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OPINION: ‘Colorado Schools Fund’ Making the Case for Market-Based Education

This op-ed by Mike DeGuire appeared on Colorado Newsline on October 17, 2025. In Colorado, the Colorado Schools Fund, is quietly playing a pivotal role in shaping not just the charter school movement but also the narrative, policy environment and...

Owner:  Bill Hudson
Know Before You Vote: District 49 school board candidates

Know Before You Vote: District 49 school board candidates

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Election Day is November 4, and KKTV wants you to Know Before You Vote! There are three candidates running for a seat on District 49’s Board of Directors in District 1, and two candidates running in District 4. You...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns of increased wildlife entanglement incidents

Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns of increased wildlife entanglement incidents

Across the state, Colorado Parks and Wildlife district wildlife managers have been responding to incidents of wildlife, particularly antlered ungulates, caught in various hazards. According to a CPW press release, reports have included bull elk...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Denver pizza restaurant transformed into modular gallery by 11 x 17

Denver pizza restaurant transformed into modular gallery by 11 x 17

Architecture studio 11 x 17 had to leave historic details intact when converting a restaurant in a mixed-use building in Denver, Colorado, into a gallery space for the Architectural League of New York. When commissioned to design a seasonal...

Owner:  Jyllands-Posten Holding A/S & A/S Politiken Holding
Was Colorado’s constitution first published in English and Spanish?

Was Colorado’s constitution first published in English and Spanish?

The Colorado State Constitution was originally published in English, Spanish and German to ensure it was available to residents who were non-native English speakers. The constitution was drafted March 14, 1876, and approved by voters July 1 of...

Owner:  The Colorado Sun (Non-profit)
Denver lights up 2025 with Mile High Holidays events

Denver lights up 2025 with Mile High Holidays events

DENVER — Mile High Holidays, Visit Denver‘s annual winter celebration, will return in 2025 with a lineup of lights, performances, and family-friendly attractions across the city. In Brief: Mile High Holidays returns for 2025 with lights, shows,...

Owner:  Russ Roenick & Ken Firtel
Human Factors Outweigh Climate in Depleting Arizona’s Water Supply

Human Factors Outweigh Climate in Depleting Arizona’s Water Supply

A study led by University of Arizona researchers shows that decades of groundwater pumping by humans has depleted Tucson-area aquifers far more than natural climate variation. Published in the journal Water Resources Research, the study provides...

Owner:  Bob Kafato
‘Zombie’ Rabbits With Black Horns and Mouth Tentacles Spotted in Colorado Backyards, Experts Explain What’s Behind the Frightening Look

‘Zombie’ Rabbits With Black Horns and Mouth Tentacles Spotted in Colorado Backyards, Experts Explain What’s Behind the Frightening Look

FORT COLLINS, COLORADO — Residents across northern Colorado are reporting sightings of strange-looking rabbits with black horns and tentacle-like growths emerging from their heads and mouths — sparking viral online reactions and comparisons to...

Owner:  Ralph Shealy
Colorado Parks and Wildlife halts search for depredating Copper Creek wolf as more livestock attacks are confirmed in Rio Blanco 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife halts search for depredating Copper Creek wolf as more livestock attacks are confirmed in Rio Blanco 

After months of reported wolf activity and seven confirmed wolf attacks on livestock in Pitkin County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not verified any depredations in the county since mid-August, causing the agency to change course on attempts to...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Wildlife officers urge public to remove tangle hazards from yards, decorate responsibly

Wildlife officers urge public to remove tangle hazards from yards, decorate responsibly

DURANGO, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers are urging the public to remove hazards from their yards after responding to many incidents of wildlife, particularly antlered animals, getting entangled. CPW says they see a wide...

Owner:  Bradley Family
As a last resort, Consumers Energy may shut off power to prevent wildfires

As a last resort, Consumers Energy may shut off power to prevent wildfires

JACKSON, MI — Michigan’s second largest electric utility will de-energize lines and temporarily shut off power to prevent destructive wildfires from igniting. Consumers Energy describes the new strategy, announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28, as a “last...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
Shift gets old, polluting cars off the road for good. Here’s how it’s helping Colorado auto parts dealers. 

Shift gets old, polluting cars off the road for good. Here’s how it’s helping Colorado auto parts dealers. 

HENDERSON — For 80 years now, mechanics have been pulling parts off junked cars perched on battle-worn lifts at Stadium Auto Parts, cleaning and tagging every intact gearbox, radiator or alternator for a second or third life after resale....

Owner:  The Colorado Sun (Non-profit)
Colorado to receive $56.5 million for EV chargers

Colorado to receive $56.5 million for EV chargers

(The Center Square) – Colorado has officially secured nearly $60 million in federal funding for electric vehicle chargers. The funding is part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant program, which is a national initiative funded by...

Owner:  The Franklin News Foundation
Join GCSTIMES at The Hospitality Show 2025 in Colorado

Join GCSTIMES at The Hospitality Show 2025 in Colorado

As winter approaches, GCSTIMES is bringing more than just innovation to the heart of hospitality — we’re bringing warmth, creativity, and sustainability to the forefront. Join us at The Hospitality Show 2025, taking place October 26–28, 2025, at...

Owner:  Henri Roelings
Wildlife Window: October oversees the change from summer to fall to winter

Wildlife Window: October oversees the change from summer to fall to winter

The crickets and cicadas, the dragonflies and leaffoot-bugs, individually and collectively, tell me that October is now in control. Two weeks ago I could sit on my patio and hear a dozen or more crickets chirping; now I can walk around the block...

Owner:  Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
3 weeks since Nederland’s town center burned down, displaced businesses are already rebuilding with community’s help

3 weeks since Nederland’s town center burned down, displaced businesses are already rebuilding with community’s help

NEDERLAND — Doug Armitage lost the violin his great-great granduncle carried from Germany when he fled Nazi Germany escaping Hitler, and John Thompson lost the connections he made with all of the people who thanked him for suggesting the perfect...

Owner:  The Colorado Sun (Non-profit)
'Excessive restraint' among concerns at Southern Colorado youth treatment center, report says

'Excessive restraint' among concerns at Southern Colorado youth treatment center, report says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A new report from Disability Law Colorado documents concerns of dangerous conditions at Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, a psychiatric residential treatment facility in Cañon City. Disability Law Colorado,...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
Candidate Q&A: Bellevue mayor

Candidate Q&A: Bellevue mayor

Two candidates are seeking to be elected Bellevue mayor. The top vote-getter will earn a two-year term that will start in January 2026. Below, the candidates, listed in alphabetical order by last name, respond in writing to a set of questions...

Owner:  Pam Morris, Connie Johnson & 6 Other Owners

Colorado Wildlife is on the move and crossing roadways

Owner:  Gulban Family
Colorado is a leader in wildlife crossings but funding cuts threaten protections

Colorado is a leader in wildlife crossings but funding cuts threaten protections

This article was originally published by Colorado Newsline. Hank Lacey Colorado Newsline Colorado will soon make history with a long-awaited wildlife crossing project on Interstate 25, but the state faces fiscal headwinds in continuing its plan to...

Owner:  Indij Public Media

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