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A Covid Head-Scratcher: Why Lice Lurk Despite Physical Distancing

A Covid Head-Scratcher: Why Lice Lurk Despite Physical Distancing

According to those in the world of professional nitpicking, Pediculus humanus capitis, the much-scorned head louse, has returned.
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Colorado leaders plan to make child care safer. Here’s how.

Colorado leaders plan to make child care safer. Here’s how.

Several of the task force’s nine recommendations recognize the large role that unlicensed caregivers
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Schools, Pediatricians Look to Make Up Lost Ground on Non-Covid Vaccinations

Schools, Pediatricians Look to Make Up Lost Ground on Non-Covid Vaccinations

Child health experts hope community clinics can help boost routine childhood immunizations
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Parents are spending new child benefit on food, education. But will Congress keep it?

Parents are spending new child benefit on food, education. But will Congress keep it?

Initial data suggests the expanded program has cut child poverty and child hunger substantially
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Colorado cracks down on schools using weak reading curriculum. Advocates worry about backpedaling.

Colorado cracks down on schools using weak reading curriculum. Advocates worry about backpedaling.

Colorado officials have ordered 15% of the state’s school districts to replace low-quality elementary reading programs
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Medical marijuana laws in Colorado will be more strict starting Jan. 1. Here's how.

Medical marijuana laws in Colorado will be more strict starting Jan. 1. Here's how.

Mark Ferrandino, executive director of the state's Department of Revenue and a former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, announced the rules late Tuesday night.
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Live Performers Find Red State Rules a Tough Act to Follow

Live Performers Find Red State Rules a Tough Act to Follow

Theater companies and musical ensembles looking to resume live performances are coming up with creative ways to make sure the show goes on safely.
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Local and regional hospitals at capacity with influx of mostly unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

Local and regional hospitals at capacity with influx of mostly unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

The fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the state, and local hospitals are once again being stretched thin.
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With less water on the Western Slope and in the Colorado River, the state wants new rules on how to measure and track what’s there

With less water on the Western Slope and in the Colorado River, the state wants new rules on how to measure and track what’s there

For the first time, the state is also pushing for new rules that spell out how some rights-holders should measure their water use
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Inside two Colorado mobile-home communities fighting to avoid corporate takeovers — with very different results

Inside two Colorado mobile-home communities fighting to avoid corporate takeovers — with very different results

Last year, state lawmakers passed a bill that was meant to support resident ownership.
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