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CU Boulder Enrolled Alleged White Supremacist with Knowledge of His Past

by Seyward Darby January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

“University officials were notified of Durham’s connection to Patriot Front and his violent social media posts before he stepped on campus as a student in August of 2022.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Why Did Walter Springs Die?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 21, 2022December 28, 2022

“In time, it was almost as if he had never existed at all.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Unmasking “The Scholar”: The Colorado Woman Who Helped a Global Art Smuggling Operation Flourish for Decades

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

“An investigation into how Emma C. Bunker helped Douglas Latchford sell stolen Cambodian antiquities.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Enduring Legacy of Elijah McClain’s Tragic Death

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 1, 2021October 19, 2022

“In summer 2020, the nation’s attention turned to the killing of a 23-year-old Aurora man. His death prompted a flood of more than 8,500 letters from outside the state of Colorado—all begging Governor Jared Polis for justice. We read every one.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

After Two Teen Suicides Last Year, How Will Summit County Address an Ongoing Mental Health Crisis?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands August 10, 2021October 19, 2022

“A tragic stretch in April 2020 shone a light on the mental health issues facing the mountain community. With the new school year set to start, area residents are continuing to heal while asking themselves how they can learn from the past.”

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It’s Been One Year Since Students Started Widespread Distance Learning

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 4, 2021October 19, 2022

“Someday, there again will be high school proms, science fairs in the gym, and nighttime football games packed with students bathed under white lights. But who will be forgotten and left further behind?”

Posted inHistory, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Responding With Weapons to Racism in Colorado Territory

by Aaron Gilbreath December 10, 2019October 19, 2022

Reexamining the motives of Felipe and Vivián Espinosa, two of the American West’s most brutal killers.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

A Mountain and a Range of Memories

by Krista Stevens May 6, 2019October 19, 2022

“After Lathrop died, I could not bring myself to delete his phone number.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

‘People Outside This Community Know About Us Because of One Moment in Time.’

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 3, 2019October 19, 2022

The community of Columbine has rebuilt and redefined itself over the past 20 years since the high school massacre.

Posted inCrime, Quotes, Science & Nature

Our Future Success Depends on Rocks from the Sky

by michelleweber July 3, 2018October 19, 2022

Steve Curry’s meteor-hunting hobby went from business to obsession to a connection with Cliven Bundy, and eventually landed him in jail after an armed standoff with law enforcement.

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