Colorado’s closest congressional race, solar farm planned near Mesa Verde, Sand Creek massacre statue unveiled

Polls suggest this election could deliver a blue wave for Democrats nationally. But in Colorado’s most closely divided district, it still looks like anyone’s race. Then, a massive solar farm proposed for just outside of Mesa Verde National Park has some locals up in arms. Plus, after years of planning, the first element of the state Capitol’s Sand Creek Massacre memorial was unveiled this week.

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• The Colorado Sun’s Jesse Paul on the race for Congressional District Eight.
• CPR’s Haylee May on the planned solar farm near Mesa Verde National Park
• Denverite’s Camelia Heins on the unveiling of the Sand Creek Massacre memorial

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