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Colorado hosts the Boomerang World Championships for the first time
The 10-day event was held in Westminster, winners will be announced on Sunday.
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By Molly Cruse
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Colorado’s Vietnam veterans receive long overdue recognition in ceremony
Rep. Pettersen hosted a ceremony honoring local Vietnam War-Era Veterans ahead of Independence Day.
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By Molly Cruse
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Protesters call for arrest of Aurora police officer who fatally shot Kilyn Lewis
Aurora police shot and killed the unarmed Lewis last month after he raised his arms with a phone in his hand while they were trying to arrest him in connection with a homicide.
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By Molly Cruse
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Listen: Girls, women, trans and nonbinary flag football players in Denver are finding community as the sport grows nationwide
“This community is super tight-knit, everybody’s very positive, always lifting each other up, making each other better, always helping each other out.”
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Legislators soften stance on renewable energy projects but rural residents question state’s commitment to cooperation
Some lawmakers in Colorado are concerned that local resistance to renewable energy projects could slow progress on the state’s climate goals, which include having 100 percent renewable electricity by 2040.
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By Molly Cruse
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3rd Congressional District: Republican Russ Andrews
Get to know the candidates running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in the June 25 primary.
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By Molly Cruse
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Interview: The 150-year-old Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind hired its first deaf superintendent. Here’s how she wants the school to grow
Tera Spangler wants to prioritize direct communication, such as American Sign Language, for the students at her school.
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By Molly Cruse
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Interview: The editor-in-chief at MSU Denver’s student newspaper on the opportunity and challenge of covering antiwar protests
Student journalists are leading the charge in news coverage for the antiwar protests on the Auraria campus.
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By Molly Cruse
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Exclusive interview: Colorado’s attorney general on justice for Elijah McClain, and the ‘significant impact’ of the trials for officers and paramedics
The longest sentence handed down to those guilty in Elijah McClain’s death was five years in state prison.
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Climate change has ants on the march in Colorado
Gregory Canyon near Boulder has been relatively insulated from urbanization, which makes it an ideal lab for new research on how warming is affecting ants.
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By Molly Cruse
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‘Nobody is going to tell you it’s your turn.’ A roundtable discussion with women lawmakers on the political landscape and leadership in Colorado
“From our studies, we found men primarily run for office to be somebody, and women run for office to do something.”
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By Molly Cruse
![Colorado Matters CMS Safe 3X2 Logo for Podcast Segments](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/Colorado-Matters-Podcast-Art-3000x2000-scaled.jpg)
Colorado hospitals don’t have to report newborns who test positive for drugs as child abuse. Is the law doing what it intended?
Colorado hospitals don’t have to report newborns who test positive for drugs as child abuse cases.
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By Molly Cruse
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Girls flag football is officially a high school sport in Colorado
Participation in a two-year pilot program jumped 161 percent.
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By Molly Cruse
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Interview: Colorado’s history in trees — from George Washington to Johnny Appleseed — is the focus of a new Denver Botanic Gardens film
“A Branch of Us” tells the stories of four unique trees and their caretakers.
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By Molly Cruse
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Pioneering doctor shares her ‘unexpected life of service’
Dr. Antonia Novello is the first woman and the first Hispanic person to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General.
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By Molly Cruse
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Saturday is your last chance to see the Ice Castles in Cripple Creek before they melt away
Recently, the organizers had to move the castles’ opening time from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to let the sun set and the daily repairs harden.
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