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While politicians tout agriculture as essential to Colorado’s economic life, some garlic and chile farmers of the Arkansas River Valley are battling a proposed state-backed gravel mine east of Pueblo that threatens to drive them away. The farmers for 16 years have defended their fields against the mine on adjacent state-owned land up the hill. They contend gravel mining would destroy prairie needed to sustain pollinators, disrupt production with dust from noisy trucks, and foul their 1874 Bessemer Ditch with sediment that clogs irrigation sprinklers. They asked Gov. John Hickenlooper to intervene. But last week, Colorado’s land board and the state mining board rejected the farmers’ appeals. The conflict shows how, despite wide political support for the idea of saving farming amid a Front Range development boom, state agencies cannot easily make that happen. The State Land Board is required to lease state land to maximize revenue for schools. The mining board has limited … [Read more...] about Gravel vs. garlic: Colorado farmers fight state-backed mine as urban expansion fuels demand

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Since COVID shut down shows and large gatherings, everything from Broadway to regional theaters and even school plays have been impacted. Since shows can’t be in person, many are now bringing their performances online. READ MORE: Broadway Theaters, Comedy Clubs And Other Venues Set To Reopen Next Month In New York As CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reports, it’s been nearly a year since the curtain dropped on stages citywide from Broadway and beyond, thanks to the coronavirus . “Obviously if you’re a live theater company and theaters are forced to shut down, you’re gonna suffer,” said Alyssa Van Gorder, the managing director of Queens-based Titan Theatre Company. Related : ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Will Not Reopen When Broadway Shows Are Allowed To Resume Titan Theatre Company held fast to the slogan “the show must go on.” Maybe not in their usual settings, but somewhere pandemic-safe: The digital space. “We now have an audience that has become … [Read more...] about With Live Performances At Theaters Dark Due To Pandemic Restrictions, More Are Headed Online

Democrats in general, especially Democratic women, are much more likely than Republicans to block or unfriend people on social media over political disagreements, according to a new study. The study , which was conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, found that 24 percent of Democrats who use social media said that they blocked, unfriended, or stopped following someone after the election because of political differences. That compares to only 13 percent of the survey’s respondents, which numbered 1,004 in all, who said that they cut ties on social media because of politics. Just nine percent of Republicans said that they removed people from their social circle for political reasons. The survey, which was conducted by researchers Dr. Daniel Cox and Dr. Robert P. Jones, also found a significant gender gap when it comes to blocking and unfriending. “Women are twice as likely as men to report removing people from their online social circle because of the … [Read more...] about Democratic Women Are Most Likely To Block People Online Because Of Political Views

Some Facebook users are receiving $15 checks in the mail because the social media company used their names and faces in “Sponsored Story” ads without permission. Facebook agreed to pay each user (of the roughly 1.8 billion) who had their personal profiles taken for marketing purposes after a class action lawsuit settlement, according to NBC News. My mom and I both got $15 cheques in the mail from the result of some Facebook lawsuit??? W/e I like free money — jimmy (@jimmyeppley) November 22, 2016 Hahahaha @facebook I won a lawsuit against you #gonnasospenditallinoneplace pic.twitter.com/FiMAXxhe6w — Michael (@michaellgoodwin) November 21, 2016 What a funny week to get a class action settlement check in the mail from Facebook! pic.twitter.com/LkwJGRRATC — Michael Roston (@michaelroston) November 22, 2016 The case, called Fraley vs. Facebook, was filed in April 2011. The five plaintiffs argued Facebook inappropriately used personal … [Read more...] about Facebook Is Sending Out $15 Checks Because It May Have Used Your Face Without Permission

Donald Trump in West Virginia. Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images About a decade ago, it became clear to some of us that the Republican and Democratic parties were not at all alike. The two were different, not just in their beliefs but in their methods and political style. The Republican Party was ethnically, economically, and ideologically homogenous. Democrats claimed support from racial minorities along with whites, and unions, consumer advocates, and environmentalists along with business, and moderates as well as liberals, yielding a careful balance of ideas and interests. As a virtually all-white party, whose economic support came exclusively from business and which identified conservatism as its sole legitimate ideological tradition, the Republican Party operated in a very different style. Trump’s capture of the Republican nomination is the most emphatic, but only the most recent, indication that the Republican Party’s internal culture is a total failure. Not long ago, … [Read more...] about The Republican Trump Meltdown and the Fight Over the Democratic Party’s Future