Our government officials have confronted many difficult choices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with an initial prediction of 33,000 Colorado deaths if no preventive measures were taken, they responded with restrictions that few could have imagined as recently as Super Bowl Sunday.

Whether those decisions were right or wrong, the reasons for those choices are understandable: if disaster strikes and might have been prevented, the public will be much more understanding if elected leaders tried to “do something” than if they “did nothing.”

As the temperatures begin to rise and we officially kick off the summer season, it’s only natural that we’re going to be spending more time outdoors. But with the sun steadily beating down on us, there’s something that we need to worry about more than getting sunburnt—dehydration. While becoming dehydrated might be nothing new to many individuals, this condition has a series of effects on the human body that can lead to additional health issues.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. 

The form and instructions inform borrowers how to apply for forgiveness of their PPP loans, consistent with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).  SBA is expected to issue regulations and guidance to further assist borrowers as they complete their applications, and to provide lenders with guidance on their responsibilities.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have begun a phased reopening of lakes in Colorado and New Mexico.

Colorado Senator Jerry Sonnenberg disagrees with Governor Jared Polis' approach to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

California’s governor and San Francisco’s mayor worked together to act early in confronting the COVID threat. For Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, it was a different story, and 27,000 New Yorkers have died so far.

Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on people who can hear evidence and think rationally.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is now drawing a distinction between those who died from COVID-19 and those who died from other causes while infected by the disease.