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Democratic lawmakers, officials from oil and gas- dependent areas of Colorado clash on first day of rulemaking
The legislators who wrote a law overhauling the state’s oil and gas rules clashed with Western Slope local officials who will have to deal with the changes at a Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation hearing Monday. The hearing, held on Zoom, was the first day of a six-week review of proposed rules to reorient the […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, Health
Coronavirus moved some substance treatment services online in Colorado — possibly permanently
Kara Bonham was already struggling with alcohol consumption, depression and anxiety when the pandemic forced her life into overdrive. She had a high-stress job as a first responder in Fort Collins. On top of that, her older sister, who also struggles with alcohol, had recently been diagnosed with end-stage liver failure. As Bonham saw it, […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
As some venture out despite the coronavirus, a critical question arises: Where to pee?
We are all itching to get out. No matter how successfully (or not) we are entertaining ourselves at home—just the limited geography of home makes us want more. One friend says, “What I really want is to drive into the mountains and go hiking.” We are on a group Zoom. I chime in, “You should […]
Posted inBusiness, COVID, Crime and Courts, Education, Environment, Health, News, Politics and Government
Chaos and compromise: Colorado’s coronavirus legislative session ends with a flurry of big bills
The Colorado Capitol was mostly empty as the state legislature took a two-month coronavirus pause this spring. The work, though, didn’t actually stop. Behind the scenes, mostly via video calls on Zoom, lawmakers were figuring out how to deal with a host of new issues related to the pandemic, chief among them: how to balance […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
What my friends’ surprise prom taught me about coronavirus — and life
I met William and Emma over a year ago when I started graduate school. Those two are the quintessential couple in our academic program: They conduct quality research in their respective laboratories, study hard for exams, and still make time for close friends and for each other. When the three of us go out for […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
As an introvert, I thought stay-at-home would be a breeze. Now I want out.
After weeks of speculation and increasing anxiety, of wondering where the virus came from and how dangerous it was, I got the official email from my university announcing the cancellation of all in-person classes through the rest of the academic year. I felt a mixture of excitement and fear. The thrill of staying home where […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
I watched love bloom over Zoom. Beautiful things still happen.
When the quarantine began in Colorado, I forced myself to find one small silver lining—now I would have time to take a memoir and essay writing class that I’d been wanting to take for years. I work as a playwright and director in theater, and usually rehearsals and performances keep me busy. Now, of course, […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
If your work or personal life has shifted to videoconferencing, maybe you’ve felt this, too
Zoom When I am listening looking at these faces I feel how we are all together. It is when I speak that the space shouts out where I am off-kilter vertiginous alone. MORE: See all of our Write […]
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Jim Morrissey: What the coronavirus shutdown has taught Colorado
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