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Hutchins’ year in review: Here’s what happened in Colorado’s media world in 2020
Good riddance to a bad year of layoffs, furloughs and further cuts. But it also saw greater collaboration.
From our editor: Like so many, The Colorado Sun had its ups and downs in 2020. Here’s where we are today.
Colorado’s locally owned, independent news source doubled its membership, won a pile of awards and told stories that needed to be told.
Somehow, by the grace of God, I weathered the most recent coronavirus storm
Colorado authors, thinkers and readers share their thoughts on living through historic times as the state fights the progress of coronavirus
The 25 most-read Colorado Sun stories of 2020
Articles about coronavirus dominated the list, but Sun investigations and stories about the outdoor industry also were highly viewed
Christmas Eve with grumpy grandchildren inspired Natli VanDerWerken to write her book
With family tempers rising, the author sat in her living room and restored calm with a magical tale that became "WindRunner," one in a series of novels
In “That’s How It Is,” poet Jared Smith celebrates the struggle and dignity of the American worker
From traveling to all 50 states to a wide-ranging work history -- including as an advisor to President Clinton -- the author's life experience laid a broad foundation for his writing
This smooth operator met an unfortunate end — but the author made out OK
From hundreds of entries, only one 6-word mystery could take the grand prize in the Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America chapter's fourth annual contest
In “To Walk Humbly,” a historical novel, the Ku Klux Klan’s influence is on display
Author Laurie Marr Wasmund invokes 1920s Denver landmarks in an excerpt where the Klan appeals to the business interests of prospective members
Laurie Marr Wasmund watched a single volume of her historical novel blossom into a trilogy
The author of "To Walk Humbly" mixed Colorado's real-life heroes and villains of the 1920s with fictional characters in this final installment of the White Winter Trilogy
In “Sweet Twisted Pine,” a man on a quest to find his missing sister struggles to adapt to the Old West
Author Lori Hodges introduces readers to an eastern transplant who has been making progress -- until he's introduced to a frightened porcupine
