Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Wednesday November 25th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories, and a quick summary of other important things happening in our state.

 

Today, we’re focused on how Coloradans are marking the Thanksgiving Holiday amidst a pandemic.

 

Before we begin, let’s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

 

Today, we take you back to November 25th,  1935 when The Colorado Supreme Court reinstated disbarred Denver judge, Benjamin Lindsey. It also happened to be his birthday. Lindsey had worked to establish a special juvenile court to remove young people from the general criminal population. He also battled the KKK which may have contributed to his disbarment as they then accused him of cheating during the election despite a lack of evidence.

 

Now, our feature story. 

 

Today, Colorado Sun staff writer Lucy Haggard is joining to talk about what Thanksgiving looks like this year for folks all around the state.

As Lucy mentioned, you can find accounts of how Coloradans are celebrating differently this year by visiting ColoradoSun.com and searching for “Thanksgiving 2020”.

 

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

 

In a week where hundreds of thousands of Coloradans are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday and the state’s coronavirus numbers continue to get worse. Gov. Jared Polis delivered one of his strongest warnings to date about what the consequences of that travel could lead to.

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Katie Farnan a mother-turned-activist from Boulder helped launch a campaign against Cory Gardner in early 2017 - it was best known by its mascot, Cardboard Cory. As one of the most cohesive advocacy campaigns in modern Colorado politics, many think that it led to Cory Gardner’s defeat before the 2020 election even began.

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Denver’s current and former mayors say that a “dysfunctional” school board mistreated the departing Superintendent Susana Cordova.

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Nine months into the coronavirus pandemic and amid the state’s largest surge in critical cases, the level of protection jail inmates get from the virus still depends a lot on where they’re incarcerated.

 

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

 

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Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It&rsquo;s Wednesday November 25th, and we&rsquo;re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories, and a quick summary of other important things happening in our state.
&nbsp;
Today, we&rsquo;re focused on how Coloradans are marking the Thanksgiving Holiday amidst a pandemic.
&nbsp;
Before we begin, let&rsquo;s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
&nbsp;
Today, we take you back to November 25th,&nbsp; 1935 when The Colorado Supreme Court reinstated disbarred Denver judge, Benjamin Lindsey. It also happened to be his birthday. Lindsey had worked to establish a special juvenile court to remove young people from the general criminal population. He also battled the KKK which may have contributed to his disbarment as they then accused him of cheating during the election despite a lack of evidence.
&nbsp;
Now, our feature story.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Today, Colorado Sun staff writer Lucy Haggard is joining to talk about what Thanksgiving looks like this year for folks all around the state.
As Lucy mentioned, you can find accounts of how Coloradans are celebrating differently this year by visiting ColoradoSun.com and searching for &ldquo;Thanksgiving 2020&rdquo;.
&nbsp;
Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:
&nbsp;
In a week where <a href="https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/11/colorado-covid-aaa-thanksgiving-travel-forecast/">hundreds of thousands of Coloradans</a> are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday and the state&rsquo;s coronavirus numbers continue to get worse. Gov. Jared Polis delivered one of his strongest warnings to date about what the consequences of that travel could lead to.
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Katie Farnan a mother-turned-activist from Boulder helped launch a campaign against Cory Gardner in early 2017 - it was best known by its mascot, Cardboard Cory. As one of the most cohesive advocacy campaigns in modern Colorado politics, many think that it led to Cory Gardner&rsquo;s defeat before the 2020 election even began.
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Denver&rsquo;s current and former mayors say that a &ldquo;dysfunctional&rdquo; school board mistreated the departing Superintendent Susana Cordova.
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Nine months into the coronavirus pandemic and amid the state&rsquo;s largest surge in critical cases, the level of protection jail inmates get from the virus still depends a lot on where they&rsquo;re incarcerated.
&nbsp;
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The Colorado Sun is non-partisan and completely independent. We're always dedicated to telling the in-depth stories we need today more than ever. And The Sun is supported by readers and listeners like you.
 Right now, you can head to ColoradoSun.com and become a member. Starting at $5 per month for a basic membership and if you bump it up to $20 per month, you&rsquo;ll get access to our exclusive politics and outdoors newsletters. Thanks for starting your morning with us and don&rsquo;t forget to tune in again tomorrow.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

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