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Vanessa Collier's Loved Ones Protest Funeral Cancellation Over Lesbian Proposal Photos

By Jamie Swinnerton
Jan 14, 2015

Vanessa Collier, a 33 year-old mother of two and wife to her partner, Christina, passed away on December 30th. Her funeral at New Hope Ministries was to feature photos of Vanessa proposing to Christina, and family pictures with their daughters, Madison and Kylie. Fifteen minutes after the service was supposed...
Seven Ways to Commemorate Martin Luther King Day

By Jamie Swinnerton
Jan 13, 2015

With less than a week until Martin Luther King Jr. Day, activists, arts organizations and politicians are all gearing up for a series of events to mark the holiday, which will be followed by continuing discussions of racism. (Mayor Hancock's office promises that the schedule for those discussions will be...
Colorado State Patrol Looking for Recruits -- at Local Movie Theaters

By Jamie Swinnerton
Jan 13, 2015

This Friday, January 16, marks the start of the Colorado State Patrol's new application process. But to get people interested in the idea of a job in law enforcement, the CSP has created a short promotional video highlighting the women in state patrol -- and the fifteen-second video just started...
Colorado Civics Program Wins the Sandra Day O'Connor Award

By Jamie Swinnerton
Jan 12, 2015

Since retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court back in 2006, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has been promoting civics education. To honor others who have the same goal, the National Center for State Courts presents the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education annually. This year the winner...
EFPalooza Film Festival Returns to the Bug This Week

By Jamie Swinnerton
Jan 12, 2015

The Emerging Filmmakers Project got its start at dozen years ago at the Bug Theater, and was honored with one of the initial MasterMind Awards. One of the EFP's winning events was the EFPalooza Film Festival,which returns to the Bug on Thursday after a several-year hiatus; more than forty local...

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