Good morning, Colorado.
After two weeks traveling for the holidays, my wife and I were excited to get home and return to our normal routine. And what’s the first thing we reached for? Cookbooks.
That’s not to pretend like we’re always flipping through books to find recipe ideas. But we missed good ol’ fashioned cooking and wanted recipes that would really inspire us. (If you’re interested, give Molly Baz’s “More is More” and Rie McClenny’s “Make It Japanese” a whirl.)
But now, after weeks of cooking elaborate meals and, well, doing a lot of dishes, we’re reaching for something else: whatever is in the freezer. Ah the joy of old routines.
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THE NEWS
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OUTDOORS
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
How many vacancy-appointed lawmakers will be serving in the Colorado legislature this year
At least 21 members of the Colorado General Assembly this year — about a fifth of the total number of lawmakers — gained their seat through a vacancy committee made up of a small number of party insiders. Jesse Paul has more analysis from the Statehouse.
HEALTH
Colorado’s eating disorder treatment options expand as patients get sicker
The EDCare residential eating disorder treatment program in Denver is open and — in a first for Colorado — will accept Medicaid to pay for treatment. Jennifer Brown has more on the center and what more the state is doing to regulate such treatments after lawmakers heard horror stories from treatment centers last year.
EDUCATION
More than 100 Colorado school districts have declining enrollment. State funding cuts could come next.
Data released Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Education shows that declining student counts have become a sweeping trend across Colorado districts: 110 districts and one board of cooperative educational services, or BOCES — well over half of the state’s 178 districts — are serving fewer students this school year than last year.
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SunLit
REVIEW
The Bookies Bookstore features three offbeat, entertaining novels
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from The Bookies Bookstore in Denver 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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In case you’re wondering: Tonight’s dinner will be pan-fried salmon, cucumber and fennel salad, and a side of rice. And OK, yes the salad is from the “Make It Japanese” book I referenced before. So maybe we haven’t entirely put down the cookbooks.
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