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…more bleach), the best way to move a body (wrap it in sheets like a mummy), and she keeps Ayoola from posting pictures to Instagram when she should be mourning… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: Highway Safety

…deaths and injury on the nation’s highways and have long been utilized by racing car drivers.  Many states have adopted legislation requiring the installation of seat belts in passenger vehicles;… (Search hits: 2 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.06)

The K-12 Library Connection, January 2022

Welcome to the first installment of our Short Bytes twice-monthly mini-newsletter! This twice-a-month short-bytes newsletter will feature short articles and information that we’ve culled on promising K-12 librarian/library staff practice,… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Work-Related Injuries in Colorado

…compile the data, so the most recent issue right now, for instance, covers 2013). Older issues can be checked out in print. There are also a number of other publications… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Carbon Monoxide

The General Assembly is considering a bill that requires carbon monoxide detectors be installed in all new residential construction, and in any properties that are sold, or leased to new… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Being an Ally: What it Means and How to Do it

…of your identity might place you in a position of privilege, while in other situations part of your identity might place you at a disadvantage. Intersecting Identities For instance, if… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Important Tips and Tricks for Correcting CHNC Text

…in these instances. If the word is split between two lines without a hyphen, please correct it by joining the two parts together. Do I have to correct all the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Vote for Colorado’s Most Significant Artifact

instance, in 1918 Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones became the first female African American to graduate from the University of Colorado — although she was not allowed to participate in graduation… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

2018 is Year of the Bird

…species in their popular Colorado Outdoors magazine. Each 2018 issue features articles on Colorado birds and what CPW is doing to research and protect them. For instance, in the September/October… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Interactive Data Tools from the State Demography Office

…Data can be viewed by county or statewide. Another helpful tool is the County Data Lookup. Here you can quickly search for population and housing numbers by year. For instance,… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Colorado Corrections Statistics

…positive drug tests), prison work programs, and community corrections and parole. For instance, you can see that the number of inmates currently in administrative segregation (solitary confinement) has dropped from… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: Education Standards, Yesterday and Today

…fascinating to see how other subjects are emphasized at different points in time. For instance, the 1912 Course of Study includes subjects such as agriculture, cooking, hygiene, industrial arts, nature… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Colorado Newspapers

In the days before social media and instant online news, the newspaper served as a vital community link and source of not only news, but entertainment, advertisements, and more. The… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

New Email Scam Affecting Home Buyers and Sellers

…buying or selling a home. In other instances, they create alternative email accounts with just minor changes to the name of the email account, which typically goes unnoticed by the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: The White Ash Mine Disaster

…some survivors. Water was not the only deadly issue they had to contend with, however. “By three o’clock on the morning of the tenth instant, I lowered a light with… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Colorado Motor Vehicle Registrations

…1942, which can be used for understanding changes over time. For instance, fifty years ago, Colorado had approximately 1.7 million registered vehicles. As of 2015, the number was over 5.5… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

New College and Career Website

…desired majors, industries, jobs, and schools. For instance, if you search library science as a major, you first receive a screen that gives the percentages regarding career satisfaction in the… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)

Time Machine Tuesday: Arbor Day

…also find information on Colorado schools’ Arbor Day celebrations in the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s biennial reports. For instance, see page 32 of the 1891-92 report for a summation of… (Search hits: 1 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 9.03)