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Holistic help: Denver-area organizations provide comprehensive services for people in need
Healthcare, affordable housing, food insecurity, homelessness, violence and inflation are among the top issues facing Americans and Coloradans, according to a study by Pew Research Center. While the state and…
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Brighton Growing Grads helps young entrepreneurs hone their business skills
Brighton’s Growing Grads program aims to teach young Brighton entrepreneurs how to start and operate a business, the creative processes and communication skills they’ll need and the expenses they need to keep in mind. “It is tremendously rewarding to watch Brighton’s youth develop valuable business skills and build self-confidence through this program,” said Tawnya Russell,…
CHSAA adopts high school shot clock for varsity teams
After several months of debate, the Colorado High School Activities Association formally adopted the use of a 35-second shot clock in prep basketball. The decision came during the association’s legislative council meeting on April 23. The change takes effect in the 2026-2027 school year for varsity boys and girls teams. The association’s legislative council approved…
Girls flag football sanctioned by CHSAA
A Tuesday vote by the Colorado High School Activities Association sanctioned girls flag football as an official sport. Passing by a vote of 57-9 with five abstentions, there will be two classifications this fall for girls flag football. It is CHSAA’s 27th sanctioned sport. After a highly successful pilot program in the past two years,…
What happened as Columbine students, staff and alumni gathered for a Day of Service on the 25th anniversary of shooting
Twenty-five years after its darkest day, Columbine High School students, teachers and others gathered for a Day of Service to honor the 12 students and teacher who died on April 20, 1999. Jeff Garkow, Columbine social studies teacher and an organizer of the event, said the day was successful despite the blast of snow that…
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PRESS RELEASE: Dr. Beverly Clark III of Red Rocks Community College Selected for the Aspen Institute’s Rising Presidents Fellowship
With Wave of Experienced Community College Presidents Retiring, New Aspen Fellow Commits to Learning the Practices of Transformational Leaders LAKEWOOD, CO – The Aspen Institute…
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Women’s pro soccer: bring on the Bucks
Talk about hitting the ground running. The Colorado Bucks SC women’s soccer team, which won’t play its first game until later this year, already signed two players to contracts: Audrey Osgood and Samantha Murray. Major League Indoor Soccer announced three new teams for its inaugural season of women’s indoor soccer, including Colorado. The other franchises…
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Duncan: What is hospice?
Having a spouse who was in hospice care at the time of his death does not make me an expert…
Coming Attractions: Miners Alley takes audiences to a modern Algonquin
If you set a play in a senior facility, most people probably would expect something either really sad or overly…
Coming Attractions: A New Year’s Eve for every kind of reveler
It’s time to say bon voyage (or good riddance, depending on your year) to 2023 and welcome in 2024, and…
Coming Attractions: DFF46 aims to entertain and create empathy
Routines are easy things to fall into, especially when it comes to our viewing habits. Many find a genre or…
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Letter: Support for Carbajal in 27J
In the upcoming election the 27J School Board will have several seats available. Melinda Carbajal certainly is the candidate for…
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Review: Flamenco dance elevates the COVID experience into modern folklore in ‘Fronteras’ show at Lakewood Cultural Center
Dance company Flamenco Vivo performed “Fronteras” for a packed opening matinee on April 17 at the Lakewood Cultural Center. The show’s theme was boundaries, but the illusions to the COVID-19 pandemic experience were undeniable. According to the Flamenco Vivo company’s founder Carlota Santana, the connections to the pandemic are not a coincidence. “The choreographers started…
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