Colorado's economy is booming in a way that benefits workers. Next, how long-term Crested Butte residents are handling the sale of the "Last Great Ski Town" to the Vail conglomerate. Then, a new thriller from a Colorado author draws inspiration from the 2014 Slender Man stabbings. Also, rising temperatures are making rivers too hot for fish.
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