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Is a cellphone in the classroom the ultimate distraction or a tool for learning? Two teachers share their takes

By Jenny Brundin

· Jan. 13, 2025

Colorado businesses respond to surgeon general’s push to warn public about the cancer risks of alcohol

· Jan. 13, 2025

Challenges facing Colorado’s teachers still loom large as union celebrates 150 years

By Jenny Brundin

· Jan. 13, 2025

Eastbound I-70 over Vail Pass to close much of Tuesday for crash wreckage cleanup

By Nathaniel Minor

· Jan. 13, 2025

Life and Culture

Photos: Opening weekend at the 2025 National Western Stock Show

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

Ignacio residents fill up water tanks at the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s water distribution center.

Southern Ute Indian Tribe awarded more than $4 million in federal grants to prepare for climate change

By Ishan Thakore

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Colorado’s already high cost of homeowners insurance not likely to rise because of California fires – for now

By Sarah Mulholland

Auden Schendler, author of "Terrible Beauty,"

Why this longtime Aspen ski executive thinks corporate sustainability is a scam

By Sam Brasch and Ryan Warner

Schmitt Elementary in Ruby Hill. Nov. 12, 2024.

State officials to visit rural areas to address school safety concerns

By Jenny Brundin

Humans cause most of Colorado’s wildfires, but a lack of investigative resources means few are held responsible

By Ben Markus and Veronica Penney

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ERPO in 8 charts: What we learned from reading hundreds of ‘red flag’ cases in Colorado

By Andrew Kenney

The new park "cap" over I-70 in Elyria Swansea. Nov. 30, 2022.

Colorado built a park over I-70 to contain pollution. Is the air safe to breathe?

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‘There’s winners and losers’: Colorado is hoping to reform mental health, but a failed overhaul in 2014 shows how political connections maintain the status quo

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