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Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Less than two weeks have passed since the official start of summer, but it already feels like it is flying by. Last weekend, I hiked to Medano Lake on the lesser-known side of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in the rain (think Pacific Northwest vibes with lush forest and thick mist) and this weekend, I am gearing up for a backpacking trip in Crested Butte, where I hope to hike through trails bursting with wildflowers.
There’s no shortage of beautiful places to explore in Colorado, and before you know it, we’ll be hosting SunFest 2024, just as the seasons change. It will be a daylong event bringing Coloradans together to explore solutions to the state’s most pressing issues — from the outdoors and environment to politics and education.
We hope you’ll join us in the conversation – grab your tickets today!
And now, the news.
AGRICULTURE
Dairy cattle feed at a farm near Vado, New Mexico, in March 2017. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
As of Monday evening, Colorado has identified 26 herds of dairy cattle with cases of the bird flu. That makes Colorado’s outbreak of the bird flu the worst in the country, with more cases in the past month than any other state. While the threat to humans is still very low, scientists fear that the disease could mutate and become more dangerous to people, John Ingold reports.
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EDUCATION
“I love my students and chemistry is a hard subject and I want to be able to help them with that, but how long do you struggle as a professional teacher with a graduate degree?”
— Laura Wally, a professor at Front Range Community College
A payroll lag had 105 instructors at Front Range Community College finding ways to stretch their already tight budgets and some are still waiting to be paid for the courses they have taught. Erica Breunlin spoke to some of the instructors, who say this isn’t the first time they’ve been wondering when their paycheck will hit their bank accounts.
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TECHNOLOGY
Kelly Schilling, technician at Maybell, demonstrates a mill machine center Oct. 19, 2023, in Denver. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)
“America, rightfully so, is making a bet on the future of computing and Colorado is that bet. And we’re going to make sure it pays off not only for Colorado, but for the country and beyond.”
— Gov. Jared Polis
Colorado won a $40.5 million quantum technology grant from the federal government to help turn the state into a worldwide hub in the emerging field, Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday. That award could draw billions of dollars in private and partnership investments to the field, which already employs thousands of people across the state. Michael Booth and Tamara Chuang have more.
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ENERGY
A sign displays support for the coal industry Nov. 19, 2021, in Craig. The Colorado town is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Moffat County and the city of Craig will soon be getting $70 million under a settlement agreement with Tri-State, the utility company that is shuttering the local power plant and the coal mines that supply it. The deal falls short of the $118 million requested, but includes some water storage rights for the county, Mark Jaffe writes.
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COLUMNS
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“Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other” begins with a televised disaster
The hot mic strikes again. Narrator/protagonist Brynn Cornell, a rising national TV star whose public image leans into her small-town roots, reveals her true and not-so-nice feelings about her Colorado mountain upbringing when she thinks she’s off the air. In Bethany Turner’s 2024 Colorado Book Award winner for Romance, this sets the stage for exile, redemption and, of course, love.
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- Interview with the author. The origin story behind Turner’s award-winning book literally revolves around its (fictional) geographic origins. The author long ago created the imaginary town of Adelaide Springs, Colorado, but had to wait years before she settled on the characters who would populate it.
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