Once celebrated as one of the top 10 main streets in the U.S., Grand Junction’s downtown now faces turmoil. Business owners, frustrated with the nearby Resource Center, are cleaning up feces and needles and dealing with fires and property damage. Many are calling for the center to be relocated.
It was the deadliest day in Colorado history: November 29, 1864 – the Sand Creek Massacre. More than 230 people — mostly women, children and elders from the Arapaho and Cheyenne nations were killed near Eads in the Eastern Plains.
Boulder to share its tie to Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in state history Read More »
U.S. presidents have for decades dutifully trotted out before Thanksgiving to hold an obligatory turkey pardoning ceremony on the White House grounds.
How the White House Thanksgiving turkey pardon came to be Read More »
A major roadway in Highlands Ranch was renamed to honor Kendrick Castillo, the hero student who charged at the gunman during the 2019 STEM School shooting, giving his classmates time to hide and run.
A class action lawsuit was recently filed by local union workers against the Kroger Company and Albertsons, the owners of King Soopers and Safeway respectively.
Public lands are woven into the fabric of Colorado’s identity, serving as living symbols of our shared heritage, natural beauty and deep connection to the land.
Daniel: Let local communities lead on public lands Read More »
Denver’s mayor wants to stand athwart the city’s boundaries to stop people from leaving. His problem is he’s focused on the wrong people.
Duffy: Denver’s mayor frets over the wrong Exodus Read More »
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced the ‘Born to be Wild License Plate Grant Program.’ The program will grant up to $50,000 in funding to initiatives that promote the license plate.
“On the Western Slope, one in eight people — our neighbors — are food insecure. For children, it’s even worse: one in seven kids is unsure where their next meal will come from,” shares Sue Ellen Rodwick, director of the Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies. “Statewide, the numbers are slightly better, but still troubling. One in nine Coloradans face food insecurity.”
Colorado’s ability to build and fix the highways that are key to transporting goods and people could take a $110 million hit in the next fiscal year under budget-balancing proposals being offered by Gov. Jared Polis.
Proposed state budget could cut $110 million from already pothole-laden highways Read More »
