Good morning, folks. Don’t let anyone tell you that things can’t change quickly. 72 hours ago , no one cared , one presidential candidate and I hadn’t spent any of my precious time on earth making this gif ():
There is literally so much to talk about I can’t waste any more time. Let’s get to it.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: (until Wednesday).
+ Today’s Editorial: ““
+ Today’s Poll:
+ Programming note: Did you notice that Friday’s Roundup hit your inbox about 12 hours after it normally did? You’re not alone. Our email tech service had a major outage that kept us in the dark all day and then coughed us up like a cat with a hairball. If this ever happens again (or you trash a Roundup you want to read again) for easy perusal.
Tapes, “locker room talk” and debates
. Midday Friday, The Washington Post released the tape of Donald Trump and Billy Bush having an “extremely lewd” conversation that you’ve no doubt heard (or heard of) by now. Within hours, Colorado Republicans, including and joined other Republicans in telling Trump to “step aside” and quit the race. Unbowed, Trump and his surrogates dismissed the tape as “locker room talk” (), refused to step aside and .
The , including a moment where Trump said , which many reporters pointed out . and if you missed the whole thing, .
+ A clear winner was undecided voter Kenneth Bone and his cable-knit red sweater, .
+ On Friday, The Denver Post’s Editorial Board . Like most of our endorsements, a major reaction on Facebook came from people who don’t understand why newspapers endorse political candidates or how the editorial board is separate from the newsroom. .
By The Numbers
1
That’s the number of Ts in Broncos receiver/kick returner Cody Latimer’s name. Somehow, though, , but most people were too busy being mad at his return strategy to notice.
Elsewhere in apountry: while . Can the team’s loss ? Probably not, but it definitely didn’t help.
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
Quick Hits
“Itap a tough one, because these are not people trying to get away with not paying their taxes. They’re people, most of the time, who don’t understand the way the laws are written.”
Adams County treasurer Brigitte Grimm
+ Kevin Simpson has a story that makes my blood boil: “Investors” are using a loophole to buy tax liens on mobile homes in Colorado (usually for only a few hundred dollars of back taxes) that gives them complete ownership of the property,.
+ Hurricane Matthew has
+ Ace crime reporter Kirk Mitchell looks at the Arapahoe County prosecutor who has made a habit of .
+ The Melanoma Foundation of New England .
+ The proper way to dispose of a retired American flag is by ceremonially burning them. Because that’s not always on everyone’s to-do list, .
+ Colorado breweries (and ).
+ Sure, we’ve got QB problems on the Broncos, but .
+ ““
+ We’ve got .
+ There were two very different parades on Saturday downtown: .
+ Quiz:
+ Back in the Nixon administration, an economist proposed a “basic income” as a way to avoid welfare systems. Now, .
+ Is showing off for social media to blame for more avalanche deaths? Maybe, say experts, but .
+ Denver Public Schools to build new schools, expand existing schools and add air conditioning to schools all over the district.
+ One of .
+ Ever wanted startup tips from the founder of Spanx? .
+ .
What We’re Reading
+ Have you ever bought, say, a pair of shoes on Amazon and then seen the exact same pair of shoes advertised to you for weeks afterwards, no matter what site you go to? You’re not being haunted, .
+ Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Michigan offered a discount off the bill based on how many points Michigan’s football team beat Rutgers by. .
+ If you’ve ever seen people in line at Noodles & Co. wearing surgical scrubs and thought “gross,” . Probably.
+ The best way to deal with death is to lose your fear of it and see the amazing ways people throughout history have memorialized their dead. is a fantastic resource for these things, and , including a bejewled skeleton, churches made entirely of bones and more creepy, October-appropriate monuments.
+ It’s getting easier and cheaper to take incredible photos of the universe from your backyard, which is .
+ (who my mom once played Frisbee with as a teenager in Jefferson County).
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist:
Best lyric: “I’m too old to die young.”
Sounds like: That moment in your late 20s when you have your first age-related crisis and suddenly get nostalgic for your terrible teen years, set to extremely catchy rock music.
These guys opened for on Saturday night and they were incredible. Expect to see them playing Conan or Jimmy Fallon any minute.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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 .