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Colorado journalist embeds with combat medics in Ukraine

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Ridgway citizen journalist, who just returned from his fifth trip to Ukraine, is advising a national security think tank.Jordan Campbell and his production team, Ramro Global, just completed work on "Ukraine Under Fire," which documents his time embedded with front-line combat medics there. “This is really a story about democratic ideals versus authoritarian regimes," said Campbell, reached by Zoom. Denver contractor indicted on fraud, racketeering, charged in 11 burglary cases Upon his arrival back to the United States, Campbell was invited to speak before the Parliamentary Intelligence Security Forum, which focuses on global security issues facing the U.S.Campbell hopes to return to Ukraine in February or March for his sixth trip to the war-torn country. To see more of "Ukraine Under Fire," visit UkraineUnderFire.org.

Louisville gets $500K grant to rebuild 2 parks destroyed in Marshall Fire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Colo. (KDVR) — At Enclave Park in Louisville, a large field of dirt is all that's left of a once-popular play structure. Nearly two years after the Marshall Fire destroyed it, the city is grappling with the high costs to rebuild it."The capital funds we had were going to be stretched very, very thin, especially with a fresh rebuild like this," said Bryon Weber, parks planning and project manager.But this week, the city received some good news: a $500,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to "re-imagine and re-build" Enclave and Sunflower parks. Ugandan military colonel charged in Colorado humanitarian’s death Weber said they couldn't be more thankful and said they're eager to get to work on the rebuilds."We're really excited about the opportunities. It’s been a long time coming. The community here is very resilient," he said. Enclave Park in Louisville, Colorado, on Dec. 14, 2023 (KDVR)Louisville will host an open house on Jan. 23 from 5-7 p.m. at the Louisv...

Detroit-style pizza and burger joint Emmy Squared opens Fort Lauderdale location

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

Let’s face it: when it comes to comfort food, pizza and cheeseburgers are at the top of the list. What if we told you there’s a brand-new place in town serving up excellent versions of both? Prepare to be ecstatic, because Emmy Squared has finally arrived in SoFlo.Don’t be frightened. Dinosaurs are only part of the charm at Fort Lauderdale’s Emmy Squared Pizza.Karin Salinas: “Emmy Squared is our neighborhood restaurant that brings a combination of delectable, craveable flavors in a fun, light, casual atmosphere.”Their claim to fame is a four-cornered foodie fantasy.Karin Salinas: “So we are Detroit-style pizza, and Detroit style, the signature Detroit-style pizza, is in a square pan.”The shape isn’t the only way to recognize this Motor City marvel. First of all, there’s the frico crust.Karin Salinas: “Which is sort of that fried cheese crust that we see in the corners.”Then, there are the parallel lines of goodn...

Editorial: Teachers fall short as ignorance fuels antisemitism’s rise

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

There’s an epidemic of ignorance surging through America, and it’s especially virulent among the young.As we’ve seen played out on campuses and public spaces recently, impassioned but clueless youth are weighing in on the Israel-Hamas war without a hint as to the history of the region and its people.The buzzword du jour is “colonizers,” applied to the Jews in Israel. Even if students weren’t privy to extensive classes on world history, how have they not been taught that Jews are indigenous to the region, going back thousands of years? In a little over a week we’ll be celebrating Christmas, marking the birth of a Jew in Bethlehem, Judea over 2,000 years ago. Jesus was not an outlier, nor a European.Biblical history aside, there are enough non-sectarian historical records and archaeological evidence supporting the fact that the Israelites made their mark millennia before 1948.But students are lacking this knowledge, and more. As The Hill repor...

‘Poor Things’ a rich cinematic feast

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

Who would have guessed that Greek fantasist Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Lobster,” “The Favorite”) was the new James Whale? His latest piece of darkly comic, sexually twisted whimsy is called “Poor Things,” featuring a great Emma Stone of his award-winning 2018 semi-historical effort “The Favorite,” sporting a long shock of J-horror black hair, as a Victorian-era female creature that a mad scientist brings back from the dead by diabolical means. It’s “The Bride of Frankenstein” without the groom.Stone’s she-monster Bella Baxter is the brainchild of Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). She just calls him “God” for short. Godwin is a recluse with a horribly scarred face and the son of a monstrous father, who mistreated him terribly as a child. But Godwin has nonetheless become a brilliant surgeon and scientist who gives hilariously gruesome lectures at a university and hires a student named Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef) to take care of Bella and teach her things.Godwin, Bella and Mc...

How Erick Fedde expanded his pitch arsenal in Korea to get back to the big leagues with the Chicago White Sox

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

Erick Fedde journeyed to the Korea Baseball Organization with the goal of making it back to the major leagues.“It was somewhere I felt I could work on all my new pitches and get the ball every fifth (or) sixth day there and throw a ton of innings and prove what I had,” Fedde said during a video conference call Thursday.He proved it — and then some — by earning KBO MVP honors in 2023.The right-hander officially agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Reports of a deal first surfaced on Dec. 5.Fedde, 30, said the opportunity with the Sox means “everything.”“I had that terrible taste in my mouth about the way my career ended up in the major leagues (in 2022 with the Washington Nationals), and going to Korea, it could be the last taste I ever had of it,” Fedde said. “I really didn’t want that to be how my career ended in the major leagues, and luckily I’m able to pitch well and get ...

Fox Nation to stream Boston Tea Party reenactment

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

This Saturday marks a Hub-centric national celebration with the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party – and it’s all being streamed on Fox Nation.This infamous Tea Party came about when, fed up with England’s “taxation without representation,” patriots took to the harbor and dumped tons of tea into the sea rather than see it being taxed.  It was the first volley fired in what would become the American Revolution and make the United States an independent, king-free nation.“They do do reenactments every year. But I think this is a big deal. I mean, it’s 250 years,” said Molly Line, Fox News’ Boston-based correspondent who will be anchoring the streaming platform.“These American heroes, a lot of them still remain nameless today, sent this message not only to show the King of England but to fellow patriots all across the colonies. They’re the ones that stirred this pot that eventually boiled over into a revolution.“And now 250 years later, this is a grand reenactment, a tribut...

Moore: DC out to destroy America’s tech titans

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

Nothing exemplifies America’s tech industry dominance in the global economy more than the meteoric rise of what is now being called the “Magnificent Seven” stocks — Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. These companies single-handedly account for nearly all the gains in the stock market this year. They — which is to say we as American shareholders who own them — have a net worth of nearly $10 trillion.Think about it. None of these gazelles are Japanese, German or Chinese. All seven are American companies. They are globally dominant. They are innovators nearly unrivaled in human history. Amazingly, you would think their best years are behind them, like an aging baseball player. No. They are getting stronger, not weaker.As a consequence, they are keeping the 401(k) and retirement plans owned by more than 100 million Americans in the green.These are the General Motors, Standard Oil, J.P. Morgan and U.S. Steel of the 21st century.Yet, here’s t...

Early: Task force renamed to keep pace with drug crisis

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

When our office initially formed the Central Mass. Opioid Task Force in 2015, we were focused on combatting the opioid epidemic and reducing heroin overdoses.Since then, the epidemic has changed, and our understanding of its root causes has changed and expanded, as well.Over the years, the opioid epidemic evolved into a polysubstance crisis. The emergence of fentanyl continues to wreak havoc on our society as it leads to record-high overdose deaths. After the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a drastic increase in mental health and trauma-related challenges in individuals of all ages.It was paramount that we pivot, respond to these evolving trends, and drive harder at addressing and understanding the root causes perpetuating this deadly overdose crisis.We recently renamed our task force the Prevention and Support Network to be more inclusive of all the work we’re doing.So many people with mental health challenges and trauma can find themselves stuck in a vicious cycle of using substances...

Goldwein & Towner: Social Security can’t grow its way solvent

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:21:37 GMT

In just 10 years, Social Security will be insolvent. Some politicians think we can ignore the problem or grow our way out of it — but that’s a recipe for disaster.Without action, the law calls for an immediate 23% across-the-board benefit cut upon insolvency. That’s a $17,400 cut for a typical 67-year-old couple retiring in 2033 and an even more devastating cut for current low-income retirees.Politicians would be clamoring to avoid this cut in a more normal world. Democrats would be focused on how to get more revenue into the system. Republicans would advocate for bringing cost growth under control. And both would demand we act soon to stave off this potential crisis.Sadly, the real world is far more dystopian. In the State of the Union address earlier this year, President Biden declared Social Security should be “off the books” for discussion. Former president Donald Trump has similarly promised not to touch Social Security.In a recent Republican presidential campaign, Gov. Ron DeS...