Good morning and happy Tuesday folks. I’d have bet hard cash that it had to be at least Thursday when I woke up this morning, but that’s apparently just wishful thinking. We’ve got a lot of toothsome news today, so let’s just get right into it.
The Rundown
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Quick Hits
+ A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed, and his 14-year-old friend was shot and possibly paralyzed, . The owner of the home has been arrested on investigation of murder and felony marijuana cultivation.
+ If you need something to blame for getting to work late today, .
+ Gary Kubiak’s “” is unfortunately and definitely . While Kubiak recovers, the big question is ““
+ Kansas seems upset that all the homegrown ditch weed its residents had been enjoying .
+ , thanks to the extended fallout from Donald Trump, causing some to distance themselves and others to get caught flip-flopping in the span of 72 hours.
+ Headlines speak for themselves sometimes: ““
By The Numbers
$500,000
That’s about so flying dogs (the kind that ride planes, ) have a place to get business done after they’ve got through security.
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
Even Quicker Hits
+ , the Colorado Supreme Court ruled. ()
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27%
+ That’s how much of the adult workforce either as a primary income source or a second job.
+ A program started by a one-time newspaper photographer to .
+ The crowds rolling in to visit Colorado are concentrating on a few specific places (like Denver), so the state tourism board is . As a Yuma native, let me recommend and Fernando’s on Main Street for any would-be tourists.
+ Democratic VP nominee (and harmonica player) Tim Kaine and Dave Matthews hope you “crash into” your local voter registration booth. I am not sorry for that terrible joke.
+ And other things Michael Hancock approved for the Denver budget last night.
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+ Donald Trump on taxes: “Don’t get mad at me! Warren Buffett does it too!” Warren Buffett: “.”
+ I know you’ve been waiting on pins and needles for the results of the North American Wife Carrying Championships. .
+ The newest trend in thievery: .
+ The Denver company that walked away from .
+ Jezebel’s is (and other restaurant news from the week).
+ Donald Trump , despite a complete lack of voter fraud evidence.
What We’re Reading
+ Colorado’s next generation of hunters aren’t grizzled backwoods folks, they’re , writes 5280.
+ Warren Buffett may be currently celebrated as a “Good Billionaire,” but and is a reminder that, really, no one gets to be a billionaire without exploiting someone.
+ In Brooklyn, , which is a good excuse to . Bonus: Enable your flash player and .
+ We’ve also got a pair of stories that, there’s no way to sugar coat it, are related to poop. The first is an actual medical “ailment” spurred by Franken Berry cereal that turned the leavings of American children a technicolor pink that panicked moms around the country in 1971. Round (Number) Two: and the hunt is on for the poopetrator (their words, not mine).
+ 100 years ago, Colorado was abuzz with .
Song of the Day
Song: ““
Artist: Ultimate Painting
Sounds like: Early no-distortion Velvet Underground filtered through some New Zealand 20-somethings.
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Hat Tips & Corrections
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