Compiled by Eric Lubbers, eric@coloradosun.com (+ The Colorado Sun staff)CTO/Newsletter Wrangler, @brofax Good morning! I want to kick off today’s newsletter by saying that it is full of the kind of journalism that takes time. From a major investigation into the Colorado Catholic Church abuse report to explaining the complex (but impactful) world of hospital […]
Eric Lubbers
Eric Lubbers is the Chief Technology Officer and one of the co-founders of The Colorado Sun. A native of Yuma, Colorado, he writes The Sunriser newsletter in addition to handling most of the behind-the-scenes tech stuff.
Email: eric@coloradosun.com Twitter: @brofax
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The Witches of Manitou Springs / Ski Cooper, the “craft beer” of resorts / Electric car makers vs. dealerships (again) / Gov trolls mayor / much more
A very toned photo of the strip of mountains visible from The Colorado Sun newsroom on Feb. 17, 2020. (Eric Lubbers, The Colorado Sun) Happy Monday, folks! I’m leaning hard on that exclamation point, because, at least from Colorado Sun world HQ, I can actually see the mountains beyond the city and clear […]
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Another drug without a doctor visit? / Styrofoam bans / Anti-LGBTQ bills / B.A. in Outdoors / Best political movies / + more
Some very romantic surf and turf in a Denver Safeway, circa 2015. (Eric Lubbers, The Colorado Sun) Good morning and happy Valentine’s Day-on-a-Friday-before-a-three-day-weekend, which all but guarantees that every restaurant worth its salt (pun only slightly intended) will be packed to the gills. The good news is that if you don’t have reservations, […]
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Mistaken child abuse charge turns into parents’ nightmare / How to cast your primary vote / Short-term rental bill / Fancy + sustainable chocolate / More
Good morning! A good chunk of the state is digging out from back-to-back snow storms that closed I-70, sent people running to hit all that powder at Vail (look at these lines!) and helped our own reporter Jesse Paul witness the creation of a classic GIF: Skier Will Durrett at Arapahoe Basin on Saturday. […]
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Greeley’s skateboard shrine / Colorado’s primary explained / That viral Bennet photo / Trump, Gardner and impeachment / New groundwater rules / + more
Good morning! Hopefully you’re reading this from somewhere warm and safe (and off the roads) because most of this state got walloped with a layer of fine, soft snow last night, and, as of this writing, it hasn’t let up much. If you’re heading into the backcountry soon, remember that all this wet, thick snow […]
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Miraculous, expensive personalized drugs / Priest abuse payouts top $1M / When drinking invalidates health coverage / Private prison debate / + more
Good morning! It’s visible-breath weather here in Denver — where an icy storm led to 169 crashes in the city — and we have a Sunriser full of news that stretches from Colorado medical labs to small towns on the Eastern Plains all the way to the fractured Iowa caucuses. Speaking of caucuses and primaries, […]
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“It’s about democracy” / Lorena Garcia stakes claim in Senate race / Ice-climbing / Stolen-ski scam / NARAL rebrand / New mobile home rules / + more
Good morning and happy Friday, all! The staff of The Sun had the pleasure of hanging out with Evan Smith, CEO and co-founder of the Texas Tribune (and host of “Overheard” on PBS). Our editor Larry Ryckman talked with Evan about the future of local journalism and how the Tribune has survived and thrived and […]
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Climate change and the future of snow / Maserativille, Colorado / The tricky path to pay teachers / Student journalism shield / Much more
Good morning! As you can imagine, I do a lot of reading about the world of newsletters, and this morning I came across a quote that really articulated why I — and hopefully you, too — value email as a way to get news: “One reason why newsletters are having a resurgence is because people […]
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Why the faithless electors case is a huge deal / Flipping focus on child welfare / Avalanche victims are older / Big tech blasted in Boulder / Much more
Good morning and happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Denver’s 35th Annual Marade kicks off this morning in honor of the civil rights leader and I always like to use this opportunity to remind people to look a little deeper into Dr. King’s writings — beyond the cherry-picked speeches like “I Have a Dream” — […]