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Dear Eric: I’m 81 years old and my husband is 84. We were comfortably retired until our 44-year-old daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter moved in with us a few weeks ago. Our daughter was evicted from her condo because her ex-husband stopped paying. (I don’t blame him.) She’s a college graduate and hasn’t worked at a job in her field for 10 years, because her ex helped her start her own business, which has never provided a living wage. The business has now failed. She says she’s looking for a job but hasn’t found anything. My problem is that I’m neat…

Today is Thursday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2025. There are 90 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 2, 2016, Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Vin Scully signed off for the last time, ending 67 years behind the mic for the Dodgers as he called a 7-1 loss to the Giants in San Francisco. Also on this date: In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson had a serious stroke at the White House that left him paralyzed on his left side. In 1942, the RMS Queen Mary, an ocean liner carrying thousands of American soldiers as a…

On the same day the federal government shut down, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it would permanently close its Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office in Denver. “It is a loss to innovators in the Rocky Mountain region who really shouldn’t have to buy plane tickets to Virginia to have a seat at the table,” said Justin Krieger, a managing partner with the Denver office of the law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. “I hold out hope they will reconsider it after people have spoken up.” In December, the USPTO told Congress that an increasing reliance on remote…

CLASS 5A No. 5 Mountain Vista (5-0) vs. No. 4 Valor Christian (4-1) When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Valor Stadium Last meeting: Mountain Vista 62, vs. Valor Christian 21, Oct. 4, 2024 Radio: 92.5 FM, Altitude Radio A year ago, Mountain Vista blasted Valor Christian for its first win against the 5A juggernaut in nine tries. No doubt, Valor has had this game circled ever since. With junior quarterback Marquise Reese taking over this fall, Vista has shown it has staying power. But knocking off Valor two years in a row is a tall order. The Eagles are coming off…

SAN DIEGO — Aaron Gordon telegraphed the prevailing ethos of Nuggets training camp the day before it began. Prompted about balancing his focus between offense and defense after a breakout year shooting the 3-pointer, Gordon volleyed back a counterpoint: There will be no balance. “I’m gonna just turn up on defense,” the power forward said. “We have so much talent on the offensive side, I’m not even really worried about it.” Defensive intensity has since developed into the defining characteristic of Denver’s first two days together as a team. The first play of the first practice Tuesday resulted in a…

Tens of thousands of Colorado workers were in limbo Wednesday as the latest partial shutdown of the federal government played out in Washington, D.C., resulting in furloughs across the country. About 54,300 federal employees work in Colorado, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. That doesn’t include nearly 38,000 active-duty military service members who are based in the state, according to the Defense Manpower Data Center, and must continue serving without pay. It wasn’t immediately clear Wednesday how the tens of thousands of civilian workers were spread across the different federal agencies with presences in Colorado, including at…

While the Brinkerhoff family of restaurateurs publicly proclaims it has moved on from the biting divorce proceedings that divided its half-dozen eateries, matriarch Renee Brinkerhoff now contends in court that her ex-husband is clandestinely scheming to retake restaurants. The supposed scheme, which involves a family friend and his brother demanding $4.5 million from Renee, comes at a financially precarious time for her businesses after she recently opened La Loma restaurants in Parker and Greenwood Village and is trying to turn around La Loma in Denver’s McGregor Square, which was hemorrhaging money when she took it over. “(Gene Atkinson) believed and intended that this leverage would create…

One person was cited after accidentally firing a gun and hitting the door of a Highlands Ranch middle school Wednesday morning, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to Ranch View Middle School, 1731 W. Wildcat Reserve Parkway, after a student and teacher reported a loud noise at 11:15 a.m., sheriff’s office spokesperson Deborah Takahara said. The sheriff’s office found a neighbor had accidentally fired a gun and the bullet struck a door at the school, causing minor damage, Takahara said. No one was injured in the incident. Additional details about what charges the neighbor was cited for…

Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson on Wednesday announced that he is retiring after 17 seasons in the NHL. Through good times and bad, Erik Johnson is a unique character in Avalanche history: “Awesome person, awesome teammate, great player” The 37-year-old played 14 years in Colorado and was a member of the team’s 2022 Stanley Cup championship squad. “After 18 incredible years in the NHL, I am retiring with a heart full of gratitude,” Johnson said in a news release. “To the St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and most of all the Colorado Avalanche: thank you for the opportunities and…

General manager Bill Schmidt, the longtime overseer of the Rockies‘ “draft-and-develop” philosophy, resigned on Wednesday following the worst season in franchise history, the team announced. Historically bad starting pitching, an anemic offense for the first half of the season, and an overdependence on several untested young players led to a 119-loss disaster this summer. The Rockies have begun an external search for a new head of baseball operations. “Bill has been an integral part of the Rockies family for over 25 years with countless contributions to the organization over that time,” Rockies owner Dick Monfort said in a statement. “We…