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Get out the wrapping paper and light a candle, one of the most popular birthdays in Colorado is coming up.

Get out the wrapping paper and light a candle, one of the most popular birthdays in Colorado is coming up.

Some people say it’s reasonable for densely populated areas to receive more settlement funds, since they serve more of those affected. But others worry this overlooks rural communities disproportionately harmed by opioid addiction.

Some people say it’s reasonable for densely populated areas to receive more settlement funds, since they serve more of those affected.

Tim Buck knows by heart how many people died from drug overdoses in his North Carolina county last year: 10. The year before it was 12 — an all-time high.

Tim Buck knows by heart how many people died from drug overdoses in his North Carolina county last year: 10. The year before it was 12 — an all-time high. Those losses reverberate deeply in rural Pamlico County, a tightknit community of 12,000 on the state’s eastern shore. Over the past decade, it’s had the

For residents of Colorado, the odds of living a long life are currently lower than they've been in decades.

For residents of Colorado, the odds of living a long life are currently lower than they've been in decades.

For residents of Colorado, the odds of living a long life are currently lower than they've been in decades.

For residents of Colorado, the odds of living a long life are currently lower than they've been in decades.