PLUS l Mark Kiszla: Reefer madness! Snoop Dogg has stolen the show in Paris and become the new lord of the Olympic rings and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Monday, August 05, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Calhan neighbors oppose wind farm expansion, citing health concerns]( - [Former Colorado Springs resident's art featured in Hollywood, at Olympics, Burning Man, Coachella]( - [Mark Kiszla: Reefer madness! Snoop Dogg has stolen the show in Paris and become the new lord of the Olympic rings]( [Calhan neighbors oppose wind farm expansion, citing health concerns]( Nine years ago, the publicly traded, Florida-based company erected a fleet of wind turbines in the area, and today, all highway drivers see miles of the otherworldly machines on the skyline of El Paso County’s Eastern Plains. NextEra wants to expand with a third phase of construction, the man told Nusbaum, and he’s looking for additional property owners who might want wind turbines installed on their land. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [25 homes destroyed as Alexander Mountain fire reaches 32 percent containment]( [Developer seeks annexation of southwestern El Paso County land for Colorado Springs water]( [Heading out to the new Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs? What to know before you go]( More top stories: [Coloradans in the Games: Sunday's results and Monday's lookahead for those with state ties in the Paris Games](
Denver Wyndham Clark, a Valor Christian graduate, finished tied for 14th in the Olympic golf tournament. Clark shot 6-under in the final round, finishing at 11-under for the tournament after opening play with a first-round 75 (which tied for the third-worst first round in the field of 57 players). [Read More]( [Donny Osmond to bring his Las Vegas show to Colorado Springs]( Donny Osmond knows about reinvention. An interviewer once told him he’d counted seven times Osmond reinvented his career, but the lifelong performer laughed and said he thought there’d been more than that. It makes sense for someone who’s spent almost his entire 66 years in show business. [Read More]( [Former Colorado Springs resident's art featured in Hollywood, at Olympics, Burning Man, Coachella]( East of Colorado Springs lives a man with a penchant for the whimsical, a thirst for the colossal and an affinity for the natural world. Tentacles of Patrick Shearn’s ebullient mind have reached into many corners of culture and history around the world: Hollywood, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Burning Man, Electric Daisy Carnival and the Olympics, to name a few. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The problem of pests in agriculture isn't new, but on Colorado's Western Slope farmers have found a sustainable solution to help ensure the delectable Palisade peaches and Olathe sweet corn grace grocery stores this season. [The answer? More bugs.]( The AI revolution is well underway — and [Colorado Springs is determined to be a key part of it]( as a host of industries explore the promise of artificial intelligence. "With all due respect to solid-gold gymnast Simone Biles and French swimming sensation Leon Marchand, these are the Snooplympics, where the biggest star is a reefer-smoking OG." [Read the full column from Mark Kiszla.]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Partial cloudiness early, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High around 90F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100
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