by Mr. Leadville | Jan 29, 2021 | Leadville News
Colorado’s latest attempt to combat unemployment fraud had some noteworthy results in its first week. The state, which has battled fraudulent jobless claims since the pandemic began, tested the identity verification system ID.me on 500 people whose benefits are on...
by Mr. Leadville | Jan 29, 2021 | Leadville News
By Alex Hager, Aspen Public Radio Pitkin County has the highest incidence rate of COVID-19 in all of Colorado, nearly double that of the next highest county. Those alarmingly high numbers have sparked strict public health measures and strained contact tracers – but...
by Mr. Leadville | Jan 29, 2021 | Leadville News
Last month, Mayor Michael Hancock’s office reached out to me about jointly working on a regional approach to the growing problem of homelessness in the Denver metro area and I agreed. However, I felt I didn’t have a good understanding of the issue so I decided to go...
by Mr. Leadville | Jan 28, 2021 | Leadville News
When distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, prioritizing older adults first will save the most lives, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder.The study, published in the Journal of Science Friday, uses mathematical modeling to estimate how different...
by Mr. Leadville | Jan 28, 2021 | Leadville News
Business was booming last year for homebuilders, general contractors and subcontractors that make up the Pikes Peak region’s construction industry, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.The estimated value of permits issued for the construction of single-family homes,...
by Mr. Leadville | Jan 28, 2021 | Leadville News
We often are reminded that “we are all in this together” in beating the pandemic. In spirit, that’s certainly true, but as a practical matter, inevitably, some are more “in this” than others. Front-line health care workers, for example, are in it up to their ears. The...
