This Week's Sign of the Apocalypse


Taking a page right out of the El Chapo playbook, Inky the octopus made a daring escape from a New Zealand zoo recently. After clambering out of his tank, the tentacled marauder slithered to a drainpipe and disappeared into the ocean. He left behind his cellmate, who is under tight lockdown. Can “Free Inky” or “The Shawtank Redemption” be far off?

In this week's issue...

May 15, 2025
End of the trail

Despite tariff pause, Colorado bike company can’t hang on through supply chain chaos

May 8, 2025
Shared pain

Dismal trend highlights need to cut usage in Upper Basin, too

April 24, 2025
A tale of two bills

Nuclear gets all the hype, but optimizing infrastructure will have bigger impact