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Greene: On longing What's moving you in this time of isolation and unrest?
Dear reader,
Tina and I have spent much of the last month knee-deep in documents for a difficult investigative project we’re still piecing together. So...
Guest Post: How many teacher deaths are we OK with?
I have a question for the school boards and administrators who have decided that we should go back to 100% in-person learning this fall:...
Denver Public Schools announces return to in-person classes this fall
Denver Public Schools plans to hold classes in person this fall, joining a number of other metro area districts in a more complete return...
Redlining in Denver’s past is shaping coronavirus hot spots now, researchers say
Add COVID-19 to the long list of things affected by the racist government practice of "redlining" minority neighborhoods starting back in the 1930s.
Banks restricted lending in...
The hidden deaths of the COVID pandemic
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Sara Wittner had seemingly gotten her life back under control. After a December relapse in her battle with drug addiction, the...
Renters are worried a pandemic-caused eviction crisis is about to hit Colorado A statewide...
Mireya Marquez turned to a tenants’ rights lawyer after she became convinced her landlord wanted her out because she couldn’t pay her rent.
Marquez’s landlord...
Coronavirus has been in Colorado for more than 100 days. How are we doing?
As some states across the country see an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Colorado seems to be making tentative strides in containing the...
Coloradans are increasingly out and about after months of staying home Phone data shows...
As restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus have been eased, Colorado residents are spending their days at home far less...
Guest Post: Undocumented workers are essential. Let’s treat them like it.
As an American who has benefited immensely under our system of capitalism, I so want to believe the purpose of capitalism is to increase...
Families hold vigil for inmates inside Colorado’s largest prison, home to the state’s biggest...
The Sterling Correctional Facility sprawls across the prairies of Northeast Colorado.
After a storm passed through last Saturday night, the families of a handful of...