Just when you thought Congress couldn’t get any wackier, our esteemed elected officials have proposed school lunch guidelines that count French fries and the tomato paste atop slices of greasy pizza as vegetables.
To combat childhood obesity, the USDA had proposed setting limits on the number of fried potato servings children could eat in a [...]

Change has been the only constant in 16-year-old Deryck Blake’s life since he entered Colorado’s foster care system at age 6.
But after enduring 11 different placements in the past 8 years, Deryck got the only change he ever really wanted Saturday morning — a permanent and loving family.

It’s that time of year again! Not only is it the day you fill your stomachs with Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, and Apple Pie, it’s a day to spend with family and friends. There are many fun activities you can do on this glorious day.
Gratitude
Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday to commemorate a harvest festival by the Pilgrims [...]

The two-year din of construction behind screened fences at Denver Zoo is being replaced by the pitter-patter of enormous feet — elephant, rhino and tapir.
The almost-completed $50 million Asian Tropics exhibit is the zoo’s bid for greatness.
Everything about the 10-acre exhibit — which must remain under wraps until late spring, when animal relocations, quarantines and [...]

What used to be a lifeless airport buffer zone at the end of an old Stapleton runway is now a flourishing habitat to mule deer, coyotes, red foxes and 137 bird species.
The Bluff Lake Nature Center is a wildlife refuge, a place for the public to walk peaceful trails around the lake and where

My father was 46 years old when he first discovered he had diabetes. My roommate was only 27. It’s amazing how this incurable disease can affect the lives of so many people today. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 26 million children and adults have diabetes in the U.S. An additional 79 million are [...]

When hard times strike, children often bear the brunt of the assault. They face short-term problems, such as malnourishment, and the long-term effects of falling behind developmentally.
That’s where Growing Home comes in. Founded in 1998 by Kathleen Drozda, a nurse at Saint Anthony Hospital North (she remains a board member), the agency has a three-part [...]

The percentage of overweight and obese children and teens has more than doubled over the past 30 years. Although many factors contribute to this epidemic, one of the primary reasons is that children have become more sedentary. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) offers expanded guidelines for daily activity for children:
★ Toddlers: [...]

Images of children from distant countries, from Bulgaria to China to Russia, have been the public face of adoption in America.
But that picture is overdue for an update.
Most kids adopted by U.S. families now come from the child-welfare system: about 52,340 in 2010, up from 15,000 in 1988.
In Colorado, the number has increased 125 percent [...]

Have you ever worried about an emergency at the most inopportune time?
Do you have a special need or medical condition that cannot be seen by the naked eye?
If any of these questions grazed your mind at one time or another, you’re not alone.
When a 9-1-1 medical call is placed, paramedics arrive on the scene with [...]