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The Colorado River has come alive even as it ebbs

August 23, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Water expert Char Miller says the Colorado River's delta with Mexico has slowly been coming back to life, but he worries that with more water needed to prop up Mead and Powell reservoirs, the delta will again dry up, harming…

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West Slope water managers ask: What authority do the feds have? Projects with Reclamation ties could be at risk.

August 18, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

As the deadline approaches for the seven Colorado River basin states to come up with a plan to conserve water, some Colorado water managers are asking what authority the federal government has in the upper basin and which water projects…

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Older Women Voters Projected to Decide Balance of Power

August 18, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Women voters age 50 and older, a powerful demographic historically in elections, have not yet decided which candidates to support, according to recent bipartisan polling commissioned by AARP.

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Meet the Texas professor on the cutting edge of astrophysics

August 18, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

A University of Texas San Antonio professor helped capture the first image of a black hole at the center of our galaxy.

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Independent monitor lauds cooperation, criticizes Aurora Police force review board in first report

August 17, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

“We have not seen the degree of self critical analysis that we believe is so important to the process,” the monitor wrote of the department’s Force Review Board. “In addition, it appears that the history of individual officers involved in…

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How one rural school district is tackling the in-school therapist shortage

August 17, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

School districts across the country are grappling with a shortage of in-school therapist right when children need them most. A rural school district found a way to get more into schools.

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Schools are testing out year-round calendar, but benefits not guaranteed

August 17, 2022 1 0 Guest Contributor

School districts are trying to mitigate students pandemic-related learning loss by switching to year-round calendars. But experts remain wary.

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Big Oil Keeping Prices High as Crude Prices Drop

August 17, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

New analysis of the spot price of oil, a point-in-time price of crude that impacts global retail pricing, shows that oil and gas companies are keeping prices high at the pump as they generate record profits. Comments from Jordan Schreiber,…

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A Conversation With Mathew Klickstein: Klickstein’s creative history and newest project

August 15, 2022 3 0 Alisa Meraz-Fishbein

Mathew Klickstein has been a storyteller his whole life. In elementary school, he would write stories instead of listening to his teachers, and as a teenager he devoted hours to making short films. Today, he continues to use his creativity…

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Kids Need Guns Too!

August 7, 2022 Like 0 Steve Nelson

“The kids at Uvalde needed JR-15s to defend themselves from the evil maniac that didn’t care about laws. At least they could have defended themselves since no one else did while their parents were held back by police.” – Marjorie…