Good morning folks! Let’s change the script this week. We’re at the starting line, and at the finish is a three-day weekend, begging you to actually take some time off and relax. . Take this Monday and make it work for you. Let’s get to it.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: (and a little rainy). .
+ Today’s Editorial: ““
+ Today’s Poll: ““
+ Articles: New! If you ever want to just catch up on everything we’ve posted on any given day, just type in and you’ll be whisked to a complete list.
No anti-fracking measures on the ballot this year
Just in: Two measures that sought to restrict fracking in Colorado and, according to the Colorado Secretary of State, contained “several potentially forged signature lines.” We’ll be following this story as we learn more.
Tragedy on Lake Powell
“We’d just had the most incredible week, our little family. It is unfathomable how this happened.”
Trisha Hood, Chelsey Russell’s mother
This story is absolutely heartbreaking: 35-year-old Chelsey Russell had just finished a relaxing summer vacation with her family when she dove into the waters of Lake Powell to save her 2-year-old son who had fallen overboard. While in the water, stemming from the heart problems she had battled through her childhood. Colleen O’Connor’s .
The beginning of the Trevor Era?
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That’s against the Los Angeles Rams. 27. Despite that, as the Week 1 starter against the Panthers, and the team , leaving the fate of Mark Sanchez in limbo (and not the fun, dancing kind of limbo).
+ Want to see what the Broncos are getting into? in one video.
+ (aka don’t sleep on Virgil Green).
+ Here’s what Trevor’s .
By The Numbers
$10,000,000
That’s , which sounds like a lot until you see that Hillary Clinton has already spent $77 million in the key battleground states Trump is now targeting, including here in Colorado.
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Quick Hits
+ Finally. .
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+ Colin Kaepernick to raise awareness of oppression (with the ) and it worked.
+ A single lightning storm .
+ I think in the way they “volunteer” to eat table scraps or get their bellies scratched.
+ any time soon.
+ A Buckley Air Force Base airman has been charged with fatally shooting his wife
+ “Dying with dignity” vs “doctor-assisted suicide” and .
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+ Because Colorado voters can use any location — even a shelter or a park — as a home address, .
+ Tourists are just awful, .
+ (we’ve got the whole video if you missed it).
+ Is the ?
What We’re Reading
+ The LA Times has an in-depth look at the , which the tribe says threatens their water supply and is “one indignity too many.”
+ People around the world used to fear the nuclear weapons hoarded by Russia. But now, a far simpler weapon emerging from the country is striking fear in the hearts of foreign governments: Fake stories. The New York Times and why it’s all part of Putin’s plan.
+ Read this .
+ One of the most innovative companies in China has decided that smartphones are over and .
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+ I’ve decided that my 2000 Buick Lesabre will be the last gasoline-powered vehicle I’ll ever buy, .
Song of the Day
Song: ““
Artist:
Sounds like: As many flutes, guitar licks, yodels and drum solos as a Dutch prog rock band can cram into 6:43. This is the kick in the pants that you need on a Monday, I promise.
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Hat Tips & Corrections
I made a pretty bold claim about Denver having the . Several readers, including one from Lyman Parkhust in Vincenza, Italy, pointed out a number of airport-to-slope connections in , Munich and other more-rail-friendly international cities. Thanks all! Sometimes you don’t realize your own Americentrism until it’s pointed out.
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 .