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Colorado’s child care gaps laid bare by pandemic with never-ending wait lists, exorbitant costs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

The coronavirus pandemic, with its economic and social upheavals, underlined the country’s gaps and inequities in wages, health care, housing, education and child care.But while some pandemic-related problems have eased or improved, the price and availability of child care continue to create strains for families in Colorado and across the country as they strive to gain back ground.At the same time, educators and advocates say the needs highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic have prompted states and the federal government to provide more funding for things like child care. They see more awareness about how the lack of options for children and families can reverberate through communities and the economy.Clear Creek County Commissioner George Marlin has seen the effects when families are forced to juggle making a living with taking care of their children. The county has teamed up with the school and recreation districts, nonprofits and residents to open a child care center in wh...

Denver airport makes Food & Wine’s list of top 10 U.S. airports with best restaurants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

Denver International Airport was recognized as “editor’s choice” in Food & Wine Magazine’s list of the 10 Best U.S. Airports for Food, as voted on by the magazine’s readers.“Given that the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen has been around for 40 years, F&W editors are intimately acquainted with the Denver International Airport,” editors said in a story published this month. “Even when there are delays (and there are delays), the airport’s dining outlets offer everything you could want from a travel-day meal, whether you need to cry over a burrito at Cantina Grill, grab some jerky from a stand-alone kiosk or reward yourself with a treat from Voodoo Doughnut.”The colorful Root Down restaurant on concourse C at Denver International Airport. (Denver Post file)The rankings are part of the magazine’s Global Tastemakers Awards.“Readers voted based on travel completed within the past three years, on categories includin...

Colorado’s ambitious plan to reform eating disorder treatment facilities rolled back

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

Amid a surge in eating disorder diagnoses in Colorado, budget-minded lawmakers stripped language from a bill Monday that would’ve more tightly regulated facilities that treat the disease, a change welcomed by some providers and lamented by advocates.“In my advocacy mind, that just goes to, OK, so we’re choosing not to regulate care because it’s going to cost us something,” said Vincent Atchity, the president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado. “And in the meantime, substandard or unmonitored care will continue.”As it was drafted, SB23-176 would’ve required eating disorder treatment providers be specifically regulated by the state Behavioral Health Administration, and it would’ve barred a series of practices that patients have described as traumatic and harmful, including nude weigh-ins and the overuse of restrictive treatment. The bill would’ve also required facilities to provide trauma-informed care and to respect and provide accommoda...

How will court’s rebuke of Berkeley’s natural-gas ban affect the national movement it began?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

When Berkeley became the first U.S. city to ban construction of new natural gas lines in 2019, it pioneered an approach to reducing carbon emissions and pollutants that has since spread around the Bay Area and across the country.Now Berkeley has become a pioneer of a different sort, as an April appellate court ruling against the city’s ban is imperiling similar restrictions on natural gas and challenging the growing national electrification movement.While Berkeley’s ordinance winds its way through the courts, laws like it are stuck in legal crosshairs — including municipal code amendments in Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco. Cities intent on restricting the use of natural gas may need to find a different approach, said Amy Turner, a senior fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.The controversy is rooted in surprising ground: The 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act, originally an oil-crisis-era attempt to regulate the nation’...

Me & My Car: ’57 Chevy 150 could easily become a show model

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

The Big Three U.S. automakers, GM, Ford and Chrysler, had very good years from 1955 through ’57. All three companies brought out completely new vehicles that were beautifully styled.Related ArticlesLocal News | Me & My Car: ’47 Chevy in East Bay among first true postwar trucks Local News | Me & My Car: Bay Area owner loves his ’34 Ford pickup truck Local News | Me & My Car: New home may be sought for ’69 Mercedes in Contra Costa Chevrolet changed from an attractive, dependable family car, to a car desired not only by their existing customers, but by people who wanted more performance and style. The new 265-cubic-inch V8 engine that Chevy introduced was a big hit, but they also retained the dependable 235-ci straight-six-cylinder engine.When an automobile company wants to build a new model car, there are at least five groups of people involved. First, the designers plan the vehicle’s look. Next...

Can 49ers win Super Bowl with rookie kicker? Doug Brien recalls doing it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Last time the 49ers won the Super Bowl, they did so with a rookie kicker drafted in the third round.They’re trying that same recipe 29 years later.By drafting Michigan kicker Jake Moody in Friday’s third round, the 49ers made what general manager John Lynch called a “necessary” move.“That’s exciting. It can work,” Doug Brien, the 49ers’ kicker on that 1994 championship team, said Saturday in an exclusive phone interview with this news organization.Every year at draft time, Brien recalls the “shock and excitement and terror, altogether” of being drafted out of Cal with the 85th overall pick. He only learned of the 49ers’ actual call when awoken by his parents at their Danville home that April 1994 morning.Friday night, on pick No. 99, the Niners made their third-round move for Moody, Michigan’s all-time scoring leader.“This guy Jake has a great opportunity and I wish him the best of luck,” added Brien, 52, a  De La Salle High-Concord graduate and a Piedmont ...

Pérez beats Verstappen to win Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Sergio Pérez took advantage of a fortunately timed safety car to beat his teammate Max Verstappen to the win in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, adding it to the sprint he won the day before, as Red Bull kept up its winning start to 2023.Verstappen started second behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc but swept past him on the long start-finish straight at the end of lap 3, the first lap on which drivers were allowed to use the DRS overtake assist system on the rear wing.It was a copy of the pass Pérez made on Leclerc on his way to winning the sprint race Saturday. After Verstappen took the lead Sunday, Pérez needed only two more laps for his own similar pass on Leclerc to seize second, as Red Bull underlined its status as F1’s dominant team.Pérez benefited when an accident by Nyck de Vries brought out the safety car after his AlphaTauri slid off the track with a broken suspension, just after Verstappen had pitted from the lead. The safety car meant...

Napoli a win away from Serie A title after Inter beats Lazio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

ROME (AP) — Napoli now needs only to beat Salernitana later Sunday to win its first Italian league title since the days when Diego Maradona played for the club.Lautaro Martinez scored twice and Romelu Lukaku provided two assists as Inter Milan came back from a goal down to beat second-place Lazio 3-1 and set up an opportunity for Napoli to seal it.The result left Lazio 17 points behind runaway leader Napoli with six rounds remaining after this weekend.The Napoli-Salernitana game was scheduled to start at 3 p.m. (1300 GMT) and fans in Naples were already celebrating hours before kickoff. The Partenopei supporters kicked their celebrations into another gear with each goal from Inter.No team has ever clinched the Serie A title with six rounds to spare.Torino (in 1947-48), Fiorentina (1955-56), Inter Milan (2006-07) and Juventus (2018-19) each won with five rounds to spare to share the record.Maradona led Napoli to its only two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990.Inter defender Francesco Ac...

Woodbridge resident arrested on attempted murder, arson charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

A Woodbridge woman has been charged with arson and attempted murder after Prince William County fire officials say she intentionally set fire to her Virginia residence with a person inside.The incident happened on April 2 in the 4000 block of Dane Ridge Circle.Officials said 37-year-old Jessica Marie Knox lived in the home set on fire that day while another unidentified person was inside the house.“Evidence from the scene and the suspect’s actions ultimately led to her identity in the incident,” the Prince William County Fire and Rescue services said in a news release.Knox was arrested on April 22 after fire marshals obtained an arrest warrant.She was charged with attempted first-degree murder and arson of an occupied dwelling. Knox was released without monetary bond and is expected in court on June 13.Source

¿Cómo ha sido el Gobierno de Mario Abdo Benítez como presidente de Paraguay?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — Los paraguayos están llamados a votar este domingo en elecciones generales que definirán al sucesor del presidente Mario Abdo Benítez, quien ha estado al frente del país durante los últimos cinco años.Abdo Benítez, del Partido Colorado, fue electo en 2018, pero dado que la Constitución de Paraguay no admite la reelección no podrá participar de estas elecciones en las que 13 candidatos competirán por sucederlo.Presidente Mario Abdo Benítez rompió el silencio para explicar sus gestiones en relación con las vacunas contra el covid-19Su Gobierno concluirá efectivamente el 15 de agosto, cuando el nuevo presidente asuma en el cargo.Mario Abdo Benítez, presidente de Paraguay. (Crédito: NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images)¿Cómo le ha ido Mario Abdo Benítez en la presidencia de Paraguay y qué situación dejará a su sucesor?La llegada al poderAbdo Benítez se impuso por un estrecho margen en las elecciones de abril de 2018, logrando el 46,47 % de los votos, seguido por Pedro ...