Each week, Valeria Baklanovski’s aunt stops by her family’s apartment and waters the flowers. They’re one of the few remaining signs of life in their home in Ukraine, still blooming at a time their city has shriveled under occupation by Russian forces. It’s been more than two months since Baklanovski and her parents fled Kherson, […]
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The story — and the mission — behind the Ukrainian artwork about to be sold in Denver
Maria Manuilenko was carrying lots of cash — and 10 suitcases filled with expensive artwork — when she got stranded at the Ukraine-Poland border. She had spent weeks collecting paintings made by Ukrainian artists, and had plans to bring them back to the United States, where they would be sold to support the artists and […]
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From Ukraine to Larkspur: A family adjusts to life in Douglas County after fleeing war
Maryna and Oleksandr Sheveria miss Ukrainian bread. They miss the taste and the texture of the freshly baked crust. They miss their home and their dog and their two cats. They miss the mundane day-to-day tasks of going to work, grilling out on weekends and planning for vacation. All of those parts of their lives […]
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Colorado’s Jason Crow travels with Nancy Pelosi to Kyiv for meeting with Volodymr Zelenskyy
By Vanesa Gera, The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — A U.S. congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the courage of the Ukrainian people in remarks during a visit to Poland on Sunday, a day after a surprise trip to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymr Zelenskyy. The American legislators assessed Ukraine’s needs […]
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Silverman: Denver’s Babi Yar Park is a hidden gem and a moving monument to Holocaust victims
Here is a southeast Denver secret for you to remember: Babi Yar Park lies just downhill and east of South Havana across from Sam’s No. 3 and the Stampede Club. Locate that giant Larry Miller flag. Go east on Yale. You are there. The parking lot is rarely full. On RTD, take the 83D. The […]
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Silverman: We need to stand up to bullies, at the Oscars or in the Kremlin
Humor is hard these days. Witness Chris Rock, who got slapped hard by Will Smith for a bad bald joke. Weeks later, Chris Rock and the world are still processing what we witnessed. The last thing this world needs right now is more violence, pain and bullying. Putin’s War and worldwide pandemics don’t lend themselves […]
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High wheat prices don’t mean Colorado farmers are getting rich. Most are worried about just getting a crop.
Drought, insects, high input costs and a lack of grain mean that farmers can’t take advantage of high wheat prices.
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Littwin: Once again, Zelenskyy makes it impossible for anyone to ignore Putin’s war crimes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a dangerous man. It’s not just that Ukraine’s president is the rare leader of a country who is unafraid to admit that he has a working conscience to complement his ever-present green T-shirt. It’s that he has the gall to insist that other world leaders should have a conscience, too. And, as […]
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Littwin: Is Biden too cautious in arming Ukraine? Or is his memory better than you think?
Every night I turn on the TV to check in on Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine — the all-too-real March Madness, brought directly to our living rooms. And I find that I root for a variety of outcomes — one, that the war ends today, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dressed in his olive green T-shirt, leading […]
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Pueblo’s steel mill is an American success story. And it’s owned by Russians.
The story of Pueblo’s steel mill is steeped in the lore of American industry, from its rise backed by ingenuity and perseverance to its near demise at the hands of foreign competition. The mill has risen again in recent years, modernizing operations and winning back business from overseas rivals — with the help of its […]