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Life and Culture

How Colorado chose the columbine as its state flower

A close-up of a pheasant standing in green grass. The game bird is various shades of brown with some light redish feathers around its neck and black tail feathers. It is about the size of a chicken.

You can raise chickens in your backyard in parts of Colorado, but what about pheasants?

Three people, including Emily Mooney, study alpine plants on a hillside in the mountains near Fairplay, Colorado.

Colorado Wonders

Where do Colorado’s foothills end and the mountains begin? Experts say it’s complicated

wooden sign with silver letters that say Alma North America's Highest Incorporated Town.

Colorado Wonders

Why many Colorado signs on state roads and highways give motorists the elevation, not the population

By Elaine Tassy

A Whole Foods grocery bag

Colorado Wonders

The 10-cent fee on shopping bags in Colorado doesn’t add up to a ton of money — and that’s a good thing

Colorado Wonders

If you get a ballot for a loved one who’s passed away, or for someone who’s moved, what should you do?

By Kiara DeMare

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Colorado Wonders

To make sure only citizens — and the living — vote, Colorado officials have a lot of safeguards in place

Landscape view of Vestal Peak in the San Juan Mountains

Colorado Wonders

Origin of Vestal Peak’s namesake likely lost to time, but there are some theories

By Sarah Mulholland

A man uses a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree in a forest.

Colorado Wonders

What’s the plan to deal with dead trees in Colorado forests?

Isidro Hernandez pours a bushel of chiles into a roaster

Colorado Wonders

Why are green chiles roasted?

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What to do if you spot a driver ‘rolling coal’ on Colorado roads

By Elaine Tassy

A man in a ballcap and shades holds a water bottle as his cheeks puff up with liquid. The sun shines bright above him.

How can Denver address extreme heat?

By Paolo Zialcita

Exhaust from a truck

Colorado Wonders

Does Colorado’s ‘rolling coal’ law stop drivers from pouring black smoke into the air?

By Elaine Tassy

A group of men and women sit at a table at the Marine Grill

Colorado Wonders

For decades, 18-year-olds could drink low-alcohol beer in Colorado. Here’s how that changed

By Andrew Kenney

A model holds Colorado carnations in a Vogue ad.

Life and Culture

Colorado was the Carnation Capital of the World … until it wasn’t

By Jenny Brundin

An urban bunny in City Park West.

Notice more rabbits around town this year? A rough winter last year changed the urban food chain … for now

By Allison Sherry

Five silver rings of different shapes and sizes feature large pieces of variegated blue and green turquoise. The rings are seen from the top and are won on a pair of hands. Three rings on the left hand and two on the right

Colorado Wonders

Are there turquoise mines in Colorado? Yes! Hear more from a Cripple Creek turquoise miner

By Shanna Lewis

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Colorado Wonders

Why don’t automated enforcement cameras also catch toll lane speeders in Colorado?

By Nathaniel Minor

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