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Aurora panelists reflect on history, legacy of MLK in Colorado

Jan 15, 2024

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Kyla Pearce

Famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the Denver area at least six times in his life, according to Aurora History Museum curator Keith Outcelt, and his visits have left a enduring impression on many people who live in the area. Outcelt, who welcomed a room full of Denver-area residents to a discussion…
Gun violence is rising. Two leaders say Denver schools and police need a new relationship.

Feb 21, 2023

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Melanie Asmar Chalkbeat Colorado

Nearly a year ago, two former Denver Public Schools administrators pitched an idea for how police and students could form healthy relationships instead of punitive ones. The proposal hasn’t been put into place. Nor have any others that address how Denver schools and city police should work together after a 2020 decision to remove police…
19-year-old Denver Public Schools board candidate Tay Anderson: ‘I’ll continue to fight’

Nov 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Soon after the first round of results had posted at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, Auontai “Tay” Anderson, a candidate for a northeast Denver school board seat, spoke to the crowd gathered to watch election night returns at a popular food incubator in Denver’s trending RINO neighborhood. Anderson, a May graduate of Manual High School –…
Denver, Weld Central schools seek to mend relationship after racial incident

Sep 28, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

How do you repair relationships fractured over conflicts on race and racism (especially considering the divisive nature of our political discourse)? Denver and Weld County school officials are probing that question following an incident at a weekend high school football game where a confederate flag appeared and racial slurs flew, the Denver Post reports. During…
ICYMI: Hemp definition murky, Bennet visits DPS school, Bundy photos unlocked and more

Apr 17, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

● While the state and federal governments have different definitions regarding the legality of marijuana, it’s an even murkier picture when it come to marijuana’s far less potent cousin, industrial hemp. And, as the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported, the differences surfaced over a water issue in southeastern Colorado. The Bureau of Reclamation denied a…
ICYMI: Forgery no-no, SAT test sure looks new, teen seeks DPS board seat and more

Apr 10, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Here’s a look at the Colorado political news that might have breezed by right under your nose over the last week. ? A couple of Mesa County women didn’t fool anyone – at least not the people they needed to fool – when they allegedly tried to cast second ballots in last fall’s general election…
One of tomorrow’s leaders — a Denver high-schooler — wants to lead today

Apr 4, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Auontai “Tay” Anderson has made the kinds of strides at Denver’s Manual High School that typically prompt peers and elders to take notice, nod approvingly and anoint him a future leader. The 18-year-old is Manual’s student body president; he chairs the Colorado High School Democrats, and he’s command sergeant major of the Junior ROTC 5th Battalion. There goes our…
Michael Hancock’s rhythm continues to beat as ‘heart and soul’ of Denver

Jun 2, 2016

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

At a banquet dinner in his honor May 25, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock was given the moniker – “the heart and soul of Denver.” And, it’s no wonder. As the mile high city’s principal executive, Hancock has navigated Denver through a period of rapid growth during his nearly five years at the helm. The city…