Leadville Colorado
Colorado's Highest Mountain Town
Lake County property transfers for Sept. 21-30, 2021
$650,000; 1201 Bayshore Drive, Antioch; Sold on Sept. 29, 2021, by Benjamin Lovinger to Sara M Glashagel $429,000; 1873 White Lake Drive, Antioch; Sold on Sept. 29, 2021, by NVR Inc to Scott Shaffer $423,500; 1824 White Lake Drive, Antioch; Sold on Sept. 28, 2021, by...
COLUMN: The need for racially integrated housing in Colorado
The problem of racial segregation in housing has been an enduring one in the United States. Particularly in older metropolitan areas, there are large sections of cities populated with only African American citizens or Hispanic citizens. This residential form of racial...
Friday Grab Bag, December 10, 2021 – Colorado Virtual Library
The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State Library. The Basalt Regional Library is celebrating the Winter Solstice in Midland Park (adjacent to the...
Outrage at Colorado Elementary School Separating Its Playground For Ordinary ‘Color Families’
An elementary school in Denver, Colorado has sparked outrage over “separate” playtime for “colored families” on the playground. The Centennial Elementary School hosted the equity event on December 8 for families of color to get together and play. But critics have...
You’ve Got a Colorado Criminal Record — Can You Get a Job?
Getting a job with a criminal conviction on your record can present quite a challenge for many Coloradoans. Today, employers use comprehensive background checks that are sure to spot any type of criminal history. If you have a criminal record, don’t lose hope. There...
Colorado COVID-19 cases falling again after holiday bump, but hospitals still full
Colorado’s COVID-19 situation is improving after a brief post-Thanksgiving bump, but hospitals are as full as they’ve ever been, state officials said. As of Thursday afternoon, 1,356 people were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19. That’s an improvement from the peak...
Colorado has a half-billion dollars to fix its mental health system, but it won’t work without workers
Bailey Carlin is the Family Services Outpatient Coordinator at Jefferson Center for Mental Health. A “Welcome Back” sign hangs on her office door as she and fellow colleagues have just started returning to the office for in person treatment as well as continuing zoom...
Colorado has half a billion dollars to fix its mental health system. But first it needs workers.
In the spring of 2020, the community mental health center that serves Jefferson, Gilpin and Clear Creek counties had a completely manageable number of job openings — 11 therapists, counselors and other clinicians. But as the coronavirus pandemic gripped Colorado, the...
Legislation would let an Arizona tribe lease its Colorado River water allocation
Posted Dec 10, 2021, 6:26 am Shondiin Silversmith Arizona Mirror A new proposal in Congress would let Arizona’s Colorado River Indian Tribes lease portions of their federal Colorado River allocations for the first time, a move the tribes said would benefit both the...