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Apr 08 2024
Colorado Attorney General’s Office Announces Redesigned Stop Fraud Colorado Websites
As National Consumer Protection Week 2024 continues, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today the launch of redesigned websites for Stop Fraud Colorado and the Spanish-language No Más Fraude Colorado. The new websites are a modern, user-friendly update to the office’s consumer education programs which will make it easier for Coloradans to educate themselves about fraud …
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Apr 08 2024
It’s Time to Get Your COVID-19 Booster Shot!
It’s spring, the season for sweet strawberries, colorful tulips, crisp vegetables, and a COVID-19 booster shot. Health experts with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended an extra dose of the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine for all people in the U.S. ages 65 and older. Why? Simple. Hospitalizations and COVID-19 death rates …
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Apr 01 2024
Memory Cafes Making Impact for Dementia Community
A Dementia Together memory café participant shared: “I can’t even find the words to express how blown away I was at the Memory Cafe today…I enjoyed the youth volunteers so much and quite obviously everyone else did too! The guitar player was delightful. We knew every word of every song. The cookies and ice cream …
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Apr 01 2024
Fort Collins Mayor Jeni Arndt to Serve on Regional Executive Committee
After an eight-month democratic election process, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) elected Fort Collins Mayor Jeni Arndt to serve on its Regional Executive Committee (RexCom) for North America. A global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development, ICLEI’s member cities, towns and counties in the United States …
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Apr 01 2024
Broomfield Presents Jazz Pianist Art Lande on April 5
Enjoy this free concert from GRAMMY-nominated and internationally-renowned jazz pianist Art Lande. Art has performed with countless jazz icons including Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Swallow, Charlie Haden, Kenny Wheeler, Sheila Jordan, Mark Isham, Paul McCandless, Jan Garbarek, and many others. Pianist Art Lande’s legendary life in jazz continues with this concert of …
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Apr 01 2024
CU Boulder Presents Asleep at the Wheel with CU Symphony
Austin, Texas-based Asleep at the Wheel is a staple of the American roots music landscape, charting across four consecutive decades. Inspired by Western swing and honky-tonk country, over the years the band has accumulated 10 Grammy Awards and collaborations with the biggest icons of country music including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and the Dixie Chicks. …
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Apr 01 2024
The World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report (WHR) was released in mid-March by a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board. The report is produced under the editorial control of the WHR Editorial Board. The World Happiness Report reflects a worldwide demand for more attention to …
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Mar 25 2024
Denver Zoo’s Preservation Program
With more than a million species in danger of extinction worldwide, many due to devastating habitat loss, zoo-based conservation has become an essential component of long-term species survival. As an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited institution, Denver Zoo has long participated in the Species Survival Plan (SSP) to ensure genetic diversity in wildlife bred …
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Mar 25 2024
Aurora Announces New Library and Cultural Services Director
Ginger White Brunetti has been named to lead the city of Aurora Library and Cultural Services Department following a national search. She began work in February. White Brunetti has over 25 years of experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, most recently serving as executive director of the City and County of Denver Arts & …
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Mar 25 2024
Working Past Age 65?
If you’re planning on working past 65, you may be wondering whether you should stay with your employer’s health plan or enroll in Medicare. The answer depends on the size of your employer, as well as the cost and coverage of their health plan. Most people benefit by enrolling in Medicare Part A (hospitalization) at …
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Mar 25 2024
Larimer County to Expand Broadband Infrastructure
In partnership with Fort Collins Connexion and Loveland’s Pulse Fiber Internet, the Larimer County community has been awarded $14 million in grant awards to enhance and expand its broadband infrastructure to an additional 1,935 locations, including areas in Rist Canyon, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado Mountain Campus, Poudre Canyon/Poudre Park, Pole Mountain, Hidden Valley Estate, and …
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Mar 25 2024
Radon Gas Alert: Radon Causes Lung Cancer In Non-smokers and Smokers
The Facts… • Lung cancer kills thousands of Americans every year. Smoking, radon, and secondhand smoke are the leading causes of lung cancer. Although lung cancer can be treated, the survival rate is one of the lowest for those with cancer. From the time of diagnosis, between 11 and 15 percent of those afflicted will …
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