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Pronghorn herds dying by the dozen on eastern Colorado roads after snowstorm

Deep, crusty snow piled up on fields in eastern Colorado after last week's snowstorm is driving herds of pronghorn onto roads, and dozens of them are dying, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said.







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Feldman: It’s too soon to call the Derek Chauvin verdict a turning point

Perhaps, years from now, if existing trends are reversed and more police officers start to be held accountable for using excessive force against Black people, we will be able to look back at this verdict as a turning point. But that would have to be a retrospective judgment based on change.




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Editorial: Empower Northeast Park Hill residents to demand more at the old golf course

Before weighing in on Denver’s competing ballot questions 301 and 302, we want to take the time to empower Denver residents with some important history and perspective -- the 155 acres at the former Park Hill Golf Course were put under a conservation easement in 1997 with the clear intent of protecting the land from development.





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This time at All-Star weekend, Nikola Jokic is an NBA champion. That doesn’t mean anyone thinks he’s the face of league

Steph Curry and Kevin Durant both didn't include Nikola Jokic among their candidates for the next face of the NBA after their generation. But Jokic, even after winning a championship heightened his exposure, is happy to just be the class clown anyway.




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Keeler: If Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev turns into Alexandar Four-giev vs. Minnesota Wild, it might be time to pull the plug

Q: What time is it at Ball Arena right now? A: Four past Georgiev.




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Colorado’s contested Democratic primaries turned on more than ideology, despite prominent lawmakers’ losses

"If you take politics as a game, you have to play underneath the rules. You can't appear to be disagreeable; you have to appear to voters as someone who’s getting things done."




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Opinion: Initiatives 50 and 108 are “reckless” efforts to control property taxes

Two reckless initiatives headed for the November ballot, 50 and 108, would gut the resources needed to pay firefighters, recruit and retain volunteers, buy equipment, and respond quickly when you call.




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Chuck Gillman resigns as Columbine head baseball coach

The longtime Columbine head coach wants some freedom to be able to see his son, Tommy, play in college. Tommy Gillman recently graduated with the Rebels and will play at Texas A&M.




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Student-athletes to be honored at Denver Athletic Club banquet

The Denver Athletic Club's 41st annual athlete-of-the-year banquet will be held Thursday and The Denver Post's student-athletes of the week will be honored.




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Rockies’ All-Star/Futures Game set for Monday at Coors

The Rockies' Colorado High School All-Star/Futures Game will be played 2 p.m. Monday at Coors Field.




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Seniors, underclassmen battle to a draw at Coors Field in Rockies All-Star/Futures game

For an all-star game, there were tight groups comprised of players both familiar and new to each other.




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Former local star Devlin Granberg had a big JUCO Series

Devlin Granberg, a former Denver Post all-stater at Holy Family in Broonfield, recently competed for Cisco, Texas, in the Alpine Bank Junior College Baseball World Series in Grand Junction.




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Maverick Handley, Ali Peper are student-athletes of the year

A catcher bound for Stanford and a golfer-ice hockey player who spent half the school year in Boston and is headed to Harvard were named male and female student-athletes of the year at The Denver Athletic Club's 41st annual athlete-of-the-year banquet Thursday night.




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Allan Dyer of Cherokee Trail is The Denver Post’s 2016 All-Colorado baseball coach of the year

The Denver Post's 2016 All-Colorado baseball team and coach of the year, plus honorable mention to make up a squad of the state's top high school players.




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Former Wheat Ridge tennis coach Tom Sabus dies; local linemen to play in China

The Wheat Ridge community is still reeling after the death of former boys tennis coach Tom Sabus.




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Legacy’s Dawn Gaffin wins 2016 Dave Sanders Colorado Coach Award

Dawn Gaffin is the 2016 winner of the Dave Sanders Colorado Coach Award, which is presented annually by The Denver Post to a teacher-coach committed to female athletics and high ideals like Sanders, who was killed while saving students in the Columbine massacre in 1999.




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Regis Jesuit’s Bo Weiss is the 2016 Dick Connor ACE Award winner

The 2016 winner of The Denver Post's Dick Connor ACE (Adversity Conquered through Excellence) Award didn't lead a double life or hide a secret. It's just that once people know what he endures, they're practically floored that he's still riding a wave of success on the diamond.






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Critics blast regulators over Colorado’s first use of new environmental justice law in fuel-storage controversy

For people living near a gasoline storage facility in Commerce City, the company’s decision to cancel its expansion near an elementary school was an environmental victory.




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Colorado seeks public comment on new draft of Suncor pollution permit more than a year after EPA rejection

Most of the revisions to the permit for Suncor’s Plant 2 were highly technical, and none change the amount of pollution Suncor is allowed to send into the air.




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After guiding industry through big changes, head of Colorado oil-gas group to step down

Dan Haley is stepping down as CEO and president of the trade association after nine years.




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A new Denver data center could use as much water as 16,000 people every day. Should the city give it a tax break?

Denver-based CoreSite plans to build a new data center in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood to provide computing services to companies in the metro area and beyond.





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Wind and solar would replace most of Xcel’s troubled Comanche 3 coal plant power — but not all

Xcel Energy's proposal to replace the last of its coal-fired power includes some natural gas, which has meet resistance from critics.




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Xcel Energy announces $45B investment plan, with about half for Colorado

Xcel Energy plans to spend $45 billion on capital investments in the next five years with about $22 billion of that earmarked for Colorado as the utility prepares for what it calls a historic shift in energy demand.




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Oil, gas company Enerplus closing Denver office, cutting 73 jobs after merger

Enerplus Corp. merged with Chord Energy Corp. earlier this year in $11 billion deal.




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Editorial: A weak policy at CU allows coaches or professors to pursue sex with students

"Professors, coaches, and other University of Colorado employees are technically allowed to use their positions of authority to develop intimate relationships with students and athletes."







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Endorsement: Fund services for victims with a tax on guns. Yes on Proposition KK.

If a crime or tragedy happens in Colorado, the second person a victim talks to after the police is often an advocate from one of the dozens of organizations primarily funded by a dwindling pot of federal money.




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Endorsement: “Do not retain” votes on Colorado judges could inadvertently give a win to Trump supporters

Coloradans should vote to retain Justice Monica M. Márquez and send a message to those wielding her retention as a political cudgel that far-right extremists cannot bully Colorado justices.




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The Denver Post editorial board opposes the ban on mountain lion, lynx and bobcat hunting

Coloradans are being asked to ban mountain lion hunting and the hunting and trapping of bobcats and the endangered lynx should the animal ever get delisted.





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Delta flight lands safely at DIA after midair “mechanical issue” damaged plane’s nose

A Delta Airlines flight flying from Detroit landed safely at Denver International Airport on Monday after a mid-flight mechanical issue damaged the plane’s nose.




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Holiday Party Recipe: How to make a showstopper Antipasti Platter

This abundant board features tortellini skewers, prosciutto-melon skewers and stuffed mushrooms, as well as classic antipasti items.




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Ultimate Cheese Board Recipe: Baked Herb Ricotta with Hot Honey and Cheesy Millionaire Dips

Looking to build out a showstopping cheese board for your holiday guests? Grab the biggest board you've got and fill it with baguette slices, cheeses and these two incredible cheesy dips.





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Chef’s table: These cast-iron Kahlua Brownies offer an indulgent take on nostalgia

The dessert is a Fig & Ash mainstay, a dessert so beloved that on the rare occasion Hughes takes it off the menu, "people complain."






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Quick Fix: Burger Stroganoff

Stroganoff is an old Russian stand-by usually made with beef or turkey. Here’s a modern version made with hamburger meat.




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Five Weeknight Dishes: Five-star coconut curry chickpeas with pumpkin and lime and more

Here are five especially delicious options for the week ahead and those to come.





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“Housing is health care”: Supportive living programs for homeless increasing in metro Denver

Exact services vary depending on the community each project targets, but supportive housing generally includes on-site case managers, often with some health care or job training classes available in the building.