Colorado's lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3 years old

PLUS l Colorado Springs sees record year for auto thefts, Colorado Democrats, Republicans clash over Equal Rights Amendment and more. Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Monday. It’s March 6, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Colorado's lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3 years old]( - [Colorado Springs sees record year for auto thefts]( - [Colorado Democrats, Republicans clash over Equal Rights Amendment]( [Colorado's lost lessons from Spanish flu revisited as COVID-19 pandemic turns 3 years old]( As Colorado marks another COVID-19 anniversary, the takeaway for historians and epidemiologists is as simple as it is jarring: Americans haven't learned the lessons from history. [Read More]( Did you miss this?: [Colorado Springs says hello to New York-style bagels]( [11 specialty license plates you didn't know you could get in Colorado]( [Plans for apartments in rural El Paso County advance despite objections]( [A decade downtown: 10 years of progress in downtown Colorado Springs]( Susan Edmondson is marking 10 years as president and CEO of Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs, a decade that has seen a development boom. John Suthers has been mayor of Colorado Spring for eight of those years; his second and final term is nearing an end. But as he prepares to leave office, he is clearly pleased with the state of downtown. [Read More]( [Denver Nuggets' bench feels need for speed as new pieces catch up]( Playing fast could help the Denver Nuggets’ second unit get up to speed. As Bruce Brown explained following Sunday’s practice at Ball Arena, the new and, hopefully, improved bench unit is still susceptible to quiet stretches. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs sees record year for auto thefts]( Katie Behar, a single mother of two in Colorado Springs, purchased a 2021 Kia in late December. “Raising two kids by yourself is hard,” Behar said. “I decided to kind of reward myself by buying a new car.” [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES What's going on at the Colorado Capital this week? [Here are legislative committee hearings and other events]( of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol. From her seventh-floor office at Plaza of the Rockies, Susan Edmondson can see at least three construction cranes at work — [a sign of the boom times for downtown Colorado Springs.]( Bipartisan lawmakers stood shoulder to shoulder Thursday in recognition of the Equal Rights Amendment, but within minutes the moment of solidarity shattered into a [party battle on abortion and transgender rights.]( Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Mainly sunny. High near 50F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Would you like to send this email to a friend? [Send To A Friend](