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Good morning! How was everyone’s commute? . If you’re lucky enough to either have not left for the day (or work from home but need supplies) or even if you don’t think you need them.
Fun stuff: It’s a good day to or set up a Hulu trial for or catch up on your charity donation after .
Not fun: Traffic. Colds. Freezing every bone in your body. And worse: The cold weather was .
and meteorologists are saying “there’s just enough snow to cause problems,” so stay safe out there.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: Well, you know. All that above. While the snow is going to be light this morning, , as in -7 degrees with a wind chill factor of -20.
+ Today’s Editorial: “” (more on that below)
+ One of Eric’s Great Ideas For Christmas Gifts: I’ve been , so at only $27, that’s about $0.02 per day to use a knife that’s . Great for kids/friends in new apartments or just getting used to cooking (as I was four years ago).
Rashaan Salaam, Buff’s only Heisman winner, dead at 42
Adam Nadel, Associated Press
Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam poses with the 1994 Heisman Trophy on Dec. 10, 1994, at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York.
One of the most admired CU football players and one of its most beloved men, Rashaan Salaam, . Salaam, who won the Heisman trophy in 1994 after one of the most impressive single seasons in college football history, lit up Folsom Field and after a brief NFL career, returned to Boulder to help teach children, . We’ll be updating the story as we learn more.
+ His teammates and fans .
+ Mark Kiszla asks: “”
The last gasp of #NeverTrump
By law, Colorado electors (aka the people who actually cast the state’s votes in the Electoral College) must vote in agreement with the state’s popular vote, in this case for Hillary Clinton. So why would two of Colorado’s electors sue the state to challenge that law if their goal is to block Donald Trump? It all has to do with that magic number of 270, and (including the Secretary of State’s sharp-tongued statement denouncing the move), as he is known to do.
Au revoir, Adele Arakawa
Adele Arakawa — KUSA’s reigning queen of Denver’s TV news landscape — that was leaked in advance of 9News’ own announcement. Arakawa has been at the top of the ratings in Denver for 24 years, almost unheard of in modern local news, and will be spending more time in Arizona with her husband. Which is a good place to be for someone who has, as she said to our Joanne Ostrow,
Pearl Harbor, internment and the Colorado governor who said “no”
Today, Dec. 7, is 75 years from the “day that will live in infamy” when the attack on Pearl Harbor launched the U.S. into World War II. Our staff has been exploring the meaning and consequences of that day in Colorado and around the world.
+ See documenting the attack.
+ If it’s been awhile since you learned about Pearl Harbor, pour a cup of coffee and . He interviews some of the last remaining survivors of the attacks and paints a vivid, riveting picture of the day itself and the reverberations around the world.
+ As the number of survivors dwindle, .
+ In the dark history of Japanese-American internment that clouded American life after the attacks, one of the only politicians in the country to take a moral stand against it was Colorado Governor Ralph Carr. Jesse Paul has .
+ We have too many great articles to list here, .
By The Numbers
$1 billion
That’s how much United Airlines expects to add to its income over the next few years by implementing that has passengers asking what’s next? A fee for oxygen?
Quick Hits
+ The (with a massive beef processing plant in Greeley) will have an IPO, in .
+ There may be a slightly more coherent plan for Denver’s growth with the launch of a program .
+ , according to Ray Rinaldi.
+ Four Aurora cops won’t face charges .
+ that costs as much as dinner for two at Applebee’s.
+ Brighton police are investigating after a woman was found “screaming and with severe head wounds” Monday night.
+ In a year full of Bad Days For Chipotle Stock Holders, (and it’s all due to customer service, apparently).
+ The murder of Devin Clark in Pueblo sparked vigils and . Yesterday, Timothy Trujillo, the first person to go to trial for the crime, .
+ Here’s a question I didn’t think I’d have to ask:
+ It’s important, because with a win.
+ Chris Rock is a very funny man and he’s .
What We’re Reading
+ 5280 examines , and why restaurants should make it a better experience.
+ I wish that a story , but I promise it’s still interesting.
+ .
+ Time to get your etiquette on: (and why they still matter).
+ The future of talking to our appliances is already kinda here with things like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. But humans will always be better at pranks than robots. Case in point, . We should all remember this trick for when the robots finally just take over.
+ Speaking of that, here’s a depressing quiz: ?
Trump Digest
+ Donald Trump has joined Charles Lindbergh, Martin Luther King Jr., Mark Zuckerberg and Adolf Hitler in the ranks of Time’s (here’s , if you’re interested).
+ Colorado’s business leaders have one message for Congress: .
+ Trump and solar: .
+ The mayor of NYC says , where the president-elect has been conducting his transition planning, and he’d very much like the federal government to reimburse him.
+ Speaking of security, the stopgap spending bill before lawmakers .
+ Non-Trump-related drama around the spending bill includes an . Coal-state Republicans want to extend the coverage, while major GOP leaders are “wary of bailing out unionized workers.”
+ Masayoshi Son — the owner of Japan’s Softbank aka the parent company of Sprint — says he wants to “invest $50 billion in the United States.” That number is suspiciously close to the price of T-Mobile, which Masayoshi who would oppose reducing the U.S. to only three major wireless carriers. One might assume he thinks that might not be a problem under Trump.
+ I’m just going to put the headline for this one from The Washington Post: “”
+ Van Jones, the Democratic CNN commentator resonated above almost any others, .
+ The Atlantic, on the other hand, argues against “” and that in fact she spoke directly to them, but a large chunk didn’t want any part of the “social democracy” she was laying the groundwork for.
Song of the Day
Song: “”
Artist: Majical Cloudz
Sounds like: Don’t let the band name fool you: this is a soaring, atmospheric track that somehow is perfect for a slow, cloudy drive.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
Yesterday I said that Denver hadn’t been below freezing in 22 months, when I meant below zero. We don’t use Celsius ’round these parts.
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