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This school year never got back to ‘normal.’ These are the lessons educators will carry with them.

This school year never got back to ‘normal.’ These are the lessons educators will carry with them.

A rise in teacher absences due to COVID or other illnesses — and a lack of subs to fill in for them — has been a defining feature of this year.
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Thousands of CO patients put in peril due to risky prescribing

Thousands of CO patients put in peril due to risky prescribing

Known as “benzos,” the anti-anxiety drugs include trade names like Klonopin, Valium, Xanax, Ativan and others, and they are soaring in popularity.
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Schools could get extra time to spend COVID relief on building fixes

Schools could get extra time to spend COVID relief on building fixes

The department’s letter says states can apply for extensions, giving schools until April 2026 to spend the last bit of COVID funds on facilities improvements.
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Lisa Roy named sole finalist to lead Colorado’s new early childhood agency

Lisa Roy named sole finalist to lead Colorado’s new early childhood agency

The new department, in existence since March 1, will oversee a host of early childhood programs
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Census Undercount Threatens Food/Health Programs on Reservations

Census Undercount Threatens Food/Health Programs on Reservations

The 2020 census missed nearly 1 of every 17 Native Americans who live on reservations
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Taking the Waste Out of Wastewater—How What We Flush Can Be Repurposed, Recycled, and Reused

Taking the Waste Out of Wastewater—How What We Flush Can Be Repurposed, Recycled, and Reused

The city of Boulder’s wastewater treatment folks see sewage as a valuable resource. 
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Science matters every day at Aurora school on Anschutz Medical Campus

Science matters every day at Aurora school on Anschutz Medical Campus

Backpack? Check. Lunchbox? Check. Tourniquet? Hmmm
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Pitkin County commissioners find themselves outside alleged ‘good old boys’ club at state association

Pitkin County commissioners find themselves outside alleged ‘good old boys’ club at state association

Only Denver, Broomfield and Boulder counties are not in the group.
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Forest Service proposes permits for Blue Lakes Trail in San Juans

Forest Service proposes permits for Blue Lakes Trail in San Juans

After documenting a more than 300% increase in visitors over the past decade, the U.S. Forest Service is proposing a permit system for hiking the popular Blue Lakes Trail in the San Juan Mountains.
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Ice Park secures water rights

Ice Park secures water rights

A state water court has granted a pair of applications that will ultimately allocate more water to the Ouray Ice Park
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