So NPR this week dispatched two of their hosts – Steve Inskeep and Ari Shapiro – to spend some time talking to voters. Inskeep is in Charlotte, N.C., and Shapiro is in Pueblo. Yes, The Steel City. This radio platform is calling this project Where Voters Are. With Super Tuesday right around the corner for …
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When a Denver City Council meeting begins with a question from one council member to another council member about holding meetings on a really hot topic, and the answer is "none," you know there is a problem. At-Large council representative Debbie Ortega asked District 8 council representative Chris Herndon, how many meetings did he organize …
When most people zip along U.S. 34 about 25 miles east of Greeley, the little Dearfield sign is a mere green blip, the three grayed wooden structures mere ruins, the scrub land mere dirt that could not possibly support life. In 1910, O.T. Jackson and others decided to follow a national trend and begin a black …
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At the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission meeting earlier this week, Red Rocks’ new stage cover design was approved. The cover erected in 1988 has drawn complaints for 30 years, and for good reason. An aspect of the new stage cover elicited some questions, but the commissioners approved the design. (The photo shows the existing cover, …
There I was ready to stock up on snacks to watch tonight’s Denver City Council meeting, when I supposed the members of council would address the mayor’s veto of repealing the ban on pit bulls in Denver. But no: Instead, the Denver City Council will take on this issue next Monday, February 24. I’m sure …
The ballots are out for Colorado’s March 3 primary election. And it feels like new, because it has been 20 years since we could vote in a primary. This means, as always, that my ballot is sitting on the dining room table, so I can see it whenever I walk by the table and feel …
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Probably many people watched the courtesy public hearing last night the the Monday Denver City Council meeting. The hearing – with more than 25 speakers -- came at the very end, and it lasted for hours. The topic was a proposal by District 8 Council Member Chris Herndon to offer a compromise plan to allow …
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Yesterday, I finally put my name in the hat to get a ticket to the Antiques Roadshow event being taped on June 9 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. I would assume that thousands of people in Colorado -- and elsewhere -- would like to attend, fingers crossed. But, time marches on: The deadline …
For the first time in my life, I feel like I’m part of the 1 percent. For architects, for those who appreciate good architecture, and for design gurus everywhere, this new draft order from the White House is not just ridiculous, it is downright frightening. As for this 1 percent situation, a comment from Marion …
And this “people” is not very happy. I want my country back. The only ray of light over the past seven months has been the discussions on the country’s Constitution and our democracy. It reminds me of a 7th grade civics class, but kicked forward for everyone. Recently, there have been several essays exploring the …
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