Letters: Hot Springs?, and Glenwood open for business – Glenwood Springs Post Independent
April 10, 2020
What safety measures is Hot Springs Pool taking?There was a very inviting photo of the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool in your cover of the Post Independent on Thursday. It is alarming that the hot springs have not made any comments on the safety measures they’re taking, and do we know if the water itself is…
House Bill Would Allow For Paid Leave, Testing & Tax Credits To Lessen Impact Of Coronavirus
April 10, 2020
DENVER, CO – MARCH 14: David Storey processes samples for COVID-19 testing at Colorado Department of … [+] Public Health and Environment Laboratory Services Division on Saturday. March 14, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Denver Post via Getty Images As numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19…
Post Malone Berated For Not Canceling Denver Show Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
April 10, 2020
Published on: Mar 13, 2020, 10:39 AM Erika Goldring/WireImage Denver, CO – Post Malone took the stage at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Thursday night (March 12) as planned — despite widespread panic over COVID-19. As a result, the platinum-selling artist is receiving a healthy dose of backlash for not canceling the performance.…
Gov. Jared Polis Confirms ‘Community Spread’ Of Coronavirus – CBS Denver
April 10, 2020
March 11, 2020 at 9:59 pmDENVER (CBS4) – Gov. Jared Polis says the state confirmed 33 cases of coronavirus on Wednesday. Nine of those cases are in Pitkin County; six of which are Australians who visited Pitkin County. “These visitors are currently in quarantine. CDPHE staff, in conjunction with Pitkin County Public Health, are monitoring people…
Business Monday: Pitkin County sues Juul over marketing to youth – Aspen Times
April 10, 2020
In this Monday, June 17, 2019, photo, a cashier displays a packet of tobacco-flavored Juul pods at a store in San Francisco.San Francisco E Cigarette BanClaiming that Pitkin County “has been hit hard by the youth vaping epidemic,” a federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Juul Labs and other makers of electronic cigarettes and tobacco vaporizers…
Volunteers gathered on dark, cold morning under a Denver viaduct to pack food for hungry students
April 10, 2020
Volunteers from Food For Thought began their work day Friday before the sun did. At 5:30 a.m. in 22-degree weather, a handful of men and women gathered under a downtown viaduct to unpack boxes of peanut butter, soup, crackers and other non-perishable food items. The goal was to prepare 3,500 bags of food to be…
Park closures, 3D-printed masks, writing history: News from around our 50 states
April 10, 2020
AlabamaWUSA-TV reports. The request comes after reports of crowds gathering at the memorials over the weekend. “Federal agencies must do their part to flatten the curve,” Norton said. “Given the crowds that continue to gather in the chambers of both the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, it is no longer in the best interest of the…
How Hollywood Helped Fight the Polio Pandemic
April 10, 2020
When the world faced the polio pandemic in the mid-20th century, the reactions were similar to today. Travel restrictions were put in place, individuals and even towns were quarantined, entertainment events were canceled — and showbiz pitched in to help. Radio shows and movie theaters — the dominant forms of pop culture in those days…
Denver’s mayor orders residents to stay inside except for essential needs — and even tried to shut down liquor stores and recreational marijuana shops
April 10, 2020
Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued an order on Monday telling the citizens of the city and county to stay indoors except for essential needs until at least April 10.Denver’s metropolitan area has a population of about 3.2 million, but this order applies only to people who live inside the…
Sheryl Sandberg and Fiancé Tom Bernthal Launch Emergency Fund to Feed Families amid Coronavirus
April 10, 2020
Sheryl Sandberg and her new fiancé Tom Bernthal are doing their part to help those affected by school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Facebook COO, 50, announced on Friday that she and Bernthal, 46, were helping launch the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Feeding Families in partnership with their local food bank, Second Harvest of…