Month: August 2021

awesome + uniting

• CSU Pueblo Campus Reaches Net Zero Efficiency With New Solar Array Project
• Hanging Lake is recovering after slides as Forest Service explores primitive trail
• Get Ready For Denver Day of Rock Which Features 25 Bands, COVID Precautions

awesome + controversy

• FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot, now known as ‘Comirnaty’
• Marijuana tax to fund tutoring for Colorado kids will be put to a vote
• Martin Drake Power Plant burns coal for the last time

awful + uniting

• Colorado has paid out just 7.4% of its federal rent-assistance funds
• Survey Shows First-Time Homelessness Has Doubled in Metro Denver
• State monitoring finds elevated air pollution levels near Suncor refinery in Commerce City

awful + controversy

• Colorado Congressman Jason Crow Wants President Joe Biden To Extend Troop Withdrawal Deadline In Afghanistan
• “Tell her to come out of hiding”: Mesa County clerk hasn’t been home; officials vote to replace election equipment
• After 2 Valor Christian coaches were questioned about being gay, students protest school’s policy

awesome + uniting

• Colorado Orders New Firefighting Helicopter That Can Get 1,000 Gallons Of Water In Under A Minute
• Colorado governor rescinds proclamations that led to Sand Creek Massacre
• It’s August and it’s snowing in Colorado

awesome + controversy

• Millions of job openings continue to plague employers in Colorado, nationwide
• Chipotle testing new chorizo in Colorado
• Marijuana deliveries light up streets across Denver

awful + uniting

• Democratic Colorado congressman on Afghanistan: “We didn’t need to be in this position”
• Polis: If You Hate Mask Rules, Be Civil, Not Violent
• Police nearly severed Denver photographer’s finger with projectile during protests, lawsuit says

awful + controversy

• FBI investigating alleged Mesa County election equipment breach
• Boebert pushed to loosen drilling rules. She failed to disclose her husband’s income from energy consulting.
• Former President Trump Claims He ‘Single-Handedly’ Made Decision To Move Space Command Out Of Colorado

awesome + uniting

• August child tax credit payments reach roughly 61 million kids
• Poll: 61% of Coloradans support key provisions in Democrats’ budget bill
• Denver City Council passes new equity package

awesome + controversy

• Colorado’s population grew at twice the nation’s rate between 2010 and 2020
• I-70 through Glenwood Canyon reopens to traffic Saturday morning
• ‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone Say They’ve Agreed To Buy Casa Bonita

awful + uniting

• Kids’ Performance Across Grade Levels Fell In Every Standardized Test Subject Due To COVID-19
• Aurora police officer involved in pistol-whipping arrest fired by police chief for failing to intervene
• Two Denver deputies suspended after jail inmate escaped by tricking staff

awful + controversy

• Mesa County clerk allegedly allowed unauthorized person to attend election software upgrade
• Will Colorado’s New Legislative Maps Reflect State’s Diversity? Some Latino Leaders Worry They Won’t
• Tie vote kills Mayor Coffman’s embattled measure to clear Aurora homeless encampments

awesome + uniting

• What Colorado renters and landlords need to know about the new federal eviction ban
• ‘It’s been special so far’: Manning reflects on Hall of Fame weekend
• A woman makes history as the fastest to finish Colorado Trail, alone

awesome + controversy

• Gov. Polis gives update to Colorado’s response to COVID-19
• Biden pick for Colorado’s federal bench would be first openly gay LGBT woman to serve as district court judge in the West
• Denver Unveils Five-Year Homelessness, Housing Plan

awful + uniting

• Denver ranks No. 1 in list of international cities for air pollution Saturday
• Englewood issues boil water advisory for portion of city after E. coli found in water
• Jury finds man guilty in ‘hammer killer’ murders of Aurora family members in 1984

awful + controversy

• CO Election Official to Conspiracist Legislator Hanks: “Misinformation” Has Led to “Serious Threats” in “Your Own District”
• Attorneys in Denver protest shooting debate relevance of victim’s right-wing affiliations
• GOP boasts “sold out” crowd for Lincoln dinner featuring Big Lie perpetrator

awesome + uniting

• A running list of Colorado athletes that have won Olympic medals in Tokyo
• Broncos defense looking to dominate this season
• Whataburger location plans to break gound in Colorado Springs next week

awesome + controversy

• Friday’s Monsoon Storms Dropped Nearly 25% Of The Annual Precip Between Erie And Broomfield
• More than 200,000 Coloradans to receive checks related to being overcharged by CenturyLink
• BLM reforms seek to stop slaughter of wild horses

awful + uniting

• Summer of smog: Colorado on track for its worst air quality in over a decade
• ‘My Car Went Black’: Woman Caught In Mudslide On I-70 Describes Moment Debris Buried Her Car
• Aurora politicians, activists relay outrage for latest police brutality controversy and praise for swift action by chief

awful + controversy

• Former Gov. Richard ‘Dick’ Lamm, A Complex And Controversial Figure In Colorado Politics, Dies At 85
• CDC recommends majority of Colorado counties mask up based on COVID-19 cases
• Polis extends Colorado’s eviction protections ahead of federal moratorium ending