Colorado turns 150 years young today. Happy sesquicentennial to the Centennial State. ⁠69%

By The Colorado Sun⁠60%

8/1/2026, 3:15:00 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Indoctrination, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 52.6% saturation with 120 hits. Analysis detected 653 faulty-reasoning hits from 228 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 55.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠69% (8,545 of 27,271 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 68.70% of the article peer group.

Happy statehood day, Colorado. 
So this is what 150 years old looks like. 
As the 38th state to join in the union, we’re glad you did. 
For the past few months The Colorado Sun has been celebrating many of the things unique about the Centennial State in our Colorado 150 project, taking a look at 150 things across 15 categories that just lean into Colorado’s awesomeness. 
We hope you enjoy it and have a chance to get out to celebrate Colorado, either on a hike in the high country, raising a glass at one of our great restaurants or enjoying with your neighbors at one of a number of community events happening across the state. 
What are you gonna do for the next sesquicentennial? 
Happy birthday, Colorado! 
Here are our favorite things about you. 
Roadside Attractions 
State History 
Farms, Ranches & Markets 
Mountains 
Visual Arts 
Sports 
Food 
Performing Arts & Venues 
Mining 
Festivals & Celebrations 
Public Parks 
Drinks 
Trains & Trams 
Explore our map 
Daily Sun-Up podcast 
10 of our favorite uniquely Colorado things 
Colorado is home to something for just about everyone. 
Here are some of those things that put us in a Colorado state of mind. 
Quiz: How well do you know Colorado? 
Celebrate Colorado Day by testing your knowledge of the Centennial State 
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228 words analyzed.

Speakers

1speaker18%attributed speech188writer words
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The Colorado Sun

100%flagged-word coverage
40 attributed words100% of attributed speech86% writer coverage
0%50.0%100.0%Biased Writer Voice+69.7 ptsWriter: 30.3%The Colorado Sun: 100.0%100.0%Attempt to Sell a Product +57.4 ptsWriter: 42.6%The Colorado Sun: 100.0%100.0%Indoctrination-44.7 ptsWriter: 44.7%The Colorado Sun: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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Analysis

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