Jeff Campbell’s genius can sneak up on you if you’re not careful. Unlike many rappers, he’s not the type to lead with his résumé, so allow me to do so. He was one of the first Denver rappers to get a distribution deal as far back as the early ’90s. He was the founder of […]
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Littwin: Since the future is hard to predict, we’ll look back and see if that works any better
It’s the end of the year, but I’ll spare you one of those predictions-for-2021 columns because, well, the predictions are almost always wrong. I mean, who could have predicted 10% of the disasters that befell us in 2020, which, as I wrote the other day, won’t really end until Jan. 20 when Joe Biden presumably […]
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Colorado Convention Center bidding misconduct leads to $9 million settlement
Denver will receive a $9 million settlement to resolve claims against a construction company and a developer that violated the city’s public procurement rules during the early stages of planned renovation work at the Colorado Convention Center. Trammel Crow Company and Mortenson Construction must pay $4.5 million each and issue a public apology to the […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, Health, News, Politics and Government
Now that the coronavirus vaccine is here, public health agencies must convince Coloradans to take it
Vaccines won’t end this pandemic. Vaccination will. Scrambling five letters at the end of a word is far more than semantics, say experts like Immunize Colorado’s Stephanie Wasserman. The seemingly magical public health power of a highly effective vaccine dissipates immediately if too many people refuse to actually take the vaccine. Colorado needs to get […]
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Littwin: Getting on a plane was easy, but restoring Michael Hancock’s credibility will be a lot harder
Looking back on the disaster that was Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s hypocritical Thanksgiving travel decision and the resultant trashing of his credibility … And then comes the news Saturday night that Gov. Jared Polis and his husband, Marlon Reis, have tested positive for COVID-19. Polis was already in quarantine for having come in contact with […]
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Opinion: Mayor Hancock’s interference harms Denver Public Schools superintendent search
The sudden resignation of Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova has sparked a small but politically powerful group, led by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, to promote a far-fetched racist and sexist conspiracy theory — a charge so outrageous it cannot go unchallenged. Therefore, the Colorado Latino Forum Board is compelled to respond by challenging the […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, News, Politics and Government
Denver’s current, former mayors say “dysfunctional” school board mistreated departing Superintendent Susana Cordova
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and former Mayor Federico Peña weighed into education politics Monday with a statement sharply criticizing the Denver school board for “undermining” outgoing Superintendent Susana Cordova, who recently announced her resignation. The mayors said the board should abdicate what is arguably its most important duty — hiring a superintendent — and let […]
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“Black in Denver” illustrates through photos — and words — the vast diversity of the Black diaspora
Narkita Gold did not know what it meant to be Black in Denver when she set out to create a portrait-and-interview series called “Black in Denver” in 2018. “I didn’t even know what it meant to be me,” she said on the eve of her exhibit’s Nov. 19 opening at the Arvada Center. “I was […]
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Colorado governor unveils new coronavirus restrictions aimed at preventing lockdowns
Gov. Jared Polis announced new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday aimed — at least temporarily — at preventing about half of Colorado’s counties from being forced into lockdown as COVID-19 sickens more people and fills more hospital beds each day. The new mandates are intended to give counties with a worsening COVID-19 situation another chance to improve […]
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Denver orders city residents to be home by 10 p.m. in attempt to slow coronavirus
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Friday announced that city residents must be in their homes by 10 p.m. starting on Sunday in the latest effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Hancock is calling the mandate a “home-by-10” order. It’s aimed at restricting nighttime gatherings at bars, clubs and restaurants, as well as private gatherings. […]