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Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: The other pandemic: alcohol addiction

by Shannon Van Deman 1:30 AM MST on Jan 27, 20237:03 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

It is a clinically diagnosable mental health condition, and we must remove its stigma if we expect people to rethink their relationship with booze.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Juvenile violent crime is rising in Colorado, making up 41% of youth corrections admissions

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MST on Jan 25, 20235:03 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

Researchers are looking into the link between violent crime and teenagers spending more time virtually connected but physically alone

Posted inCOVID

Do Coloradans need to care about the new COVID variant XBB? Yeah, probably.

by John Ingold 3:48 AM MST on Jan 13, 20238:50 PM MST on Jan 12, 2023

XBB.1.5 — nicknamed the “Kraken” — has yet to hit Colorado in full force. When it does, it could drive a new wave of infections.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: A look back on 2022 — not as bad as it could have been, but bad enough

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Jan 1, 20236:02 PM MST on Dec 30, 2022

From the Mar-a-Lago “raid” to furries to Colorado’s blue tsunami to Club Q and beyond, Mike Littwin looks back at 2022, a year that put us through the wringer — again.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: On Christmas, let’s look for joy wherever we can find it

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MST on Dec 25, 20228:51 AM MST on Dec 22, 2022

From politics to nuclear fusion and public health, there’s a lot for Coloradans to celebrate this holiday season

Posted inOpinion Columns

Laura Pritchett: An appreciation of time and health in a stretch of rampant illness

by Laura Pritchett 2:05 AM MST on Dec 18, 20223:24 PM MST on Dec 13, 2022

Columnist Laura Pritchett found the weight of emotional and physical symptoms of illness all around her drove home the importance of saving for a long-anticipated family trip.

Posted inEnvironment

Just how bad are Colorado’s public toilets?  Terrifying, CU Boulder researchers say.

by Michael Booth 3:10 AM MST on Dec 9, 20221:54 PM MST on Dec 12, 2022

CU Boulder researchers use lasers to light up bacterial plumes emanating from every bowl flush.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Capture the lessons of Colorado’s response to COVID-19

by William Burman M.D. and Jon Samet M.D. 1:30 AM MST on Dec 8, 20225:43 PM MST on Dec 7, 2022

Time for a systematic review — the successes and failures — so we’re better prepared for the next health emergency.

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Colorado had only 2 pediatric ICU beds left Monday as RSV, other respiratory illnesses push hospitals to the brink

by John Ingold 3:17 AM MST on Nov 22, 20229:27 AM MST on Nov 22, 2022

So far this season, there have been 895 hospitalizations for RSV. Of those, 836 have been children.

Posted inOutdoors

Rocks? Sweet. Let’s roll in 4WD chairs designed to get people with disabilities deep into the Colorado forest

by Dan England 3:10 AM MST on Nov 10, 20229:48 PM MST on Nov 9, 2022

Track-chair program in Staunton State Park gives users a rare opportunity to experience the wilderness. Now the state park wants to push it across Colorado.

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