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What a week it's been so far, and it's only Wednesday. Justin here. We just got a new shipment of NABUR shirts in, and we'll be giving them away over the course of the next couple months. If you haven't already signed up for NABUR, head over there now. It's a social media site for you, run and moderated by journalists. So you don't have to worry about seeing (or accidentally sharing) fake news. One recent discussion on the site centered on infrastructure and what kinds Montrose needs. Meet Newt. This little guy stopped by the Daily Press offices today. He's 8 weeks old, and he belongs to Randy Meyers, who works in advertising. That's Abbey Irvin, customer service extraordinaire, holding him. Donald Rumsfeld died at his home in Taos, N.M. yesterday at the age of 88. He was influential but controversial, the Washington Post wrote in the headline for his obit. He was known for his service as Secretary of Defense during the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, serving under President George W. Bush. He was a prominent member of the GOP and served as a counselor to both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He was portrayed by Steve Carell in the 2018 film "Vice" as one of the many who helped Bush and former VP Dick Cheney into power. He was lauded Wednesday by Bush as a "faithful steward of our armed forces." The cause of his death was multiple myeloma. Road worker dies: We were sad to report today the June 29 death of 69-year-old road worker Ricardo Batista, of Florissant. He was operating a mini excavator when a rockslide crushed him, killing him almost instantly, according to the coroner. The accident saw the highway closed at mile marker 125 yesterday. Now, about those NABUR shirts. If you want one, I'll give three away to the first three people to send me an email at justint@montrosepress.com. In the email, I want you to tell me what you think would be a fitting mascot for Montrose High School. Answer with anything except the current mascot. Then head on over to NABUR, where the discussion over the mascot is taking place. QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set up!

Powered by Journalists! Peggy Carey, over on NABUR, said, "I will be so glad to see this outdated and humiliated mascot go! I like the Montrose Badgers, but probably only because I had one in my pasture last winter and they are not afraid of anything especially me! When I tried to chase it away from the bunny hutches it came at me growling. Doesn't that seem appropriate for a sport mascot?" Go to NABUR

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