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Uprooting science?

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/colorado-sunday-03162025/

Published: March 16, 2025 13:00

Issue No. 179 — Which came first: the fire or the fight? ☼ Black sesame latte, please ☼ A monstrous mystery

Is Colorado cutting down too many trees to fight wildfires? These environmentalists think so.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/colorado-forest-thinning-wildfire-debate/

Published: March 16, 2025 09:55

Advocates are raising the alarm about the dangers of fighting wildfires by thinning out forests. But officials say the science is on their side.

Littwin: Democrats cave on Trump’s “terrible” spending bill

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/littwin-democrats-cave-on-trumps-terrible-spending-bill/

Published: March 16, 2025 09:05

Columnist Mike Littwin writes that Democrats' refusal to stand up to Trump on the spending bill confirms that current party leadership has "no idea how to be an opposition party."

Nicolais: The news is bad for independent journalism these days

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/independent-journalism-politics-opinion-nicolais/

Published: March 16, 2025 09:03

A growing trend to dictate what journalists write, from the White House to the Washington Post and University of Colorado, poses an existential threat to our democracy

Carman: Coming to a Colorado town hall near you: anger, fear and desperate calls for action

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/democrats-town-halls-opinion-carman/

Published: March 16, 2025 09:00

Frustrated Democrats demand action from their leaders, but too often they’re getting fundraising appeals instead

“Play of Shadows” introduces a monster and a worthy adversary

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/sunlit-play-of-shadows-barbara-nickless/

Published: March 16, 2025 08:15

Barbara Nickless' novel, "Play of Shadows," is fueled by Greek mythology and current geopolitics, playing out in a cat-and-mouse narrative of murder and pursuit.

Barbara Nickless’ interests in Greek mythology, geopolitics connected in mystery

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/sunlit-barbara-nickless-play-of-shadows/

Published: March 16, 2025 08:10

Barbara Nickless' interests in mythology and geopolitics, plus past research on the psychology of killers, proved "a marriage made in hell" when it came to writing her novel "Play of Shadows."

Explore Booksellers suggests reads from fiction to philosophy

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/16/explore-booksellers-march-recommendations-2025/

Published: March 16, 2025 08:05

Explore Booksellers in Aspen recommends a story stuck in time, a smalltown Irish saga and a rumination on "longtermism."

Columbine victim’s death from health problems related to 1999 school shooting ruled a homicide

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/15/anne-marie-hochhalter-homicide-columbine/

Published: March 15, 2025 13:49

Anne Marie Hochhalter died Feb. 16 of sepsis — an extreme reaction to infection — and complications from her paralysis were a “significant contributing factor”

Arrest made in second round of vandalism at Colorado Tesla dealership

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/15/colorado-tesla-dealership-vandalism-arrest/

Published: March 15, 2025 13:44

The 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of second-degree arson, criminal mischief and other crimes at the dealership in Loveland

Douglas County loses bid to revive its creative $28 million property tax relief plan

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/15/douglas-county-loses-property-tax-relief-lawsuit/

Published: March 15, 2025 10:25

Denver District Court Judge Ericka F. H. Englert ruled that the State Board of Equalization’s decision was “properly considered” and thus valid. The bulk of Douglas County’s lawsuit was rejected last year

A big house in Grand Junction, now home to 20 troubled men, tests Colorado’s new affordable housing law

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/15/affordable-housing-law-unrelated-residents-grand-junction-renes-house/

Published: March 15, 2025 10:14

The owner of Rene’s House says the men merely choose to live together. But Bookcliff Heights residents say their new neighbors are referred by the criminal justice system.

What’s Working: Proposed change to Colorado’s tipped minimum wage bill would leave it up to local governments

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/15/colorado-tipped-minimum-wage-compromise/

Published: March 15, 2025 10:00

The amended bill passed another stage that has no side pleased but could provide some relief to restaurants, especially in Denver. Plus: Same data, different conclusions, and what’s a fired federal worker to do?

Colorado jury rules Terumo isn’t liable for cancer allegedly related to toxic chemical releases in Lakewood

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/colorado-jury-rules-terumo-isnt-responsible-for-cancer-allegedly-related-to-toxic-chemical-releases-in-lakewood/

Published: March 14, 2025 19:28

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies of Lakewood was cleared of allegations that toxic ethylene oxide sickened neighbors.

University of Colorado Colorado Springs among 50 universities facing federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/university-of-colorado-colorado-springs-federal-investigation-anti-dei-trump/

Published: March 14, 2025 19:23

In a news release Friday, the U.S. Department of Education said the schools could lose federal money over “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life

The Trump administration doesn’t want you to know a record number of people visited national parks last year

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/national-park-service-record-visits-2024/

Published: March 14, 2025 16:13

The highest-ever 331.9 million visitors in 2024 is not being promoted by the agency after more than 1,000 Park Service workers have been fired.

Budget cuts threaten Colorado’s property tax deferral program

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/the-unaffiliated-03142025/

Published: March 14, 2025 15:27

Plus: Colorado is projected to save money by having Medicaid cover abortion. Initiative would make us a just-cause employment state.

It’s feast or famine for Colorado snowpack

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/sunriser-20250314/

Published: March 14, 2025 15:13

Plus: First wave of federal employees file for unemployment, “education desert” proposal would boost charters, Purgatory slashes costs after bad snow and more

608 federal workers have filed for unemployment in Colorado — so far

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/federal-workers-unemployment-colorado/

Published: March 14, 2025 10:15

The state’s labor department expects “a continuing increase” in new claims from fired federal workers

Black Hills Energy allowed to raise electric bills by $17M for 309,000 southern Colorado customers

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/electric-bill-increase-black-hills-energy-canon-city-pueblo-florence/

Published: March 14, 2025 10:14

That’s much less than the $37 million rate increase the utility had sought, but consumer advocates argued Black Hills should have received no increase at all

Drought report shows Colorado snowpack split into haves and have-nots

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/colorado-snowpack-march-2025-drought-report/

Published: March 14, 2025 10:02

The northern mountains are loaded with snow, but to the south, paltry snowpack illustrates alarmingly high temperatures recorded in the past few months

Durango’s Purgatory ski area cuts expenses, sends seasonal workers home as it tries to close $900K hole

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/purgatory-budget-cuts/

Published: March 14, 2025 10:00

“Don’t believe all the rumors. Purg is not for sale," owner says as workers pull double duty to finish out season of paltry snow.

Arizona lawmakers seek do-over for $5B tribal water settlement after failed 2024 effort

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/arizona-lawmakers-tribal-water-settlement-failed-effort-2024/

Published: March 14, 2025 09:55

Negotiations over the proposed settlement are ongoing as Arizona and tribal officials respond to concerns from Upper Colorado River Basin states, like Colorado.

Did an airport contamination lawsuit create a thriving Denver wildlife refuge?

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/denver-airport-pollution-nature-center/

Published: March 14, 2025 09:45

Yes. A legal settlement over contamination at the former Stapleton Airport led to the creation of the Bluff Lake Nature Center.

Silverman: Steven Harrington is fighting his murder conviction. DNA evidence once again proved his guilt.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/steven-harrington-murder-opinion-silverman/

Published: March 14, 2025 09:03

The Marshall Project and others championed Harrington’s case. But sometimes, in our criminal courts, truth and justice still prevail.

Drew Litton: Nikola Jokic is great at hoops. Do we grasp how great?

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/drew-litton-nikola-jokic-greatest-show-on-earth/

Published: March 14, 2025 08:15

Cartoonist Drew Litton notes that while we've come to expect the stats Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic puts up on a regular basis, last week's performance against Phoenix marked an NBA first.

Jim Morrissey: Guarding the fortune at rainbow’s end

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/jim-morrissey-st-patricks-day-gold-eggs/

Published: March 14, 2025 08:10

Cartoonist Jim Morrissey illustrates how, as the St. Patrick's Day holiday approaches, you may find that leprechaun guarding a different sort of pot o' gold.

“What’d I Miss?”: The evolution of women’s relative value

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/14/whatd-i-miss-evolution-of-womens-relative-value/

Published: March 14, 2025 08:05

In "What'd I Miss?" Myra lays out the way men have allied with women over generations, until now it's — finally — no longer all in the family.

Passengers evacuate on slides after American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/denver-airport-fire-american-airlines/

Published: March 14, 2025 02:43

An airport spokesperson told multiple news outlets that the plane was at gate C38 when the fire started Thursday afternoon

Chuck Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/michael-bennet-john-hickenlooper-federal-funding-bill/

Published: March 14, 2025 00:50

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led…

Quickly growing Meridian fire prompts evacuations in Colorado Springs

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/meridian-fire-colorado-springs-evacuations/

Published: March 14, 2025 00:14

The Meridian fire sparked 1 p.m. east of the Colorado Springs airport before growing 4,000 acres by 3:30 p.m.

Colorado School of Mines dangles “golden ticket” of guaranteed admission for Jeffco STEM students

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/colorado-school-of-mines-guaranteed-admission-jeffco-stem-students/

Published: March 13, 2025 22:13

The first cohort of students eligible for the new partnership will be the Class of 2026, who are currently juniors

Colorado charters could open without school board approval in low-performing areas under proposal

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/colorado-charter-schools-education-deserts-struggling-schools/

Published: March 13, 2025 19:53

Gov. Jared Polis, a charter advocate, signaled his support for the bill concept Thursday, saying “we need the moral courage to say enough is enough”

The Outsider | Snowboarders seduced by the siren song of Silverton Mountain

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/outsider-20250313/

Published: March 13, 2025 19:47

Plus: Budget crunch at Purgatory, a shushed visitation record for the NPS, visits down, revenue for Vail Resorts, a writer’s stampede at Outside

Senate Democrats — including Colorado’s John Hickenlooper — refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/john-hickenlooper-michael-bennet-vote-republican-funding-bill/

Published: March 13, 2025 16:09

Colorado's other senator, Democrat Michael Bennet, hasn't said how he will vote on the bill and cloture motion

Aproximadamente 67,000 niños en Colorado podrían recibir comidas de verano, pero no lo saben

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/es-aproximadamente-67000-ninos-en-colorado-podrian-recibir-comidas-de-verano-pero-no-lo-saben/

Published: March 13, 2025 15:29

La mayoría de los niños elegibles para el programa se inscriben automáticamente, pero se estima que 67,000 no lo están y se perdieron las comidas del verano pasado.

Utility argues natural gas is a bridge to clean energy

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/sunriser-20250313/

Published: March 13, 2025 15:05

Plus: Wave of mental health worker layoffs, Colorado sues feds over Dept. of Education firings, the judicial complaint office that never was and more

Colorado, 20 other states, sue Trump administration over “illegal dismantling” of Department of Education

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/colorado-lawsuit-trump-administration-u-s-department-of-education/

Published: March 13, 2025 13:55

The lawsuit filed Thursday follows mass firings in the Department of Education on Tuesday

Is natural gas a bridge to clean energy or a climate backslide? That is a Colorado power company’s dilemma.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/platte-river-power-authority-natural-gas-climate-change/

Published: March 13, 2025 10:00

The Platte River Power Authority wants to install five natural gas turbines to ease its transition into renewables, but local residents and state lawmakers don’t want to go backward

Nearly 500 behavioral health workers in Colorado have been laid off in the past 3 months

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/behavioral-health-mass-layoffs-colorado/

Published: March 13, 2025 10:00

The closure of three behavioral health hospitals in northern Colorado and on the Western Slope so far in 2025 is stoking concerns about access to care.

Colorado lawmakers funded an office to handle complaints against judges. No one set it up.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/13/colorado-court-ombudsman-doesnt-exist/

Published: March 13, 2025 10:00

A board established by the legislature was supposed to hire a judicial discipline ombudsman by March 2024. The board never met, and it’s not clear why.

Colorado lawmakers opt to keep program getting teens involved at Capitol, but cut panel’s bill-drafting power

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/12/colorado-youth-advisory-council-resurrected/

Published: March 12, 2025 18:29

The legislature planned to axe the Colorado Youth Advisory Council to save $50,000 annually amid a tight state budget

Cutting Medicaid: “I hate this”

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/12/temperature-20250312/

Published: March 12, 2025 17:57

Plus: An Rx smackdown finally comes to the Capitol

“I thought our fight was over.”

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/12/sunriser-20250312/

Published: March 12, 2025 15:03

A mother fights for better ER treatment for kids. Plus: Funding freeze disrupts tribal water fix, avalanche forecasting hit by firings and more.

Colorado mom whose 14-year-old died by suicide pushes for better emergency room care for kids in mental health crisis

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/12/mental-health-colorado-youth-suicide-sam-aden/

Published: March 12, 2025 10:10

Since her son Sam Aden’s death, Laura Love has become an advocate for change in a system that added to her child’s struggles rather than help him heal

Southern Ute plans for $19M upgrade to crumbling water system get caught in Trump funding freeze

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/12/southern-ute-crumbling-irrigation-system-federal-funding-freeze/

Published: March 12, 2025 09:42

About 400 water users on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County depend on the aging system. They will be left with a faulty water supply until ongoing maintenance issues are addressed.

Life-saving avalanche forecasts in Colorado, across the US could be hindered by Trump budget cuts

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/12/colorado-avalanche-forecasting-trump-cuts/

Published: March 12, 2025 09:15

The forecasting work is crucial for skiers and climbers who flirt with danger when they travel through mountain gullies that are prone to slide

Littwin:  I may not know much about economics, but I know what the market downturn means for my bottom line

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/12/trump-trade-war-opinion-littwin/

Published: March 12, 2025 09:05

The stock market finally gets that Trump is serious about tariffs — even if they wreck the global economy and, of course, our own.

Colorado bill restricting sale of certain semiautomatic guns clears first House committee after notable tweaks

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/senate-bill-3-tweaks-colorado-gun-law/

Published: March 12, 2025 05:40

An amendment to Senate Bill 3 would give sheriffs broad power to deny an application to buy certain semiautomatic guns that accept detachable magazines if they have a "reasonable belief that documented previous behavior by the applicant makes it likely the…

Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/deanna-west-pleads-guilty-colorado-springs/

Published: March 12, 2025 01:17

Deanna West, one of three people indicted in the 2023 incident, pleaded guilty in Denver federal court to one count of being part of a conspiracy

Judge sides with Colorado, other states, to stop feds from ending grants to train teachers

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/colorado-temporary-restraining-order-lawsuit-teacher-training-programs/

Published: March 11, 2025 19:22

The ruling signals a victory for Colorado and seven other states after they sued the U.S. Department of Education for abruptly ending grants that help build a future teacher pipeline

67,000 kids could miss out on summer food money

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/sunriser-20250311/

Published: March 11, 2025 15:06

Plus: Contentious 14er back open to the public, why feeding deer is a bad idea, the dusty journey to high fashion, Southwest bag policy changed and more

Bags will no longer fly free on Southwest Airlines

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/southwest-airlines-bag-charges-new/

Published: March 11, 2025 13:40

Southwest says people who haven’t either reached the upper tiers of its Rapid Rewards loyalty program, bought a business class ticket or hold the airline’s credit card will have to pay for checked bags

Colorado 14er opens after legislation adds protections for landowners

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/mountain-lindsey-opens/

Published: March 11, 2025 10:01

The Trinchera Blanca Ranch closed access to the Mount Lindsey 14er in 2021, citing a federal court decision that potentially exposed landowners to lawsuits from recreational visitors

Colorado kids could be missing out on $8 million in summer food money. State officials are trying to reach out to them.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/colorado-summer-food-assistance-2025/

Published: March 11, 2025 10:00

Most kids who are eligible for the program are automatically enrolled, but there are an estimated 67,000 who are not and missed meals last summer

Pay for Colorado college athletes takes legislative step forward, though universities would still be able to keep compensation secret

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/colorado-college-athlete-pay-nil/

Published: March 11, 2025 09:55

Much of the debate in the Senate Education Committee revolved around the lack of disclosure of contract details

Feeding deer in Colorado is illegal. Here’s why it’s also dangerous.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/feeding-deer-illegal-colorado-parks-and-wildlife/

Published: March 11, 2025 09:46

“They’re not tame or pets, and anytime you put dogs in close contact with wildlife, conflicts are going to happen.”

Universal preschool bill dies as some Colorado programs still complain of bumps

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/universal-preschool-bill-dies-as-some-colorado-preschool-programs-still-complain-of-bumps/

Published: March 11, 2025 09:45

Colorado’s $344 million universal preschool program is popular among families, but some providers say they’re still wrestling with problems that make it hard for families to secure seats or for preschools to sustain themselves financially.

PHOTOS: The Colorado sheep shearers who help fuel the fashion world

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/colorado-ranch-sheep-shearers-fashion/

Published: March 11, 2025 09:25

Photojournalist William Woody captures sheep shearers hard at work at a Colorado ranch ahead of lambing season

Opinion: Distillery tasting rooms don’t compete with Colorado bars like mine: They make them better.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/11/opinion-colorado-legislature-distillery-law-change/

Published: March 11, 2025 07:30

Senate Bill 132 would give the state's small distilleries an avenue to grow and invite in more patrons who aren’t into spirits

Will voters get a chance to boost school funding?

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/10/sunriser-20250310/

Published: March 10, 2025 15:08

Plus: Rolling back sperm donation regulations, more guardrails for victims, tariff roller coaster for Colorado farms and much more

US Supreme Court will take up Colorado case as it weighs state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/10/colorado-gay-conversion-therapy-case-us-supreme-court/

Published: March 10, 2025 14:52

The conservative-led court is taking up the case amid actions by President Donald Trump targeting transgender people, including a ban on military service and an end to federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

Judge rejects Denver Public Schools’ attempt to block Trump ICE guidance

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/10/denver-public-schools-immigration-lawsuit-ruling/

Published: March 10, 2025 13:48

U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico said there is little practical difference between the prior policy, the last iteration of which was issued in 2021 under former President Biden, and a pair of memos issued by the Trump administration in January

Colorado lawmakers consider rollback of sperm donor disclosure requirements adopted in wake of scandals

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/10/colorado-sperm-donor-laws/

Published: March 10, 2025 09:55

Colorado was the first state to outlaw anonymous sperm donation. House Bill 1259 would reverse some of the transparency rules around sperm donor health history and make it easier for sperm banks to keep donors' identities secret.

Is Denver’s tipped minimum wage $4 higher than its surrounding area?

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/10/is-denvers-tipped-minimum-wage-4-higher-than-its-surrounding-area/

Published: March 10, 2025 09:45

Yes. The tipped minimum wage in Denver is $15.79, compared with the state minimum of $11.79, which applies in most nearby cities and towns.

Colorado education groups ask lawmakers to devise plan to boost school funding, eye 2026 ballot measure

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/10/colorado-fully-funding-schools-get-it-done-campaign/

Published: March 10, 2025 09:37

Organizers of a new school funding campaign are urging lawmakers to analyze the results of two adequacy studies and begin planning how to generate more money for schools

Colorado is about to further limit when sexual assault victims’ prior sexual activity can be discussed in court

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/10/colorado-rape-laws-change-2025/

Published: March 10, 2025 09:05

House Bill 1138 would eliminate an exemption allowing courtroom discussion of a sexual assault victim’s prior sexual activity when it involved the defendant

Animal house

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/colorado-sunday-03092025/

Published: March 9, 2025 13:00

Issue No. 178 — The unwanted are wanted at this animal sanctuary ☼ Real stars in Aspen ☼ We know Molly, but what about J.J. Brown?

Unwanted animals of all kinds are wanted at this Colorado woman’s home

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/colorado-animals-tails-of-two-cities-sanctuary/

Published: March 9, 2025 09:43

Pigs, dogs, cats and even yaks are given a home at Tails of Two Cities Sanctuary. Meet Jess Osborne, the Coloradan behind this animal safe haven.

Peter Moore: The real superstars of Aspen, Colorado

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/peter-moore-cartoon-aspen-superstars-celebrities/

Published: March 9, 2025 09:30

Every sidewalk in Aspen is a Walk of Fame, given what it costs to live there. But these Aspenites actually deserve attention, because they put up with the stars. And the rest of us.

“Gold-Fated Family”: Another side of the Molly Brown saga

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/sunlit-gold-fated-family-jody-pritzl/

Published: March 9, 2025 09:15

In "Gold-Fated Family," author Jody Pritzl explores the complex and difficult family dynamics born of husband J.J. Brown's mining-fueled rise to Denver's high society.

Jody Pritzl’s work at Molly Brown House sparked curiosity

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/sunlit-jody-pritzl-gold-fated-family/

Published: March 9, 2025 09:10

During Jody Pretzl's work at the Molly Brown house, visitors often asked her about Molly's husband, J.J. Brown. That launched the author on a quest for answers that became "Gold-Fated Family."

Littwin: Mayor Mike Johnston appeared before a House oversight committee that appears to have no interest in overseeing anything

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/mike-johnston-sanctuary-opinion-littwin/

Published: March 9, 2025 09:05

If the committee was actually interested in oversight, it wouldn’t keep refusing to oversee chainsaw-wielding Elon Musk and his DOGERS.

Out West Books suggests titles featuring all kinds of heroes

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/sunlit-out-west-books-march-2025-heroes/

Published: March 9, 2025 09:05

Out West Books in Grand Junction recommends a true story about native land rights, a young adult novel spanning generations an a heroic fantasy.

Nicolais: If the DOJ review of Tina Peters’ trial “wins,” America loses

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/09/tina-peters-trump-opinion-nicolais-2/

Published: March 9, 2025 09:03

The DOJ choice to review Peters’ prosecution is nothing more than political patronage to someone willing to break the law for President Trump

What’s Working: Trump’s tariff roller coaster is no fun for Colorado’s farm and agriculture industry

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/08/trump-tariffs-colorado-farm-agriculture-beef/

Published: March 8, 2025 11:00

Plus: Colorado’s top imports and exports that face tariffs, consumer-protection week tips, moon landing goes sideways, and more!

How slashing Colorado’s income tax rate would increase economic disparities

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/the-unaffiliated-03072025/

Published: March 7, 2025 16:25

Plus: Budget cuts continue. Colorado Capitol HR. Catching up with Jason Crow. Elizabeth Warren is coming to Colorado.

DOGE comes for the ferrets

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/sunriser-20250307/

Published: March 7, 2025 16:10

Plus: Wounded soldiers hit the slopes, Colorado sues Trump administration over teacher grants, A-Basin goes unlimited and more

DOGE firings rattle Colorado ferret program as populations are on the mend

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/doge-federal-worker-firings-black-footed-ferrets/

Published: March 7, 2025 11:00

The sweeping federal firing spree in February hit Colorado’s black-footed ferret hub hard, where two-thirds of the recovering population housed

Wounded soldiers find reprieve at Vail with program introducing veterans to the joys of snow

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/vail-veterans-program/

Published: March 7, 2025 11:00

More than 4,700 wounded U.S. soldiers have visited Vail for skiing or summer recreation through the Vail Veterans Program, which was formed in 2004

Are wildfires becoming more frequent in Colorado?

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/are-wildfires-becoming-more-frequent-in-colorado/

Published: March 7, 2025 10:45

Yes. The average number of wildfires in Colorado between 2020-2023 was more than double that of the annual average between 2000-2003.

Colorado, seven other states sue Trump administration after abrupt end to teacher training grants

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/colorado-lawsuit-attorney-general-phil-weiser-teacher-training/

Published: March 7, 2025 10:37

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser called the halt of the federal grant funding “a body blow to rural Colorado” where districts frequently struggle to recruit educators

Colorado may soon add gender identity to death certificates

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/colorado-death-certificates-gender/

Published: March 7, 2025 09:55

A proposal in the General Assembly would add "gender" to the list of details recorded about the deceased, along with "sex." The move is already another battle line between conservatives and progressives.

Drew Litton: Avs’ mercurial Val Nichushkin blasting off

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/drew-litton-avs-val-nichushkin-blasting-off/

Published: March 7, 2025 09:10

Drew Litton illustrates how unpredictable Avalanche forward Val Nichushkin, if he continues his current form, makes the team a formidable playoff threat.

“What’d I Miss?”: The importance of rejecting futility

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/whatd-i-miss-trump-putin-musk-zelenskyy/

Published: March 7, 2025 09:05

In "What'd I Miss?" Myra addresses Ossie's frustration in the face of billionaire bullies with a reminder the powerful bank on their opponents' sense of futility.

Opinion: For Colorado’s younger generations gripped by climate anxiety, taking action is a tangible remedy

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/07/opinion-colorado-climate-action-younger-generations/

Published: March 7, 2025 08:30

Getting involved ensures Colorado’s climate goals are a promise that future citizens are as valued as those acting now

U.S. Small Business Administration is moving out of Denver because it’s a “sanctuary city”

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/sba-is-moving-out-of-denver-because-its-a-sanctuary-city/

Published: March 7, 2025 00:54

Under new management, the small business agency is also exiting five other U.S. cities in the coming months. SBA officials did not share what city the Denver office will move to.

The Outsider | The healing power of skiing and snow

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/outsider-20250306/

Published: March 6, 2025 20:07

Plus: Opening a closed 14er, lodging tax plan moves ahead, first-ever powsurfing avalanche death, Arapahoe Basin goes big with the Ikon Pass

Arapahoe Basin to offer unlimited skiing with the Ikon Pass after years of work to reduce crowds and cars

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/arapahoe-basin-ikon-pass/

Published: March 6, 2025 16:30

Starting next season skiers with the Ikon Pass will have unlimited access to Arapahoe Basin and the Ikon Base Pass will offer five days with no blackouts

Is anti-wolf group’s map proof or propaganda?

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/sunriser-20250306/

Published: March 6, 2025 16:07

Plus: Denver mayor grilled in D.C., ranchers get big payouts for livestock lost to wolves, unlikely bedfellows in push for government transparency and more

An anti-wolf group’s map indicates Colorado is unfit for the animals. It’s full of inaccuracies.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/an-anti-wolf-group-map-indicates-colorado-is-unfit-for-wolves/

Published: March 6, 2025 11:20

Is the Colorado Conservation Alliance’s Western Wolf Habitat story map proof or propaganda?

How psychiatrists are helping pregnant and postpartum patients in Colorado

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/how-psychiatrists-are-helping-pregnant-and-postpartum-patients-in-colorado/

Published: March 6, 2025 10:25

One in five new parents face mood or anxiety issues during or after pregnancy. In Colorado, 1 in 11 women experience postpartum and anxiety disorders.

Transparency advocates frustrated over limited access to Colorado government records consider ballot measure

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/colorado-open-records-ballot-measure/

Published: March 6, 2025 09:55

The details of the transparency ballot question are still being worked out. But Jeff Roberts of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition said there are lots of ideas.

Opinion: Recent round of tariffs on our neighbors puts Colorado at risk of economic slowdown

https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/06/opinion-colorado-tariff-impacts-economy/

Published: March 6, 2025 08:30

Mexico is the biggest receiver of Colorado products, and state’s vibrant economy could take a drastic turn with these new policies