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Turning semi-automatics into mattocks: How faith communities in Colorado are fighting gun violence

by John Ingold 3:29 AM MDT on Jun 1, 20237:59 AM MDT on Jun 1, 2023

Faith-based organizations like Guns to Gardens and RAWtools are using gun buybacks to turn unwanted firearms into garden tools

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Colorado tackles eating disorders by limiting diet pill sales to kids, use of BMI in determining treatment

by The Associated Press 7:04 AM MDT on May 31, 20237:05 AM MDT on May 31, 2023

Colorado and several other states tackling the issue are responding to the nearly 30 million Americans — roughly the population of Texas — who will struggle with an eating disorder, such as anorexia or bulimia, in their lifetime

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As water levels drop in San Luis Valley, the risk of arsenic rises

by Kaiser Health News 3:50 AM MDT on May 27, 20231:39 PM MDT on May 26, 2023

The carcinogen occurs naturally in soil and has been appearing in rising levels in drinking water in the valley. Now a new study is examining private wells in the area.

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Medicaid work requirements could make 46,000 Coloradans lose coverage

by John Ingold 3:37 AM MDT on May 26, 20238:58 AM MDT on May 26, 2023

Tens of thousands of people in the state could lose Medicaid coverage as a result of work requirements, which are a major sticking point in federal debt ceiling negotiations

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Colorado kids, teens who visit emergency rooms in mental health crisis can now get free therapy

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MDT on May 25, 202310:15 AM MDT on May 25, 2023

The Follow-Up Project, which has suicide hotline staff call people who’ve been discharged from a hospital, is now offering free therapy through the nonprofit Second Wind Fund

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Residents who sued claiming squalid conditions ask judge to let them represent everyone in their apartment complex

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on May 19, 202310:39 PM MDT on May 19, 2023

Four Mint Urban Infinity residents want class-action status for their lawsuit so people living in any of the 550 apartments can be compensated for problems that went on for years

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A program in Gunnison is providing fresh, local food to teachers — for free

by Daliah Singer 3:54 AM MDT on May 16, 20236:49 PM MDT on May 15, 2023

Easing one source of stress for preschool educators could make teachers better in the classroom, managers of the collaborative food program say

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After decades of closures, a new 40-bed psych unit in Aurora may represent a U-turn in mental health care

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MDT on May 15, 202310:19 AM MDT on May 15, 2023

The state-of-the-art unit will open this summer at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, alleviating crowded emergency rooms filled with people in mental health crisis

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Texas woman fatally shot by her boyfriend after traveling to Colorado to get abortion, police say

by The Associated Press 8:58 AM MDT on May 13, 20231:09 PM MDT on May 13, 2023

Gabriella Gonzalez was shot in the head in a Dallas parking lot after returning the night before from Colorado

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Grand Junction school board rejects on-campus health center, citing concerns over parental rights and a lawsuit

by Sharon Sullivan 3:45 AM MDT on May 12, 20239:53 AM MDT on May 12, 2023

Mesa County Valley School District board votes against the health center at the new Grand Junction High School campus

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