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Good morning and happy Tuesday folks. For today’s intro, we’re not talking politics (that’s for later) or weather or sports. We’re going to get controversial. I pose a simple question to you: ? That is straight off the Yuma Middle School cafeteria menu of my childhood (and ) and has been a personal comfort food ever since, but many of my city-raised friends were shocked at the pairing.
Email me your message of support or disgust (or with your own weird food combination) and we’ll meet me back here for discussion.
And now, on to the news.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: I had to write it out fully just so that would sink in.
+ Today’s Editorial: “”
Here are all the non-sidewalk things that Denver will pay for next year
, including more cops, the city’s first affordable housing program, more money for city council members’ own offices and a little bit more money for recycling. But what it isn’t paying a dime for is repairing the city’s terrible sidewalks — which are legally the property owners’ problem, but the city doesn’t enforce violations. Jon Murray takes .
Not guilty, 29 years late
“Psychologically, a lot of things were eating at my head. I just said, ‘Do not let this get to me.’”
Clarence Moses-EL
After a trial that included a witness identifying him “in a dream,” , a different criminal confessing to the crime and a 28-year prison sentence in which he never stopped insisting that he was innocent, and is a legitimately free man.
By The Numbers
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That’s and apartment buildings with fewer than seven units. One problem is that apartment buildings with more than seven units have no obligation to provide recycling services, and last time I checked, we’ve got a lot of those in town. .
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Quick Hits
+ Boulder’s “Squirrel Guy” after getting in a fight over feeding peanuts to the neighborhood rodents.
+ The Rapids’ .
+ A pedestrian was .
+ , but there’s one missing ingredient: Snow.
+ as more and more states legalize pot.
+ Gov. Hickenlooper calls Colorado’s
+ Meanwhile, b, something that advocates say will boost pot tourism even more (and spare hotel rooms and public parks from being the de facto place to light up).
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+ Police are in the case of Charlene Voight, who has been missing since July.
+ A plane full of people .
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+ How bad is life in Colorado that
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+ and on pace to increase this year.
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Trump Watch
Because so much ink is being spilled over the president-elect, I’m grouping all Trump-related news here for easy reading. Got a tip? Send it my way.
+ Here’s a list of people and places that are experiencing anxiety in advance of Trump’s presidency:
- .
- Just about .
- Mexico, suddenly worried .
- Women’s rights organizations, who .
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- Privacy experts, as he will now be .
+ Google was almost as bad as Facebook , but the search (and advertising) giant has a plan to at least partially strike back: .
+ Several people questioned my characterization of as an anti-Semite and white nationalist yesterday. Here’s my argument: even if you look past his statements and writings, he has — for years — courted, encouraged and profited from anti-Semitic and white nationalist writings. That puts him in the same basket in my book. I mean, . . The Southern Poverty Law Center — which has been watching the transformation of the — .
+ Speaking of Bannon, Westword rounded up all the ways his site has characterized Colorado over the years, including .
+ It looks like .
+ The Indianapolis Star looks to have a bit of an email scandal of it’s own, .
+ Speaking of the staunch anti-abortion VP, .
+ If you only read one thing in this segment, make it this: “.” Trump’s team has demonstrated no problem directly lying to the public and now a weakened media, that faces cuts every fiscal year, will be expected to keep the government honest. It’s going to be a hard job. So please, .
What We’re Reading
+ Ever been caught on one of those email chains where everyone keeps hitting “Reply All” and it spirals out of control? Now imagine that instead of your office, . Ain’t technology grand?
+ Here’s a very real article titled “” I could say something snarky, but that would be pretty hypocritical considering how often I end up watching Guy’s Grocery Games.
+ , and Westword has a really fantastic look at his remarkable life.
+ If you use Shazam on your Mac, you should probably know .
+ and I’m glad it’s only available in Italy.
+ After a campaign full of issues about women’s bodies, The Washington Post’s post-Election party (organized by MGM casino) .
+ One of my favorite styles of architecture is Brutalism. Think soaring squares of concrete, jutting out of the earth like the ‘60s vision of the future. I even . So imagine my delight when dropped .
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: The Velvet Underground and Nico
Sounds like: A grainy black & white chase scene through a subway station that really feels like it matches the energy of the last week.
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 .