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1. TURBULENCE INJURIES
The captain of Flight 1676 from Denver to Billings, Mont., , injuring five people. One passenger said the drop was so forceful, an infant flew from a parent’s arms and landed in another seat nearby.
2. WICKED WINDS
The National Weather Service has posted a high-wind warning until 10 a.m. Tuesday for a widespread area of the Colorado mountains and foothills from the Wyoming border south to Castle Rock. Here’s during that time.
3. A NEW CITY HIRING PLAN?
Denver would seek to under a proposal the City Council will debate on Tuesday. The proposal would set goals instead of quotas, an in the past.
4. TUITION SURPRISE
After tuition hikes that have averaged almost 10 percent the past seven years, the in the 2014-15 school year.
5. BOULDER COUNTY’S FIRST POT SHOP
Karing Kind, a mile north of Boulder, appears likely to be . It’s expected to open its doors for the first time on Tuesday. In other marijuana news, a over state rules that prevent recreational cannabis businesses from advertising in print, but it wasn’t the final word.
6. CHIPOTLE SHAKES THINGS UP
Chipotle is known for shaking things up, from the Denver restaurant chain’s use of sustainable, locally-produced ingredients to its quirky advertising. But by comparison.
7. EARLY OBAMACARE WINNERS
For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another. But, these luckless people, most in their 50s and 60s, have .
8. THE PICKLEBALL EXPLOSION
, in part because of the grassroots effort of people like “Pickleball” Ken Marquardt, an official ambassador of the USA Pickleball Association.
9. WORST IN THE WEST?
Rockies owner Dick Monfort is a big believer. The wiseguys in Vegas … not so much. The Rockies are listed at 15-1 to win the NL West and are . On the bright side, however, pitcher , and has led to his transformation as a pitcher — the Rockies will need both of them if they plan to beat the odds.
10. SHIFFRIN JUST MISSES
Mikaela Shiffrin skied fearlessly through rain and snow, but the in her Olympic debut. Meanwhile, American in snowboard cross, battling a soupy rain.
