Author: David Mullen
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Colorado state park entrance fees will be waived Monday
Entrance fees at all 42 of Colorado’s state parks will be waived Monday to celebrate the state’s 146th birthday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has offered free admittance to the parks in conjunction with the state’s birthday, or Colorado Day, for at least five years. Colorado Day was established in 1907 by the state Legislature and…
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Denver Public Schools to raise wages for support staff
Starting salaries for support staff at Denver Public Schools will increase on Monday after the district came to an agreement with several organizations on Thursday. Bus drivers and mechanics, safety patrol officers, custodial staff, paraprofessionals and food service employees are among the positions benefiting from the increase, a district spokesman said. An initial increase will…
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Jefferson County school support staff to get pay raises
Support staff at Jefferson County Public Schools will soon be hired at a higher wage under a contract ratified Tuesday by the school board. Paraeducators, custodians, bus drivers, secretaries, food services workers and other support staff will be hired at $18 per hour, a 44% increase from the existing wage. The increase will take effect…
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Former marine finishes nearly 80 mile walk in Colorado for 2-year-old with Leukemia
Former Marine Jim Hickey has walked across the country to spread awareness of cancer and the people battling it. On Saturday, Hickey finished his latest trek for a 2-year-old battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Hickey finished his seven day, 78-mile journey from Colorado Springs to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora for Braxton Hankins alongside about two…
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Colorado state park entrance fees will be waived on Aug. 1
Entrance fees at all 42 of Colorado’s state parks will be waived on Aug. 1 to celebrate the state’s 146th birthday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has offered free admittance to the parks in conjunction with the state’s birthday, or Colorado Day, for at least five years. Colorado Day was established in 1907 by the state…
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Coloradans could legalize psychedelic mushrooms in November
A measure to legalize psychedelic mushrooms and create a system of healing centers across Colorado has made it onto the November ballot. The Natural Medicine Health Act, otherwise known as Initiative 58, has qualified for the general election ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The office said in a news release that…
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Coloradans could legalize psychedelic mushrooms on November ballot
A measure to legalize psychedelic mushrooms and create a system of healing centers across Colorado has made it onto the November ballot. The Natural Medicine Health Act, otherwise known as Initiative 58, has qualified for the general election ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The office said in a news release that…
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Mass shootings have increased significantly since 2012 slayings
Mass shootings in the U.S. and Colorado have increased substantially in the decade since 12 people were murdered and another 70 were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012. The shootings have occurred at grocery stores in Boulder and Buffalo, at a concert in Las Vegas,…
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Mass shootings have increased since Aurora theater massacre
Mass shootings in the U.S. and Colorado have increased substantially in the decade since 12 people were murdered and another 70 were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012. The shootings have occurred at grocery stores in Boulder and Buffalo, at a concert in Las Vegas,…
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A conversation with Todd Saliman about the future of the University of Colorado
Todd Saliman was named president of the University of Colorado system in late April. Saliman, 55, has worked for the university for 10 years, serving as its chief financial officer and vice president for government relations and strategy since 2012. He also served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and then…