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Dear Eric: Before a summer trip to visit family in 2019, a friend’s cat passed away. She wrapped the kitty in one of her husband’s T-shirts and buried it in the desert backyard, maybe two feet deep. Around the day she was leaving, she discovered that desert fauna had slipped inside the backyard fence and disturbed the site. She told me she couldn’t deal with the mess; which I completely understand. I was cat-sitting her other cat, so I helped.My first attempt at cleanup was not successful. Second attempt, I thought I’d either take the remains to be cremated, or…

Fort Air Raid? More like Fort Scared Raid.Jay Norvell stalked the sidelines at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium with a 10-gallon tin foil hat. CSU’s third-year coach had a staffer in the third quarter following him around with a giant orange screen. You know, just in case Texas got any bright ideas about stealing signs with a 38-0 lead.On the first drive of the second half, down 31, Norvell elected to punt from midfield on fourth-and-2. Right after calling a timeout.Ordinarily, discretion is understandable, even forgivable, when you’re opening up the season as a 34-point underdog on the road. Roped into a…

As it turns out, the late theatrics in Colorado Rapids games are not limited to Leagues Cup matches.The Rapids (13-9-5, fourth in Western Conference) looked down and out in their return to MLS play. FC Dallas’ super subs sank them, but Rapids forward Rafael Navarro brought them back to the surface. Darren Yapi, a super sub in his own right as of late, chipped in a winner in second-half stoppage time.Actually, Navarro drew Colorado equal twice. Once to equalize in the 11th minute on a rebound which Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes spilled and gifted Navarro. Then again in the 76th…

Courtland Sutton is lonelier than one sock.One of the most expensive receiver rooms you could buy has gone buh-bye. The Broncos traded Jerry Jeudy and cut Tim Patrick and K.J. Hamler over the past two training camps. Adiós, Cuatro Amigos.Sutton remains. He’s like laundry. He’s always there.It is time to prove why. He has every incentive. As does the team.The Broncos are breaking in rookie quarterback Bo Nix. He has done everything asked over the last month, earning the job with his athleticism, accuracy, leadership and ability to diagnose defenses. But it is difficult to be on time and on…

Colorado’s Medicaid rolls are essentially back to where they were pre-pandemic after a year of removing people who were no longer eligible or didn’t complete their paperwork, and health care providers say they’re still struggling with the rebound in uninsured patients — some of whom don’t know they lack coverage.The department that runs Medicaid in Colorado promised it would continue trying to improve the process of determining who qualifies for health insurance through the program. The one-year “unwinding” period following the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in April, but the state will have to decide on most members’ eligibility every year.As…

Tell me you don’t like rural Coloradans without telling me. That’s what two initiatives will ask the state’s urban-suburban majority to do this November; tell rural folks they’re not welcome in their own state, that their ways are passé, particularly ranching and hunting.Initiative 91 would outlaw the hunting of bobcats and mountain lions. The initiative is both unnecessary and a slap in the face to rural populations who live with these predators and take part in their management through hunting. These animals are plentiful and well managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in partnership with hunters, many of whom hail…

LONDON — Sarah de Lagarde was rushing to a train in September 2022 when she slipped and fell through a gap between the platform and the train. For 15 horrifying minutes, she was stuck on the tracks undetected. Two trains ran over her. She survived, but her right arm and the lower portion of her right leg had to be amputated.Laying in a hospital bed after multiple surgeries, de Lagarde, who just a month earlier had hiked Mount Kilimanjaro with her husband, Jeremy, wondered what the rest of her life would be like.“I had thought I was invincible,” de Lagarde,…

By DOUG FERGUSONATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Spieth was in Colorado last week, just like he expected, only he wasn’t there for the FedEx Cup playoffs. He had surgery on his left wrist that he believes will eliminate issues that might have bothered him longer than just the last 15 months.Spieth had surgery on Aug. 21 in Vail — about 100 miles from the BMW Championship — to rebuild the sheath that holds in place the tendon connecting the forearm to the wrist.He said doctors also scoped his wrist and found bone chips that were removed. They also cleaned up the…

A 32-year-old man who posed as a children’s life coach, play therapist and mentor will spend decades in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy after becoming the boy’s life coach.Frank Raymond on Thursday was sentenced to 29 years in prison after pleading guilty in May to first-degree sexual assault, attempted sexual assault on a child and sexual exploitation.“This was an outrageous and horrific crime,”17th District Attorney Brian Mason said in a news release. “Sexual assault on a child is disgraceful. This defendant preyed on a young boy under the guise of a mentor and life coach. The boy entrusted…

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Leo.Happy Birthday for Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024:People are attracted to your style, energy and enthusiasm. You have a way of making things look easy. You are perceptive and observant about others. This year is slower paced. Take time to rejuvenate your energy. Focus on friends and partners who have your back.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★★This is a fantastic, playful day! Even if you’re working, take time today for some fun, pleasurable activities. Enjoy sports events, the theater, the arts, museums, galleries, restaurants, parks or playful…