Folks, I feel like this week got off to a slow start. I don’t know if it was the weather, the football hangover or what, but I didn’t hit my stride yesterday. Today’s going to be different. I can feel it. Join me. We’re going to ride that wave. We’re going to take this bull by the horns. We’re going to do other cliched things. But today doesn’t stand a chance. Let’s. Get. Busy.
The Rundown
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Latest on the fatal Legacy High School bus crash
“She never had high blood pressure. She never had high cholesterol. She was under the radar on every one of them. She never took medication for anything.”
Josh Chopper, husband of bus driver Kari Chopper
The Denver Police Department is still investigating exactly what happened that caused the bus carrying Legacy High School’s football team and coaches to veer into a pillar at DIA, . Meanwhile, the family and friends of Kari Chopper, the bus driver who died in the crash, are . Chopper had passed a physical as recently as May but was found to have an enlarged heart. At Legacy, . The school named assistant Matt Craddock as the interim head coach for the school’s homecoming game this weekend.
How a dyed-in-the-wool German beer snob sees Denver’s beer culture
“I grew up northern Germany, where beer was a central part of the culture. Later, I lived in Munich, where it defines the culture. I was convinced that I knew a lot about beer. Then I came to Denver.”
Fabian Reinbold, of Der Spiegel, guest reporting for The Denver Post
Fabian Reinbold has been in The Denver Post’s newsroom for the last several weeks, covering the U.S. election from the vantage point of a swing state. But don’t think he hasn’t had time to explore Denver’s beer culture. And what he’s found is that while Germans are very good at making their familiar classics (Pils, Kölsch, Dunkel, Helles, Weizen, etc.), . Fabian writes better in English than I do, .
By The Numbers
1 in 5
That’s how many households in the state of Colorado would see a substantial raise in standard of living if the state increased minimum wage from $8.15 to $12 an hour, with minimal impact on inflation or the overall state economy, . A coalition of labor groups and religious leaders agree ().
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Quick Hits
+ since legalization and it’s showing no sign of stopping.
+ The biggest decision most high schoolers have to make is where to go to college. . Do not miss Kevin Simpson’s .
+ One of the best things in sports is the universal character of the Idiot on the Field. It’s in every sport in every country during every season. Last night, an Idiot on the Field . Earlier in the day, the rare Dual Idiots on the Field .
+ Remember yesterday when we talked about Denver’s affordable housing bill? Well, .
+ Brandon Marshall , but he still has no regrets, even after someone burned an improvised jersey at Dove Valley.
+ Nicki Jhabvala has if you’re looking to keep track.
+ North Korea , and then .
+ There’s something very -like about this story:
+ A locksmith sued Yelp for a one-star review and in the process established the legal precedent .
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+ Are you a Sprint or Verizon customer? . T-Mobile is OK, and the less said about AT&T the better.
+ U.S. Women’s soccer superstar Abby Wambach . It’s worth reading.
+ A family is suing Mesa County social services for .
What We’re Reading
+ The Boston Globe took notice of .
+ Former Postie (yes, that’s what we call people who used to work here) Anthony Cotton has a great interview with in Rio and how they’ve processed the loss after so many years of preparation.
+ Speaking of working very hard only to be thwarted by forces outside your control: “” and the follow-up ““
+ Phyllis Korkki, an assignment editor in her mid-50s at The New York Times, was mentored by a 27-year-old in her office on how to use Snapchat, and . See, we millennials are good for something.
+ Tim Gunn of Project Runway fame is not pulling punches on the fashion industry: ““
+ What happens when one of the world’s biggest shipping companies goes bankrupt and can’t pay docking fees? Ships with millions of dollars of goods (plus their sailors and at least one British performance artist) .
+ One of my least favorite climate change denial tactics is the claim that “well, temperature has changed before and everyone was fine.” Randal Munroe, the genius behind , illustrated, in detail, . You’ll be surprised what a couple degrees in either direction manages to do.
Song of the Day
Song: ““
Artist: Buffy Sainte-Marie
Sounds like: The gathering storm of a heartbroken woman. (Full credit to my girlfriend Sarah’s relentless crate diving for bringing Buffy Sainte-Marie into my life.)
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Hat Tips & Corrections
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