"What gives me hope, even in moments like this, is seeing our Denver community rally."

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"It’s time to reclaim philanthropy as a shared human value, not just a privilege of the wealthy."

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Leaders of Colorado’s rural schools are more likely to encourage a total stranger to go into teaching than a member of their own family.

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"They’re dumb and they’re lazy, they can only focus on one thing at a time."

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"I want my students to feel valued, understood, and inspired — to see themselves in the person at the front of the classroom."

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Researchers are working hard, but they have found very few answers.

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For the sake of individual liberty and public health, Denver voters should toss away the ban like one of those stubbed-out, stinky cigarette butts. 

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Every time someone claims to have “found the cause” of autism, it’s always the mother’s fault.

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The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition’s Get Real Denver campaign is calling on the mayor and council to make a $4 million investment in the creation of a community-led safety grant program.

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Bad Bunny recently decided to avoid performing on the U.S. mainland, citing fears that some of his fans could be targeted and deported by ICE.

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