Well, I’ll be dipped. It’s actually Friday. I don’t know if it’s the cool weather or just the endless grind of the working week, but for a minute there, I didn’t think this day would actually come. But now that it’s here, ? How about ? Or taking a ? While you decide between caffeine, mild weaponry or a soak, let’s get busy.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: before Mother Nature reminds us that it’s still summer ().
+ Today’s Editorial: ““
+ Today’s Poll: ““
+ Articles: , and .
R.I.P. Jack Splitt
“Jack had a tough life, but he was a trouper and a very, brave young man. When he smiled at you, it changed your life. I’ve had people tell me that when Jack smiled at them a year ago, they can still remember his smile.”
Stacey Linn, Jack’s mother
Jack Splitt was a charmer, a flirt and a fighter for the right to for eligible students. Just one week after starting his high school career in Wheat Ridge and the implementation of “Jack’s Law”, . Monte Whaley and Ricardo Baca .
From Tokyo to the Gemini Lift at Winter Park, no car required
“Itap going to help everybody. But more importantly, you are creating memories. Everybody who has called me and was on the old train talks about ‘I want my kids to have this experience.’”
Gary DeFrange, Winter Park
Yesterday were revealed, including cost ($39 one-way) and schedule (starts on Jan. 7). The train, running from Union Station to a spot 30 feet from the Gemini Lift at Winter Park, means that technically, you could fly from Tokyo (or just about anywhere else), land at the airport and take two train rides (remember the A-Line?) , which is something no ski area in the world offers. A .
Homeless sue Denver
“While gentrification may have positive benefits for a few, it is not a legal basis for treating this vulnerable class as though their civil rights were nonexistent.”
From the suit filed by Denver Homeless Out Loud
Claiming that the city’s unconstitutionally stole property and forced them out of areas in order to make way for development, a group of homeless people has sued the city of Denver. Tom McGhee .
By The Numbers
$400
That’s about how much wearing a bright orange cowboy hat is worth, according to the team. “The theft is so brazen,” said Julie Brooks, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.
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Quick Hits
+ Aurora police used in a string of murders (including almost all of an Aurora family) and assaults with a hammer in 1984 might have looked like at the ages of 25 and 55.
+ ColoradoCare, the universal health care measure going before voters in November, .
+ There has been a lot of talk about the payment made to Iran over its nuclear program, so we .
+ ! You’ve probably never heard of him, .
+ There is so much freakin’ TV. Some would say too much, while others would say way, way too much. So how about you let our TV critic cut the fat and ?
+ Tapping on could allow a remote hacker to scan your whole iPhone, turn on your microphone to spy on you and a whole host of other terrible problems. If you’re wondering why you had a system update on your phone yesterday, that had been used to spy on journalists and dissidents in the Middle East.
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+ A couple from Montana claim that .
+ The world’s largest aircraft (the one that kind of ) took the . Related: Have you heard the tale of the ?
+ Colorado’s representatives through the years — like Black Canyon — for public use.
+ If you’re one of the cynics who think Tim Howard is only playing in the MLS for the money, he’s literally putting skin in the game. He’s that the loser of will get tattooed by the winner.
+ Heroin cut with elephant tranquilizer .
+ In an effort to make kickoffs safer, the NFL made a touchback start at the 25 yard line instead of the 20. But instead of just kicking into the endzone and calling it good, because defenders have more time and less distance to travel before knocking into a returner.
+ We’re asking the tough questions here: ?
What We’re Reading
+ In honor of a century of National Parks, let’s revisit this classic: “.”
+ One of the and could get a special permit program from the Forest Service.
+ Chances are you’ve been hearing (fun fact: is the daughter of an ex-governor [now a Senator] of West Virginia and is still embroiled in a controversy that West Virginia University ). If you’re wondering exactly how the whole EpiPen controversy began, this is the best explainer I’ve seen yet: .
+ The USDA is American dairies are producing.
+ I am so mad that is not a thing yet in Denver.
+ Our friends over at Esquire (I mean that. Like half of their online staff used to work here) found out that GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence was the resident cartoonist at Indiana University’s law school in the 80s. .
+ is a better adrenaline wake-up than any cup of coffee.
Song of the Day
Song: ““
Artist: Jessica Lea Mayfield
Sounds like: A catchy, confessional, slightly twangy ode to a relationship that you just know isn’t going to work out but damned if you can help yourselves.
FRIDAY MORNING BONUS TRACK: Here’s that you didn’t even know you needed.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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