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The Indy 500: On immigration, the argument of the heart already may be lost
If you haven’t read Alex Burness’s story on Christina and Jorge Zaldivar, I urge you to take a moment and do so. It presents,...
The Indy 500: Help The Indy and ProPublica document hate incidents in Colorado
There are, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 1,020 hate groups operating in the United States. Of those, 22 are in Colorado –...
The Indy 500: On deep-dive journalism, and staying afloat
Each June, a few of us at The Indy head to some overheated, off-season destination for two back-to-back journalism conferences.
The first is a meeting...
The Indy 500: A half-century-long love story
We have sad news to pass on: Mike Littwin’s wife, Susie, died recently after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was 70. Mike wanted...
The Indy 500: The message behind Denver’s mixed election results
After Denver voters on Tuesday elected Mayor Michael Hancock to a third term but ousted three council members – two of them Hancock allies...
The Indy 500: Latinos ask mayoral candidates: What about us?
As Denver’s mayoral runoff was beginning its headlong plunge into the jibes, jabs and jousts that have come to define it, recently re-elected Denver...
The Indy 500: Giellis, Hancock, privilege and the N-word
For those for whom the runoff battle for Denver's next mayor has become a proxy discussion of race, power and privilege, a short exchange...
The Indy 500: On women, candor and politics
I received an email last night, its subject line reading “Dumber than I thought.”
It was from a political consultant in Denver whom I’ve known...
The Indy 500: Team of Rivals (emphasis on rivals) In a city whose political...
By now, you’ve probably heard about the new twist in Denver’s mayoral race: That Lisa Calderon and Penfield Tate – the third- and forth-highest...
The Indy 500: Alice Madden is the first high-profile woman in Dem Senate field....
For those cheering Alice Madden’s decision to join the already-crowded U.S. Senate Democratic primary race — my scorecard has Madden, the former state House...