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Aug. 29, 2024: State historian wants Coloradans to think about democracy; Protecting butterflies and bees

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William Wei, board member of the Colorado Asian Pacific Union, removes a plaque from a LoDo neighborhood wall on 20th Street across from Coors Field, on Monday, August 8, 2022. The marker mischaracterized a brutal 1880 assault by whites against Chinese immigrants living and working in Denver as a “Chinese Riot.”

Newly-appointed state historian William Wei says democratic governments are facing the worst crisis since the 1930s. And he hopes to get Coloradans thinking about threats to democracy at home and abroad. Then, how a new state law is helping the butterflies, bees and other critical pollinators in Colorado. And, Colorado jazz great, saxophonist Gerald Albright, will pay tribute to the legendary James Brown next month at a concert in Lone Tree.