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Cost to Mesa County for scandal surrounding Tina Peters is at $1.3M and rising

July 6, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

One million, two hundred sixty-thousand, five hundred fifteen dollars, and 92 cents — and counting. That’s the cost in taxpayer money to Mesa County, to date at least, for the issues surrounding Clerk Tina Peters in her so-far failed attempts…

Commentary

Too Clever For Itself – Be Careful What You Ask For: How the Supreme Court’s Eviscerations Of Roe V. Wade May Backfire

July 6, 2022 Like 0 Aaron Harber

“Leaving well enough alone” parallels the legal concept of “settled law” or “stare decisis,” but a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, having very strongly- held political views regarding abortion and believing they were responsible for saving millions of lives,…

News

Loveland Ski Area pioneer to be inducted into Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame

July 4, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Every year the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame in Vail inaugurates a new class of snowsport legends to its hall of fame. The 2022 hall of fame class features five members and among them is Loveland Ski Area…

News

AANHPI communities advocate for more inclusive social studies curriculum in Colorado

July 1, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Every six years, Colorado updates its social studies standards. This year, the Board of Education is grappling with mixed feedback from the public on how many times various minority groups should be referenced in curriculum guidelines.

Online News

Dollars for Dogma

June 30, 2022 Like 0 Steve Nelson

This week the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Carson v. Makin, a case dealing with a Maine statute that prohibited public funding of religious schools. The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, struck down the Maine…

News

Dangerous deferral: Cancer screenings still down in Colorado, prompting concerns among health experts

June 29, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Cancer screenings are down 8% year over year at the Medical Center of Aurora, according to hospital statistics. Health officials say the pandemic is still playing a part in patients putting off routine health care.

Online News

Thoughts, Prayers and Blood

June 22, 2022 Like 0 Steve Nelson

The “bipartisan” gun legislation in Congress is an utter sham. Among other things, it actually does nothing about guns. It is like offering a drop of water to a starving man. As is often the case, Democrats have…

News

Response to Surging Fentanyl and Other Opioid Overdoses: HHS Announces Availability of $10 Million For Treatment To Expand In Rural Communities

June 22, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Today, in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Overdose Prevention Strategy, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the availability of $10 million in substance misuse grant funding through the HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response…

News

Health Centers Push Back Against Big-Pharma Tactics

June 20, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Colorado's community health centers are joining a national effort pushing back against Big Pharma's recent moves making it harder to provide discounted medicines to people living in severe poverty.

News

Going camping? Heres what you need to know when it comes to fires

June 20, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Warm weather, clear skies and long days means its time to get outside and into the forests around Summit County, but it also means it’s time to watch for wildfire risks. So how should campers, glampers and general gallivanters prepare…