Wow, we made it. We made it the 365 days it took to get back to July 26th, National Day. According to the super-official publication that tracks these things, it’s also National Day (why those two?), and National and Day (Hi Diane! Hi Debbie! Hi Don!). Looking back at that sentence, it seems like July 26th kind of got short shrift on the National Day… well, it *is* the birthday of , who would be turning 88 if he were still alive (have I told you about my plans to build a in my front yard? It will be the launchpad for a monolith construction and installation company. Can’t wait.). Happy birthday, Stanley.
You, frequent reader of the Roundup, may have noticed us hawking the link to today’s articles recently. It’s true, it’s the easiest way to see everything happening on our site and, we’d like to think, in Colorado and in the world. . And now, on with the Roundup.
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The Democrats
Another week, another political convention. The Democratic National Convention opened Monday with its own share of (as well as , as well as ).
Will day two of the DNC live up to day one’s action? If it does, you can bet will have the story, and if he doesn’t, our surely will. You can also keep tabs on the action on our . In the meantime, more highlights from day one:
+ Here’s a .
+ Two Colorado Democrats — one for Bernie Sanders, the other for Hillary Clinton — are playing an outsized role at the start of the Democratic National Convention in .
+ (side note: , ’bout the man he was in 1972).
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+ The FBI said Monday how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked.
+ Joey Bunch has the details on the 78 members of Colorado’s DNC delegation, as well as why .
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By The Numbers
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That’s . In case you’re wondering, yes, the .
Quick Hits
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+ Colorado’s only two death penalty appeals are stuck at a standstill, and now advocates on both sides of the justice system say that a .
+ , the deadliest mass killing in that country since World War II.
+ The six miles of train track connecting Westminster to Denver ($2.60 each way). The Westminster stop is supposed to be the first in the B-line’s eventual 44-mile journey to Boulder / Longmont, a project not likely to be finished until sometime around the year 2030. Also worth reading on this is reporter John Aguilar’s deep dive into .
+ Federal officials with the owners and manager of a Lakewood apartment complex who were accused last year of discriminating against families with children.
+ in the case of a Grand Junction man charged with the kidnapping and murder of Paige Birgfeld, a mother of three and proprietor of a paid escort service, whose skeletal remains were found in 2012.
“We get these townhouse products where the garden court is anything but a garden,”
+ So says Denver councilman Rafael Espinoza, one of two on city council , which some neighbors call blocky and ugly.
+ Ashley Doolittle, the teen shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, .
+ A Boulder District Court judge has ruled in favor of the Boulder mobile home tenant .
+ in Glenwood Canyon on Wednesday and Thursday for critical rockfall work.
+ was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
+ The world’s first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by the sun’s energy .
+ It Is Not Too Early To Start Thinking About .
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What We’re Reading
+ Here’s to . Yes, I *am* quite skilled with , thanks for asking.
+ Is there anything New York City journalists appreciate better than a reasonable excuse for a good bout of self flagellation? .
+ If you can see this: ???? , then you already have the avocado emoji on your computer / phone / whatever. That’s the cheapest avocado you’re going to get — avocado prices are surging, and .
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+ Someone wrote .
+ These artists gave homeless people in South Carolina cameras to document their lives .
+ Have you heard of the Third Pole? It’s in China, and it contains the largest amount of frozen water outside of its siblings the North and South Pole. .
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Song of the Day
Today it’s, , which lives up to its spacey name. I listened to a dozen songs with “space” in the song name (yes this is my job) and this one was the spaciest.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
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The beat on this two-minute jam is exactly what you need for this long weekend
Today’s song is , because we haven’t had any Leonard Cohen yet, and it’s Leonard Cohen time. Head over to our and help.
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