By Quentin Young | editor
“A starving mother bear’s milk can dry up, forcing her to abandon her cubs, leaving them to search for food on their own.”
— Rachael Gonzales, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northwest Region spokesperson
Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center manager Michael Sirochman scans a cub with a PIT tag reader to make sure the implanted tag is working correctly. The tag allows Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff to know where a bear came from, and if it has been handled before. (Photo courtesy of John Livingston/CPW)
By Sharon Sullivan
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is rescuing more abandoned black bear cubs this year after environmental conditions strained food sources that bears rely on to fatten up before winter. “Extreme drought conditions have limited natural forage in the higher elevations,” said Rachael Gonzales, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northwest Region spokesperson. Other environmental factors have also contributed to an unusual number of orphaned bears.
Voters angry over the rising cost of groceries and other items due to tariffs could be expressing their dissatisfaction in the midterm elections. (Photo by Ming Tang Tung/Getty Images)
By Ashley Murray
A growing number of voters are taking their anger about affordability to the polls this midterm election and blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs as a culprit for rising expenses. “The real top line is that for maybe the first time ever, tariffs are a salient issue at the ballot box,” said Scott Lincicome of the libertarian Cato Institute.
Then-candidate Gabe Evans speaks during a rally for President Donald Trump in 2024 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora. Evans, now a member of Congress running for reelection, no longer has a banner on his campaign website touting Trump's endorsement. (Photo by Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)
COMMENTARY
By Quentin Young
In 2024, Rep. Gabe Evans put a huge banner on his campaign website highlighting Donald Trump’s endorsement of his run for Congress. The environment for Republicans is dramatically different this election cycle. Voters throughout the country, including many who supported Trump two years ago, don’t like the way he’s running the country. There’s no more Trump banner on Evans’ website.
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