Good morning, Colorado.
This past Friday, some friends and I headed downtown to watch bands take over MCA Denver’s roof space as part of the museum’s B-Side Music Fridays series.
As the sun set, its lingering rays found a lead singer’s face, covering her in an impromptu spotlight. It was impossible not to think that, one, summer is awesome and, two, we’ve got to soak up as much of it as we can before the seasons start to change.
But before you grab your bathing suits and sunglasses, let’s dive into the news.
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THE NEWS
WILDFIRE
Wildfire burning in Clear Creek Canyon west of Golden grows to 200 acres overnight, closes U.S. 6
The Goltra fire west of Golden grew from about 10 acres to more than 200 overnight. Both U.S. 6 west of Golden and Clear Creek Canyon are closed. We expect to learn more this morning so check back later today for updates.
ENERGY
CU Boulder’s new $43M energy plant is not green enough for its faculty experts
University of Colorado administrators say they’ve done their homework as the Boulder campus rebuilds its power plant for greener generation. But, as Michael Booth writes, “when you ask for campuswide advice at CU, you’re getting critiqued by Ph.D.s as comfortable with physics and chemistry as they are with exercising the First Amendment.”
EDUCATION
New test scores show many Colorado students have shaken off pandemic setbacks, but gaps remain
Colorado students made promising gains in math, English language arts and science on state standardized tests. But dig into the data, and there’s still gaps. Identifying those gaps may be easy, but figuring out how to close them … not so. Erica Breunlin has more.
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SunLit
REVIEW
Poor Richard’s Books caps summer with some compelling fiction
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.
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The gloomy weather in Denver this morning is really putting a snag in my plan to enjoy summer while it’s still here.
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