Recently, on the Today show, there was a video about a mother who was sitting in the stands watching her son play in a middle school football game. She did not wear a mask, but she was threatened with a Taser, and was escorted out. She said she had asthma, and couldn’t breathe with a …
Time is swinging toward the end of September, when many of us get a flu shot. I’ve been getting them for years, whether at the company I worked for, or, now, going to a grocery store nearby. For a day, I might feel crummy, but not always, and have been fortunate to not have had …
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Starting this Wednesday, July 16, Denver City Council members will begin to address the next budget year: Annual Budget Presentations Kickoff: 2021 Budget Overview. We all know many of us have had to pull in our belts, and for some people in Denver have lost jobs, fear of losing their homes or apartments to eviction, or …
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It’s hard to believe that 9/11 happened 19 years ago. The shock and sorrow still resonates. And in this year, with a divisive political situation and a virus that has been claiming so many lives, I felt this morning I needed to think about 9/11. Five years ago on a chilly January day, I visited …
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One of the first posts on this blog was on October 31, 2018. If you live in Denver, you probably have seen the Colburn Hotel on Grant Street, just south of West 10th Avenue. The 10-story building was constructed in 1925 as a residential hotel, and has sheltered many people. There used to be several of …
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This morning, the Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee discussed the extension for about 5-ish minutes, so that owners and applicants may look for a plan for Carmen Court’s future. The extension would last for 45 days until it goes back to that committee to October 13. Then, about 2 hours and 30 minutes later, …
On August 18, the Denver City Council’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee ran out of time to consider whether a landmark application on Carmen Court should be moved to the full city council. Carmen Court, at 900 East 1st Avenue and Emerson Street, involves six condos built in 1925, an ensemble that is loaded …
Several weeks ago, a local foundation posted on Facebook that the census would be wrapped up by mid-August. Huh? But that was not true. Originally, the deadline for all census material was October 31 – whether via online or on the phone or working with census takers coming to your home. But then, the current …
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The 18th of August 1920 was a banner day for women of the United States. But not for all women, only if they were white. It took many years and many steps to give other people the vote, whether Asian, Black, or Native American, along with citizenship. It is still growing. As well, the women …
