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Category: Education/Health

Free Online Writing Workshops for Veterans, Families

Posted on April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 by Post Contributor

Colorado Veterans Writing Workshops offer a safe place for veterans, their adult family members, and caregivers to write and talk about their experiences…

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COVID and the Athlete’s Heart, Part One

Posted on April 7, 2021April 8, 2021 by Post Contributor

For the athletes participating in professional, collegiate, high school or even recreational sports, significant unanswered questions remain…

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LIKE I’M DROWNING: Five Stories from the Student Debt Crisis

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Post Contributor

President Joe Biden has called on Congress to cancel $10,000 in federal debt for each borrower. Some Democratic congressional leaders have pressed for $50,000…

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Blood Drive Tomorrow, April 6

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 by Post Contributor

Our next Vitalant Blood Drive will be held at Centerpoint Church, 2750 Cornerstone Drive, from 10am to 3pm…

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Durango’s COVID ‘Cowboy’ Rounds Up Spring Break Scofflaws, Lines ’Em Up for Shots

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 by Post Contributor

“You can’t throw a stone around here without hitting a Texan,” explained Scott Perez, the man in the marshal get-up…

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Coloradans Over 16 Years Eligible for Vaccine on April 2

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by Post Contributor

“We’re looking forward to getting more of our community vaccinated; however, at this time less than one-third of our community is fully protected…”

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VIDEO: Free Online Tutoring Platform for Colorado School Children

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 by Post Contributor

Colorado Education Initiative today announced that they have launched a new partnership with Schoolhouse.world…

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Colorado Releases New COVID Rules

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Post Contributor

Dial 3.0 metrics are further simplified and capacity limits are less restrictive. The state will work with counties to confirm their metrics under the new framework…

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ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part Two

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Ana Sancho Sama

It is also very important to avoid making comparisons, as each person will experience trauma and recover from it differently, at their own pace…

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Doctors Found Jet Fuel in This Veteran’s Lungs. He Can’t Get Full Benefits.

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Post Contributor

“There are black spots that are burns, particles all over; there’s metal. It was all scarred,” said Szema, a pulmonologist and professor who studies toxic exposures…

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ESSAY: Responses to Sexual Violence, Part One

Posted on March 19, 2021March 22, 2021 by Ana Sancho Sama

About two-thirds of female assault victims do not report to the police and many victims do not tell anyone. Sexual assault is a terrifying and humiliating experience…

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More Coloradans Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by Post Contributor

Eligibility now includes Coloradans age 50 and older, people with high-risk conditions, and workers in food and restaurant services, manufacturing, the US Postal Service…

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OPINION: Mental Health, and a Nation on Edge

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 by Post Contributor

Sometimes, I look back fondly on those manic episodes of a dozen years ago — the seemingly inexhaustible energy and flashes of brilliance…

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San Juan Basin Public Health Overseeing Equitable Vaccine Distribution

Posted on March 16, 2021October 22, 2021 by Chandler Griffin

“We’ve achieved the highest vaccination rate as a region through community partnerships and efficiency, and at the same time we are prioritizing people who have barriers to accessing a site…”

Posted in Education/Health

COVID Vaccine Could Be Universally Available in Colorado by Mid-April

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Post Contributor

The current distribution phase is 1B.3, which includes people 60 and older, those with multiple high-risk health conditions, and grocery and agricultural workers…

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COVID Cases Down 83% Among Nursing Home Staffers, Despite Vaccine Hesitancy

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Post Contributor

“A lot of my members are not too excited about taking this vaccine because they’re afraid,” Lewis said….

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Children’s Mental Health During a Pandemic: ‘We Forgot About Fun’

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by Post Contributor

It was a rough year and Robles knows firsthand that grief and anxiety affected her four children, especially Guillermo and his 8-year-old brother Gael…

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K-12 Standardized Testing Compromise Wins Initial Approval

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 by Post Contributor

“Both sides have given so much and truly met in the middle, and we need to recognize that,” Larson said of the compromise…

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San Juan Basin Public Health Urges Testing as COVID-19 Variant Cases Identified

Posted on March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 by Post Contributor

“The presence of variants in Southwest Colorado is troubling and means virus transmission could happen more easily,” said Liane Jollon, SJBPH executive director…

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