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Rogue cops still licensed to work despite government reforms

October 19, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

UNDISCIPLINED: Colorado promised transparency around police misconduct, but is still not holding most rogue cops publicly accountable. By Susan Greene, Colorado News Collaborative and Andrew Fraieli, The Sentinel in Aurora A Denver Police officer bragged to coworkers that he shot…

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Where Are The Peacemakers?

October 19, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

I cannot bear to look at the images from Israel and Gaza yet I cannot bear to look away. A dead child does not judge. Whether her last moment came at the edge of a Hamas blade or at…

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Pinball With Altitude

October 17, 2023 2 0 Guest Contributor

The annual Dory Hill Pinball Campout (elevation 9230’) merges an elite tournament with al fresco revelry and reverence for the silver ball. By: Jeremy Simon Dave Johnson, a lead volunteer at Colorado’s largest pinball tournament, addressed an eager and shivering…

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The Dank and Dark Side: Denver Welcomes First Cannabis Bus Ghost Tour

October 11, 2023 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

Two firsts are rolled up together, the nation’s first cannabis-licensed consumption bus, and a local ghost tour. That’s right, you can smoke on the bus during your ghost tour. Presented by The Cannabis Experience and Dark Side of Denver Ghost…

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More Colorado Schools Stock Overdose Reversal Meds, but Others Worry About Stigma

October 10, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution…

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Dear Alana, the Conversion Therapy Podcast You’ll Binge In One Sitting

October 10, 2023 1 0 Danielle MacKinlay

The Storyteller Becomes the Story In 2020, Yellow Scene covered the story of Alana Chen, a 24-year-old from Louisville. Her death, ruled a suicide, was a tragedy that has stirred concerns within the local LBGTQ community and its allies since…

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The Woman Who Chased Goats

October 4, 2023 2 0 redtornado

Lafayette City Council member Tonya Briggs remembered Being asked to write a eulogy for someone you care about, someone who was only 44, a mother of three beautiful red-headed girls, happily married for almost two decades, and a leading Lafayette…

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SVVSD Superintendent Don Haddad threatens police on questioning parents

October 4, 2023 5 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Unanswered questions regarding Erie Cheer allegations prompted backlash by Haddad during open forum Tuesday Night, October 3rd, 2023 at Erie High School, St. Vrain Valley School District Superintendent Don Haddad was making the circuit to promote the upcoming bond SVVSD…

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Maxine Most Recall: Legitimate grievances or political power grab?

October 3, 2023 Like 0 Lee Wolverton

Whether the Ward 2 recall election in Louisville is a microcosm of America’s plunge into fractured discourse or an isolated clash between an elected official and a collection of her constituents is a matter of perspective. Realtor Mario Jannatpour, 61,…

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Real Life is Better for Children

September 28, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

“This car climbed Mt. Washington.” This bumper sticker is commonly seen in New England and refers to the highest peak in the East. As is implied, there is a winding road to the summit. The bumper stickers never fail to…