Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Last Sunday, Feb. 2, Jim Dooley emailed this armadillo photo from the David Kenney Trail in Carbondale, noting, “When it skittered away from me, it was about three …
Chicago outdoors: Illinois armadillo and Black Lake sturgeon Read MoreGovernor Gavin Newsom, facing nationwide criticism after the devastating Los Angeles fires, on Thursday signed an executive order to force many California homeowners to create a 5-foot “ember-resistant” zone around their houses. Newsom ordered that within 45 days state officials must …
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They entered the country legally to flee desperate conditions. Now, they could be deported Read MorePITTSBURG — The now-defunct Delta View Golf Course will soon be transformed into a multisport field complex in an effort to boost recreational activities and sports tourism in Pittsburg. Construction of the Pittsburg Premier Fields, the city’s first multipurpose sports …
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Protesters, police prepare for more immigration protests Read MoreJust feet away from the rubble of her Altadena home, Andrea Davis noticed two 3-year-old coast live oak trees that appeared to have survived the Eaton fire’s wind-fueled fury. Surrounding the small trees were about eight other trees on her …
What will happen to our trees, Altadena worries, as debris cleanup ramps up Read MoreBy Samantha Lamas and Ryan Murphy of Morningstar What are your top financial goals? If your goals are hard to pin down, or seem to drift, you’re not alone. Research suggests that, even when considering important goals, people tend to …
3 steps to uncovering your true financial goals Read MoreBy Natalia Wolting With its stunning mountain views, vibrant downtown, and thriving tech scene, Boulder, Colorado, has long been a poster child for remote-friendly living. But if Boulder’s skyrocketing housing costs or bustling pace give you pause, emerging communities across …
Looking for Boulder 2.0? These cities fit the bill for many remote workers Read MoreBy Jason Steele, Bankrate For decades, one of the perks airline travelers have enjoyed most is the ability to earn frequent flyer miles and redeem them for an award flight or other rewards. Whether you get them via a travel …
When you will earn miles on a flight and when you won’t Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s intrusion into California’s long-running conflict over water management — essentially favoring farmers over wildlife habitat — has drawn massive media and political attention. Trump ordered federal water managers to release more water for farmers but the increased …
Walters: Colorado River poses another California water conflict that Trump will affect Read MoreWhen the Nation’s Report Card was released last month, it reiterated a hard truth about our education system today: We are failing our students with disabilities. Students with disabilities, who make up 15% of all public school students, continue to lag …
Opinion: The Nation’s Report Card is out. Students with disabilities deserve better Read MoreThe devastation from the Southern California fires should cause our county leaders to rethink their visions of the past and recognize that Reid-Hillview Airport is essential to their primary obligation to protect the community. This tragedy has prompted San Jose Mayor …
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Prince Harry’s ‘Worst Fear’ Came True With Prince William Read More<p id=”par-1_73″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/taylor-swift/?swcfpc=1″>Taylor Swift</a> allegedly <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-lively-spends-time-taylor-swift-fearing-end-career-source-says.html/”>isn’t happy about Blake Lively</a> dragging her into the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-trial-date-set-it-ends-with-us-legal-battle.html/”><em>It Ends With Us </em>drama</a> and lawsuits. Lively and Justin Baldoni are facing off in a legal battle following the release of the film …
Taylor Swift Is ‘Not Relevant’ in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s Case After Possibility of Subpoena, Source Says Read MoreNEW ORLEANS – During the week of the biggest game of his life, Saquon Barkley reflected on a moment of inspiration. As a freshman at Penn State, Barkley, eager to climb the depth chart, watched intently as his position coach …
Renck: Saquon Barkley’s season, Terrell Davis’ record and why Sean Payton must improve Broncos run game Read MoreCalvin Booth became Calvin Bluff. Again. For the second straight trade deadline, the Nuggets remained idle. Booth, the general manager, said the plan was to go big or go home. They did nothing, and we are supposed to believe this …
Renck & File: GM Calvin Booth fails Nuggets by leaning on hope instead of getting Nikola Jokic help Read MoreWith Colorado’s rebuilding youth movement in full swing as the club attempts to turn the corner after consecutive 100-loss seasons, here are five Rockies prospects with the most at stake as non-roster invites in big-league spring training. Chase Dollander Colorado’s …
Five Rockies prospects with most at stake as non-roster invites to 2025 spring training Read MoreA year after bruising fight, attempt to protect police whistleblowers in Colorado is back in legislature Colorado lawmakers are again seeking to provide more protections for police officers who report misconduct within their own agencies, taking a more compartmentalized approach …
Surprise bills from ambulances, YIGBY (“Yes in God’s Backyard”) housing and more from the Colorado legislature this week Read MoreMore than three years after Gov. Jared Polis announced that picturesque Sweetwater Lake at the edge of the Flat Tops Wilderness, 14 miles north of Glenwood Canyon, would become Colorado’s 43rd state park, it still hasn’t — and it may …
To be (or not to be) a state park is the question for Sweetwater Lake planners Read MoreAurora may stop giving three days’ notice before disbanding homeless encampments across the city under a proposed new policy that would also eliminate the requirement for shelter to be provided for those displaced by sweeps. Aurora City Council member Angela …
Aurora could begin sweeping homeless camps without warning, alternative shelter Read MoreBayswater Exploration and Production, a Denver-based oil and gas company, has entered into an agreement to sell $603 million worth of its assets in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg basin to Houston-based Prairie Operating Co. Bayswater announced the cash and stock transaction Friday. …
Colorado-based Bayswater oil, gas company selling $603M of assets in Denver-Julesburg Basin Read MoreColorado lawmakers are again seeking to provide more protections for police officers who report misconduct within their own agencies, taking a more compartmentalized approach nearly a year after a first attempt sparked resistance from a wide swath of law enforcement …
A year after bruising fight, attempt to protect police whistleblowers in Colorado is back in legislature Read MoreA 28-year-old man who allegedly shot a man in the neck in Denver’s Washington Park and fired at another man who tried to sit next to him on a bench told police he thought the victims were involved with psychological …
Man charged with attempted murder in Washington Park shooting Read MoreHollywood star Heather Locklear (The Perfect Man, Melrose Place, Spin City, T.J. Hooker) surprised actor Armie Hammer when she joined TV personality Jillian Barberie as a guest on Hammer’s podcast, The Armie HammerTime Podcast. As seen below, the blonde beauty …
Heather Locklear Surprises Fans with Armie Hammer, “What Is Happening?” Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s intrusion into California’s long-running conflict over water management — essentially favoring farmers over wildlife habitat — has drawn massive media and political attention. Trump ordered federal water managers to release more water for farmers but the increased …
Walters: Colorado River poses another California water conflict that Trump will affect Read MoreWhen the Nation’s Report Card was released last month, it reiterated a hard truth about our education system today: We are failing our students with disabilities. Students with disabilities, who make up 15% of all public school students, continue to lag …
Opinion: The Nation’s Report Card is out. Students with disabilities deserve better Read MoreThe devastation from the Southern California fires should cause our county leaders to rethink their visions of the past and recognize that Reid-Hillview Airport is essential to their primary obligation to protect the community. This tragedy has prompted San Jose Mayor …
Opinion: Reid-Hillview Airport is a strategic asset for region’s fire safety Read MoreReading Time: 4 minutes It’s awards season, celebrity gossip fans. In the wake of the Golden Globes being handed out a few weeks ago, and then the Oscar nominations being announced a short time later, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards …
Critics Choice Awards 2025: And the Winners Are… Read MoreOne month ago, Jonathan A. Mason asked Terry Lynn O’Donnell one question: “What are we going to do about California?” Turns out, the answer is: plenty. Mason, pastor of Northeast Baptist Church and O’Donnell, his contemporary at The Church of …
Philadelphia churches deliver fire aid to local faithful Read MoreTo get to Tepito Coffee in Pasadena, you take the Lake Avenue exit to Colorado Boulevard. Mike de la Rocha can tell you a short drive north up Lake will reveal the still-uncleared rubble and ash of the Eaton Fire. …
Coalition comes together to help as ‘Dena Heals’ in aftermath of Eaton fire Read MoreAs of Jan. 1, 2025, a new California law (Assembly Bill 2992) requires real estate agents representing buyers to enter into a written buyer-broker contract agreement with their clients. While this change was already being practiced by many in residential …
California buyer-broker contracts required for commercial deals, too Read MoreWhen Donald Trump, speaking beside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, announced last week that the United States would be taking over the Gaza Strip and “permanently” resettling its population elsewhere, few in American politics took him seriously. Trump, after …
Goldberg: Trump’s Gaza deal offers war crimes for beachfront property Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I have been lucky to have processed a lot …
Dear Abby: How do I tell my alcoholic mother she can’t join me in delivery room? Read MoreA South Side man who joined the Army at 18 has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after being convicted of trafficking guns to Chicago — where authorities say the weapons helped fuel a gang war. Brandon …
Soldier from Chicago gets 9 years in prison for trafficking guns that fueled South Side gang war Read MoreNEW ORLEANS — What to watch for Sunday in the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Eagles: When the Chiefs have the ball The Chiefs aren’t rattled by close games. They’ve won 17 times in a row in one-score games, …
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