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Front Porch Publishers Retire

February 1, 2022 / By Steve Larson & Carol Roberts, Editors/Publishers of Front Porch April 2000 – January 2022 / People / 1 Comment

We can hardly believe we printed the first issue 22 years ago—though looking around at all that has changed makes it believable. It was a great run, but it’s time for the paper’s smart and energetic staff to carry Front Porch into the future.

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Dog Walker Extraordinaire

February 1, 2022 / Mary Jo Brooks / Business, People / No Comments

As a self-described “country boy,” Felix Merino didn’t set out to become an urban spectacle when he started his dog walking business two years ago, but that’s indeed what he has become.

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Temple Grandin: Animal Welfare and Autism Guru

January 1, 2022 / Mary Jo Brooks / Development, Events, Health & Wellness, People / No Comments

Colorado State University professor Temple Grandin has long been celebrated as one of the world’s leading authorities on the subjects of animal welfare and autism, so it’s only natural that the new CSU Spur campus at the National Western Center features a facility for equine assisted services bearing her name.

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Sharon Bailey: DPS’ Moral Compass

January 1, 2022 / Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado / People, Schools/Education / No Comments

A straightforward critic of the institutional racism she saw in the district, Bailey was also a compassionate leader who believed the system could change and was willing to help.

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Our New Superintendent & DPS Issues that Lie Ahead

August 1, 2021 / Tracy Wolfer Osborne / Denver News, People, Schools/Education / No Comments

Closing the achievement gap—which leaves boys who look like Marrero dangling at the bottom—will of course prove to be one of Marrero’s biggest challenges in DPS.

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Local Teacher Selected for National Honor

May 1, 2021 / Meg Nocero, writer for Honored / People, Schools/Education / No Comments

Denver Green School Northfield teacher Justin Barney was selected for recognition by Honored, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping great teachers in the classroom and to inspiring a new generation of talent to pursue teaching.

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What Explains Cordova’s Sudden Departure?

January 1, 2021 / Tracy Wolfer-Osborne / Denver News, People, Schools/Education / 1 Comment

By many accounts, DPS Superintendent, Susana Cordova, was a star, a real Cinderella story—daughter of DPS secretary becomes first bilingual Latina to lead the district.

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Colorado Teacher of the Year

January 1, 2021 / Laurie Dunklee / People, Schools/Education / No Comments

“I’m a nerd—I love to learn and share what I learn. The kids say my enthusiasm is contagious; they get excited when the teacher is excited,” says Gerardo Muñoz, a middle and high school teacher who has been named Colorado’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.

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Remembering Sam Gary

December 1, 2020 / Carol Roberts / Central Park, People / No Comments

When people talk about Sam Gary, humility looms large in the conversation. All who worked with him knew his philosophy: “Lead from the back of the conga line.” For Sam, that meant, “As long as the idea you believe in is getting done, you don’t care who gets credit,” says Mike Johnston, the CEO of Sam’s philanthropic organization, Gary Community Investments.

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Walking Through History With Papa Ray

July 1, 2020 / Martina Will, PhD / History, People / No Comments

Burns, who will celebrate his 100th birthday on August 5th of this year, usually moves down the sidewalk with one of the many neighbors who affectionately refer to him as “Papa Ray.”

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