2:05 pm, May 23, 2013
It's a big year for Make-A-Wish Colorado. The local chapter is celebrating 30 years and granting its 4,000th wish next month. But it's an even bigger year for 16-year-old Jenna Spille, the milestone-wish recipient. On August 7, 2012, after doctors found a tumor in her brain, Spille was diagnosed with brain cancer. She underwent six rounds of...
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11:22 am, May 23, 2013
Summer doesn't officially start until June 21, but in Colorado one event always heralds the changing of the season: the BolderBOULDER 10K race. On Memorial Day (May 27), more than 52,000 participants will run, walk, and wheel through the People's Republic to a finish line at the University of Colorado's Folsom Field. It seems fitting that...
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1:09 pm, May 22, 2013
This spring’s sun-to-rainstorm spells gave cyclists a run for their wheels. Now that the storms have calmed (we think), bikers will be delighted to see more than sunny rays on the ride: Denver B-cycle is adding 32 bike-share stations throughout the city. The expansion began in March with new extensions at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science,...
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11:15 am, May 22, 2013
File this one under: “Really, Colfax Marathon?” Marathon officials this week admitted that this past Sunday’s half-marathon course was 176 yards short, which confirmed runners’ complaints about the route shortly after the race. In an interview with the Denver Post, race director Creigh Kelley said the last-minute closure of the barricade...
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10:12 am, May 22, 2013
Like many devoutly religious people, Tim Tebow says he regularly has conversations with the lord. Whether these are actual give-and-take rap sessions or him praying to his higher power and then gleaning inspiration from the act, only Tebow knows. (I suppose God knows, too.)I am not a praying man. In fact, as an atheist-trending agnostic, I could...
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2:45 pm, May 21, 2013
When you look at a parking lot do you imagine that it could be a outdoor classroom? Katie Donahue, a masters student at University of Colorado Denver, does and has already raised more than $14,000 via Kickstarter to do so. But, if she doesn’t meet her $20,000 fundraising goal before Thursday, her project won’t receive a penny. Since August 2012,...
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4:16 pm, May 20, 2013
Federal tax breaks for brewers? Why not. Last year, Senator Mark Udall stopped by Avery Brewing Company to tout his idea to reduce taxes on both microbreweries and larger beer producers. At the time, Udall's plan was to chop the excise tax on a barrel of beer (31 gallons), so that breweries would have extra cash to invest...
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6:10 pm, May 17, 2013
Rant: Tancredo for Governor? Please.With the Obama administration in disarray and CYA mode over the scandals and near-scandals regarding Benghazi, the IRS, and the Associated Press, one knee-jerk assumption might be that voters are primed for a return to Republicanism. It's probably no coincidence that this was the week when one-note...
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8:14 am, May 17, 2013
Former United States Rep. Tom Tancredo could run for Colorado governor next year, according to a report this week in the Denver Post. The newspaper said Tancredo—a Republican—has yet to make a final decision on his political future but he was keeping the door open for another run at the state’s top elected job. Tancredo famously lost as a third-...
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8:47 am, May 16, 2013
We've told you again and again: It is time to pay attention to the University of Denver's men's lacrosse team. Sure, the team has been tearing up turf in the Mile High City since 1966, but the team really became a persistent national threat when legendary coach Bill Tierney (he's already a lacrosse hall-of-famer) moved west for the 2010 season....
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2:04 pm, May 15, 2013
As Nancy Ferro watched her son Michael go through cancer treatment, she was surprised to find that, at 23, he was by far the youngest person at his support groups. After his recovery, Michael went on a kayaking trip with First Descents, a Denver-based nonprofit that sends young-adult cancer survivors on adventure trips together. Nancy saw...
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1:31 pm, May 15, 2013
Folks who come to watch the Bolder Boulder this Memorial Day will be subjected to intensified security, police said this week. In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings last month, officials announced stepped-up measures for the May 27 run. Roughly 50,000 runners are expected to participate this year and thousands more will line the course and...
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12:05 pm, May 15, 2013
Colorado has a wealth of adrenaline-inducing, crazy-sounding, extreme jobs that most of us either a) dream about, or b) have nightmares about. Our May feature, "Risky Business," took a look at a few of the Centennial State's most extreme occupations. And it got us thinking—when the numbers are crunched— who’s actually doing the...
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2:40 pm, May 14, 2013
When I wrote a profile of local CEO Kent Thiry last year, what I found was a breathtakingly intelligent and charismatic leader who presided over a multinational kidney dialysis titan—one that is brimming with contradictions.There was no denying that Thiry, the self-anointed "mayor of DaVita Village," had captured the hearts and minds of his "...
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11:40 am, May 13, 2013
Rant: A Diamond in the Rain Thanks to our unpredictable weather, it's wise to bring sunscreen, water, a raincoat, blanket, gloves, and a towel to a Colorado Rockies game—just in case. Early in this (young) 2013 season, it was the snow that kept the diamond at Coors Field covered by a tarp. Recently, intermittent rain showers have turned a...
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