Author: James Trotter
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Older neighborhoods vs. affordable housing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the past two years, a battle has been raging for control over the character and livability of older neighborhoods in cities throughout the Front Range of Colorado. The older neighborhoods, most of them clustered…
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Tom Cronin: CIA — the mission and the challenges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Harry Truman established the CIA in 1947 to prevent future Pearl Harbors and to deal with the developing threats of the Cold War. He did not know this espionage agency would later topple foreign governments, assassinate people, operate overseas torture camps, and frustrate virtually…
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Blue state, Red state: Colorado, Wyoming have twin COVID-19 outbreaks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WHEATLAND, Wyo. — Brandon Graves said COVID-19 arrived in Wheatland the way new movies do in this High Plains farming town: Months after hitting the big cities and without much fanfare. “It kind of trickled in and it never really exploded here,” said Graves, a…
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Delta variant surges in Mesa County as thousands attend festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GRAND JUNCTION — Dr. Rachel LaCount grasped a metal hoop at a playground and spun in circles with her 7-year-old son, turning the distant mesas of the Colorado National Monument into a red-tinged blur. LaCount…
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Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count scores impact of climate change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN • On a recent morning, local naturalist Rebecca Weiss led a small group of amateur birders through the frozen cattails near the John Denver Sanctuary in Aspen. Donning binoculars and masks, they stood at…
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Mayor John Suthers on DreamCity
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “I don’t believe even the most visionary among us could have foreseen what has transpired since we emerged from the great recession. We’ve added 40,000 high paying jobs since 2015, most in high demand areas…
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About this series
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Today’s articles on the impact of COVID-19 on correctional facilities in Colorado and a deep look at the first COVID-19 death of a Colorado prisoner are the latest installments in The Gazette’s ongoing investigation into the state’s corrections system and criminal justice issues. The Criminal Injustice…
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2018 fire season by the numbers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 2018 fire season by the numbers By the numbers: 2018 Colorado Wildfire Season 502 wildfires More than 475,000 acres burned 108,000 acres burned in the Spring Creek fire, the third largest in Colorado history $40.1 million paid by the state for wildfire suppression $120.3 million…
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Water legacy: Hickenlooper’s tenure may be most judged by his water initiatives
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves office on Jan. 8 after eight years as governor. He may be best remembered for guiding the state through its growing pains over the legalization of recreational marijuana, but he leaves another legacy as well: water. In a fast-growing state that…
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Space Force: Springs is epicenter for space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs and Colorado have become the epicenter for America’s military space efforts over the past 36 years. Here’s a look at some local military space units: Air Force Space Command: This four-star command at Peterson Air Force Base overseas military space efforts nationwide. With…