Snow showers in this week’s forecast offer a dose of relief, but they won’t be enough to get the Colorado out of a tough, dry year.
Biologist David Inouye spent part of his Tuesday afternoon harvesting Jerusalem artichokes from his garden in the 1,400-person town of Paonia in western Colorado.
“It’s been so warm and dry here that my garden’s ready to plant,” Inouye said. “I was a... [17513 chars]

