Author: Thomas Peipert
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Outdoor Retailer show moving back to Utah
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The Outdoor Retailer trade show is moving back to Salt Lake City from Denver next year despite threats from an environmental group and big-name recreation companies of a boycott, the event’s organizer announced Wednesday. Critics of holding the event in Utah say the state’s politicians oppose efforts to protect national monuments and public lands. But…
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‘Green’ building codes boost costs for Marshall fire victims
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DENVER • Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods in Louisville, Superior and near Boulder late last year, say they could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars more to rebuild because of environmentally sustainable construction standards passed shortly before the blaze. Now they want the Louisville…
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Ski resorts aim for more efficient snowmaking amid drought
DENVER • The sight can be jarring during extreme drought: snowmaking guns lined up on a mountainside, blasting precious crystal flakes on a ski run while the rest of the land goes thirsty. Snowpack in the U.S. West has decreased by about 20% in the past century, making man-made snow more vital each year to…
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Trump portrait adorns Colorado Capitol after Putin prank
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President Donald Trump finally joined the Colorado state Capitol’s wall of presidential portraits on Thursday, a year after a prankster placed a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin near the spot intended for him. Colorado Republicans raised more than $10,000 through a GoFundMe account in 2018 to commission the oil painting by Sarah Boardman, an…
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Teen girl questioned after missing Colorado boy found dead
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DENVER • A 16-year-old girl is being investigated in the death of a 7-year-old boy who was reported missing in Denver on Monday, authorities said. Police found the body of Jordan Vong hidden in his family’s home Tuesday and took the teenage girl into custody for investigation of first-degree murder. Joe Montoya, division chief of…
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Teen girl questioned after missing Colorado boy found dead
DENVER — A 16-year-old girl is being investigated in the death of a 7-year-old boy who was reported missing in Denver on Monday, authorities said. Police found the body of Jordan Vong hidden in his family’s home Tuesday and took the teenage girl into custody for investigation of first-degree murder. Joe Montoya, division chief of…
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Immersion art startup Meow Wolf picks Colorado to expand
SANTA FE, N.M. — Creators of a popular immersive art entertainment project in Santa Fe, New Mexico, announced Thursday a push into a major metropolitan market with plans for an interactive exhibit and music venue on a wedge of highway-side property in an industrial neighborhood of downtown Denver. The for-profit arts company Meow Wolf said…
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Climber from Colorado kills himself after girlfriend’s avalanche death
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Just two weeks before renowned climber Hayden Kennedy killed himself following the death of his girlfriend in an avalanche in Montana, he wrote on a climbing blog that he had watched too many friends die in the mountains over the last few years. “I’ve realized something painful. It’s not just the memorable summits and crux…