Seeking A ‘plan B’ 
for Nuclear Waste

The association of nearly 38 million members is promising a ‘new chapter’ of advocacy just days after older voters played a decisive role in U. S. elections. AARP has tapped Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan as its new CEO while promising a “new chapter” of advocating for Americans who are 50 and older and their families, the group said on Tuesday.

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners gave the thumbs-down Tuesday to a Conifer downhill bike park that proposed 16 miles of winding trails descending an 830-foot vertical drop — all of it served by a chairlift. The 2-1 vote against granting the Shadow Mountain Bike Park a special use permit followed a nearly six-hour hearing.

Wyatts Towing has gone out of business. The Denver-area towing giant — which has been investigated by the Colorado attorney general, accused by state legislators of breaking the law and targeted by hundreds of consumer complaints — has apparently been purchased by another local towing operator, Elite Towing. Lawrence Pacheco, a spokesperson for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, said Wyatts’ attorneys notified the department earlier this year about a change in ownership.

Former Denver Nuggets center Chris “Birdman” Andersen claims that his longtime attorney and sports agent stole money from his bank account, handed Netflix the rights to his life story for free, and shuttered Crepes ‘n Crepes, his in-laws’ restaurant in Cherry Creek. The allegations, contained in a lengthy and wide-ranging lawsuit Nov.

In 1991, Sony brought the first rechargeable lithium-ion battery to market. The unique chemistry proved a game-changer in energy storage. Today everything from EVs to smartphones depends on it, with demand skyrocketing.  But lithium is rare, most of it comes from unstable markets outside Europe, and its extraction can cause extensive pollution.

New data from LinkedIn on the most in-demand jobs on the platform in the third quarter of this year reveals that software engineering is in second place. Just pipped to the post by sales roles, it is clear that software engineering and development pros are in high demand. Additionally, full stack engineers and application developers feature in the top ten in-demand roles at places eight and ten respectively.