Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Wednesday October 28th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Every week day we’re sharing a closer look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of other important things happening in our state. Today our focus is on Colorado colleges, what they’ve learned during the fall semester, and why they may offer more in-person classes this spring.


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But before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:


Today, we take you back to October 28th, 1925, the day of what’s known as the Great Rattlesnake Massacre. A woman named Katherine Slaughterback, who earned the nickname Rattlesnake Kate, defended herself and her young son from a bevy of rattlesnakes outside of their small farmhouse in Weld County.


Now, our feature story.


Navigating a pandemic is new to most industries, and higher education is no exception. Colorado Sun staff writer Lucy Haggard has more on college in the time of coronavirus and what may be in store for future semesters.

 

Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:


So far Colorado voters are casting ballots in droves ahead of the 2020 election, pushing early vote totals to record levels. A Colorado Sun analysis shows that as of yesterday — 1,915,926 people cast ballots, or 45.5% of registered voters. Check our vote tracker to learn more at Colorado Sun dot com.

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Denver will force businesses and offices to reduce their capacity on Wednesday because of

rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the city. Gyms could also be forced to shut down.

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Grand County Sheriff said that Damage assessment teams have so far identified about 100 homes that were destroyed last week by the East Troublesome fire.

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Aurcana Silver Corp., a Vancouver company that owns Ouray Silver Mines Inc., is deep into pre-production work at the Revenue-Virginius Mine,  one of the largest and oldest silver mines in the San Juan Mountains.


For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com.


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