Good morning and happy Friday, folks. January has shaped up to be a busy month, and this week was no exception. We’re stuffed with news today — and I can tell you’re eager to get to the weekend — so let’s just skip the formalities and strap up these snowshoes, shall we? UNDERWRITTEN […]
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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Crow managing impeachment / 5 big ideas for Colorado in 2020 / Farm-to-school food / The economics of student teaching / So much more
BREAKING: Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, has been selected as one of the House managers as the impeachment trial of President Trump moves forward in the Senate. More here. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton delivers her idea at The Colorado Sun’s Big Ideas 2020 Forum at the Cable Center on the University of Denver campus on Jan. […]
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Paid family leave’s make or break moment / 2,000+ elections canceled / Plan to cull bears, mountain lions upheld / Speed rafters fall short / much more
It’s Monday! That exclamation point can be interpreted as enthusiasm, exasperation or bewilderment, it’s up to you. But we’re not here for punctuation-based Rorschach tests, we’re here for the best in Colorado news. But first… Tomorrow! The Colorado Sun’s Big Ideas for 2020 event comes to the University of Denver campus. The event will feature […]
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The meaning behind Capitol speeches / The politics of education / Bringing skiing indoors / “Witchy” new cave / Tri-State’s coal decision / Much more
Good morning from the end of a busy week! In just a bit, you’re going to see one of my favorite things we do at The Sun: annotations of the opening speeches at the Capitol. I love these because they fit so neatly into our mission to demystify the process of lawmaking in Colorado. The […]
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Colorado Capitol springs back to life / GEO Group sends prison officials scrambling / Wolves on 2020 ballot / CBD & dogs / Much more
Good morning, Colorado! I can feel the energy pulsing from the Capitol building a few blocks down the street, so it must be the first day of the legislative session. But don’t worry — below, we have so much to help you get prepped for the next 120 days. But first… a shoutout to PEN […]
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Colorado and the resilient coyote / Front Range train might be derailed already / New look at “felony murder” / Drone mystery theory / + more
Good morning on this sunny Monday (depending on where you are in the state). It’s the first full week of 2020, and the world at large is not wasting any time (Ex. 1 and 2). Here in the Centennial state, the 2020 legislative session — that 120-day lawmaking sprint — kicks off Wednesday and we’ll […]
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Who actually lives in Colorado? / Women at the reins of ski industry / Cañon City wine + cider / School funding formula roadblock / + more
Good morning! On Wednesday, I had a brief thought that maybe 2020 was going to be slightly more chill and give us a little time to breathe, but now we’re knocking on the door of a legislative session and international news is already threatening to monopolize your bandwidth. But we’re geared up and ready to […]
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Pickles, pies and Colorado’s home-kitchen entrepreneurs / TABOR’s tax rate cut / Ad blitz vs public option / Best Colorado journalism of 2019 + more
*whispering* Good morning, Colorado, and welcome to the 2020s. I don’t want to get too loud in case you had a little too much fun ushering the 2010s out the door last night. Today’s newsletter will be short and sweet, so you can get to exercising/cleaning up after last night/desperately trying to find a place […]
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Sunriser: Inside Lafayette’s mannequin factory / Deadly avalanche risk high, even on low-danger days / Massive volunteer shortage for foster kids / Much more
Good morning! You have less than 48 hours left of the 2010s, depending on when you read this. It’s a pretty arbitrary marker of time, honestly, but if you think of it as an excuse for self-reflection rather than a deadline, you might be able to make something out of it. Sun Editor Larry Ryckman […]
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Sunriser: Busting Colorado’s even split myth / Beer of the Year 2019 / Kindergarten enrollment dropping / Mine shacks turned ski huts / So much more
Good morning and welcome to the mid-holiday slump. We’re just far enough away from both Christmas and New Year’s for real life to creep back into our routine and fittingly, we’ve got a whole bunch of news fresh this morning (and a few stories you may have missed during Christmas and the first few days […]