Author: Nicholas Fogleman
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Tapped: Douglas County looks to diversify water supply as population grows
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Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water — while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack…
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Tapped: With growth tapped out, Highlands Ranch turns to cutting demand
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Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Castle Rock working to reduce per-capita water use
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Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Parker makes strides toward renewable water supply
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Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Sterling Ranch plans to harvest rainwater
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Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Castle Pines upgrading water treatment capacity for future need
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Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy
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A panel of judges at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging JeffCo Public School’s policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations on school trips based on gender identity. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleged that the policy infringes on parents’ religious freedom by denying them notice or…
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Lone Tree City Council to welcome 2 new members
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Lone Tree City Council elections concluded Tuesday, with two new members set to join the council once final results are certified later this month. Michelle Béchamps and Tara Meekma Collins defeated their opponents to serve as District 1 and District 2 representatives, respectively. The Lone Tree City Council is composed of four councilmembers representing two…
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Union presses Douglas County School District to negotiate first contract in 13 years
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A Douglas County teachers’ union is urging the Douglas County School District to begin negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement after going for more than 13 years without one. The Douglas County Federation of Teachers (DCF) asked the Douglas County School District Board of Education to pass a resolution recognizing the union as the bargaining…
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Gazette newspapers win 51 awards at Top of the Rockies
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The Gazette family of newspapers won more than 50 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2026 Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism contest. The Gazette family, which includes The Denver Gazette, The Colorado Springs Gazette and Colorado Politics, collectively won 51 awards at a ceremony Saturday. Colorado Politics won 12 awards, including three first-place…