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coloradosun, 3 hours ago to random

The 34-year-old lift supervisor at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has been on a 25-year mission to ride and photograph chairlifts. He'll finish next month.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/23/peter-landsman-chairlift-north-american-ski-areas/

coloradosun, 7 hours ago to random

The full costs of the water projects, $561 million for the dam and roughly $2 billion for the regional water project, are being financed by water users, as well as the state.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/23/northern-colorado-water-loans-dam/

coloradosun, 8 hours ago to random

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coloradosun, 9 hours ago to random

What’s Working: Nearly 55,000 Coloradans now have a retirement account after law went into effect
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/25/colorado-retirement-law-secure-savings-401k/

coloradosun, 10 hours ago to random

Native American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado River water
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/native-american-tribes-proposal-colorado-river-water/

coloradosun, 23 hours ago to random

Dam along the Gunnison River opens all of its spillways for the first time since 2017
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/morrow-point-dam-spillway-endangered-fish/

coloradosun, 23 hours ago to random

Polis goes deep on geothermal energy grants to boost private renewables market
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/colorado-geothermal-renewable-energy-grants/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Colorado governor signs bills regulating funeral homes after discovery of 190 rotting bodies
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/colorado-funeral-home-bills-signed-law/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Colorado’s chickadees, a common mountain bird, have a remarkable trait: They remember where their seeds are. But it may be the most forgetful ones who adapt to climate change.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/22/colorado-chickadees-research-memory-cu-boulder/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

At least 1,089 people died from fentanyl poisoning in 2023, up 18.4% from the year before, preliminary data shows

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/22/colorado-fentanyl-deaths-dea-approach/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Corpse flowers, or Amorphophallus titanum, are native to Sumatra, Indonesia, and scientists estimate there are fewer than 1,000 specimens in the wild.

Cosmo, CSU's flower, gets 14-15 hours of daylight per day and doesn’t like to be interrupted by light at night as it can sometimes stop blooming.

Thankfully, the lightbulbs near the greenhouse have been out and staff hasn’t replaced them yet.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/corpse-flower-colorado-bloom-csu/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Jared Polis vetoed six bills last week, three of which were priorities for state union leaders

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/jared-polis-labor-movement-colorado-vetoes/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Join us June 23 as Equity Reporter Tatitana Flowers talks to a panel about mental illness and how they see it falling through the cracks.

Topics will include solutions or ways to address the issues.

The event is free, and will be virtual.

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coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Cosmo the corpse flower came to CSU in 2016 and has been dormant until about two weeks ago.

This and more in today's edition of The Sunriser newsletter:
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/05242024-the-sunriser/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

On today's Daily Sun-Up podcast:

Author Luis Benitez on his book "Higher Ground: How the Outdoor Recreation Industry Can Save the World."

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-sun-up/id1529487340?i=1000656626039
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BbizCwKF43cSE5RGStw1e?si=659a703c6d05492f
Online: https://coloradosun.com/podcast/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

How to keep a corpse alive: Tips from Colorado State’s rare flower caretaker
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/corpse-flower-colorado-bloom-csu/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Was a 90-year-old Denver man who recently rocketed to space America’s first Black astronaut?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/was-a-90-year-old-denver-man-who-recently-rocketed-to-space-americas-first-black-astronaut/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Lawmakers aim to bolster protections for electric utilities, others in bipartisan water bill
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/24/water-bill-protections-electric-utilities-others/

coloradosun, 1 day ago to random

Engineers have found 183 defects in welds — although not all of them critical — during an intense assessment that began after a 3-inch crack was spotted during an inspection.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/22/us-50-blue-mesa-bridge-reopening/

coloradosun, 2 days ago to random

For the first time ever, you’ll be able to watch hyperkinetic dogs wiggle through a slalom course while you cold-plunge and listen to the Fleet Foxes — live — in Denver.

This and more in today's edition of The Outsider for Premium members: https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/23/the-outsider-05232024/

coloradosun, 2 days ago to random

One lane of U.S. 50 on the Middle Bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir could be open for intermittent traffic by July 4 if four “critical repairs” can be completed by then

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/22/us-50-blue-mesa-bridge-reopening/

coloradosun, 2 days ago to random

As Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry matures and draws investment, part of that growth includes reshuffling, consolidation and new corporate strategies that can pull thriving businesses out of the state

https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/22/outdoor-businesses-leaving-colorado-quietkat/

coloradosun, 2 days ago to random

SunFest 2024 tickets are officially on sale!

The University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies on Sept. 27 to discuss what makes A Better Colorado.

Colorado Sun members save more than 50% on tickets!

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