Happy , all! I’m telling you, the Old English word for today has a much better ring than “Hump Day,” (though the Japanese word for Wednesdsay translates to “water day,” which is pretty slick). Plus, Wednesday was named after a , which is a pursuit I am all too familiar with.
Come along as we pursue the wisdom of Colorado-centric news and I promise I will not be demanding any body parts in payment.
The Rundown
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Trump, term limits and tasteless jokes
Donald Trump did another pair of whistle-stop/near-an-airport rallies in Colorado Springs and Grand Junction yesterday. On the Western Slope, , while in Colorado Springs he proposed .
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+ Closer to home, victims’ families and Democrats are incensed after was released.
+ Over on the opinion page, .
+ A Donald Trump supporter — who also is a Republican precinct leader — endorsed Libertarian Lily Tang Williams over Darryl Glenn when it appeared Glenn was going to abandon Trump. .
+ And just in case anyone forgot, columnist Megan Schrader reminds us that .
Goldberg, Hickenlooper and the art of professional wrestling
“Gold-berg! Gold-berg! Gold-berg!”
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (and several thousand others at the Pepsi Center)
Did you watch “Raw” on Monday? Probably not. But you know who did? . The news of the night was the return of superstar after 12 years, but our resident wrestling expert Joe Nguyen . I haven’t watched pro wrestling seriously in a long time, but the athletic performance and ever-more-elaborate storylines are getting attention everywhere from to , so it might be time to dive back in.
By The Numbers
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Go ahead and supersize that meal from Good Times, Denver renters, because rents went down on average last quarter, marking the first decline since 2013. It won’t be much of a trend, though, until the construction of thousands of new apartments .
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
Quick Hits
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+ Even though Ubers and Lyfts and Airbnbs are all over Denver, from cabs and hotels in the city, a study found.
+ David Delalio, of Longmont, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for his role in .
+ Meanwhile, the as part of a national operation.
+ Tonight is the night, the third and final presidential debate. , and here’s .
+ Peterson Air Force base — previously in the news for — disclosed that they accidentally .
+ (it’s furnished, though!) and then go buy a lottery ticket.
+ Betty Uber died at the age of 91 on Oct. 8. But the year before, she realized a dream she had been working for since 1972: .
+ “So much of the world outside of the U.S. eats insects regularly. How the world views bugs is how we decided to bring crickets into the restaurant.” .
+ Should Broncos fans boo Brock Osweiler? Or kill him? Nah, writes Mark Kiszla, .
+ The Junkins Fire in has .
+ Volkswagen is paying $14.7 billion to settle their diesel emissions scandal, and .
+ Denver is one of the cities that will be helping Google parent company Alphabet .
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+ The mighty Avalanche .
+ Colorado fraud-fighters ordered .
+ The first 50 baskets at the Daddy Bruce Thanksgiving giveaway , our beloved colleague.
+ The “Do Not Call” list doesn’t work, .
+ Got plans for Halloween? ?
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What We’re Reading
+ Colorado Public Radio asked its listeners what it meant to be an American in 2016 and .
+ Have you ever heard of “blue car syndrome”? Say you bought a blue car. It’s very likely that as you drive down the road, you’ll suddenly start noticing blue cars everywhere that you never noticed before. That’s one of dozens of what are called cognitive biases (blue car is officially called ““) that are affecting just about everything you think and perceive. If you’re ready to really think about how you … well … think, read .
+ A wedding photographer was .
+ “Why are there no ghost stories about slaves in Richmond?” is one of the many pointed questions answered in .
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+ Focus on (and not on how little actual ice is left for polar bears in the wild).
Song of the Day
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Artist: Medeski, Martin and Wood
Sounds like: What happens when a legendary avant-jazz-funk band decides to make a children’s album and do an homage/reinterpretation of . It’s gonna get you moving.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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