Remembering John Fielder.
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Posted inBusiness
Jim Crown, “a force of nature,” pushed Aspen Skiing Co. to lead on climate and sustainability
Resort industry reeling after Crown’s death driving a racecar on a track near Aspen on his 70th birthday
Posted inWater
Charles Wilkinson, CU professor who advocated for key land and water rights for Native American tribes, has died
The “enthusiastically present” scholar immersed himself and his students in the life and the law of the West.
Posted inColoradans
Renowned lawyer Walter Gerash, who tried some of Colorado’s most noteworthy cases, has died at 96
Denver attorney Walter Gerash’s skill and flair for theatrics on behalf of causes and clients, including high-profile defendants, became legendary. He has died at 96.
Posted inColoradans, News
Former Boulder County Clerk Clela Rorex, who issued 1st same-sex marriage licenses, dies
BOULDER — Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975, has died. She was 78. Rorex died Sunday of complications from recent surgery at a hospice care facility in Longmont, the Daily Camera reported. […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Silverman: Former Denver District Attorney Norm Early was a fierce advocate for victims’ rights
When Norm Early entered a room, people took notice. Norm was tall, with broad shoulders, a powerful chest and solid arms. Norm’s full head of hair framed a handsome, mustachioed face that lit up any venue when he smiled, which happened frequently. Rooms reverberated with Norm’s infectious booming laugh, now silenced forever at age 76. […]
Posted inEducation, News
Ricardo Martinez remembered as “a warrior” for justice in Denver schools
For three decades, Ricardo Martinez, co-founder of the advocacy group Padres & Jóvenes Unidos, helped parents and students fight racism in Denver Public Schools. Last week, Denver lost the humble and fierce organizer. He died of a stroke and its complications, according to a written remembrance shared by his family. “At his core, he was […]
Posted inColoradans, Crime and Courts, News
The alleged killer thought no one would miss him. But the “reading man” has been missed — and now memorialized.
An imaginary south wind has bent an iron-work tree over a curved metal chair and riffled the pages of a sheet-metal book titled, “And You Also.” That was a signature comment of Warren Barnes, a gentle, homeless 69-year-old who was a downtown fixture known as “the reading man” because he so often sat along this […]
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Steve Knopper: Jim Sheeler was a fierce friend, who helped his besties turn down the volume on “You Suck FM”
“I know!” was maybe the most frequent phrase I remember Jim Sheeler, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who died last weekend at 53, saying to me during our 30-year friendship. One time, I told him the story about a Pepsi Center full of Jimmy Buffett fans booing me because I refused to return the volley of […]
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John Temple: Jim Sheeler had his own hidden superpowers
Jim Sheeler was not a big man. His spindly frame, topped by wire glasses that always seemed slightly askew, looked like it could have been swept away by winds howling off the Flatirons towering over his beloved Boulder. But Jim’s appearance was deceiving. He had his own hidden superpowers. Jim died at the age of […]