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LINCOLN - It's time for Punxsutawney Phil to share his moment in the sun - or shadow.
At least that's the goal of a Denver-based conservation group that wants to make Feb. 2 a celebration of the groundhog's smaller, Western kin, the prairie dog.
So far, the Forest Guardians group has persuaded four communities - including Boulder, Colo., and Sante Fe, N.M. - to designate Feb. 2 as Prairie Dog Day.
An official with the group says it hopes to spread the idea across the West.
