Online Learning Isn’t Easy, Even When You’re Colorado’s Teacher Of The Year
Denver teacher Gerardo Muñoz logs onto Google Meet from home every day to teach. He says his students “have the worst parts of school with none of the good parts.”
Expert Tips For Navigating The Emotional Landmines Of Remote Learning
Don’t compare your family to others, for one.
Colorado’s Teacher Of The Year Reflects On What He’s Learned About Remote, Pandemic Education & Connecting With Students
Gerardo Muñoz teaches his students at the Denver Center for International Studies on Google Meet.
Food Pantries Face New Challenges As They Respond To Unprecedented Demand During The Pandemic
Business at Jewish Family Service’s Weinberg Food Pantry has quadrupled from 40 households per day to 160 per day during the pandemic.
Veteran Shares Life After Military Through Photographer’s Lens
After serving in the military, how do veterans see the world? One way to answer that is to have them take pictures. It’s why The Colorado Photographic Arts Center teaches veterans to use cameras. Colorado Matters producer Michelle Fulcher met one of the veterans, Amy Forestieri, in 2019. Forestieri documented her work with “Jesus on Colfax.” The program serves the homeless and those living in poverty.
With Colorado’s Third Wave Raging On And A Vaccine Still Far Off, State Leaders Call For Mask-Wearing And Social Distancing
News about successful COVID-19 vaccine trials is encouraging, but state epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy says it’ll be several months into 2021 before doses are widely available.
What Senate Candidate John Hickenlooper Has To Say About New Energy Jobs, Health Care And Leadership
Climate change and energy jobs have been recurring themes between Hickenlooper, who served eight years as Colorado governor, and Republican incumbent Sen. Cory Gardner in their battle for the state’s U.S. Senate seat.
What We Know About CD3 GOP Candidate Lauren Boebert’s Positions On Health Care And Energy
Republican Lauren Boebert, who’s running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional district, has declined our repeated requests for an interview, so we’re looking at her positions on pressing issues such as health care and energy. You can also read and listen to the interview with her Democratic opponent, Diane Mitsch Bush.
Diane Mitsch Bush, District 3 Democratic Candidate, On The Record
The former state representative from Steamboat Springs faces political newcomer Lauren Boebert in a battle to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.
Bennet Rails Against Trump’s ‘We’ll See’ And Push To Fill Supreme Court Seat
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is condemning the push for a fast vote to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. His Republican colleague Sen. Cory Gardner has said he’d vote for a “qualified” Trump nominee.
Why Two Former Colorado Lawmakers Left Their Parties To Become Unaffiliated
We’re having conversations about this political moment in America. How divisive it can be. Today, we get perspective from two former lawmakers who left their parties and became unaffiliated. Cheri Jahn is a former Democrat who represented Wheat Ridge in the state house and senate for 18 years. Rob Witwer is a former Republican who represented Western Jefferson County from 2005 to 2008.
Colorado’s AG On His Time Working For Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Attorney General Phil Weiser on a Colorado case early in Ginsburg’s tenure that helped shape the future of LGBT rights nationwide. Weiser clerked for Ginsburg early in his legal career.
