| By Marco Cummings, mcum...@denverpost.com Happy Saturday, Rounduppers! Today is March 21, which marks National Corn Dog Day. My neighborhood of University Park is close to what I believe is the epicenter of Denver corn dogs, where Mustard
's Last Stand's DU location offers one on their menu, or you can check out the Korean corn dogs on the other side of University Blvd. at Two Hands Corn Dogs. It's a classic pairing of sweet and savory. And now, here are today's headlines:
The RundownToday's Weather: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south-southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Opinion: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What’s next? (Opinion) Asking Eric: Worried Parents are concerned about their adult son with social anxiety who is unable to find work. How can they help? Horoscope: If you're a Capricorn, "This is an excellent day for those of you in sales, marketing, teaching, writing and acting," Georgia Nicols writes. Today in History: On March 21, 2012, meting out unprecedented punishment for a bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for the coming season and indefinitely banned the team’s former defensive coordinator; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fined the Saints $500,000 and took away two draft picks. 
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, a Colorado Republican, listens as Rep. Lisa McClain
(R-MI), not pictured, speaks during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill on Jan. 22, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
For the second time in a month, President Donald Trump is changing horses in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. In a social media post Friday, Trump announced that he was re-endorsing U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd to hold the Western Slope seat he won two years ago. Trump also said he was going to hire Hurd’s conservative primary challenger, Hope Scheppelman, whom the president had endorsed just last month after Hurd opposed some of Trump’s tariffs. Trump said he would bring Scheppelman and her husband into his administration, “in a capacity to be determined,” Seth Klamann reports.
A Walmart Supercenter
located at 14000 E. Exposition Ave. in Aurora on April 24, 2020. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)
As Colorado policymakers grapple with the state’s increasing Medicaid costs, an Arvada legislator has an idea for how to fill some of the gap. Her bill would levy fees on
large employers that have hundreds — if not thousands — of workers receiving public assistance for health care. “We can’t afford to subsidize Walmart and Target and Amazon off the backs of our taxpayers,” said Rep. Lisa Feret, an Arvada Democrat. “Especially when we’re cutting services for disabled people in the same year.” House Bill 1327 would apply to
a small group of large companies, requiring them to pay a $2,300 fee for each worker whose pay is low enough to qualify for Medicaid, the federal-state safety net health insurance program. The money would then flow back to the state to support Medicaid providers, who face rate cuts this year amid broader existential fears about the program’s overall fiscal future, Seth Klamann reports.
Kwame Spearman, left, and Rich Garvin do an interview in
the back room of their recently-opened independent book store on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at the Denver Book Society in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Former Tattered Cover chief executive Kwame Spearman left the newly opened Denver Book Society this week amid community backlash over his comments on immigration enforcement during the 2023 mayoral campaign. Spearman and the Denver Book Society announced his departure in separate statements on Friday, one month after the store officially opened its doors at 1700 N. Humboldt St. In a “leadership update,” owner Rich Garvin said he had tapped Spearman to help with operations, inventory and programming, but it became clear in recent weeks that “a change in leadership was needed,” Katie Langford reports.
By the Numbers
Taking advantage of the warm temperatures, Bob Strayer walks with his dog, Cache, on the Loveland Recreation
Trail Tuesday, March 17, 2026, near Wilson Avenue in west Loveland. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
85 degrees 1.5 years of unpaid taxes$100,000 bail
Quick Hits
The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in Boulder is seen on Dec. 19. (Daily Camera file photo)
Sports Digest
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Waddle of the Miami Dolphins looks on prior to the game at Hard Rock Stadium on October 30, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
What I'm Enjoying Lately
- 🎮 Pokémon Pokopia— I recently jumped on the bandwagon of this cozy game for the Nintendo Switch 2, which is trending on all corners of TikTok and Instagram. To me, it's worth the hype, combining the best elements of Animal Crossing: New Horizons with the characters from the Pokémon franchise that multiple generations have grown to love over the
years. As an adult gamer, the storyline and mechanics are engaging enough to be interesting, but it's lowkey enough to make for a relaxing gaming session. Between this game, Donkey Kong Bananza, the launch title of Mario Kart World, and the upcoming Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, I think the Switch 2 is finally starting to show some ROI as a gaming console worth buying or upgrading to.
Song of the Day
Song:
"Dernière Danse (Techno Mix)" Artist: Indila x BENNETT Sounds like: Melancholic French vocals that harken to Édith Piaf, layered with hard-pounding discothèque techno beats Follow our Spotify playlist for an endless fountain of tunes: Click this link or search "Mile High Roundup" in your app. | 
