Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced the Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act, which will encourage the federal government to continue to free up spectrum for commercial licensed and unlicensed use and leverage the success of spectrum auctions to help close the urban-rural divide.
This week at Lamar Theatre
Starts Friday
War for the Planet of the Apes, 6:45 p.m. daily
Held Over
47 Meters Down, 9:15 p.m. daily
Coming Soon
Girls Trip
Last week I reviewed “Dunkirk” and I talked about how early reviews had set the bar impossibly high, which prevented me from appreciating the film more. This week brings us “The Emoji Movie,” and the scales are shifted the other way. This film has been a critical whipping boy since the day it was announced due to the faddish nature of its subject matter. And that prejudice seemed to be justified, with the film scoring a 0% on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes when I saw it Friday afternoon (that number has since beefed up to an 8%).
As the school year approaches, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reminds parents and guardians to check their children’s vaccination records. If vaccines are needed, make sure they’re on the back-to-school list.
The stages at Colorado State Fair will come alive this month as the final acts are announced for this year’s entertainment series.
As someone who grew up in rural Iowa, I know about the importance of working capital to prospective new farmers and ranchers. Now, for qualified applicants, that capital is available. Individuals with a dream to farm have acted by the thousands to take advantage of a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) program that provides “Microloans.” You may be able to do it, too.
Editor's note: Prairie Pines Assisted Living Center is holding a raffle with a grand prize of up to $30,000. Read more here.
Spots of color covered the streets of Eads Saturday as 56 runners and walkers from the surrounding areas came out for a morning of fun and exercise in the first Prairie Pine Color Dash.
A fisherman contacted the Boulder County Sheriff's Office Saturday after he discovered what he believed to be human skeletal remains near South Boulder Creek, just east of Gross Reservoir. The fisherman had been bushwhacking along the creek in the Walker Ranch Open Space as he traveled east from Fisherman's Point, when he discovered the remains. Due to both the weather and time of day Saturday, an investigative and recovery effort began Sunday.
