Officials intercept stolen ballots in Mesa County
Colorado Sun
Last night I went to the opening reception for a lovely new show in a small gallery at the University of Denver. “Mi Vida en Colcha” displays 44 needlework scenes — colchas — by San Luis native Josephine Lobato. The pieces are heavy on history with little dashes of fantasy and folklore, each one depicting a different moment from the San Luis Valley of Lobato’s childhood. Lobato, now 88 and living in Westminster, was there, too — you can read more about her and her work in this week’s Colorado Sunday. It was interesting to think about how the daily changes that we witness will fit into a larger arc of Colorado’s history, and how they might be retold 50 years from now.
Let’s get to them.
THE NEWS
ELECTION 2024
Scheme to cast votes on stolen mail ballots thwarted by Colorado election officials
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Fraudulently cast ballots in Mesa County
Election officials in Mesa County, a hot spot of conservative election conspiracies, intercepted a batch of fraudulently cast ballots mailed to the election office. The ballots were flagged because of suspicious signatures — when the voters were reached to remedy the situation, they informed officials that they hadn’t voted. Jesse Paul has the details.
OUTDOORS
National Park Service rewards Colorado with … city parks?
$15.7 million
Federal grant money to revive two historic parks
Denver will use the $8.4 million matching grant to brighten up La Alma Lincoln Park, a historic launch point for the Chicano movement in the city, that has fallen into disfavor with neighbors because of rising criminal activity. In Arvada, a revamped Gold Strike Park will honor the location of the first gold discovery in the state, and highlight the Indigenous people who originally inhabited the area. Michael Booth has more.
BUSINESS
Future of Colorado Safeway stores up to Denver judge as antitrust trial over merger ends
The nearly monthlong antitrust trial between the state of Colorado and Kroger and Albertsons supermarkets over the proposed megamerger drew to a close Thursday, with all sides offering their final remarks. State attorney Arthur Biller emphasized high prices and potential closures should the merger occur, while the grocery store giants argued that prices would drop to Kroger levels, which are at least 10% lower than Albertson’s. Tamara Chuang reports.
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