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Life and Culture

Lady Moon was a ‘profane, hard-drinking woman,’ but her name lives on in northern Colorado

By Sarah Mulholland

The Bandimere Speedway hosts its final national competition in Morrison

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Life and Culture

Boulder brings the traffic jam to the creek for annual Tube to Work Day

By Jenna McMurtry and Hart Van Denburg

Christian preschool sues state, wants to require employees hold specific religious beliefs while still enrolling in Colorado universal pre-k program

By Jenny Brundin

Democratic challenger Adam Frisch is outraising Rep. Lauren Boebert nearly 3-1 for 2024 election

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Winter Park Jazz Festival celebrates 40 years of music and community

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield

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Government and Politics

Here are some of the potential GOP challengers for Colorado’s newest congressional seat — and one of the most contested House races in the country

By Bente Birkeland and Caitlyn Kim

King Soopers closure exacerbates ‘food desert’ in Southeast Colorado Springs

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A key official in Colorado River negotiations is stepping down

By The Associated Press

Government and Politics

House just passed a controversial defense policy bill that limits abortion access, transgender health care for military. Here’s how Colorado delegates voted.

Life and Culture

Ken Felts came out at 90. Now, he’s a married man

In 1963, JFK gave his last speech. A new symphony in Boulder is celebrating its place in history and the place of art in society

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School lunch ain’t what it used to be, especially as Colorado schools gear up for free meals for all

By Jenny Brundin

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Clear Creek County Sheriff Rick Albers announces retirement in wake of Christian Glass fallout

Listen: Michael Hancock gave Denver a bold ‘Vision Zero’ goal of eliminating traffic deaths. Here’s why it failed

By Nathaniel Minor

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Xcel Energy hit with another Marshall fire lawsuit

By Paolo Zialcita

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Prop. HH is supposed to be about property taxes — but it could also change the future of TABOR and schools funding

By Andrew Kenney

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For those who have fought big tobacco, lobbyist’s presence on Denver Health board is ‘a contradiction’

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