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		<title>Ethics Commission Advances Complaints Alleging Seventeen Colorado Legislators Violated State Law</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:07:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/colorado-ethics-board-advances-complaints-17-legislators-40807965/">Ethics Commission Advances Complaints Alleging Seventeen Colorado Legislators Violated State Law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Aurora Residents Use Last Chance to Rip Into Outgoing Conservative Councilmembers</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:18:29 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/sundberg_meeting_bennito_kelty.jpeg" alt="aurora city council sits during public meeting" /><p>"You lost because of your racism. You lost because of your misogyny. And you lost because of your hatred. Also, your beard sucks."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/aurora-residents-rip-into-outgoing-conservative-councilmembers-40807533/">Aurora Residents Use Last Chance to Rip Into Outgoing Conservative Councilmembers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver Artist Designs &#8220;Fuck ICE&#8221; and &#8220;No Kings&#8221; Hoodies, Shirts</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/arts-culture/denver-artist-designs-fuck-ice-and-no-kings-hoodies-shirts-40805312/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
				<category domain="foundation:section-category">Arts &amp; Culture</category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/fuck_ice_courtesy_dechamps.jpeg" alt="A T-shirt that says &quot;Fuck ICE&quot;" /><p>"It was important not to be subtle about it. We live in an era in which I think we have a government that's putting the fear in us to not speak up."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/arts-culture/denver-artist-designs-fuck-ice-and-no-kings-hoodies-shirts-40805312/">Denver Artist Designs &#8220;Fuck ICE&#8221; and &#8220;No Kings&#8221; Hoodies, Shirts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>As SNAP Benefits Shrink, Hunger Grows: Colorado Nonprofits Work to Fill the Gap</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/snap-not-enough-colorado-nonprofits-fill-hunger-gap-40805827/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:15:40 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/wedontwastemarket.webp" alt="mobile market" /><p>"What gives me hope, even in moments like this, is seeing our Denver community rally."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/snap-not-enough-colorado-nonprofits-fill-hunger-gap-40805827/">As SNAP Benefits Shrink, Hunger Grows: Colorado Nonprofits Work to Fill the Gap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>We Need to Rethink Who We Call a Philanthropist</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/we-need-to-rethink-who-we-call-a-philanthropist-40805794/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:10:50 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/latinasgiver-2.jpg" alt="latina women standing" /><p>"It’s time to reclaim philanthropy as a shared human value, not just a privilege of the wealthy."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/we-need-to-rethink-who-we-call-a-philanthropist-40805794/">We Need to Rethink Who We Call a Philanthropist</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Taking a Stand: Last of &#8220;On Guard&#8221; Civil War Monument Gone From Capitol</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/civil-war-monument-moves-from-colorado-capitol-40804495/</link>
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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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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-16/onguard.webp" alt="Taking a Stand: Last of &#8220;On Guard&#8221; Civil War Monument Gone From Capitol" /><p>"The controversy surrounding the Civil War Monument has become a symbol of Coloradans’ struggle to understand and take responsibility for our past."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/civil-war-monument-moves-from-colorado-capitol-40804495/">Taking a Stand: Last of &#8220;On Guard&#8221; Civil War Monument Gone From Capitol</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Overwhelm the Public With Muzzle-Velocity Headlines: A Strategy Rooted in Racism and Authoritarianism</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/trump-strategy-overwhelms-public-with-headlines-40804083/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:11:26 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/conversationheadlines.webp" alt="headline collage" /><p>"They’re dumb and they’re lazy, they can only focus on one thing at a time."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/trump-strategy-overwhelms-public-with-headlines-40804083/">Overwhelm the Public With Muzzle-Velocity Headlines: A Strategy Rooted in Racism and Authoritarianism</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Reader: You Get What You Vote for, Ignorant Ones</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/danielle-jurinsky-loses-in-aurora-readers-respond-40803912/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:46:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/jurinsky_2a47b0.webp" alt="blonde woman" /><p>On Election Night, we watched as Person-to-Watch Danielle Jurinsky lost her seat on Aurora City Council and progressives took over.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/danielle-jurinsky-loses-in-aurora-readers-respond-40803912/">Reader: You Get What You Vote for, Ignorant Ones</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver Raised Me, Now I&#8217;m Raising the Next Generation Differently</title>
		<link>https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/improving-education-for-black-brown-denver-students-40803902/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:29:35 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/Synique-Cortez.-photo-cred-Travis-Green.jpeg" alt="class and cheerleader" /><p>"I want my students to feel valued, understood, and inspired — to see themselves in the person at the front of the classroom."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/improving-education-for-black-brown-denver-students-40803902/">Denver Raised Me, Now I&#8217;m Raising the Next Generation Differently</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colorado&#8217;s Key Lime Air Operates Flights of Detainees for ICE</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:03:47 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/keylimeair.jpg" alt="immigrants on plane" /><p>There will be a protest at Centennial Airport today over the deportations.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/news/colorado-key-lime-air-operates-flights-of-detainees-for-ice-40802778/">Colorado&#8217;s Key Lime Air Operates Flights of Detainees for ICE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://den-experimental.voicemediagroup.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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