Happy Autumnal Equinox! Today will have exactly 12 hours of day and night, not that you could tell with . When I was a kid, I read in some weird old book that it was easier to balance an egg on the equinox (). So instead of wasting a dozen eggs, we’re going to kick off fall with (which are definitely starting to come in), some coming into season and the . Au revoir, summer. Its been real.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: (see ).
+ Today’s Editorial: ““
+ Articles: , and a .
Quick Hits
+ It’s always fun to have “logjam” in a headline, and if you’re .
+ Josh Blue, the Denver comedian (with cerebral palsy) who rocketed to national fame by winning “Last Comic Standing” nearly a decade ago, got to spend a rare day at home and .
+ Police in North Carolina insist that Keith Lamont Scott, who was shot and killed by police, was holding a gun, but . North Carolina after a protester was shot (by whom is still up in the air) last night.
+ The widow of a skier who was killed in a collision at Breckenridge Ski Resort .
+ Misty Copeland, the first black female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, .
By The Numbers
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That’s all it takes to drastically change a job-seeker’s chances of getting hired, according to a new study from the journal Plos One, who .
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Even More Quick Hits
+ A Colorado girl with special needs .
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+ “Be a Smart Ash” is a . One in 6 trees in Denver is an ash, so make sure to check your yard.
+ 9,700 pounds of illegal marijiuana were found in rural Colorado — .
+ Want a big, fancy apartment downtown? .
+ Female cadets have a new requirement at West Point: .
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+ Meanwhile, and Trump .
+ There was another national anthem scandal at the Rockies/Cardinals game yesterday, but this one took the form of an old-fashioned standoff. .
+ There’s one thing uniting hunters, conservationists, and sportsmen of all stripes this election year: No matter who wins, .
+ For some reason, .
+ Amidst the rest of the housing problems in Denver, one group has been sorely underrepresented: The disabled. .
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+ , writes Mark Kiszla.
+ , which is very cool.
What We’re Reading
+ ❄️ It’s been 16 years since the city of Denver saw any measurable snowfall in September. I was a sophomore in high school then. I had a full head of hair! Sure, there’s a bunch of climate change consequences to consider, but there’s also this: The , which will be a crapshoot of epic proportions considering it was 90 degrees just a few days ago. Good luck!
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+ It might feel like meth might be on its way out (replaced by heroin and other opioids) but as CPR’s Ben Markus reports, .
+ Antidote to being depressed about Denver’s meth problem: .
+ Is this a Himalayan Tour de France? Nope, just to oppose human trafficking.
Song of the Day
Song: ““
Artist: Mirah
Best Lyric: “I’m so Number One that it’s a shame / that you let other numbers in the game”
Sounds like: A quiet fury, a gathering storm that culminates in an extremely satisfying (and loud) payoff.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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