telling her 5-year-old son, Dimitri, before he entered the ring for the mutton bustin’ competition at this year’s Greeley Stampede.
    “Don’t worry mom, I’m going to win,” Dimitri had confidently replied.
    And he was right.

    WESTMINSTER –  In 17 years of marriage, Ron and Irma Hellbusch learned to complement each other in a way few married couples could ever imagine.