Ballad for a Plain Man
Musician Jeff Finlin thought he’d hit the big-time—until he didn’t. “I loaded his songs into my iPod and while living on the road, while sitting on planes and trains, while lying in strange motel rooms, I closed my eyes and focused on his lyrics and thought: This guy’s channeling the angels. This guy’s got the gift. This guy can conjure a heartbreak, a hangover, moonlight, the Deep South, with a few words. I wondered: Who is this guy? Who the hell is Jeff Finlin?”
Unwanted
Inside Colorado’s dysfunctional foster care system. “Like any new parent, she was learning as she went. Parents typically have nine months to prepare for a baby: paint the baby’s room, stock up on diapers, fret over which car seat to buy, moon over onesies, and read ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting.’ Not Erika Righter. She’d had just a couple of days to prepare. Seventy-two hours earlier, she got the call to become a foster care mom. Now, in the hospital, as she held Josefina tight and watched Gabriel’s chest rise and fall in a steady rhythm, Righter thought, It wasn’t supposed to be like this.”
The Education of Ms. Barsallo
An inside look at the life of a first-year Denver teacher
Why Is this Woman Smiling?
She’s been heckled, threatened, and placed on Sarah Palin’s hit list. Yet Democratic Congresswoman Betsy Markey is raking in campaign money and still thinks she can hold the traditionally conservative 4th District come November.
