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STEPHEN COLBERT: My love of red rice started at Stiles Point Elementary School on James Island, South Carolina. The cafeteria served it just about every day, and that was fine with me. I’ve had a lot since then, but this comes closest to the deep savory sweetness that those lunch ladies somehow whipped up in barrel-size batches.

Cauliflower can be bland and boring if not treated correctly, but browning the vegetable in the oven coaxes out deep, almost meaty flavors that transform it into a satisfying vegetarian main. In this recipe from “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we cut thick cauliflower steaks from the center section of the whole head, then brush them with olive oil on both sides and season with salt and pepper before cooking them in a scorching hot oven. The steaks are roasted until tender throughout and browned on the bottom, anchoring the dish with a crispy edge and deep umami.

The Longmont City Council plans to add 18 new full-time equivalent positions to the city’s employee roster next year, just one aspect of a proposed $469.6 million operating budget the group discussed during its regular session Tuesday night. Over the past several weeks, the City Council has listened to numerous financial presentations and is expected to finalize and formally adopt next year’s 657-page budget, which is available for public inspection on the city’s website, in October. If the City Council approves the budget and adds 18 new full-time equivalent jobs, the Longmont city government’s total number of full-time equivalent budgeted positions will be just over 1,161.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — The Broncos on Wednesday added a veteran inside linebacker to their practice squad. Denver is signing Kwon Alexander, a 10th-year player, to its practice squad as it kicks off a practice week at The Greenbrier here, a source confirmed to The Post. Alexander most recently played nine games in 2023 for Pittsburgh, but his season ended in November when he ruptured his Achilles for the second time in his career. Related Articles Denver Broncos | Broncos safety Brandon Jones off to strong start despite missing time in training camp with injury Denver Broncos |

Organizations that help pay abortion costs are capping how much they can help as travel costs rise and the wave of “rage giving” that fueled them two years ago has subsided. Abortion funds, which have operated across the U. S. for decades, in many cases as volunteer groups, ramped up their capacity fast after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

By COLLEEN LONG and CALVIN WOODWARD WASHINGTON — The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Ronald Rowe Jr. said. “I cannot defend why that roof was not better secured.” The unguarded roof, easily within shooting distance of the rally stage, is just one of the myriad questions behind the worst Secret Service security failure in decades.