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Extreme heat in Colorado may have contributed to an extraordinary outbreak of bird flu in people
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Extreme heat in Colorado may have contributed to an extraordinary outbreak of bird flu in people

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun The outdoor temperature flirted with 100 degrees and heat advisories blanketed the region earlier this month as workers arrived at a commercial poultry operation in Weld County to start killing chickens. Of the 1.8 million egg-laying hens inside the operation’s barns, at least some were infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza — bird flu. The strain of the virus that is now circling the globe has shown a remarkable ability to infect all kinds of animals, from seals to skunks to mountain lions. But it spreads most rapidly and lethally in wild birds and domestic poultry. When a commercial flock is infected, standard practice is grim but efficient: Kill all the birds at the farm, devastating one operation in the hopes of stopping the virus and...
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Air Force Academy: Dorm remodel could cost almost $600 million
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Military.com, State

Air Force Academy: Dorm remodel could cost almost $600 million

By Mary Shinn | Military.com (via Colorado Springs Gazette) The Air Force Academy estimates over time that one of its two dormitories will need almost $600 million to remodel. Sijan Hall, built in 1968, is expected to need a major remodel to upgrade its heating, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems. It also needs work to renovate window walls, bathrooms, cadet rooms and workspaces, an academy spokesman said. It's a six-story building with 625,000 square feet housing 891 dorm rooms. The academy expects the work on the building could take place over five phases and cost $597 million, a written statement said. READ THE FULL STORY AT MILITARY.COM
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Lundberg: Help us protect kids in Colorado, sign in support of our ballot initiatives
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Commentary, State

Lundberg: Help us protect kids in Colorado, sign in support of our ballot initiatives

By Kevin Lundberg | Commentary We only have nine days left to collect all the signatures we need to put on the ballot the initiatives that will help protect kids and families from the transgender ideology that is sweeping through our public schools.  I have been in the fight to protect our families and children for many years. Last year, I made a documentary, ArtClubMovie.com, about the transgender ideology that is working its way into our public schools here in Colorado. Just this year, the legislature passed and the governor signed a bill into law that requires all public schools, including charter schools, to use any non-legal name that a student adopts. This is a not so subtle way of forcing all public schools to engage in pushing the ...
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Smrz: Is the support by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis of Ukraine war funding an indicator he is eyeing the DNC presidential ticket?
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Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Smrz: Is the support by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis of Ukraine war funding an indicator he is eyeing the DNC presidential ticket?

By Jimmy Smrz | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice The United States' continued funding of the Ukraine-Russia war is set to be a key issue in the 2024 presidential race, raising questions about whether Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is positioning himself for a spot on the Democratic National Convention's presidential ticket. Following President Biden's withdrawal from the race, and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party initially unified in support of her. However, Harris' path to the nomination remains uncertain. Concerns about her electability create uncertainty about her candidacy. Enter Gov. Polis, whose recent high-profile support for Ukraine, including a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signals his readiness for the international stage and ali...
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Polis: Biden’s decision to withdraw not easy ‘but it is the right one’
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Polis: Biden’s decision to withdraw not easy ‘but it is the right one’

Colorado's Reps. Boebert, Lamborn respond vis Twitter posts By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice In the moments following President Joe Biden's announcement he would suspend his campaign for re-election, Gov. Jared Polis responded in a manner similar to President John F. Kennedy's moon challenge speech. "This could not have been an easy decision but it is the right one, and Joe Biden promised Americans he would always do what’s right for our country and once again he has delivered," Polis said. "I know President Biden and Jill are making this choice with the future of Americans in their hearts." There's some theory Polis, who will has 2-1/2 years left on his term as governor, wants to take a bid at the office or seek a place on the ticket as vice-president. He called Mr. Bide...
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Democratic state rep drops reelection bid, may make it harder for party to keep Colorado House supermajority
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State, The Colorado Sun

Democratic state rep drops reelection bid, may make it harder for party to keep Colorado House supermajority

By Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish | The Colorado Sun A Democratic state representative who was running for reelection in a toss-up district dropped out of the race Friday, which may make it that much harder for her party to maintain its supermajority in the Colorado House of Representative in the November election.  State Rep. Jennifer Parenti, an Erie Democrat who is in her first term, said she is dropping her bid because she “cannot continue to serve while maintaining my own sense of integrity.” “The two are simply incompatible,” she wrote in a statement, blaming personal agendas and special interests for making the job too difficult. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Colorado GOP sues county Republican officers to block effort to remove Dave Williams as party chair
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Colorado GOP sues county Republican officers to block effort to remove Dave Williams as party chair

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics The Colorado Republican Party sued two county GOP officers late Thursday in an attempt to block a group of Republicans from removing Dave Williams as the state party's chairman. In a lawsuit filed in Arapahoe County District Court, Williams, on behalf of the state GOP, asks the court to rule that an upcoming meeting of the state party's central committee — called by Williams' critics to consider whether to fire Williams — won't qualify as official party business. The lawsuit also asks the court to prevent defendants Nancy Pallozzi, the Jefferson County GOP chair, and Todd Watkins, the El Paso County GOP vice chair, from using party email accounts, the state GOP's logo and the official party database to pursue their efforts to oust Williams...
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A look inside a dyslexia screening program for some of Colorado’s rural students
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Chalkbeat Colorado, State

A look inside a dyslexia screening program for some of Colorado’s rural students

By Ann Schimke | Chalkbeat Colorado When teacher Cindy Haralson would point at her preschool class with a stuffed owl named Baby Echo, most children quickly repeated the letter, word, and sound they’d just heard her say. Think “B, bat, b.” But one little girl — a good listener and natural problem-solver — stared blankly at her teacher day after day last year, unable to reproduce what she was hearing and seeing. Haralson recalled the girl looking at her classmates, as if to say, “How do you guys do that? How do you know that?” The girl’s struggle with alphabet lessons was the kind of red flag that can signal problems learning to read, problems that Haralson believes too often go unaddressed for years. “It seems like we always wait till kindergarten or first grade, and somet...
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Normal operation resumes at DIA following overnight grounding related to Microsoft outage
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CBS Colorado, State

Normal operation resumes at DIA following overnight grounding related to Microsoft outage

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado Flights are getting back to regular operations at Denver International Airport although there may still be lingering problems from an overnight global Microsoft outage. Some flights were grounded in the overnight hours and into the morning. American, Southwest and Frontier flights were operational by 7 a.m. and United and Delta flights were no longer grounded at 8 a.m. Companies that rely on Microsoft 365 apps reported widespread outages early Friday, and that includes airlines across the country and across the world. FAA and TSA operations at Denver International Airport were functioning normally. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Morgan County case overturned on prosecutor’s improper commenting on defendant’s right to silence
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Morgan County case overturned on prosecutor’s improper commenting on defendant’s right to silence

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics A Morgan County prosecutor undermined the fairness of a defendant's trial by making improper comments about his decision to invoke his constitutional right to silence, Colorado's second-highest court ruled last week. The prosecution charged Ronald Wayne Gentry with felony menacing after he allegedly put a bullet in the chamber of a gun and pointed it at a neighbor who was feuding with Gentry's mother. Jurors considered whether Gentry acted in self-defense, but convicted him. He received a sentence of probation, jail and community service. Jurors heard Gentry had received a Miranda warning but then agreed to speak with a sheriff's deputy. She told Gentry there were multiple eyewitnesses saying they saw Gentry point a gun, at which point Gentry ...
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