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Town of Campo under mandatory evacuation after Oklahoma wildfire moves into southeastern Colorado
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (193+ words) A wildfire that started in Oklahoma has pushed to the north and the entire town of Campo in southeastern Colorado is under a mandatory evacuation, Baca County officials warned Sunday afternoon. The fast-moving Sharpe fire ignited Friday night in Cimarron…...
If this is sad, we don't want to be happy: An ice cream story
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (1565+ words) Cost of one pint of Sadboy Creamery ice cream, with tax: $18. 95. Wait, what now? You heard that right." What in the name of Phish Food is going on here? Keep reading." Is Denver's Sadboy Creamery really that great? First of…...
Colorado nonprofit offers to buy water for fish, a deal that could help farms weather record drought
21+ hour, 45+ min ago (661+ words) As the drought emergency continues, Colorado's parched streams and struggling fish may see some relief, not just from snow earlier this month, but from a nonprofit that specializes in brokering deals that can result in more water for the environment....
Nicolais: Lynn Bartels, the beating heart of Colorado politics
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (943+ words) My friend Lynn Bartels is ailing. That means Colorado is ailing. For decades at the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post, Bartels wrote stories no one else could unearth and kept people across the state informed about what happened…...
Carman: As inflation soars, Denver restaurateurs are struggling to survive
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (805+ words) A new restaurant opened in my neighborhood this month, demonstrating that some of us still believe in miracles." It took forever for the new tenants to get the necessary licenses and permits " a problem the City of Denver is notorious…...
"A Well Too Full": A made over detective pursues a cold case
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (618+ words) Daniel Ginsberg's protagonist, Banty Connors, reintroduces herself to the cops she knows she can ill-afford to trust in the trilogy finale....
Daniel Ginsberg ends his trilogy with a story of child trafficking
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (638+ words) Sun Lit: Tell us this book's backstory " what's it about and what inspired you to write it?" Daniel Ginsberg: In book one of my "Banty Conners Trilogy," SVU Detective Banty Conners and her partner, Phil Berman, accidentally notice an anomaly…...
The Bookies Bookstore suggests books on pups, murder and politics
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (299+ words) Each week as part of Sun Lit " The Sun's literature section " we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado. This week, the staff from The Bookies Bookstore in Denver recommends meditations on dogs, a deadly tourist trap and teenagers…...
Essay: An accent in the national anthem
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1097+ words) My dad stands when the national anthem plays at baseball games. He removes his faded baseball cap. He faces the flag. He doesn't sing. My father came to the United States from Syria decades ago. He left behind an authoritarian…...
What's Working: Distributors trade tips on artificial intelligence during Denver event
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1172+ words) When distributor Endries International added artificial intelligence to help automate a purchasing department task, it sounded good in theory. Instead of having employees chase down purchase orders from suppliers, emails were automatically sent to suppliers, who would reply to a…...