There?s a new prognosticator poking its head out of his burrow along with Punxsutawney Phil ? but this one wears a cowboy hat.

As Easterners prepare to watch the legendary Punxsutawney groundhog sample the spring weather today, out on the prairie another burrower is gaining ground politically. Boulder and Lakewood, Colo. both have declared Feb. 2 Prairie Dog Day in honor of the plains rodent.

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