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The future of food is banking on climate-resistant seeds like the ones grown in Boulder

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

It’s not enough to just grow one’s own produce anymore; the first step is in planning for foods that can grow in a changing climate starts with which seeds are harvested during years of adaptation.“People are just beginning to learn more about not just who grows their food, but also which seeds do well as they adapt to inevitable climate changes,” said Laura Allard, operations manager at MASA Seed Foundation in Boulder.Allard, along with Rich Pecoraro, who founded the MASA Seed Project initially and is its agricultural director, run this foundation that includes 24 acres of farmed land in east Boulder year-round. The mission of the foundation is to grow organic seeds that become part of a bio-regional seed bank.“Our living seed bank belongs to future generations,” said Allard.The MASA Seed Foundation is working with the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. “It has been fascinating to see how important these aspects of biology are in this...

Coloradans grapple with the added financial burden as student loan payments resume

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

When Tracy Cunningham was 9, she’d walk down the street to pick up food for her family. Her mother was close with the owner of a deli in their hometown of West Milford, New Jersey, and he would leave leftovers from the day on top of a garbage can for them to eat.Years later, as Cunningham was preparing to graduate from high school, she was offered an opportunity she’d never before thought of in her years working to help support her mother and three sisters: college.“I was just always like, ‘How do I make it out?'” Cunningham said. “And then a recruiter comes in and sees me. For the first time, someone sees me and sees my potential. And then I’m in $30,000 of debt by the age of 19.”The debt Cunningham, now 33, accumulated attending Berkeley College in New York has followed her ever since — though like millions of Americans, her federal student loan payments were paused for nearly three-and-a-half years during the pandemic. That ca...

This Aspen park is the most peaceful place in Colorado | Opinion

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s new series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we will offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).If you grew up in Colorado — and are of a certain age — then it’s almost a given that you listened to a lot of John Denver while riding in the back of your parents’ station wagon on road trips.His music was certainly the soundtrack to my family’s treks along Colorado’s country roads, from hits like “Rocky Mountain High,” “Sunshine on My Shoulders” and “Annie’s Song” to deeper cuts, like “Calypso,” “Fly Away” and “Grandma’s Feather Bed.”Associated PressFolk singer John Denver is shown in a undated file photo.One of those destinations every year was Aspen, John Denver’s home. My dad was a professor who attended a two-week conference there each...

Here’s where to get a turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwich in Colorado

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

If you know what a Thanksgiving sandwich is, then your mouth is already watering. If you don’t, then let me explain. Alternately known as a Pilgrim or Puritan sandwich, or even a Thanksgiving leftovers sub, these fine delicacies are made with the centerpieces of the typical holiday dinner: turkey, stuffing and cranberries. Sometimes, they include gravy or onions or other ingredients, but the key is the combination of sweet. savory and salty — even sultry — flavors.I’ve seen the combo used on pizzas, in burritos and in dumplings, but its finest form is between two pieces of bread, something you can find at a handful of special shops around Colorado, including Pony Up, which opened in Lower Downtown five years ago as a late-night, restaurant industry-focused spot serving variations on the French dip.“When we originally decided on the French dip menu, we knew we wanted to eventually do a turkey and gravy dip for the holiday,” said Pony Up owner Angel...

Denver’s Eating Recovery Center ignored patients’ repeated suicide attempts, state investigation finds

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

Two young patients repeatedly attempted to kill themselves in a three-week span earlier this year at a leading Denver eating disorder clinic after a doctor told staff to ignore their behavior, a state investigation found.The two patients — aged 11 and 14 — arrived at the nationally renowned Eating Recovery Center’s Spruce Street clinic in Denver within a day of each other in early June. Both had histories of self-harm and suicidal ideation, in addition to their eating disorders. As their behavior escalated, lower-level staff raised concerns that they weren’t capable of caring for the patients.But the center’s leaders kept them anyway, in violation of the facility’s own policies, according to an investigation by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Top providers believed the patients’ behavior was an attempt to get out of treatment. They addressed the mounting suicide attempts via “therapeutic ignoring” and in...

Artist Martha Russo brings her latest, and largest, ideas to GoCa in Colorado Springs 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

The exhibition “caesura” is built around two monumental installations by one of Colorado’s most significant artists, Martha Russo.There is more to this diverse showcase of Russo’s recent output — currently on display at the Galleries of Contemporary Art (GoCa) in Colorado Springs — but the dual star attractions alone, each large-scale, complicated and endlessly entertaining, are more than enough to encourage the one-hour trip south from Denver. It’s a chance to see the latest thinking from a locally based artist who has been practicing her craft for more than three decades, placing works in important collections along the way.Martha Russo has been making and assembling this work her entire career. (Wes Magyar, provided by the Galleries of Contemporary Art)Russo has drawn her exhibition title from the word “caesura,” which in Greek and Latin refers to a pause between words in a piece of literature, though it can also be used to describe any break or moment of stoppa...

France’s militarization of Armenia jeopardizes fragile peace in the South Caucasus

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

On November 12, it was reported that France sent a batch of Bastion armoured vehicles to Armenia as part of the newly established military cooperation program with the South Caucasian country. The batch, visually comprising 22 armoured vehicles, reached the port of Poti in Georgia and subsequently proceeded to Armenia via rail transport. In addition to armoured vehicles, France has earlier announced selling air defence systems to Armenia - writes Vasif HuseynovIn October, a month after the collapse of the Armenian separatist entity in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, Armenia signed a contract to acquire three Ground Master 200 radars produced by Thales, the same type deployed in Ukraine to counter Russian aggression. Additionally, Armenia finalized a separate contract with Safran for equipment such as binoculars and sensors. A letter of intent was also signed between Armenia and France, initiating the process for the procurement of Mistral air defence systems manufactured by MBDA....

10 Freeway Closed: Mayor Bass to provide update on downtown L.A. shutdown

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other local officials plan to hold a news conference at 6 a.m. Monday morning to update Angelenos on the closure of the 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles. The public has been warned the freeway could be shut down for a long time after a massive pallet yard fire over the weekend prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help facilitate cleanup and repairs. No cars are seen on the 10 Freeway through downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2023. (KTLA)The fire was first reported early Saturday around 12:30 a.m. near East 14th and Alameda streets underneath the freeway. It engulfed both sides of 14th Street underneath the 10, eventually melting some of the freeway’s steel guardrails and damaging firetrucks.The governor said the investigation into the cause of the fire should finish Monday morning, which would allow for more hazmat work to proceed. That needs to happen before engineers can get a better look at the damage to the fre...

How rookies Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski have earned Warriors’ respect

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski aren’t much like the Warriors’ rookies in recent past. Where most rookies are raw athletes teams hope they can mold into NBA players, these two are already NBA-ready.Coach Steve Kerr hasn’t been afraid to play either in key situations. He’s had Jackson-Davis guarding Denver’s MVP center Nikola Jokic last week when Draymond Green was out, and he’s sometimes used Podziemski as a third-string guard role to facilitate the offense and provide a youthful spark.“They’re ready,” Kerr said after the close Denver loss. “We’ll throw them out there in any situation.”Jackson-Davis, 23, is a four-year college player out of Indiana who, under coach Mike Woodson there, learned the value of creating shots for outside shooters as a big. That’s a skill most of the Warriors’ bigs throughout the dynasty have possessed, dating back to the Andrew Bogut days.Jackson-Davis has shown an immediate...

49ers report card: All-around dominance is ‘just what we needed’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:48:01 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here is how the 49ers (6-3) graded in Sunday’s 34-3 win over the host Jaguars (6-3):PASS OFFENSE: A-Brock Purdy’s career-best passer rating of 148.9 was bolstered in large part by three touchdown passes and an ability to avoid turnovers for the first time in four games. Don’t overlook some of the gutsier, strong-arm throws he made for third-down conversions to Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings on the far sideline. As for the first touchdown pass, Kyle Shanahan called it “one of his worst decisions” Purdy has made as a 49er, to which the second-year QB said: “I’m not necessarily proud of that play, honestly. Yes, it was a touchdown and everything; great. B.A. made a great play. But I’ve got to be smart with the ball, and if anything, I should have ran the ball.” Instead, Purdy put just enough air and touch on an across-the-field throw that it cleared George Kittle and two defenders before Aiyuk snagged it...