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When the Pastor Gets Weary
Coming out of the pandemic, Black people are at the top of most of the lists for risk factors, yet the people in the community who are caring for them are not caring for themselves.
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Politics
Independent monitor lauds cooperation, criticizes Aurora Police force review board in first report
“We have not seen the degree of self critical analysis that we believe is so important to the process,” the monitor wrote of the department’s Force Review Board. “In addition, it appears that the history of individual officers involved in…
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Warren Village
Guest Contribution, By Athena Landy I am so lucky to have been chosen for the opportunity to live at Warren Village. Founded in 1974, after seeing an influx of single-parent families in poverty and homelessness, as well as experiencing domestic…
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A tale of two water fountains
Updated 10/2/2021 to include videos and photos of the day. During the Jim Crow era, black Americans were restricted from the many freedoms most white citizens have enjoyed since the founding of the nation. During the Jim Crow era and…
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Erie Municipal Elections 2020: Interviews and Endorsements
The future comes at us fast. A month ago we hadn't heard of the Coronavirus, but now the world seems to be screaming that change is required, leadership is important, and vision is paramount. To that end, we look at…
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Open Letter to the Boulder County Commissioners Concerning the Expiration of the County’s Fracking Moratorium
Eight-five percent of the carbon now present in the atmosphere is the value added during the course of my lifetime, 2.5 trillion tons, roughly equivalent to one thousand times the total weight of all the fish in the sea. _Lewis…
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Fracking Protesters arrested at State Capitol Jan. 9th, 2020.
Mic Check begins at 11:45 Fracking Protesters from Extinction Rebellion and the Sunrise Movement arrested at Colorado State Capitol January 9th, 2020. Not all heroes wear capes, some carry signs. In October 2019, millions of people around the world…
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Standing Rock is more than a one-dimensional fight
There were hundreds of people still in Standing Rock as of this morning. They have asked for more time to clear the final elements of camp...
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Voices From Standing Rock: Arrests on Last Child Hill
Good friends – people I knew and respected – were pulled away from the fire on top of Last Child Hill... All told some 70 people went to jail for something they believed in with all of their hearts.
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Voices from Standing Rock: Why Standing Rock is Still the Frontline for Policy Reform
In the first week of his presidency, Donald J. Trump released a memorandum to expedite the permitting process of Dakota Access. Standing Rock has become a uniquely potent leverage point against the policies of the Trump Administration. Offshoots are popping…
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