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(Denver, Colo.) Unofficially, Denver has all sorts of credentials to back it as a bona fide beer city. The Mile High City tapped its first beer way back in 1859, plus Denver is home to Coors Field (and the cheapest beer in Major League Baseball) and even has its very own beer-centric spa.

Thanks to an abundance of parks and scenic outdoors, Colorado ranks No. 7 on a healthy living list.Photo byCody EngelonUnsplash. (Denver, Colo.) Colorado cities are regulars on lists that aim to quantify the healthiest, fittest,, and most active places to live. Now, a new study that looks at the states where residents live the longest and tend to have the healthiest lifestyles puts Colorado at No. 7 in the nation.

The Clay County District Schools ranks fifth out of the 67 school districts in the state of Florida. It is ranked second-best in the Jacksonville area. Its neighboring county, St Johns County School District took first place for both the area and the state.

Jacksonville, Florida, drivers are the worst in the United States, a new study found. According to Clever Move, Jacksonville, Florida, “is home to America’s worst drivers, while New York City has the best.”

Presidential historian explains who America’s smartest and dumbest Presidents were. The director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, Barbara Perry, has some things to say about US Presidents and their intelligence levels. Her opinions are based, in part, on a 2006 study by psychologist Dean Simonton published by the International Society of Political Psychology.

Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center are the only two hospitals in NJ named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals. Every year, Healthgrades.com curates a list of America’s Best Hospitals – ranking the top 250, or top 5%, in the nation for overall clinical excellence. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance for 31 procedures and conditions using Healthgrades Mortality and Complication Outcomes Methodology. (You can read more about their methodology here.)

The University of La Verne ranked sixth nationally for social mobility of students and in the top 10 among best private national universities in California, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released September 12.

Health Study Released by U.S. News & World Report Ranks Morris County 16th Nationwide, 1st in NJ. Morris County ranked among “The 25 Healthiest Communities in America” in a new analysis of health and wellness in 3,000 communities across the United States released today by U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with CVS Health.

Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center have been named among the World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek for 2022 (4th consecutive year). “The World's Best Hospitals 2022 ranking lists the best hospitals in 27 countries: U.S.,- Germany, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Canada, India, Australia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Austria, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Colombia.” – Newsweek, World's Best Hospitals 2022.

Since Covid-19 took over life as we knew it, there has been an increase of 5.6% in violent crimes in 2020. Some of the factors contributing to this alarming rise in the crime rate include mental trauma associated with the pandemic as well as economic, political, and racial tensions.