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By Tommy Tindall | NerdWallet Traditional grocery store advice is to stay out of the aisles and shop the perimeter to spend less and eat healthier. That’s harder to do at Costco, says Addie McHale, a Denver-based certified financial planner. Each visit is a treasure hunt. You get there, take it in and want to walk the whole store to “hunt down those values,” says McHale. Jenny Martin, the writer behind coupon website SouthernSavers.com, says Costco knows what it’s doing. Tall ceilings, big open aisles and tons of products create a sense of awe as soon as you walk in.…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MEG KINNARD (Associated Press) TROY, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says it’s not “the end of our story” despite Donald Trump’s easy primary victory in South Carolina, her home state where the onetime governor had long suggested her competitiveness with the former president would show. Defying calls from South Carolina Republicans to exit the race, Haley traveled Sunday to Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday, speaking to a hotel ballroom packed with hundreds of supporters. In the less than 24 hours following her Saturday night loss to Trump, Haley’s campaign said that…

NEW YORK — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. BY THE NUMBERS The math is mind-boggling in a layperson sort of way and down to fractions of days and minutes. There’s even a leap second occasionally, but there’s no hullabaloo when that happens. The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months…

If only navigating public policy were like a “choose your own adventure” novel where the right choices lead inexorably to a successful and satisfying ending. In real life, there are no solutions, only imperfect options, difficult trade-offs, and partial remedies. To complicate matters, sometimes the most ethical choice is the least practical. The current migrant crisis is one such case. Denver has made the right decision and born the cost while other Front Range cities have shut their doors. In addition to Ukrainians and Afghans who come to our shores by plane, a record number of migrants from Venezuela, Central…

Colorado’s over-65 population has never been higher and is projected to make up 20% of the overall state population by 2035. Here are Colorado’s top five oldest counties by median age, based on the latest state demographic data (from 2022), followed by the top five youngest counties. Colorado’s statewide median age was 37.7, slightly below the national median of 38.9. Oldest Custer (59.3)Hinsdale (55.6)Huerfano (55.6)Mineral (55.1)Ouray (54.8) Youngest Denver (34.6)Weld (34.9)Adams (35.0)Alamosa (35.0)El Paso (35.3)   source

When coaches such as Michael Malone grouse about the erosion of defense in the NBA, it might sound like nothing more than curmudgeonly distaste. But they’re not off-base. “There is no defense in the NBA right now,” Malone said recently after 70-point games from Joel Embiid and Luka Doncic. The Denver Nuggets finished the 2022-23 regular season second in the Western Conference and fifth in the league with an offensive rating of 116.8, good enough to buoy them to a No. 1 seed and eventual NBA championship. As they returned from the All-Star break this week, the Nuggets had a…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said that the number was far lower than estimates given by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. “31,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000, not whatever Putin and his deceitful circle have been lying about. But nevertheless, each of these losses is a great sacrifice for us”, Zelenskyy said at the “Ukraine. Year 2024” forum in Kyiv. The Ukrainian leader said that he wouldn’t…

LAS VEGAS — The Colorado State men’s basketball team’s road to the Big Dance just got bumpier. A second straight narrow loss away from Fort Collins, this time 66-60 at UNLV on Saturday night, dropped the 22nd-ranked Rams into seventh place in the Mountain West Conference standings. With just three more games left to play in the regular season, including two at home this upcoming week, CSU has seen its margin for error for automatic entry into the NCAA Tournament shrink. Colorado State (20-8, 8-7 Mountain West) has lost three of four and dropped to 3-7 on the road. The…

A hit-and-run in Lakewood Friday night left one pedestrian dead and police are searching for the car involved. Lakewood police officers responded to multiple reports of a car hitting a pedestrian at the intersection of Kipling Street and West 23rd Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to a statement from the department. The pedestrian died and the driver fled the scene. Officers are searching for the car involved — a black 2014 Chevy Camero with heavy front-end damage, a broken windshield and a missing headlight, according to a Saturday medina alert. The car was last seen headed west down West…

Fast break Why the Buffs won: CU shot .542, held Utah to a 4-for-23 mark on 3-pointers, and committed only four turnovers — the program’s lowest total in more than 14 years. Three stars: 1. KJ Simpson: CU’s point guard went 10-for-15 with five 3-pointers, finishing with 28 points, four rebounds and three assists. 2. J’Vonne Hadley: The jack-of-all-trades did a little bit of everything, going 7-for-10 with 20 points, nine rebounds, and four assists without a turnover. 3. Eddie Lampkin Jr.: CU’s big man went 4-for-5 from the floor and 5-for-6 at the free throw line, recording 13 points…