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Dear Eric: During the process of our moving from a large house to an apartment in a retirement community, my daughter-in-law asked my son to leave their house. I had already arranged to give them many things, including my late daughter’s artwork, two antique Chinese wedding chests and a Turkish rug. I paid to have these things, as well as a dining set, two sofas, and beds, moved to their house, thinking that they would get back together.It’s now been months, and she is unwilling to reunite again. I’ve found that I have room in our apartment for the wedding…

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Scorpio.Happy Birthday for Friday, Nov. 1, 2024:You have a unique and memorable style. You are strong, independent, witty and magnetic. This is a slower paced year. Take time to rejuvenate your energy and your outlook. Seek out people who are kind and helpful to you. Focus on relationships that have your back.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★This is an excellent day to deal with debt, taxes, insurance matters, shared property and inheritances. This is because you have a realistic and cautious take on things today, especially…

Today is Sunday, Nov. 3, the 308th day of 2024. There are 58 days left in the year. Daylight saving time ends today.Today in history:On Nov. 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the spacecraft Sputnik 2, carrying the first animal into orbit, a dog named Laika.Also on this date:In 1908, Republican William Howard Taft was elected president, outpolling Democrat William Jennings Bryan.In 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant.In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt easily won reelection, losing just two states to the Republican candidate, Kansas Gov. Alf Landon.In 1961,…

A Thornton woman filed a civil rights lawsuit against an Adams County Sheriff’s deputy this month after he attacked her and her family in a Walmart parking lot while off duty last year, according to court records.Linda Hurley is suing Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Ezekiel Spotts for violating her and her family’s Fourth Amendment protections against excessive force and unlawful seizures, according to the lawsuit. She’s also suing the county itself for failing to properly hire, investigate, train, supervise and discipline its deputies.The lawsuit, filed on Oct. 24 in U.S. District Court of Colorado, is asking for compensation for Hurley’s…

Xcel Energy plans to spend $45 billion on capital investments in the next five years with about $22 billion of that to be spent in Colorado as the utility prepares for what it calls a significant shift in energy demand.Bob Frenzel, chairman, president and CEO of the Minneapolis-based company, announced the investment plan during an earnings call Thursday. He told The Denver Post that this is the largest capital plan Xcel has ever released and that it reflects the “critical juncture that our company’s energy grid is sitting at.”“It’s really precipitated by a historic shift in energy demand,” Frenzel said.…

The Denver-Boulder area has long been an excellent destination for the arts. And in 2025, a new, large-scale jazz festival, hopefully to become a local tradition, will take place.The Denver Jazz Fest will run April 3-6 next year, organizers announced on Oct. 31.“Denver has such a rich history in terms of jazz artists who have lived here, performed here and grew up here,” says Don Lucoff, veteran publicist, jazz lover and president/co-founder of Denver Jazz, the Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit behind the festival. “It’s really about the local artists, the education community, and the national artists. The infrastructure is strong here…

Editor’s note: This story possibly involves domestic violence. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National DV Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or the Greeley Police Department’s Victim’s Services Unit at 970-350-9605.A man police believe to be responsible for shooting a 35-year-old woman in a Greeley hospital parking lot Thursday morning was found dead in an Evans home later in the morning.Just after 8 a.m., Greeley police responded to a shooting in the parking lot of the UCHealth Greeley Hospital, 6767 W. 29th St., according to a Greeley Police Department news release.Police say a 35-year-old woman…

CLASS 5A No. 4 Legend (8-1) vs. No. 10 Regis Jesuit (5-4) When/where: 6:30 p.m. Friday at D. Kellogg Stadium Last meeting: Regis Jesuit 27, at Legend 10, Oct. 19, 2023 As dominant as Legend has been through nine weeks — a run that’s featured five shutouts, seven double-digit wins and a last-minute loss to No. 6 Columbine — the Titans still must clear one last hurdle to lock up a first-round bye in the 5A state playoffs. And that hurdle is Regis Jesuit, a program that has beaten Legend two years in a row but is coming off a…

Playoffs? Broncos Country is talking about the playoffs?It might be crazy to believe, but here we are. The Broncos are 5-3, second in the AFC West and given how teams like the Bengals, Jets and Dolphins have played below expectations thus far, Sean Payton’s crew has a shot at doing something that didn’t seem possible back in August.There’s a sense of hope in Denver, but the organization still has a ways to go before truly escaping the dark abyss it’s been in since 2016. If the Broncos want to end their eight-year playoff drought, there’s a roadmap to get there.…

For 54 minutes Wednesday night, the severely shorthanded Colorado Avalanche played about as well as expected, considering the circumstances.That, however, came after the first six minutes went about as poorly as someone could imagine. The big guns on the Tampa Bay Lightning had a huge night, and the Avs’ pushback was met by one of the best goalies in the world in a 5-2 loss at Ball Arena.Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel combined for three goals and seven points for the Lightning. After allowing three goals on the first five shots, new Colorado goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen did find…