First Seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Colorado Springs is getting a fancy new museum full of technology and adaptive displays to celebrate Paralympians and Olympians of the past and future. Despite COVID-19 shrinking the […]
FROM BAILEY TO FLOYD
A YEAR LATER, DO BLACK LIVES MATTER HERE YET? First seen in The Colorado Springs Independent For De’Von Bailey’s closest friends, the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer in […]
How to weed-whack through fake COVID-19 information
VIRAL VIRUS MISINFORMATION First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Colorado Springs company Lead Stories is fighting the spread of misinformation on the internet. A reporter, a tech entrepreneur and a lawyer joined forces in 2015 to […]
Businesses hope to force Nor’wood-controlled board to operate transparently
First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Disgruntled business owners in northern Colorado Springs will get their chance in court July 30 to shake loose documents that could explain where millions of dollars in current […]
‘Street Medics’ Fight COVID-19 And Tend To Protesters’ Wounds
First seen in NPR for Kaiser Health News Amid clouds of choking tear gas, booming flash-bang grenades and other “riot control agents,” volunteer medics in Denver plunged into street protests in recent weeks to help […]
Why All the Hate for We Are Love Denver?
First seen in Denver Westword As thousands of people started pouring into Denver’s streets on May 28 to protest police brutality and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, community members — some first-time organizers — […]
Protesters, Police Clash for a Third Night in Denver
First seen in Denver Westword On Saturday, May 30, thousands of people gathered at the State Capitol in downtown Denver for the third day in a row to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Protesters […]
Under COVID Cloud, Prisons In Rural America Threaten To Choke Rural Hospitals
First seen in Kaiser Health News As the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Montana, it spread into the Marias Heritage Center assisted living facility, then flowed into the nearby 21-bed hospital. Toole County quickly became the […]
SLUGGISH LA COUNTY COURTS ARE LEAVING YOUNG PEOPLE LOCKED UP DURING THE PANDEMIC
While adults in the county have been granted expedited release in groups, the juvenile court continues to review cases individually.
How Cities’ Big Nonprofits Are Tackling Income Inequality
First seen in POLITICO Magazine By some measures, Chicago has one of the country’s largest and most diversified economies with 4 million workers, but the city has struggled to uplift historically segregated and economically depressed communities on […]
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