Why, hello there reader. It’s already Thursday and you’re in a runaway box car headed down the hill toward the weekend. Nothing can stop it now. Prepare yourself. We’ve got a lot to cover today, from Colorado’s few hours as the center of the political world to the Rockies with a winning record to a brand new IKEA, so let’s get going.
But first, our favorite links: The weather () and and .
Let’s get to it already.
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An IKEA for northsiders
We don’t have a whole lot of details yet, but this morning IKEA announced that they’ve identified . There are absolutely no opening dates involved, so you’ll still have to go to Centennial to get (<– that might be my favorite kitchen tool of all time, fwiw).
Clinton fit to be tied, Pence endorses Paul in Colorado
“I would really like him to explain why he paid Chinese workers to make Trump ties instead of deciding to make those ties right here in Colorado with a company like Knotty.”
Hillary Clinton,
“You have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down.”
GOP VP candidate Mike Pence in Colorado Springs
Hillary Clinton made a pair of public stops in Colorado yesterday, including — a neckwear startup that she referenced in her DNC acceptance speech — and Adams City High School in Commerce City. In her second speech at the struggling high school (which you may remember from our special report ““) Clinton while taking as many jabs at Donald Trump as she could squeeze into the short speech ( and read our ).
+ Meanwhile in the Springs, GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence — just one day after Trump said he’d never do the same — praised the GOP candidate in an (you can see Pence’s speech on that article as well).
+ Rep. Mike Coffman, a Republican representing Aurora in Congress, became the in two new ads that he posted this morning and quickly removed from his YouTube page.
What do you do when a SWAT team destroys your house?
“They came and they destroyed the house. It was condemned, it had to be torn down, and they offered me $5,000.”
Leo Lech, Greenwood Village homeowner
In , an armed robbery suspect fleeing from police entered Leo Lech’s Greenwood Village house (where his son was living at the time) and began an 18-hour standoff with police. Near the end of the standoff, a SWAT commander authorized his team to “take down as much of the building as needed without making the roof fall in” and using 40mm rounds, explosives and flash-bang grenades, they did just that. But now long after the crime,, claiming that the city overreacted to the situation and yet only offered $5,000 to cover his insurance deductible on the $450,000 home. Check out and a lot more context.
By The Numbers
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That’s the Rockies’ current record (54-53), which marks the , thanks to a remarkable 14-5 run since the All Star break and some truly great pitching. And this despite the . In celebration, please .
Quick Hits
+ The problematic Rio Olympics have technically already begun (), but the official start is tomorrow night. , and we’ve got great advice on not only , but how to watch it, . Want to keep up with all of our coverage? .
+ This story , so read it somewhere private.
+ One more Olympic-related thing: . It’s like the Fort Knox of crazy-expensive camera gear.
+ Back here in the states, .
+ President Obama granted early release to 214 non-violent prisoners and among them is .
+ A couple of Colorado marijuana consultants are facing drug charges after advising the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe who was hoping to open the first marijuana resort in South Dakota.
+ The feds to combat pot-impaired driving.
+ Did you know that ? Four guys who have allegedly been hawking fake stuff at Mile High Flea Market for nine years are finding out the hard way.
+ ModCloth, a darling of the fashionable online shopping set, will be going retro. How retro? They’re opening a (temporary) .
+ A wheelchair-using convict in Adams County has .
+ A five-time drunk driver from .
+ A man held on suspicion of stabbing a taxi driver during an argument over being $2 short on a fare claims self-defense, and .
+ An , and police say the man was mentally ill and “not radicalized.”
+ .
What We’re Reading
+ As a journalist that mostly hangs out with other journalists and liberal arts majors, this story “” doesn’t apply (we all just have the same low-paying jobs and mountains of debt).
+ Oh, you guys. This story is beautiful and heart-wrenching: Five years after the tsunami that killed tens of thousands in Japan, , joined by a father hoping to find his daughter.
+ The David Spade Index: ?
+ One way to battle the gender wage gap? instead of asking applicants what they expect or what they made a previous job, which is what a law just passed in Massachusetts will enforce in the state.
Hat Tips & Corrections
When I was talking about the the boost in manufacturing in Mead, Colo., I off-handedly said the city was northwest of Longmont. Well, my compass must have been in the shop, . Remember, if you see something that doesn’t look right or just have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at elubbers@denverpost.com or .
Song of the Day
+ Song: ““
+ Artist: Smith (not to be confused with )
+ Sounds like: Some blessed mixture of Janis Joplin, Motown and big-horn-section-era Chicago. I honestly can’t figure out how these guys were not a massive success, because that song is incredible.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
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