Why Kobe Bryant's death hurts so much; Veterinary team removes cord from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo mountain lion; Colorado on the front line of Pay to Play

All the news you can use in a bite-sized format Hi {NAME}, Happy Monday! I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing weekend. Let's get the work week started on a positive note. Miss snow? Well you're in luck as according the latest weather forecast you'll likely see some today and Wednesday...[Read more.]( Some people spend their Sundays attending church, enjoying brunch or staying at home with family. Automotive and racing enthusiast Jeremy Hartman of Colorado Springs spent a portion of his quiet and peaceful morning learning about smashing, crashing and trashing cars and trucks — demolition derby style...[Read more](. In superfluous news, today is National Chocolate Cake Day and National Bubble Wrap Day. Without further ado, here are 5 things worth sharing today. 1. Kobe Bryant, who died at 41 in a helicopter crash Sunday in Southern California, was on the short list of Colorado’s most sincere sports villains. The rape case in Eagle County, involving a Northern Colorado student, must be part of this story — here and elsewhere. So why does Kobe Bryant’s death hurt like it does? Gazette sports columnist Paul Klee explains...[Read more.]( 2. Liz O’Herrin Lee was riding in the back of the truck, bumping through the Iraqi desert, on her way to do maintenance on bombs before they were loaded into F-16s, as was her job with the Air National Guard. Now living in Denver, she continues a mission — an unlikely one, perhaps, that she shares with fellow Colorado veterans: To stand up for the Endangered Species Act...[Read more.]( 3. As a future Hall of Fame linebacker in the University of Colorado’s national championship era three decades ago, Chad Brown saw students walking around campus wearing black-and-gold jerseys with his number 34 and name on the back. “I was flattered more than anything,” he recalls. “It didn’t occur to me that corporations were making money off of me.” All of that could change with a movement called Pay to Play, and Colorado is on the front line, as the state Legislature prepares to consider a bill that would allow athletes to profit from their name, likeness or image...[Read more.]( 4. Red-faced, blood pumping, the crown of his nose bleeding, a “monster smile” on his face. That’s how a friend and former teammate is remembering a combat veteran with Colorado ties who died Thursday when an American tanker plane crashed while fighting Australian wildfires...[Read more.]( 5. The Womxn's March, which began as a massive backlash to President Donald Trump's surprise victory in 2016, has evolved in Colorado Springs into a smaller, more focused incubator of activism in 2020, organizers said Saturday. Between 800 and 1,000 took part in the fourth annual march that began at City Auditorium and wended its way through downtown streets before ending back at the auditorium where sponsors and other organizations held "breakout sessions."...[Read more.]( Bonu[s content]( - [Veterinary team removes cord from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo mountain lion]( - [Basketball defined Kobe Bryant, but so did family | David Ramsey]( - [62nd annual Grammy Awards: Here are 5 takeaways]( - [Another Pikes Peak Region Village Inn closes]( - [Looking for the America our founders envisioned? It's alive and well in Colorado | Vince Bzdek]( Photo of the day - The front page of Monday's Gazette. Thank you for reading! If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward this email to a friend. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, [you can subscribe here]( free. No spam. Unsubscribe whenever you want.  Terry Terrones Terry Terrones is a journalist and social media manager. He's a graduate of Denver University, loves the Broncos, and might be Spider-Man. Twitter - [@terryterrones]( Email - terry.terrones@gazette.com Instagram - [@terronesterry]( [Subscribe to this Newsletter!]( [Subscribe to free Gazette podcasts!]( The Colorado Springs Gazette, L.L.C. | 100 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [About Constant Contact]( Sent by noreply@gazette.com