A discrimination complaint has been filed against a Greenwood Village hotel after a manager refused to check in, and later kicked out, guests visiting from Puerto Rico.
National Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off Friday and will continue through Sunday, Oct. 15 with events and activities taking place in towns and cities across the United States. The celebration recognizes the history, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean as well as Central and South America, explained the National Hispanic Heritage Month website.
At a June 2 press conference about the state s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Jared Polis shared the details of a contest that will award $50,000 scholarships to 25 kids in the twelve-to-seventeen-year age range who ve been vaccinated. But he also offered some spin related to the previously announced series of five $1 million drawings for immunized Coloradans eighteen and older. While he noted that officials weren t expecting a big surge in the number of people getting shots a good thing, because there hasn t been one yet he explained that they merely wanted to prevent a precipitous decline in participation.
Without the announcement of the Colorado Comeback Cash drawings, Polis maintained that there would have been a greater drop-off in interest because those most excited got vaccinated early on. The danger is that others will put it off like most of us would put off going to the dentist or getting a shot. We re giving them a reason to do it now.