Today, Sun outdoors reporter Olivia Prentzel discusses her recent trip to Argentina and what she learned about newsrooms there as part of the International Center for Journalists program The Sun is involved in.

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Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins reviews the myriad of policy changes and proposals coming out of D.C. that focus on public lands and how advocates across the outdoor industry are uniting to fight back.

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• https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/24/gop-plan-to-sell-more-than-3200-square-miles-of-federal-lands-is-found-to-violate-senate-rules/
• https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/23/roadless-rule-reversal-colorado-federal-lands/

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Today, SunLit editor Kevin Simpson chats with one of the writers who contributed to “The Alma Journal,” a Colorado Book Awards finalist in the anthology category.

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Today, Sun rural reporter Tracy Ross interviews Matt Moseley, a Coloradan with three jobs -- communications professional, author of three books including one about the rabble rouser, Hunter S. Thompson, and open-water swimmer in a landlocked state. He recently swam 17 miles of the Colorado River from the put in near Moab, Utah, to the takeout at Potash (pot-ash), to raise money for American Rivers to protect free-flowing rivers throughout the US. 

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Today, Sun reporter Michael Booth talks about a big rule change to forest management, while John Ingold looks at cases of vaccinated people getting measles.

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Enstrom Toffee has been a Colorado staple since the 1960s. Today, Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang talks about her recent trip to Grand Junction to catch up with candy-makers and their expansion project as part of the town’s overall economic development plans.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/14/enstrom-candies-expansion-downtown-grand-junction/

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Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/22/salida-rancher-conservation-easements-colorado/

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at how conservation easements work in Colorado, what they mean and one longtime ranching family’s plans that were sidetracked because of them.

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Today, the Sun’s Kevin Simpson chats with G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience, about the legacy of the visionary but often troubled leader of the Beach Boys.

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Today we're talking to Chalkbeat Colorado senior reporter Ann Schimke about early moves some Colorado school districts are taking to roll back protections for LGBTQ students and staff because of fears over losing federal funding.

Read more: https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/06/09/rural-district-could-remove-lgbtq-policy-protections-amid-trump-funding-threat/

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Today, Sun membership manager Danika Worthington and co-founder Jennifer Brown talk about our new membership drive and how we don't have paywalls for anyone but members are at the core of our mission.

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