Colorado’s recent three largest wildfires’ impact on watersheds and more than five million Coloradans living in drought elevates the importance of resilient water resources — for people and birds…
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LETTER: The Nation Needs Accountable Voting
I’m proud that Colorado makes use of hand-marked paper ballots, and I support a national requirement for 100% hand-marked, hand-counted, verifiable elections…
Conflicting CDC Studies About COVID in Schools
The latest estimates suggest that about 60% of American students have access to in-person instruction of some sort — the highest figure since November…
OPINION: Our Schools Were Becoming Remote, Before the Pandemic
…The built environment does everything it can to isolate Scotts Ridge and its students from town…
LETTER: Protecting Our Human Rights From Government Overreach
To strengthen the Hippocratic oath, the Nuremberg Code was created to protect individual human rights and dignity in connection with medical care and development of medicine and its associated practices…
Tracking Colorado Wolves with GPS
“The GPS collar will allow our biologists and wildlife managers to learn more about the travel patterns of wolves that are coming into the state…”
Local Author Carole Howard Publishes Sixth Edition of Media Textbook
Sales show that “On Deadline” is the foremost textbook on media relations in the academic, corporate, nonprofit and government sectors…
Colorado Distributes ‘BinaxNOW’ Testing Kits to Teachers
“In-person learning is essential to the well-being and safety of our students, as well as the future of our economy…”
OPINION: Drain Lake Powell, Not Colorado Farms
As with any water crisis, advocates and government officials work overtime to come up with solutions that will meet their narrow needs…
Pagosa Peak Open School Among Colorado Charter Schools Receiving New RISE Grants
“We are always looking for ways to engage all learners in real-world projects. This opportunity will allow us to grow as educators…”
Partners Needed to Ensure Colorado Youth Have Access to Meals This Summer
According to a recent poll by Hunger Free Colorado, more than 50% of families are currently struggling to put food on the table…
Wildfire Mitigation and Your Colorado Tax Return
If you are a resident and have done work to reduce fuels and wildfire threats you can claim this subtraction on your Colorado state tax return…
Colorado COVID Variant Cases Remain Low
“Since discovering the strain through residential facility testing, our State lab has been routinely screening for the B 1.1.7 variant…”
Colorado Teachers, Child Care Workers Next in Line for Vaccine
The state’s aiming to make sure teachers, school staff and child care workers can get their first doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech or Moderna vaccine within three weeks of February 8, Polis said…
Medicaid Mismanagement Draws Colorado Lawmakers’ Scrutiny
Auditors estimated that between 2% and 10% of the total number of people who received Medicaid benefits over the fiscal year were ineligible for the program…
In Rural Colorado, Vaccines Help Assisted Living Homes Crack Open the Doors
“There is a sense of community in our smaller, rural counties that we’re all kind of looking out for each other…”
Colorado Vaccinations, by the Numbers
Earlier this week, Governor Polis was joined by State Epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herhily to provide an update on Colorado’s vaccine distribution efforts…
TROOPER TIPS: A Rather Blustery Drive
As Winnie the Pooh stated. “It undoubtably looks like a rather blustery day.” As that silly old bear stated so many years ago, it still rings true…
National Fire Fighters Safety Symposium to be Held Online
“The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation relies on strong collaborative relationships to assist us in accomplishing our mission…”