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On Edge: The trouble with Mind Springs

On Edge: The trouble with Mind Springs

The suicide rate in this mountain community of 31,000 is higher than Colorado’s
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Seeking Refills: Aging Pharmacists Leave Drugstores Vacant in Rural America

Seeking Refills: Aging Pharmacists Leave Drugstores Vacant in Rural America

Pharmacies were once routinely bequeathed from one generation to the next.
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Colorado Hospitals in ‘Critical Condition’ as State Weathers Another Surge

Colorado Hospitals in ‘Critical Condition’ as State Weathers Another Surge

The combination of too many covid patients, the need to treat those who delayed care and staff shortages have pushed hospitals into crisis
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Three things to know about Colorado’s plan for universal preschool

Three things to know about Colorado’s plan for universal preschool

Colorado is set to provide universal preschool at no cost to families starting in the fall of 2023
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Colorado Education Association report warns of increased teacher burnout, shortages

Colorado Education Association report warns of increased teacher burnout, shortages

Facing pandemic burnout, two out of three Colorado educators have said they are considering leaving the profession
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'A way we resist': Quilts honor victims of racial violence

'A way we resist': Quilts honor victims of racial violence

A group of 75 stitchers from across the U.S. and beyond worked together to construct the two quilts
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On Edge: Colorado has half a billion dollars to fix its mental health system. But it won’t work without workers.

On Edge: Colorado has half a billion dollars to fix its mental health system. But it won’t work without workers.

By March, a year into the pandemic, the community mental health center was down 105 workers, about one-fifth of its clinical workforce.
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With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work

With Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work

Economists and public health experts alike say paid sick leave is an essential tool n the effort to prevent covid-19.
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US approves Indigenous name change for Colorado mountain

US approves Indigenous name change for Colorado mountain

Mestaa'ėhehe Mountain, which is pronounced "mess-taw-HAY," bears the name of and honors an influential translator also known as Owl Woman who mediated between Native Americans and white traders and soldiers in what is now southern Colorado.
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Food service directors await federal action to keep school lunch programs going

Food service directors await federal action to keep school lunch programs going

School districts are seeing higher participation rates, meaning more students are opting for a school lunch than in previous years.
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