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Creature of aesthetic: Brandon Maldonado

April 18, 2012

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DENVER – Almost indescribable, the image requires a double take. Black aviator sunglasses and a trucker hat atop his short black curls, he zooms along on his gloss black beach cruiser. The elegant curves of the bike and the sparks of light glistening off the chrome wheels are confused by two small, furry things in [...]

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M.E. Sprengelmeyer helps young journalist

April 17, 2012

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DENVER – Changing the story one good deed at time… M.E. Sprengelmeyer gives back to young journalists and works hard to keep the fraternity together. “I want to show students that journalism is still alive,” he said. From working as the sole Washington correspondent for The Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado to becoming The [...]

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An American in Argentina

November 17, 2011

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Twenty years old and he’d never been on a plane alone before. Chain-smoker, twice-spent resident in detox, and paying his own rent: For all vices and otherwise, Ryan Tabb fell under all qualifications of being an independent adult. But it was sitting there in that airplane lobby, waiting for his Mexico City flight that would [...]

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“Prom Dress Happy Hour”

November 7, 2011

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Anahi Miranda rides up the escalator filled with excitement. This is the big night-the senior prom. She’s wearing a black satin dress. her hair is curled. She looks and feels like a princess.

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Odd Future is proof determination leads to success in their future

November 6, 2011

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BOULDER, Colo. — A group of friends from Los Angeles took their dream and made it a reality by creating an edgy and controversial hip-hop group named Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA). The year was 2007. All the members of OFWGKTA have made group albums, and the groups inside the group, have [...]

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Denver’s Local Luthiers

October 24, 2011

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DENVER — At a time when the career dreams of more and more Americans in their 20’s are being put off for more practical pursuits green shoots of hope still exist for those willing to carve their own path. Two young Luthiers have cut out a nitch for themselves in Denver, making a home for [...]

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A picture of the 99 percent

October 24, 2011

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DENVER — With a blue-collar job as a truck driver, and an online bachelor’s degree in progress, Justin Myer, 36, is a perfect example of the Occupy Together movement’s “99 percent. Myer came across the Occupy Denver movement while passing through town on a job. After being laid off twice in the past year, the [...]

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Audio engineer

April 10, 2011

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AURORA, Colo. – Taylor Hahn has a busy day ahead of him. He has already assembled the drum kit and is in the painstaking process of properly placing his eight-piece mic kit to record the drum tracks for The Tom Freed Band’s new album. The mics have to be just right. You see, microphones require [...]

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A Sky High Career

April 6, 2011

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By Justin Schoenborn Denver – It’s a beautiful sunny Saturday in Larkspur, Colo. All geared up, Matt Dunn is ready to fly. He’s flown his chopper countless times, and for him, it’s just another Saturday in the air. The whir of the chopper blades is a familiar sound. So is the smell of the gasoline [...]

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School Counselor stands out

April 6, 2011

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Three years ago Green Mountain High School counselor Sandy Austin was named Colorado High School Counselor of the Year by the Colorado School Counselor Association (CSCA). Last month, three years later, Austin was again recognized, this time on a national level, being named one of the top 10 school counselors in the nation by the [...]

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