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  • Colorado Matters

    At A Famed Resort A Black Family’s Cabin Wins Historic Designation

    By Carol McKinley
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  • Arts

    Sand Creek Massacre Statue To Replace Torn Down Soldier Monument At Colorado’s Capitol

    The issue now goes before the legislature to iron out how big the monument and its pedestal will be and how it will get to Colorado from Oklahoma.
    By Carol McKinley
    A proposed clay rendering of the statue, though this model doesn't represent the final work.A proposed clay rendering of the statue, though this model doesn't represent the final work.
  • Colorado Matters

    History Colorado’s ‘Democracy’ Free On Weekends Through Election Day

    Election Day is less than a month away and History Colorado is "going all-in on government for all." That's how the museum describes its new exhibition, "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith," which is a partnership with the Smithsonian. The show's now free every weekend leading up to November 3rd. Ryan Warner recently spoke with Denver artist Adri Norris, whose work is on display, and History Colorado’s Chief Creative Officer, Jason Hanson.
    By Carol McKinley
    One of the colorful exhibits in History Colorado's "This Is What Democracy Looks Like" program opening to the public Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.One of the colorful exhibits in History Colorado's "This Is What Democracy Looks Like" program opening to the public Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.
  • Sports

    50 Years Later, Rick Stephens Is On A 500-Mile Bike Ride To Honor Teammates Lost In The Wichita State Plane Crash

    Fifty years ago, on a clear October afternoon, a plane crashed on a tree-studded mountainside above Interstate 70 near Silver Plume, killing nearly the entire first string of the Wichita State University Shockers football team.  A Denver TV reporter described the scene as melted gold football helmets and cleats strewn over the burning ground, and

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  • Colorado Matters

    Plane Crash Survivor Cycling Back To Colorado In Memory Of Teammates 50 Years Later

    By Carol McKinley
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  • Science

    Why Did Birds Fall Out Of The Sky In September? Wildlife Experts Are Closer To An Answer

    The combination of wildfire smoke and that extreme temperature swing may be culprits.
    By Carol McKinley
    305 dead birds representing six species found dead after mid-September's cold snap. These birds were laid out at the Museum of Southwestern Biology collected by University of New Mexico PhD students Nick Vinciguerra and Jenna McCullough from Velarde, New Mexico, on Sept. 14, 2020. All individuals will be deposited as specimens in the museum’s Bird Division for future research and education.305 dead birds representing six species found dead after mid-September's cold snap. These birds were laid out at the Museum of Southwestern Biology collected by University of New Mexico PhD students Nick Vinciguerra and Jenna McCullough from Velarde, New Mexico, on Sept. 14, 2020. All individuals will be deposited as specimens in the museum’s Bird Division for future research and education.
  • Life and Culture

    An Exhibit ‘About How We Got To Now’: History Colorado Hosts The Smithsonian’s ‘American Democracy’

    History Colorado’s exhibition, “American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith” runs through January 30, 2021.
    By Carol McKinley
    One of the colorful exhibits in History Colorado's "This Is What Democracy Looks Like" program opening to the public Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.One of the colorful exhibits in History Colorado's "This Is What Democracy Looks Like" program opening to the public Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.
  • History Colorado Takes ‘A Great Leap Of Faith’ With ‘American Democracy’

    History Colorado's next exhibit is called "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith" and features local artist Adri Norris in an exhibit called "Women Behaving Badly."
    By Carol McKinley
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  • Life and Culture

    ‘We Are Making Up For Lost Time’: Tracking Little-Known Stories Of African American, LGBTQ And Women’s Colorado History

    The Colorado Historical Foundation is searching through old records and dusting off archived newsletters to look for buildings where important events happened.
    By Carol McKinley
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  • The Legacy of Lincoln Hills Lives On Nearly A Century Later

    When it was built in the 1920s, Lincoln Hills was the only resort west of the Mississippi built by and for Black people. Reflections from a woman who first visited there as a child, her son, and a 14-year-old who wants to learn from their experience.
    By Carol McKinley
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  • Colorado Matters

    Documenting And Preserving Black, LGBTQ, And Women’s Suffrage History In Colorado

    By Carol McKinley
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  • Colorado Matters

    Rethinking How Colorado’s Geographic Sites Are Named

    By Carol McKinley
    <p>Fresh snow covers the mountain peaks east of Frisco, Colo., Saturday Oct. 5, 2013.</p>
<p>Fresh snow covers the mountain peaks east of Frisco, Colo., Saturday Oct. 5, 2013.</p>
  • Government and Politics

    Colorado Is Anxious To Put Funds From The Great American Outdoors Act To Work

    For one, many of Colorado's famous 14ers have trails that are in desperate need of maintenance.
    By Carol McKinley
    Colorado Fourteeners Initiative crews work to move large boulders and rocks as they create a hiking trail on Colorado's Mt. Columbia near Buena Vista.Colorado Fourteeners Initiative crews work to move large boulders and rocks as they create a hiking trail on Colorado's Mt. Columbia near Buena Vista.
  • Environment

    40 Of Colorado’s 64 Counties Are In Severe To Extreme Drought

    Nearly the entire state — 95 percent — is in some level of drought, and close to half of all Coloradans live in the affected areas.
    By Carol McKinley
    The July 14 Colorado drought map from the U.S. Drought Monitor.The July 14 Colorado drought map from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
  • Colorado Matters

    Colorado’s Latest Drought Is, Mostly, Bad News

    It's dry out there. Ninety-five percent of the state is in drought, with only an area in northeastern Colorado spared. That means hard times for many farmers but for cantaloupe growers things are, well, sweet.
    By Carol McKinley
    The July 14 Colorado drought map from the U.S. Drought Monitor.The July 14 Colorado drought map from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
  • Colorado Matters

    What The U.S. Exit From The W.H.O Means For Colorado Doctors

    By Carol McKinley
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