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Colorado’s oil and gas country – and its people – suffer from twin hits to industry

Weld County oil jobs are disappearing amid the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and a global oil price war.




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Jim Danley, Colorado’s winningest prep baseball coach, built Eaton dynasty off the knuckle-curve and a farm system

In 44 seasons as Eaton's head coach from 1972 to 2015, Danley was 807-163-2, a Colorado-best for wins and tied for the nation's top prep winning percentage (83.1%).




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Newman: Marc Johnson’s coaching genesis and eight other Colorado baseball icons the state won’t forget

Drafted into the Army in 1969 during the Vietnam War, Johnson's first baseball coaching job was managing the 2nd Armored Division for two years on base in Fort Hood, Texas.





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COVID diaries Colorado: Work & Class restaurant in Denver

Denver Post journalists joined colleagues from more than 40 news organizations across Colorado in a collaborative effort, COVID diaries Colorado: A day in the pandemic.




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Safer at work? Colorado is drafting rules to allow COVID vulnerable to stay on unemployment

"The big questions of the day for the workers is, 'I don’t feel safe. Do I have to go back to work?'" a Colorado Department of Labor and Employment official said Monday. "And, as with everything with unemployment, it depends."




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Colorado safer-at-home: Here’s what can open Monday

The final stage of re-opening under Colorado's "safer at home" coronavirus protocols is set for Monday, when offices across the state will be allowed to bring employees back under strict limitations.




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King Soopers adds Impossible Burgers to plant-based protein offerings

King Soopers this week began selling products from Impossible Food Inc., the company known for its plant-based based burger patties that are on the menus of Burger King restaurants across the country.




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EPA officials defend their role amid rollbacks as agency hits 50: “Expect continued improvements” in Colorado

U.S. withdrawal from the international agreement to combat global warming, along with rule rollbacks, have slowed momentum that once inspired emulators abroad.




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Colorado mountain lions hit with new hunting plan as people spread

Mountain lions face an uncertain future under a new state plan to let hunters kill up to 15% a year across western Colorado, and more near subdivisions -- rankling animal rights advocates who favor a live-and-let-live approach to wildlife.




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Tracking the “murder hornet”: A deadly pest has reached North America

With queens that can grow to 2 inches long, Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.




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33 million have sought U.S. unemployment aid nationwide since coronavirus hit, nearly 420,000 in Colorado

Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades.





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King Soopers adds Impossible Burgers to plant-based protein offerings

King Soopers this week began selling products from Impossible Food Inc., the company known for its plant-based based burger patties that are on the menus of Burger King restaurants across the country.




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50 Coloradans have been allowed to stay on unemployment after refusing work, labor official says

So far, state labor officials have opened investigations into 150 instances of workers being called back to their workplaces or being offered new jobs and refusing, choosing instead to continue requesting unemployment benefits because of coronavirus-related concerns.




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Home-building academy’s goal: Provide a foundation for people seeking stable careers, new starts

Billy Liptrot is making the transition from prison to life on the outside just as one of the nation's hottest economic streaks has imploded in the face of a global pandemic. But the 38-year-old husband and father is optimistic as he undertakes training for what he hopes will lead to a career as a carpenter in the home building industry. And the industry says years of "under building" could help the industry bounce back as the economy improves.




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Rockies clobber Padres behind German Marquez and David Dahl in MLB The Show 20

German Marquez struck out 10 and David Dahl crushed a grand slam as the Rockies clobbered the Padres, 8-0, on Tuesday at Petco Park.




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Charlie Blackmon’s 9th-inning homer lifts Rockies to sweep of Padres in MLB The Show 20

The Rockies outfielder crushed a 404-foot home run off of reliever Matt Strahm to give Colorado a 5-4 win Thursday over San Diego at Petco Park.




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Rockies blow late lead, lose to Giants in extra innings in MLB The Show 20

It was almost another win for the Rockies. Almost. Colorado closer Scott Oberg blew his first save of the season Wednesday and the Giants capitalized, winning 2-1 in 11 inning at Oracle Park.





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“Houston, we’ve had a problem”: Remembering Apollo 13 at 50

Apollo 13's astronauts never gave a thought to their mission number as they blasted off for the moon 50 years ago. Even when their oxygen tank ruptured two days later — on April 13.




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After an “American Dirt” event in Denver was canceled, Latinx writers were invited to host their own reading

After strong backlash to author Jeanine Cummins' controversial new novel "American Dirt," the book's publisher canceled Cummins' remaining tour dates, including a Feb. 2 event at Tattered Cover in Denver, citing safety concerns. Before learning of the event's cancellation, Latinx writers in Denver were planning to host a protest reading in… Read more »




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Reading list: The Denver Post sports department’s favorite sports books to ride out the coronavirus

With everyone sitting around the house these days, and nowhere to go, what better time to get lost in a few books?




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10 new books from Colorado authors that deserve more attention

Curl up and enjoy a good book.




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Here’s which Colorado businesses can open Friday and where

Restaurants, bars, fitness centers and movie theaters are among businesses that are not allowed to reopen.




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Colorado tops 800 deaths, more than 15,000 coronavirus cases

The new numbers came as parts of the state began gradually reopening, including allowing in-person shopping at non-essential retail stores.




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Colorado hair stylists get back to work: “They want us here”

Retail stores, hair salons, tattoo parlors and pet grooming services are among a handful of industries allowed to begin operations Friday in much of Colorado.




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Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

In Sandwich, N.H., a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.




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Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info

Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.




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Tech Pals provides free support to older adults so they can stay connected during pandemic

Tech Pals is pairing volunteers with seniors who want to learn more about technology, giving them someone to talk to and a chance to learn something new.




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Are you a 2008, 2009 graduate? We want to hear your advice for Colorado’s 2020 grads entering the job market during uncertain times

The Denver Post would like to interview you, the 2008/2009 graduate, and you, the 2020 graduate. We would love to hear the 2008/2009 graduate share what it was like being thrust into an economically fraught time, what that experience taught you and where you went from there.




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Colorado AG vows to fight new federal campus sexual-assault rules in court

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Wednesday forcefully pushed back on new federal campus sexual assault rules which would bolster the rights of the accused, promising to fight the U.S. Department of Education in court.




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Colorado’s public colleges face a budget crisis. It’s been decades in the making.

The decades of disinvestment have placed Colorado universities in a precarious financial position with little margin to maneuver through the coronavirus pandemic. Students are already considering whether to stay home next fall. Raising tuition could cause enrollment to dip further, putting in jeopardy colleges’ main revenue source.




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Why Colorado school districts are serving fewer meals during coronavirus closures

As schools across Colorado closed in March to slow the spread of coronavirus, food service directors and cafeteria workers swung into action, setting up an extensive network that has handed out hundreds of thousands of meals, many of them to families short on food for the first time.




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Final-ish Colorado 2019-20 winter snowfall totals

Don't take it to the bank, but it is starting to look like the last flakes have flown across much of Colorado for the winter.





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Loveland pipe bomb suspect served in special forces with Colorado National Guard

The Loveland man who was arrested after the FBI discovered four homemade pipe bombs in his house served 13 years with the Colorado National Guard in special forces and rose to the rank of captain. 




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Man shot dead in Denver is identified; suspect arrested

A man who was shot dead Sunday in Denver has been identified, and a suspect in the case has been charged with first-degree murder.




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No charges against Adams County deputy in fatal shooting of armed man

An Adams County Sheriff's deputy who fatally shot an armed man, who had fired multiple shots at the deputy while fleeing an arrest, was justified in his actions and will face no criminal charges in the shooting.




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Rental dispute leads to shooting in Weld County

A Weld County man is being investigated on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting at a neighbor over a property dispute.




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Gov. Polis takes a cautious look forward to a pandemic-free Colorado during a televised town hall

Gov. Jared Polis took a hopeful, if cautious, look forward Tuesday night at a world in which COVID-19 is no longer a raging force that is occupying the minds and psyches of almost everyone in Colorado.




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Masks are having a moment in Colorado, though safety accessory also brings risks

While no one is arguing that a handmade face covering will ever work as effectively as a medical-grade mask, an increasing number of infectious disease experts and politicians are arguing that some sort of barrier is better than nothing.




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Most of Colorado’s neighbors don’t have stay-at-home orders. Here’s how that’s working out for them.

Gov. Jared Polis has recently made working with Colorado's neighboring states part of his strategy to emerge from the grip of the coronavirus contagion, mentioning cross-border collaboration more than once during his daily COVID-19 press briefings last week. But the governor has acknowledged that states surrounding Colorado "have different policies" with "different trajectories of the infection."





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Colorado Latinos grapple with increased risk of coronavirus infections

“We’re just really scared and there's no protections and there's no testing, and we’re just continually exposed.”




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Businesses creak to life as Colorado’s stay-at-home order lifts

Glimmers of normal life twinkled ever so faintly in parts of Colorado on Monday as the state became one of the first in the country to lift its stay-at-home order.




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And the winner of our greatest Colorado athlete of all-time tournament bracket is …

After weeks of voting and tens of thousands of ballots cast, you, our readers, have determined who is the greatest athlete in Colorado history.




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Investigators of fatal Adams County hit-and-run seek help

Investigators of a fatal hit-and-run incident are asking for the public's help in identifying a vehicle and its driver.




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No charges against Adams County deputy in fatal shooting of armed man

An Adams County Sheriff's deputy who fatally shot an armed man, who had fired multiple shots at the deputy while fleeing an arrest, was justified in his actions and will face no criminal charges in the shooting.




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Keeler: With Tom Brady and Big Ben on the docket for the Broncos’ September, Drew Lock needs to pick up where he left off

No sooner had Broncos coach Vic Fangio walked over to the deep end of the pool when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ran over, unseen, and shoved him straight into the water.