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		<title>Taking a Stand: Last of &#8220;On Guard&#8221; Civil War Monument Gone From Capitol</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:17:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>John Eastman Gets Paid: Trump Pardon for Advice on How to Seize the Presidency</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:26:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/trump-issues-john-eastman-pardon-40804096/">John Eastman Gets Paid: Trump Pardon for Advice on How to Seize the Presidency</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Ghost of a Chance</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/denver-civic-center-project-could-make-park-dead-zone-40798336/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:14:22 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/cover-image-9.jpg" alt="day of dead skull" /><p>Civic Center Park doesn't have to become a dead zone next year!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/denver-civic-center-project-could-make-park-dead-zone-40798336/">A Ghost of a Chance</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lindsey Halligan v. Just About Everyone</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:56:17 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/cnn.avif" alt="woman in suit shaking hand" /><p>When Letitia James is in court today, everything will be on the record.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/trump-appointee-lindsey-halligan-v-almost-everyone-40796163/">Lindsey Halligan v. Just About Everyone</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Dominion Voting Systems Settles Defamation Suit with Rudy Guiliani</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/guiliani-settles-dominion-defamation-suit-40787254/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 07:42:50 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/dominionspaghetti.webp" alt="dominion" /><p>The terms are confidential, but America's one-time mayor doesn't have a lot left.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/guiliani-settles-dominion-defamation-suit-40787254/">Dominion Voting Systems Settles Defamation Suit with Rudy Guiliani</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Meet the Coloradan Ready to Make Some History With James Comey</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/lindsey-halligan-assigned-by-trump-to-investigate-james-comey-40786516/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 06:32:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/cnn.avif" alt="woman in suit shaking hand" /><p>With assignments like this, Lindsey Halligan won't win Miss Congeniality.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/lindsey-halligan-assigned-by-trump-to-investigate-james-comey-40786516/">Meet the Coloradan Ready to Make Some History With James Comey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Attention Local Law Enforcement: It Wasn&#8217;t Denver7&#8217;s Decision</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/ice-recruits-local-law-enforcement-with-ads-40785388/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:55:02 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/missionunclesam.avif" alt="uncle sam pointing with &quot;return to mission&quot; written under" /><p>Conspiracy or coincidence? ICE recruitment commercial airs in Denver, an alleged sanctuary city.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/ice-recruits-local-law-enforcement-with-ads-40785388/">Attention Local Law Enforcement: It Wasn&#8217;t Denver7&#8217;s Decision</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Before There Was Charlie Kirk, There Was Alan Berg</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:51:15 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/bergkoa.avif" alt="man with beard and glasses talking on the radio" /><p>Free speech shouldn't pay the price this time.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/before-there-was-charlie-kirk-there-was-alan-berg-40784059/">Before There Was Charlie Kirk, There Was Alan Berg</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Instead of Bar Bar, More Tech Bros and Chipotle Apartments &#8211; Denver Has Lost Its Character</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 08:31:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-36/barbar.webp" alt="door of bar" /><p>The Carioca Cafe hasn't poured a drink for the past fifteen months...and now the building will be demolished.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/iconic-denver-dive-bar-being-demolished-and-fans-weep-25502747/">Instead of Bar Bar, More Tech Bros and Chipotle Apartments &#8211; Denver Has Lost Its Character</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Raise a Glass to Denver&#8217;s Best Dive Bar, Whose Remaining Walls Will Soon Come Tumbling Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 06:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/denver-is-losing-one-of-best-dive-bars-25471907/">Raise a Glass to Denver&#8217;s Best Dive Bar, Whose Remaining Walls Will Soon Come Tumbling Down</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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