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Shay said the idea is for men to simply bond over a meal somewhere other than online. “Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.” www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c...
In rural Colorado, some men are taking their troubles and putting them on the table
Dude Talk Dinners allow guys to meet offline, share a meal and talk about real life — jobs, stress, relationships.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Shay said the idea is for men to simply bond over a meal somewhere other than online. “Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.” www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c...
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Shay said the idea is for men to simply bond over a meal somewhere other than online.
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social
In rural Colorado, some men are taking their troubles and putting them on the table
Dude Talk Dinners allow guys to meet offline, share a meal and talk about real life — jobs, stress, relationships.
www.cpr.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Shay said the idea is for men to simply bond over a meal somewhere other than online.
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social
“Have conversations that aren't keyboard warriors,” he said, “and having conversations that feel really authentic and very human.”
www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social
Two of the four deaths have been children younger than 5 from outside metro Denver. It comes with low flu immunizations, only about a third of Colorado children 6 months to 9 years old have gotten a shot this season. #flu www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/f...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Two of the four deaths have been children younger than 5 from outside metro Denver. It comes with low flu immunizations, only about a third of Colorado children 6 months to 9 years old have gotten a shot this season. #flu www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/f...
Two of the four deaths have been children younger than 5 from outside metro Denver. It comes with low flu immunizations, only about a third of Colorado children 6 months to 9 years old have gotten a shot this season. www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/f...
Fourth Colorado child dies of flu this respiratory viral season
The state health department says it was a child younger than 5 who lived outside of metro Denver.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Two of the four deaths have been children younger than 5 from outside metro Denver. It comes with low flu immunizations, only about a third of Colorado children 6 months to 9 years old have gotten a shot this season. www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/f...
The death was the fifth pediatric COVID-19 death of 2025, according to the state health department. The number of children who have died of COVID since 2020 is 47. That's more than triple the 13 children who have died from the flu in Colorado since 2019.
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Colorado's first child death from COVID-19 this season amid low vaccination rates and required shots overhaul
It’s a bad viral season in the state, and the number of children immunized against COVID has declined sharply.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The death was the fifth pediatric COVID-19 death of 2025, according to the state health department. The number of children who have died of COVID since 2020 is 47. That's more than triple the 13 children who have died from the flu in Colorado since 2019.
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“The state’s Medicaid program mistakenly paid contracted providers, which transport patients who use larger wheelchairs, several times more than was required.”
New reporting from @codaleynews.bsky.social and @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
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New reporting from @codaleynews.bsky.social and @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
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Medicaid recipients, advocates furious over state mistake that’s costing tens of millions of dollars
This now threatens funding for programs supporting thousands of Colorado families with children with disabilities.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:27 AM
“The state’s Medicaid program mistakenly paid contracted providers, which transport patients who use larger wheelchairs, several times more than was required.”
New reporting from @codaleynews.bsky.social and @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
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New reporting from @codaleynews.bsky.social and @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
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Medicaid recipients, advocates furious over state mistake that’s costing tens of millions of dollars www.cpr.org/2026/01/29/m... #copolitics
Medicaid recipients, advocates furious over state mistake that’s costing tens of millions of dollars
This now threatens funding for programs supporting thousands of Colorado families with children with disabilities.
www.cpr.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Medicaid recipients, advocates furious over state mistake that’s costing tens of millions of dollars www.cpr.org/2026/01/29/m... #copolitics
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The most recent death comes amidst what has been a bad flu season, both in the state and nationally. The fatality is the second in the last two weeks and the third in a month. www.cpr.org/2026/01/22/t...
A third Colorado child dies from flu this winter
A bad respiratory virus season and low vaccination rates driving the numbers
www.cpr.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The most recent death comes amidst what has been a bad flu season, both in the state and nationally. The fatality is the second in the last two weeks and the third in a month. www.cpr.org/2026/01/22/t...
The most recent death comes amidst what has been a bad flu season, both in the state and nationally. The fatality is the second in the last two weeks and the third in a month. www.cpr.org/2026/01/22/t...
A third Colorado child dies from flu this winter
A bad respiratory virus season and low vaccination rates driving the numbers
www.cpr.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The most recent death comes amidst what has been a bad flu season, both in the state and nationally. The fatality is the second in the last two weeks and the third in a month. www.cpr.org/2026/01/22/t...
Colorado has now reported 2 of the 17 pediatric flu deaths in the U.S. this season. www.cpr.org/2026/01/15/p...
Colorado records 2nd pediatric flu death of the season
The state has seen high levels of hospitalizations from the virus and low levels of vaccination.
www.cpr.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Colorado has now reported 2 of the 17 pediatric flu deaths in the U.S. this season. www.cpr.org/2026/01/15/p...
“The whole block was sick and some of us got crippled. And that was just the way it was,” she said. www.cpr.org/2026/01/14/p...
Polio survivor joins Colorado’s new pro-vaccine group, created as federal guidelines upended
Doctors, lawmakers and other advocates are joining forces to promote routinely recommended vaccines for kids.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
“The whole block was sick and some of us got crippled. And that was just the way it was,” she said. www.cpr.org/2026/01/14/p...
The 782 new flu-related hospitalizations reported for the week ending Dec. 27 is a record for raw numbers of influenza hospitalizations reported in one week since the state started tracking influenza hospitalizations in 2004, said a CDPHE spokesperson. www.cpr.org/2025/12/31/c...
Hundreds of Coloradans hospitalized with flu as numbers explode into record territory
Nearly 800 people in the state are hospitalized with influenza.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The 782 new flu-related hospitalizations reported for the week ending Dec. 27 is a record for raw numbers of influenza hospitalizations reported in one week since the state started tracking influenza hospitalizations in 2004, said a CDPHE spokesperson. www.cpr.org/2025/12/31/c...
“We're continuing to see steadily increasing numbers of kids with the flu with no end in sight,” said Dr. Shen Nagel. www.cpr.org/2025/12/31/c...
Hundreds of Coloradans hospitalized with flu as numbers explode into record territory
Nearly 800 people in the state are hospitalized with influenza.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“We're continuing to see steadily increasing numbers of kids with the flu with no end in sight,” said Dr. Shen Nagel. www.cpr.org/2025/12/31/c...
Nearly 800 people (782) in Colorado are now hospitalized with flu, that’s almost 250 more than a week ago, 430 more than two weeks ago and 12 times the number the state recorded in mid-November. www.cpr.org/2025/12/31/c...
Hundreds of Coloradans hospitalized with flu as numbers explode into record territory
Nearly 800 people in the state are hospitalized with influenza.
www.cpr.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Nearly 800 people (782) in Colorado are now hospitalized with flu, that’s almost 250 more than a week ago, 430 more than two weeks ago and 12 times the number the state recorded in mid-November. www.cpr.org/2025/12/31/c...
“It's super complicated,” said one researcher. "Are there legitimate therapeutic and medical uses? Absolutely. Are there legitimate recreational uses? Well, the voters of Colorado and increasingly other states say yes. Are there harms? Absolutely.” www.cpr.org/2025/12/18/c...
In a major change in cannabis policy that could impact Colorado’s industry, president directs DOJ to ease regulations
Reclassifying the drug to a Schedule III drug puts it on par with Tylenol with codeine and opens the doors for Colorado research.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“It's super complicated,” said one researcher. "Are there legitimate therapeutic and medical uses? Absolutely. Are there legitimate recreational uses? Well, the voters of Colorado and increasingly other states say yes. Are there harms? Absolutely.” www.cpr.org/2025/12/18/c...
Of Colorado’s 36 cases in 2025, the vast majority, 28, came in those who were unvaccinated or who have unknown vaccine status, according to the state health department. www.cpr.org/2025/12/15/m...
Colorado records 36th measles case of the year, state’s epidemiologist says vaccination provides the best protection
Weld counts its first case as the state total far surpasses previous years’ totals, according to the state health department
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December 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Of Colorado’s 36 cases in 2025, the vast majority, 28, came in those who were unvaccinated or who have unknown vaccine status, according to the state health department. www.cpr.org/2025/12/15/m...
Metrics for flu, shown on the state’s dashboard, show a clear uptick, just before the busy holiday season, with increases in emergency department visits, the rate of tests coming back positive and in wastewater samples.
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With a potentially rough flu season on the horizon, Colorado has lost nearly $28 million in federal immunization funding
Federal money pulled back under the Trump administration would have funded and staffed things like a broad paid-media campaign, a statewide vaccine reminder program and a vaccine equity program.
www.cpr.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Metrics for flu, shown on the state’s dashboard, show a clear uptick, just before the busy holiday season, with increases in emergency department visits, the rate of tests coming back positive and in wastewater samples.
www.cpr.org/2025/11/20/f...
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It comes as the nation has seen a huge rise in cases. For the first time in 25 years, the U.S. could lose its measles-free status. www.cpr.org/2025/11/13/m...
Confirmed measles infection reported in Montezuma County, 32nd case in Colorado this year
The state and Montezuma County health departments say the case is in a school-aged child.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It comes as the nation has seen a huge rise in cases. For the first time in 25 years, the U.S. could lose its measles-free status. www.cpr.org/2025/11/13/m...
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Layoffs hit Colorado programs for substance abuse and mental health services www.cpr.org/2025/10/20/l... via @codaleynews.bsky.social #copolitics
Layoffs hit Colorado programs for substance abuse and mental health services
CPR talks to Rep. Pettersen about Trump’s staffing cuts to places that help Coloradans deal with mental health or drug problems.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Layoffs hit Colorado programs for substance abuse and mental health services www.cpr.org/2025/10/20/l... via @codaleynews.bsky.social #copolitics
Supporters of the ban now have a 4-to-1 lead in fundraising. The move drew quick criticism from backers of the repeal, who are asking voters to abolish the ban and allow the sale of flavored vaporizers and other products in Denver.
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Mayor Mike (the other one) drops big bucks into Denver’s flavored nicotine fight
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, gave $1.5 million last month to an anti-nicotine campaign.
denverite.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Supporters of the ban now have a 4-to-1 lead in fundraising. The move drew quick criticism from backers of the repeal, who are asking voters to abolish the ban and allow the sale of flavored vaporizers and other products in Denver.
denverite.com/2025/10/08/m...
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Here’s what to know about undocumented immigrants and health care www.cpr.org/2025/10/02/u... #copolitics
Here’s what to know about undocumented immigrants and health care
It’s at the center of a big fight over a government shutdown in Washington, D.C.
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October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Here’s what to know about undocumented immigrants and health care www.cpr.org/2025/10/02/u... #copolitics
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“Pretty much everybody here's in the same boat, I don't know how many people here are independently wealthy, but I don't believe it's a lot,” he said with a laugh. “So it's really important for us. It really is.” www.cpr.org/2025/09/24/m... via @codaleynews.bsky.social #copolitics
Nursing homes and their residents fear Medicaid cuts impacts
Senator John Hickenlooper visited a skilled nursing facility in Lakewood to hear the worries residents, caregivers and administrators have over unprecedented cuts.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Pretty much everybody here's in the same boat, I don't know how many people here are independently wealthy, but I don't believe it's a lot,” he said with a laugh. “So it's really important for us. It really is.” www.cpr.org/2025/09/24/m... via @codaleynews.bsky.social #copolitics
Will I be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine? What about my children? Will children be able to get their routine childhood vaccines? If the new federal vaccine panel upends accepted vaccine recommendations, how will Colorado respond? You have questions, we have some answers. www.cpr.org/2025/09/17/c...
Vaccine questions in Colorado multiply ahead of meeting of key federal vaccine panel
Many Coloradans have questions surrounding vaccines. We’re here to answer them.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Will I be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine? What about my children? Will children be able to get their routine childhood vaccines? If the new federal vaccine panel upends accepted vaccine recommendations, how will Colorado respond? You have questions, we have some answers. www.cpr.org/2025/09/17/c...
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It’s Mike Lamp’s last week as CPR’s Morning Edition host. He signs off Friday—his 64th birthday. Mike sat down with me for a conversation about his life on air and off.
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Longtime CPR Morning Edition host Mike Lamp retires after 44 years in radio and TV
Lamp came to Colorado Public Radio in 2000 after a broadcast career in Flagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona.
www.cpr.org
September 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It’s Mike Lamp’s last week as CPR’s Morning Edition host. He signs off Friday—his 64th birthday. Mike sat down with me for a conversation about his life on air and off.
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“I will not allow ridiculous and costly red tape or decisions made far away in Washington to keep Coloradans from accessing vaccines,” Gov. Jared Polis said. www.cpr.org/2025/09/03/e...
Amid federal vaccine uncertainty, Colorado takes steps to insure access to COVID-19 vaccines
State health department and chief medical officer issue orders to expand Coloradans' access to the shots.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“I will not allow ridiculous and costly red tape or decisions made far away in Washington to keep Coloradans from accessing vaccines,” Gov. Jared Polis said. www.cpr.org/2025/09/03/e...