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Trying to Hang a Hammock Between Two Charred Trees
Glorification for ugly simplification. / Wash your hands— / they are filthy. / I cannot understand.
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River deaths are on the rise in Colorado
Photo and Article by Alex Hager / KUNC (Via AP Storyshare) Deaths on rivers in Colorado are up from last year, according to data from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. So far this year, 18 people have died on the state’s…
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Don’t Worry, Be Silly
I recall a glorious Vermont October day, many years ago, the blue sky thick enough to stir with a spoon. My wife Wendy and I were strolling down a remote dirt road with our daughter Jen and granddaughter Quinn. The…
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Clinics Improving Mental and Behavioral Health Standards
Eric Galatas, Public News Service (Via AP Storyshare) A state-federal partnership is helping safety-net mental health centers in Colorado deepen the services they provide, which is improving access and outcomes for people struggling with mental illness. Sara Reid, grants and…
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Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Dillon Police deny records request for Summit Cove shooting
By Ryan Spencer – Summit Daily (Via AP Storyshare) Citing an ongoing investigation into the officers who shot and killed 18-year-old Charlie Foster in Summit Cove last month, law enforcement agencies have denied records requests for body-camera footage related to the…
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Colorado backtracks on full-time preschool for 11,000 kids with risk factors
By Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado (Via AP Storyshare) Nikki Spasova expected her 4-year-old son to get free full-day classes through the state’s new universal preschool program since he’s still learning English. But just two weeks before Kristian was set to…
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Donuts & Bad News | A Bookseller’s Diary
I think if there were ever a service you could hire to deliver bad news that you didn’t want to deliver, booksellers would be naturals for that kind of assignment. Books mean a lot to lots of people, and they…
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Why blind historian Peggy Chong tells the stories of the blind
By Teddy Jacobsen Colorado Community Media (Via AP Storyshare) It only takes an introduction and a few minutes of talking with historian Peggy Chong to learn something new. Chong, also known as The Blind History Lady, can easily rattle off…
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