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In Retrospect: Flood of 1894 pushed Marinus Smith over the edge

In the late 19th century, when Boulder newspaper reporters were hard up for news, they wrote about residents recently committed to the Colorado State Mental Hospital in Pueblo. Marinus Smith, one of Boulder County's earliest and most prominent settlers, was one of them. After the May 31, 1894, flood, the Camera called him a "raving maniac," and the county court...

Marinus Smith in front of his home prior to the 1894 flood. (Courtesy photo)

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Several Republican candidates vying to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District went hard after U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert during a debate Thursday, accusing her of accomplishing little during her more than three years in Congress.

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