‘Colorado’s Quiet Killer’: Alcohol’s ever-higher toll on Colorado
The beer at the game, the wine after dinner – it’s all adding up to a big problem in Colorado, which ranks sixth in the nation in alcohol-related deaths, which are up 50 percent from pre-pandemic levels. The reasons, and the costs, are the subject of the Denver Post series “Colorado’s Quiet Killer,” written by health reporter Meg Wingerter.
Schools fail ‘clever engineers’ and the country will suffer, new book says
The nation is missing out on some of its most original thinkers by failing to accommodate different learning styles, according to the new book “Different Kinds of Minds.”
State Republicans talk challenges and opportunities heading into 2024 legislative session
GOP leaders say they hope for better treatment in the upcoming legislative session.
‘Ghosts on the Glacier’ explores 1973 expedition that ended in deaths of two mountaineers
In 1973, Denver teacher and mountaineer Janet Johnson died atop a frozen peak called Aconcagua on the border between Chile and Argentina. A fellow climber also died. Their bodies had to be chiseled out of the ice for burial. Ever since, people have wondered: was this an accident or murder? Then in 2020, a melting glacier gave up a clue: the teacher’s camera– carrying the last photographs she took.
How a small gesture gave a town hope and a lasting tradition: The story of an ‘American St. Nick’
With the exception of a couple of years, while they rebuilt after the war, the people of Wiltz have held a celebration every year in honor of the man they still call the American St. Nick.
There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect parent,’ says family therapist hoping to build resilience for adults and kids in an age of increasing anxiety
If the perfect mom or dad keeps showing up in your social media feed, making you feel like less than a perfect parent, you’re not alone.
Is your family stressed out by the holidays? Here are some tips for keeping everybody happy (or, at least, happier)
How to manage expectations (and sleep schedules) during the most wonderful time of the year.
Interview: Colorado’s population trends are on a collision course with the state’s housing shortage
While more and more young people are moving to Colorado, the biggest segment of the state’s population remains older adults.
The ‘Donut Dollies’ may receive a Congressional medal. Here are the stories of two in Colorado
Th “Donut Dollies” served during the Vietnam War and other conflicts to bring a touch of home to servicemen.
Relic from USS Arizona on display Thursday at Colorado Freedom Memorial
On Thursday, leading up to Veterans Day, a vestige of the attack on Pearl Harbor will be on display at the Colorado Freedom Memorial, in Aurora. The relic commemorates the sacrifice of Coloradans who died on U.S.S. Arizona. The battleship was destroyed when the Japanese bombed Hawaii in 1941. To this day, it is the final resting place for 32 sailors from our state. A beam from the battleship arrived in Colorado — its new permanent home — in August.
The Tattered Cover is in bankruptcy but an expert says independent bookstores are on the rise
Colorado’s biggest independent bookseller is in bankruptcy reorganization but it’s a different story for smaller stores, according to the director of an industry trade association.
‘Return of the Buffalo’ chronicles efforts to build herds in Colorado
A new Rocky Mountain PBS documentary explores efforts to rebuild buffalo herds in Colorado.
Filmmaker Ken Burns on his new documentary, ‘The American Buffalo’
The buffalo is an American icon – and a symbol of the devastation wrought by the Westward expansion of the 1800s. Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the near-extinction of the buffalo and the forced relocation of Native Americans to reservations in a new two-part documentary, “The American Buffalo,” airing October 16 and 17 on PBS. Burns spoke with Colorado Matters senior host Ryan Warner.
Rising frustration with housing costs, and rising interest rates, will fuel another attempt at reform, says Gov. Polis
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis plans to renew his push for land use reform during the next legislative session, saying he thinks public support is growing.
Colorado filmmaker on ‘A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps’
On September 22, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the Peace Corps Bill. He wanted Americans to go overseas, to live in other countries, to serve people, and to learn from them.
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is about to drop off a cosmic capsule that may hold clues to the origins of our Solar System
OSIRIS-REx’s mission to scoop up part of an asteroid launched seven years ago and traveled 200 million miles.
