A pregnant Colorado mother had beaten “all the odds” to conceive despite her health condition, her brother said as records revealed her husband Christopher Watts had struggled with past financial issues before he allegedly murdered the 34-year-old and their two daughters last week. Shanann Watts was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the healthy tissues and could cause fertility issues and high-risk pregnancies. Watts’ brother, Frankie Rzucek, wrote in a lengthy Facebook post that his older sister “beat all the odds” with her pregnancies. “No matter if her lupus was acting up or if she was pregnant, nothing stoped [sic] her from doing what needed to be done. She was very successful and driven,” Rzucek wrote in a Facebook post on Friday. “When our family found out she beat all the odds and become pregnant I can’t even explain our excitement.” Rzucek said Watts was “born to be a mother” and was … [Read more...] about Murdered Colorado mom ‘beat all odds’ to get pregnant, brother says
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GUEST COLUMN: Xcel’s Colorado energy plan’s high costs
Alexander Hamilton believed it was his “duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be,” a principle Xcel Energy ratepayers are starting to learn regarding the company’s consistent drumbeat that transforming to renewable energy sources is a cost savings.Proof of this is a recent Coalition of Ratepayers commissioned survey from Magellan Strategies that found that 85 percent of Xcel’s Colorado electricity users want the company to risk shareholders’ instead of ratepayers’ dollars on the Colorado Energy Plan, the monopoly utilities massive $2.5 billion fuel switching scheme from hydrocarbons in favor of renewable energy sources.The Coalition of Ratepayers is a Colorado nonprofit concerned with issues impacting small business and residential ratepayers that otherwise have no voice and no choice.The group is an intervenor in Colorado Energy Plan proceedings as they make their way through the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The … [Read more...] about GUEST COLUMN: Xcel’s Colorado energy plan’s high costs
Murdered Colorado mom ‘beat all odds’ to get pregnant, brother says as records show family’s financial woes
close Video Colorado man charged with murdering pregnant wife, daughters Court documents reveal the bodies of two young girls were found submerged in oil; Jeff Paul reports. A pregnant Colorado mother had beaten “all the odds” to conceive despite her health condition, her brother said as records revealed her husband Christopher Watts had struggled with past financial issues before he allegedly murdered the 34-year-old and their two daughters last week. Shanann Watts was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the healthy tissues and could cause fertility issues and high-risk pregnancies. Watts’ brother, Frankie Rzucek, wrote in a lengthy Facebook post that his older sister “beat all the odds” with her pregnancies. Shanann Watts' brother said the 34-year-old "beat all odds" and became pregnant. The pregnant mother had lupus, an autoimmune disease. (AP) “No matter if her lupus was acting up or if she was … [Read more...] about Murdered Colorado mom ‘beat all odds’ to get pregnant, brother says as records show family’s financial woes
Hailstorms aren’t more common in Colorado than before, they are just costing more as the state grows
Despite the rash of storms that have hit the Front Range this summer, Colorado is not being pummeled by more hail than usual. And the size of hailstones that have fallen in the region is not unprecedented, according to weather experts. In a state where the population has shot up by 1.3 million people since 2000, the hail is just dinging more cars, battering more rooftops and otherwise wreaking havoc that is taking a bigger and bigger bite out of more bank accounts. Like the hail, that trend isn’t likely to let up anytime soon. “We’ve always been hail alley, but over the past three to five years we’ve really seen this volatile pattern of large hail hitting densely populated areas,” said Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association . “We have a booming population, more homes, larger homes, more cars out on the roadway. It’s unfortunately affecting insurance rates. What we pay out in claims … [Read more...] about Hailstorms aren’t more common in Colorado than before, they are just costing more as the state grows
Stephens: Ty Evans will bring a bag of chips to the Colorado Buffaloes as one of the best QBs in the country. Haters, back off
Ty Evans broke down. He couldn’t help it. With tears running down his face and embracing his dad and grandpa, all he could think about was how hard he had worked for this moment. This wasn’t on the field after the state championship last December – though that did bring tears of joy. These tears came last month in a hotel lobby near Redondo Beach, Calif., after Trent Dilfer informed Evans he’d been named to the Elite 11 finals, recognizing him as one of the 11 best quarterbacks in the country. Haters, back off. Too skinny. Only a 3-star recruit. And to top it off, he’s from Colorado – a state whose most recognizable homegrown quarterback teeters between Joel Klatt and Bill Musgrave. The most common criticisms Evans has been bombarded with since he first strapped on a varsity uniform at Palmer Ridge suddenly no longer mattered. He already committed to play for Colorado next year, and the official offer that arrived from Alabama in early August only … [Read more...] about Stephens: Ty Evans will bring a bag of chips to the Colorado Buffaloes as one of the best QBs in the country. Haters, back off