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Why Reparations? Paying for Our Nation’s “Original Sin”

August 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, History, National Issues, Racial Issues, State Issues / 4 Comments

Harold Fields says of reparations: “We have pipes that are deep underneath these buildings and underneath our streets. The pipes are decaying, they’re old. They’re leaking, and they are only distributing resources to certain places. You’ve got to be able to dig up those pipes and re-do the system. It’s not a matter of changing the washers on faucets or putting in a new shower head, but changing the system.”

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Covid-19’s Long-Term Impact on Politics

August 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / National Issues, Politics, State Issues / No Comments

Will the confluence of Covid-19 and the ongoing wave of social movements redefine our political life for the generations that follow? Will future historians point to this moment as the one that created a new style of politician?

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OpEd – Addressing Racism is a Mental Health Priority

August 1, 2020 / Vincent Atchity / National Issues, Op-Ed, Psychology/Self-Help / No Comments

Addressing racism is a mental health priority. For far too long, we have ignored the mental health effects of violence and systemic racism on members of our society.

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Stapleton’s Name Will Change. What Will Be the New Name?

July 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD and Carol Roberts / Central Park, Community Issues, National Issues / 4 Comments

Seeing the massive change in community awareness of racism after George Floyd’s death, representatives of neighborhood groups and the city quickly started on the path toward a new name for the Stapleton neighborhood. At the same time, individuals in the community, through rallies and yard signs, are showing their support for the protests and for Black lives.

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2020 Grads Roll into an Unknown Future

June 1, 2020 / Grace Adams / Community Issues, Events, National Issues / 1 Comment

As schools shut down across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, students have had to adapt to a new reality—and seniors in college and high school are trying to creatively reevaluate what they had thought were firm plans for graduation and their futures.

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Rep. DeGette: We Need a National Response. Not 50 State Responses

June 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, National Issues, Politics, State Issues / No Comments

An interview with Rep. Diana DeGette in mid-May, the day before she returned to Washington, DC to vote on the new $3 trillion HEROES Act, a stimulus package that addresses some of the gaps in the CARES Act.

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Individual Rights vs. the Common Good in the Age of COVID-19

April 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, National Issues / 2 Comments

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s March 23 “Stay at Home” order underscored the half-hearted response to social isolation. The weekend before this order, Denver parks and playgrounds were crowded again after a thaw in the late March snow. Buy-in for social isolation is understandably challenging for many in a society that cherishes individual freedoms and individualism over the collective.

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Openness about Mental Health — and Using this Time to Nurture It

April 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Health & Wellness, National Issues / No Comments

Talking about mental health issues is difficult for children and parents, but should not dissuade people from having these conversations, especially given the current challenges facing us all. “Having frequent open conversations with your child that convey trust and respect and really listening to what they say they want and need is the best approach hands down—no matter what the problem is.”

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Governor and Mayor Heighten COVID-19 Restrictions. All Denver non-essential to stay at home.

March 1, 2020 / Carol Roberts / Business, Community Issues, Denver News, Health & Wellness, National Issues, News Updates, Public Safety, State Issues / No Comments
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Mayor Hancock announces citywide stay at home order and closure of non-essential businesses from March 24 to April 10. That follows Gov. Polis’ statewide order for all businesses to cut back their on-site staff to at least 50%. Social distancing orders remain in effect.

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With primary ballots now, what happens at CO Caucuses?

March 1, 2020 / Mary Jo Brooks / National Issues, Politics, State Issues / No Comments

Some big changes came to the Colorado caucus and primary system this year—and they have led to confusion about how candidates will be chosen. Here’s a quick primer on what to expect in the coming months.

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