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Gym memberships sag

Gym managers are holding their breath this month as they wait to see how many new members — with New Year’s resolutions fresh on their tongues — cross the threshold into their weight rooms, yoga studios, boxing rings, swimming pools and racquetball courts.

And if the last couple of months are much indication, things could be grim.

“It’s been a tough time,” said Denise Gragg, manager of The Workout Studio, at 2560 28th St. in Boulder. “People are telling me, ‘It’s just the economy. We have to tighten our belts, and this is the place we can cut.’”
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Bomb exercise scares uninformed Catholic school

1:01 p.m. | Recess at a Catholic school in Boulder turned chaotic Tuesday when students playing outside heard explosions from a SWAT and bomb squad exercise at neighboring Casey Middle School.
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County to merge human services departments

12:43 p.m. | Boulder County will merge its two existing human services departments -- the Housing Department and the Department of Social Services -- into the Department of Housing and Human Services, commissioners decided Tuesday.
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Astronaut to visit Centaurus High

12:30 p.m. | More than 400 kids at Centaurus High School have signed up to hear a U.S. astronaut speak on Wednesday, their first day back at school.
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