May 29—Longmont City Council on Tuesday is to discuss the possible future adoption of a licensing and inspections program for rental housing. Longmont’s code enforcement staff now inspects potential problems on a complaint basis, when the city hears from tenants with concerns about whether their rental units’ conditions violate health, […]
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Oscar Telecast Faces Backlash Against ‘No Zooms’ Mandate
The Oscars have issued a mandate that there will be no Zoom acceptance speeches during this year’s telecast, but that decision is causing consternation among nominees, who are worried they won’t be able to make the trek to Los Angeles. Studio executives, awards strategists, personal publicists, and the stars and […]
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Federal mask mandate applies to local public lands facilities | News
Mask up when inside facilities in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The National Park Service on Wednesday issued guidance to all visitors, following President Joe Biden’s executive order that requires face masks to be worn by employees, visitors, partners and contractors inside buildings and facilities. At the […]
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‘Amazon economy’ gives the left a mandate for bold economic reform
This week expect to see political pundits once again coalesce, based on a superficial reading of the electorate, around the narrative that the election results are a mandate for center-rightism, a cautionary tale against progressive aspirations for a dramatic reshaping of our market-based political economy. That is a misreading of […]