Good morning, Colorado.
Had a lovely camping trip this past weekend where my wife and I “disconnected” by walking around with a phone in the air trying to get service so we could watch the U.S. Women’s National Team win gold at the Olympics.
We successfully caught Colorado-born Mallory Swanson’s game-winning goal. It got my heart rate going — although not as dramatically as when moose joined our campsite in the middle of the night.
Needless to say, it was an exciting trip. And now, as we turn our attention to the news, we have a quick reporting ask:
Can you help us with a story? Reporter Tamara Chuang is looking to talk with people today to see if they are feeling Denver’s inflation drop. The city’s newly announced rate was 1.9%, once again less than the U.S. rate of 2.9%. Shoot her an email at tamara@coloradosun.com.
Presentation Editor
THE NEWS
EDUCATION
Four-day school weeks have exploded across Colorado districts — and are setting students back
14%
Colorado public school students at schools with four-day weeks
School districts across Colorado have switched to a four-day school week, which has longer days to make up for the shorter week, while faced with strapped budgets and limits on educator salaries. But a recent report found that the believed benefits aren’t necessarily panning out. Erica Breunlin takes a look.
ENVIRONMENT
After years of dings, coal-fired powerhouse Tri-State now noted for switch to solar, wind
Tri-State Generation, a previous coal powerhouse utility that serves millions through co-ops across the region, has transformed into a renewable-energy giant covering four Western states. That’s after years of losing co-op members because of its slow pace of change. Michael Booth looks at the utility’s turnabout.
CULTURE
With rising rents, theater companies are renting a Denver office space to rehearse
As rents rise, there are few affordable rehearsal spaces left in Denver. And the ones that do still exist are booked out a year in advance. So two theater companies — plus a gallery — have looked to a spot that you may not normally associate with the performing arts: an office. Parker Yamasaki has more.
MORE NEWS
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COLUMNS
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SunLit
BOOKS
Old Firehouse Books offers whimsical, practical, heart-wrenching titles
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins recommends:
Read what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
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To moose and Mallory Swanson!
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