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How NOAA predicts La Niña could impact Colorado’s winter, drought conditions
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How NOAA predicts La Niña could impact Colorado’s winter, drought conditions

By Jonathan Ingraham | Denver Gazette A slowly-developing and weak La Niña, wetter-than-average conditions in northern tier states and potentially drier-than-average conditions in the southwest are all forecast for winter 2024-25. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its US Winter Outlook for the winter period from November to February on Thursday. The agency said the October ENSO outlook calls for a 60% chance of La Niña emerging in the September, October, November time frame, and by November, December, January, the chance of La Niña increases to near 75%. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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NY Times’ DEI wake-up is better late than never
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NY Times’ DEI wake-up is better late than never

By Post Editorial Board, Commentary | New York Times Despite prevailing public and political wisdom that removing homeless encampments is necessary to reduce crime in an area, a new national study looking specifically at Denver’s crime rates after sweeps found the narrative was, in fact, mostly false. “There is no evidence that sweeps make our community safer,” said Pranav Padmanabhan, the Denver-based lead author of the study published Wednesday in the national Journal of Urban Health. Padmanabhan is a graduate student in Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and one of four authors affiliated with the medical school. The fifth is with the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST Editor...
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Commerce City residents express frustration with ongoing power outages in their Colorado community
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Commerce City residents express frustration with ongoing power outages in their Colorado community

By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado It's inside small businesses like Sara Dominguez's tamale shop in downtown Commerce City where residents have been feeling left in the dark amid frequently power outages across the community. "It can be cold. It can be hot. It's going out and we don't know why," said Dominguez.On Thursday, Dominguez and other residents across Commerce City experienced yet another power outage, this one lasting for several hours between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Quinn Sullivan: While some choose ‘nice guys,’ let’s side with the fighters
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Quinn Sullivan: While some choose ‘nice guys,’ let’s side with the fighters

By Michael Quinn Sullivan | Commentary, Texas Scorecard It has become all the rage within the woke circles of evangelicalism for “conservative” pastors to take Donald Trump to task in a way they never have with other occupants of—or aspirants to—the White House. They focus on his style without considering results or substance. This isn’t surprising since that’s how many operate in their own ministries. They want us focused on how they play the right music, have fun social groups, or are aspiring members of the new intelligentsia. They hope we will ignore the scripturally irrelevant self-help pablum dispensed from their pulpits. The real problem is that too many pastors and other church leaders are threatened by a “profane” businessman who delivered on his promises to accomplish th...
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Haitian migration roils town in key battleground state with signs of pro-Trump support on the rise
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Haitian migration roils town in key battleground state with signs of pro-Trump support on the rise

By Adam Shaw  | Fox News A small Pennsylvania town has been thrown into a national conversation about immigration into the U.S, after former President Trump pointed to it as a victim of mass Haitian migration --with some residents saying they believe the town is now backing the former president in November. "The small 4,000-person town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, have you heard of it?" Trump said in September in Tucson, Arizona. "What a beautiful name, but it's not so beautiful now. It has experienced a 2,000% increase in the population of Haitian migrants under Kamala Harris." Charleroi, in Washington County, is a small town by the Monongahela River, that has seen a significant influx of immigrants -- particularly from Haiti -- in recent years. But the extent of that in...
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Gordon Bertoglio, 74, recounts assault, makes plea for lowering political temperature
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Gordon Bertoglio, 74, recounts assault, makes plea for lowering political temperature

By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice Against the backdrop of the Rockies, where the day fades in Colorado’s House District 17, the election of 2024 has emerged as a battleground where democracy's integrity is as much at stake as a campaign victory. Picture this: You're Gordon Bertoglio, a 74-year-old Republican volunteer, near a campaign sign that you’ve just gotten to stand straight. The air is crisp, the stakes high. Suddenly, a confrontation turns violent. Bertoglio, a longtime precinct leader and dedicated volunteer, found himself not just defending signs, but his very safety. He was waiting in his car, keeping an eye on political signs in support of Republican House District 17 candidate Elizabeth Riggs. The campaign had noted previous thefts of signs in the...
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Hunting, ranching and 2nd Amendment groups rally voters to participate in election
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Hunting, ranching and 2nd Amendment groups rally voters to participate in election

By Lindy Browning | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice "About 50 percent of hunters and legal gun owners do not vote regularly," Dan McClain, the regional director of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, said at a recent meeting in Grand Junction. He is concerned that the issues and the lifestyle they most care about could be greatly impacted by urban voters this year, if rural voters don’t turn out and vote. Former Colorado Wildlife Commissioner John Howard shares his concerns; as do Ben Reynolds and Ian Escalante of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. With Election Day 17 days away, groups that support hunting, wildlife conservation best management practices, and 2nd Amendment rights are encouraging the hunters, legal gun owners, farmers and ranchers to make sure they get to the ballot a...
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A look at the timing, totals and impact of the first major fall snowstorm for some parts of Colorado
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A look at the timing, totals and impact of the first major fall snowstorm for some parts of Colorado

By Maddie Rhodes, Travis Michels | Fox 31 News Denver will see some rain this weekend, but in other parts of the state, the Pinpoint Weather team is tracking a storm that could turn into a few inches of snow. In the city, temperatures will be seasonal, with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 30s and 40s. While there will be some clouds and rain in the metro, there’s no snow in the forecast as temperatures will be above freezing all weekend. However, other areas around the state will dip below freezing, with one area in Colorado expected to pick up more than 10 inches of snow. GET THE FULL FORECAST AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Health insurance prices for some in Colorado will go up next year, an average of 5.6%
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Health insurance prices for some in Colorado will go up next year, an average of 5.6%

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun Health insurance prices in Colorado are set to climb again next year on the whole, but by a below-average amount, according to final, approved rates released Thursday. But, as is often the case in health insurance, that doesn’t necessarily mean your insurance prices are going to go up for 2025. In fact, Thursday’s rates apply only to a subset of people who have private insurance coverage. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Gallup poll finds majority of Americans feel worse off now than four years ago under Trump
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Gallup poll finds majority of Americans feel worse off now than four years ago under Trump

By Wendell Husebø | Breitbart A majority of Americans (52 percent) feel worse off today than four years ago under former President Donald Trump, Gallup polling found Friday. Four years ago the nation was in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which greatly impacted the economy and the lives of millions of Americans. Despite the crises, Americans believe they were better off. Costs increased by about 20 percent across the board after the Biden-Harris administration assumed office and instituted “Bidenomics.” Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas and Iran attacked Israel, illegal migrants invaded the southern border, and the nation suffered the deadly Afghan withdrawal. Gallup reported its findings, predominantly shaped by soaring costs: READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBAR...
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