Does time seem like it’s moving faster for you? I remember when a weekend felt like forever, and now, in my older age, it’s lost that forever feeling. I talked to a doctor-friend about this, he’s with me, he thinks perception of time literally speeds up the older you get. He might not be wrong.
Time, it keeps on slipping slipping slipping, into the Roundup.
Colorado oil and gas industry investigation
The Denver Post kicked off its four-part series documenting how little oversight there is into injury and death in Colorado’s oil and gas industry. Monte Whaley and John Ingold worked this investigation for an entire year, tracking down 51 deaths in the last 13 years in the less-than-properly regulated industry (here’s a backgrounder on why these numbers are so hard to come by).
It’s a system more focused on protecting the industry than the workers, where its extensive network of subcontractors protects companies from liability and dilutes safety standards. Parts three and four of this series run Tuesday and Wednesday, we’ll link to ’em in those Roundups but if you want to read ’em hot off the digital presses stay tuned to http://denverpost.com/ (Side note: Did you know there are browser extensions that allow you to refresh a page every X seconds? True story.)
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The Rundown
* Today’s Weather: Warm like a pancake off the griddle. See the week’s spicy forecast here.
* Today’s Editorial: Vote “no” on Amendment 70: Minimum wage increase goes too far
* Today’s Poll: Would you like to see third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in the presidential debates?
* Articles: Every article we published yesterday, every article published on this newsletter’s date, and denverpost.com/today will take you to today’s list of articles, no matter the day. Today. Always today.
By The Numbers
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Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian threw four touchdowns in the Broncos’ 29-17 win over Cincinnati. Play of the day belongs to John Elway, who throws shade as well as he throws a football.
Quick Hits
+ Who’s watching the first presidential debate tonight? 7 p.m. mountain time (here’s how to watch all of ’em). Lotta buzz about this one. It’s a big night. Here’s how big it is, and here’s what you should be watching for.
+ Big news: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on Saturday. The Guardian has a more in-depth piece on the architecture and context of the museum.
+ We break down the nine Colorado-wide ballot initiatives you’ll see on Election Day.
+ RIP, Arnold Palmer. Here’s Denver Post reporter Ralph Moore’s 1960 article on Palmer’s break-out come-from-behind victory at Cherry Hills Country Club, piping hot from our archives to your plate.
+ This is why mobile service is so bad in Denver.
+ Feds targeting heroin trafficking in Denver area make 54 arrests.
+ With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with potential for confusion come Election Day. See also: CBS4 found four dead voters with ballots cast in their name in Colorado.
+ Former Denver Post news columnist Diane Carman is now in our opinion pages, this time with this column: The obvious case for automatic voter registration.
+ A World War II veteran from Colorado celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday.
+ Now would be a good time to get into the Colorado home appraisal business.
+ It may be decorative gourd season, but that’s no reason to celebrate.
+ The following phrases descend from “hey that’s okay” to “oh no, oh no”: Colorado Rapids, ahead with seconds left to play, against a team with ten players on the field, own goal, tie game.
+ The Rockies removed all possibility of a non-losing season Saturday night in good ol’ Rockies fashion, losing 14-1 to the Dodgers and guaranteeing a seventh-straight losing season. There is a bright side, kind of, if you can get over the stench of defeat. Related: Dinger is crying five tears today.
+ Pension groups demand changes to Wells Fargo’s executive compensation.
+ Advice column: What do you do when you wake up in the middle of the night to a friend of yours (who happens to be crashing with you) “engaging in extremely animated intercourse” with your younger sister?
+ MLB pitcher Jose Fernandez escaped from Cuba by boat on his fourth try as a teenager, and when his mother fell into the Yucatan Channel during the journey, he jumped in and pulled her out. Fernandez’s heroic backstory made his death early Sunday that much more heart-wrenching.
+ Kevin Garnett says goodbye.
+ How pets help the fight against cancer.
+ There was an active shooter situation this morning in Houston.
What We’re Reading
+ Coffee that you can put in your pocket, then take out of your pocket, then eat. Is that blasphemous or is it the future? Me, I’m all for our new chewable coffee overlords but I’ll miss the smell of that steamy brew.
+ There’s a nacho chip for sale (yea, one chip per $4.99 bag) that’s dusted with pepper that’s about half as potent as pepper spray. The sales pitch-disguised-as-an-article includes this money quote: “YouTube is full of people eating [the peppers from whence this chip comes], then vomiting, having panic attacks, and being treated for stomach ulcers.”
+ “She has convinced her followers she is a pretty-in-pink naïf, an escort, an unhinged ex, an office drone, and, most recently, an expectant mother. None of it is real.” Note: Some of the photos are right on the edge of being safe for workplaces.
+ Am I Introverted, or Just Rude?
+ Bless This Baby Otter Cam.
The Denver Post as it was, 100 years ago today
Song of the Day
The year is 3030, the sky is red and the Corporate Institutional Bank of Time is here to sell you back the time you have lost. Or not. Or maybe so for you but not for me.
Head over to our Spotify playlist, or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, we made you your own special page where you non-Spotify people can listen to the playlist.
Hat Tips and Corrections
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