Fire investigators are on scene to determine the cause. It is approximately .65 acres in size. Fire lines held overnight…
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Camping at Colorado State Parks Closed Until Further Notice
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is working with federal and local partners to determine a timeline for opening camping….
Governor Polis’ Update on COVID-19 Response
Yesterday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis provided an update on Colorado’s response to COVID-19. “During Safer at Home, Coloradans doing their part will be the key to our shared success in protecting our health and the health of our communities. I’m so proud of how our state responded during the Stay-at-Home order, and it’s going to READ MORE
US Senators Criticize Trump Administration Actions, Opening Unsafe Meat Packing Plants
As a result of insufficient worker protections… more than 6,500 meat industry workers have contracted COVID-19, and at least 20 have died…
Colorado Bans ‘Wildlife Killing Contests’
The decision prohibits contests for black-tailed, white-tailed and Gunnison’s prairie dogs, Wyoming (Richardson’s) ground squirrels and all furbearer species…
State Releases ‘Symptom Tracker’ Data
After filling out the symptom tracker and consenting to receive text messages, users will receive text messages daily for seven days asking about their symptoms…
ESSAY: Our Immune System is Our Shield
It all comes down to the fact that it is our responsibility to learn on our own, how to live a healthy lifestyle that will reject flu, infections, many diseases, digestive problems, and mental imbalances….
Centura-Mercy Regional Medical Center Launches Community COVID-19 Testing
“The nationwide shortage of CDC-approved COVID-19 test kits has been well documented,” Mercy Regional Medical Center interim CEO Mike Murphy said…
LETTER: The Switch to Healthier Food
Tyson Foods, JBS USA, and Smithfield Foods, the largest meat processors, have closed 17 plants…
Colorado Joins ‘Western States Pact’ to Control Pandemic
“Coloradans are working together to slow the spread of COVID-19 and have important information to share with and to gain from other states…”
COVID DIARIES COLORADO: One Day in the Pandemic, Part Two
Since COVID-19 began to spread, Brunt has worked six 48-hour rotations. Each day of every rotation, he’s responded to multiple COVID-19 medical calls….
PRESS RELEASE: From the Makers of Lysol
“We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route)…”
Pagosa Springs Medical Center Safety Protocols
At this time, we are requiring everyone to be screened at the screening tent in front of the PSMC building before they can enter the building…
OPINION: My Father, the Prophet Ted from Brooklyn
He saw first hand and lived the day-to-day reality of a militaristic, authoritarian governmental policy of extreme nationalism. He existed at the end of where that road leads…
One Reason Poor People Haven’t Received Their Stimulus Checks
The IRS has had trouble getting money to people quickly because millions of Americans pay for their tax preparation through a baroque system of middlemen…
COVID DIARIES COLORADO: One Day in the Pandemic, Part One
Most patients waiting at the open-sided tent were screened in advance and recommended for the tests after showing symptoms…
Governor Polis Issues His Latest Orders
Offices can reopen at 50% reduced in-person staffing capacity, if best practices are being implemented to protect the health and safety of employees…
FICTION: When the Birds Stopped Singing
It was strangely addictive. Some considered it a vice. How could they? It was totally harmless…
OPINION: Colorado Medical Society Urges Next Steps
It is critical that testing — including efficient and available access to this testing by physicians, contact tracing and other surveillance activities — is expanded or all of this work is threatened…