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Multiple Denver Area Artists Attest to Being Scammed by Event Organizer

June 27, 2023 3 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Editor’s note: As of 7/19/2023 WePlusYou’s website has been taken down. Imagine being promised the art show of the year, a chance to showcase your hard work. The event is billed as “the most anticipated art festival of the year”…

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Dacono Recall Election Guide

June 27, 2023 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

6/28/2023 Updated to include Recall Election results, which determined that Jackie Thomas and Jim Turini would be recalled and replaced by successors Tony Cumming and Michelle Rogers. https://cityofdacono.com/1181/Recall-Election–June-27-2023 Intro Only the candidates running to recall city council members were willing…

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Dining while Black: Preventing Tableside Racism in Boulder County

June 26, 2023 Like 0 Carolyn Elerding

With summer just around the corner, management and staff in Boulder County and North Metro service industries have an opportunity to help put an end to tableside racism, a form of racial discrimination that is prevalent nationwide. Imagine arriving with…

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With new LSD study, researchers in Fort Collins see a future for psychedelic therapy

June 26, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By Leigh Paterson, KUNC (Via AP Storyshare) Interest in the possible mental health benefits of psychedelics is growing as experiments to better understand these substances are moving ahead. In Fort Collins, researchers at the Wholeness Center are examining the potential…

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Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Maintain Their Weight Amid Challenges

June 21, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Loss of food sources and increase in population hasn’t resulted in skinnier, smaller bears, study finds June 20, 2023 By K.L. McQuaid Special to the Wyoming Truth (via AP Storyshare) Despite a loss of key foods, a changing environment and…

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Erie Mayor Justin Brooks Faces an Ethics Violation Complaint in Latest Pushback on DEI, Affordable Housing Issues

June 19, 2023 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Erie town attorneys refute that Mayor Justin Brooks committed an ethics violation by advocating for Being Better Neighbors organization. The complaint was filed by Ryan Kenward, a former Erie Trustee and Home Rule candidate. Kenward alleged that during an April…

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Accusations, explanations and talk of transparency dominatethe city after police-involved shooting death of boy, 14

June 17, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

by Carina Julig and Max Levy, The Sentinel (AP Storyshare) Why? Questions build after police begin revealing details after police shoot and kill boy, 14, accused of armed robbery For the first time since the long, hot summer of 2020,…

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A Vivid Expression of Privilege

June 17, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

During my 19 year tenure as Head of the Calhoun School in Manhattan, I was faced with a great many complex issues, as one might expect. A few dealt with the highly-charged issues of race and racism. One stands out…

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Human Composting: Navigating the “Ick Factor”

June 15, 2023 1 0 Shawn Narcensio

How Seth Viddal, co-founder The Natural Funeral, is normalizing human composting as a safe and useful burial option. I asked the co-owner of The Natural Funeral Seth Viddal, a stout man with a shaved head and a righteous beard —…

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The Dark Ages

June 14, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Several recent situations suggest just how far and fast conservatives would have us regress, particularly in respect to women’s rights. Perhaps less destructive than the Dobbs decision, these developments nevertheless reveal a pattern of deeply ingrained cultural misogyny. In both…