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Dear Amy: I’ve been dating my boyfriend for the past year. I brought my pets and we moved in with him this past December. He’s an amazing guy — the absolute best!The issue arises with his house. He owns a three-bedroom house.Last July his sister and her family moved in with him.This took the total number of people from two adults, three cats and two dogs to four adults, six kids, three cats and two dogs.My cats have reached their limits with the children and avoid them.My dogs love to try to be around the kids but because one is…

Not long ago, a big name, a football legend, was hired to make flowers bloom in a coaching graveyard. “He’s a Hail Mary,” they said. “So crazy, it just might work,” they said. “Why not? The school’s tried everything else,” they said.He’d won big at his previous job. He had a plan. He made his kid the starting quarterback. He had another kid around constantly. His family took over the place. And that was cool, because, again, this was a big name, a winner, beloved by millions.Then he lost.Players, at first. Then coaches. Then games. Then more players.Stories came out.…

The time has arrived to build your summer schedule around the jazz festivals returning to the mountains. How fortunate are we to have so much natural beauty intersecting with so many people obsessed with bringing you excellent music at altitude?Boney James will perform at this summer’s Winter Park Jazz Festival. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)First off, the annual Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience presents an intriguing lineup at various Aspen venues June 20-23. Likely the most promising act scheduled to perform is The Headhunters, as they tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Formed under the guidance of Herbie Hancock, founding members Mike…

Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday.Naz Reid took over in the fourth: Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named this season’s Sixth Man of the Year for a reason. But how many walked into Ball Arena on Saturday expecting Reid to turn into an All-Star in the fourth? He took his game to another level when it mattered most, scoring 14 points in the game’s final 12 minutes. Reid had a stretch where he scored 10 straight, including a pair of 3-pointers and a putback dunk, to…

The Associated PressRussia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry’s list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr Pavlyuk, was also on the list.Russian officials did not immediately clarify the allegations against any of the men. Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet, claimed Saturday that both Zelenskyy and Poroshenko had been listed since at least late February. In an online statement published that same…

Foul trouble is rarely a blessing in disguise.It might’ve helped the Timberwolves steal a road game in the first chapter of what’s sure to be a bitterly competitive series.NBA Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid played prolonged fourth-quarter minutes with Karl-Anthony Towns in foul trouble, and his 10-point burst in the last six minutes handed the Nuggets a 106-99 Game 1 loss on Saturday night.This is the first time in the last two postseasons that Denver has trailed a series. Game 2 is Monday at Ball Arena.“It was a very close game. It was a good game,” Michael Porter…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a photo finish, edging out Forever Young and Sierra Leone for the upset victory. Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Forever Young from Japan and Sierra Leone gave chase and pressured the leader to the wire in front of 156,710 at Churchill Downs. The crowd waited several minutes before the result was reviewed by the stewards and declared official. Hernandez and trainer Kenny McPeek had teamed to win the Kentucky Oaks for fillies…

The Rockies are off to the worst start in franchise history, and questions need to be asked.They entered a weekend series at Pittsburgh with a 7-24 record, putting them on pace to finish 37-125. While they will likely improve on their .226 winning percentage, enabling them to avoid contending with the expansion 1962 New York Mets (40-120) as one of the worst teams in MLB history, another 100-loss season appears probable.The Rockies, amid a youth movement, have intriguing talent on the current roster and in their farm system, but they are a bad team right now. Following a 5-4, 10-inning…

For more than 50 years, the National Sports Center for the Disabled has been a world leader in adaptive snow sports at Winter Park, helping people with disabilities become active outdoors, offering competitive programs and producing paralympic athletes. Now it’s poised to expand its programs in the Front Range with a spacious new facility at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.The NSCD Adaptive Program Center opened Wednesday with a field day for 100 special needs students from Aurora Public Schools. They rode hand cycles, adaptive mountain bikes with e-power assist and fat tire bikes. They tackled an obstacle course and tried archery.The…

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT today (12 noon to 2 p.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries.Happy Birthday for Saturday, May 4, 2024:You are well-mannered, gentle and reserved. You are also generous and constantly supportive to others. Your easygoing charm makes you an excellent teacher. This year you will attain power and leadership. Seize opportunities in business. Expect recognition, acknowledgement, kudos and awards for your past efforts.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★This is a favorable day for you. It’s safe to say that you will enjoy yourself no matter…