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The Big Stuff
The DNC wraps up tonight with Governor Hickenlooper speaking in . Last night, , and . Yup. Talk talk talk. Done with all the talking? . Or read the AP’s . Soon we’ll be getting some pieces on yesterday’s convention, .
Elsewhere in the world of politics:
+ U.S. Senate candidate issued an to The Post yesterday.
+ Hickenlooper is putting cold water on the idea that if she wins in November.
+ , which flabbergasted some and sent his running mate Mike Pence breaking from Trump’s message for the first time since joining the ticket.
+ Friday in Colorado Springs (and he’ll be dropping by [possibly by helicopter?] Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies museum tomorrow afternoon).
+ Letters to the Editor:
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By The Numbers
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Boosted by real estate, construction and agriculture, , behind Arkansas, Oregon and Washington.
Quick Hits
+ My favorite weekend of the summer’s here, and for those of you not as acquainted with the Underground Music Showcase, we’ve got . This will be my eighth? ninth? . Can’t wait.
+ coming in the next few weeks (the first one starts tomorrow).
+ New numbers on metro Denver’s rental market are in: .
+ , the second Nazi-related graffiti incident there recently.
+ Sports Authority’s plan to in bankruptcy bonuses has — can we say — raised some eyebrows with the Justice Department and Sports Authority’s creditors.
+ Firefighters battling the Beaver Creek fire in northern Colorado along the central Wyoming border when hot, humid weather and strong winds fueled extreme fire behavior.
+ Former state representative and convicted felon Douglas Bruce, who has been back in prison since March, .
+ Denver Broncos training camp opens today, and Broncos beat reporter Cameron Wolfe has .
+ Did you hear about those motorcyclists who tied up Interstate 25 and downtown traffic Sunday? The Denver Police Department did too, and .
+ Some are worried that the 16th Street Mall plan to remove the pretty paver stones
+ Denver prosecutors have in the slaying last week of his girlfriend and her mother in a Montbello home.
+ This is pretty cool.
+ T-minus .
+ claiming the college discriminated against him during a sexual assault investigation that ultimately led to his expulsion.
+ Starting Friday and running through the weekend: The .
+ R.I.P. .
+ Today I learned: Venus Flytraps only grow in wetlands in southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina. Also: .
+ .
+ Map: .
What We’re Reading
+ (h/t ).
+ For anyone who has looked at a photo of themselves and said “that doesn’t look like me!” (h/t ).
+ The Guardian takes on TV’s sacred, overrated cows, .
+ .
+ How .
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Song of the Day
Today it’s a , .
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Today it’s a relaxed , .
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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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Hat Tips and Corrections
item on the 16th Street Mall requires this correction from Eric: Yesterday I said that the city of Denver maintains I.M. Pei’s granite pavers, but according to a nice email from Scott Reed at RTD, it’s actually RTD that foots the bill for that maintenance, so even if you don’t live in Denver, you may .
Remember, if you see something that doesn’t look right or just have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at jmurphy@denverpost.com or .
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