Good morning, Colorado.
I’m going on a family ski trip this weekend. So, naturally, I’ve started taking bets on how many times my siblings try to send me down black diamonds without my knowledge. I think they forget that I, too, can read signs.
But then again, they’ve succeeded in tricking me in the past, so maybe I need better glasses.
Regardless, wish me luck. Hopefully I’ll be back again next week in one piece. If not … well, you know what happened.
Now, the news.
Presentation Editor
THE NEWS
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Joe Biden, Donald Trump easily win Colorado’s presidential primaries
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won their party primaries last night. Colorado was one of 15 Super Tuesday states. Our presidential primaries are not winner-takes-all, though. The final results will determine how many Republican and Democratic delegates each candidate will — or won’t — get from the state. So let’s turn to Jesse Paul and Erica Breunlin to see how Nikki Haley and the “noncommitted delegate” fared.
CULTURE
Pueblo’s new Fuel & Iron food hall accused in lawsuit of shorting its builders as construction lagged, costs soared
$2.4 million
How much Fuel & Iron is accused of shorting its contractor
Fuel & Iron is “one of the coolest endeavors to open in Pueblo in recent years,” reporters Jennifer Brown and Tamara Chuang note. The historic hardware store was turned into affordable housing, with a trendy food hall to boot. But the endeavor isn’t all rainbows and butterflies as it is now being accused of not paying its contractors for the full cost of the rehab project.
WATER
Western states to release competing Colorado River proposals after tense negotiations stalled
Colorado wants other Western states to accept reality. After conversations between Upper and Lower Basin states dried up — see what I did there — the two entities are now submitting competing proposals for how to manage the Colorado River. Tops on the wishlist for Colorado water experts? Interstate plans that protect supplies, security for the Colorado River’s future and for everyone to operate based on the actual water supply — not what’s on paper. Shannon Mullane has more.
Section by Danika Worthington | Presentation Editor
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THE OPINION PAGE
COLUMNS
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SunLit
BOOKS
Poor Richard’s Books suggests titles on both human and wildlife connections
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Poor Richard’s Books in Colorado Springs recommends:
Read what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
Section by Kevin Simpson | Writer
Enjoy your Wednesday.
— Danika & the whole staff of The Sun
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