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Students at Denver high school targeted by racist, antisemitic graffiti try to rally forward

Many George Washington High School students showed up for classes in pajamas Tuesday morning, not because they rushed to make the first bell but to reflect their school pride as part of homecoming week. But pajama day and the school spirit behind it was cut short as students and teachers turned their focus to healing […]

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Two Denver schools targeted with “messages of hate,” vandalism

A Denver high school was targeted with graffiti displaying “messages of hate, antisemitism, racism and homophobia” over the weekend, and a Jewish private school had a window smashed and its electricity cut off, officials said.  Officials say the vandalism occurred at George Washington High School, 655 S. Monaco Parkway, late Saturday and at Denver Academy […]

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Growing community: How Colorado religious leaders are farming food — and a new variety of faithful

“I’m going to garden!” is not quite what one would expect to hear from a Yale Divinity School student mulling summer internship possibilities. Yet, instead of working in a traditional church setting, Jenna Van Donselaar, a bright and dedicated millennial, figured that working at The Table, an urban farm in Denver, would best further her […]