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Sara Fleming

Sara Fleming is a freelance writer and formal editorial fellow at Westword. She covers a wide variety of stories about local politics and communities. A born-and-raised Coloradan, when she’s not exploring Denver, she’s on a mission to visit every mountain town in the state.

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Colorado’s New Corrections Chief: “It’s Okay for Us to Question Who We Are”

Colorado’s New Corrections Chief: “It’s Okay for Us to Question Who We Are”

By Sara FlemingAugust 30, 2019

Dean Williams has been the executive director of the Department of Corrections since January.

Locals Protest the 5G Towers That Promise a High-Tech Future

Locals Protest the 5G Towers That Promise a High-Tech Future

By Sara FlemingAugust 19, 2019

Telecommunications companies are installing the infrastructure to roll out new 5G networks.

It’s Getting Harder for Cory Gardner to Make Appearances Without Being Confronted

It’s Getting Harder for Cory Gardner to Make Appearances Without Being Confronted

By Sara FlemingAugust 14, 2019

Constituents confronted Cory Gardner about his position on a range of issues while he was on a walking tour of Olde Town Arvada on Thursday, August 13.

Young People Are Once Again Leading the Response to Mass Shootings

Young People Are Once Again Leading the Response to Mass Shootings

By Sara FlemingAugust 10, 2019

The generation that grew up with school shooting drills is still plunging into the effort to push for gun control in Colorado, despite some organizational changes.

How Not-So-Cardboard Cory Gardner Fared in a Confrontation With Constituents

How Not-So-Cardboard Cory Gardner Fared in a Confrontation With Constituents

By Sara FlemingAugust 9, 2019

Constituents cornered Cory Gardner on immigration policy, gun control, and other issues at an under-the-radar meet and greet event August 8.

Loretto Heights Area Plan Passes On to City Council

Loretto Heights Area Plan Passes On to City Council

By Sara FlemingAugust 8, 2019

The Denver Planning Board unanimously approved the Loretto Heights Small Area Plan, a vision for the future of the historic campus.

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Denver’s Newly Rebranded Department of Housing Stability in the Works

Denver’s Newly Rebranded Department of Housing Stability in the Works

By Sara FlemingAugust 6, 2019

Mayor Michael Hancock proposed the creation of a Department of Housing and Homelessness in April.

What the Future of the Historic Loretto Heights Campus Could Look Like

What the Future of the Historic Loretto Heights Campus Could Look Like

By Sara FlemingAugust 5, 2019

A community planning process has drafted an ambitious plan for Loretto Heights, which will start its journey through city council this month.

Colorado Wants You To Know About This Life-Saving Drug

Colorado Wants You To Know About This Life-Saving Drug

By Sara FlemingAugust 2, 2019

The Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse kicked off its month-long “Bring Naloxone Home” campaign.

Colorado Renaissance Festival in the Clear on Title VII Accusations

Colorado Renaissance Festival in the Clear on Title VII Accusations

By Sara FlemingJuly 30, 2019

The five-day jury trial acquitted the Colorado Renaissance Festival of Title VII employment discrimination accusations.

Teed Off: How Park Hill Golf Course Ended Up in the Hands of Developers

Teed Off: How Park Hill Golf Course Ended Up in the Hands of Developers

By Sara FlemingJuly 30, 2019

The $24 million deal that sold Park Hill Golf Course to Westside Investment Partners came as a surprise to locals, but Clayton Early Learning says it was the only way forward after years of political and legal battling over the land. Now, a new wave of those battles is about to begin.

How the Right Is Using CSU’s Language Guide to Create Free-Speech Controversy

How the Right Is Using CSU’s Language Guide to Create Free-Speech Controversy

By Sara FlemingJuly 26, 2019

CSU’s inclusive language guide has blown up in right-wing media.

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Grassroots Group Padres & Jóvenes Unidos Is Ready to Get Political

Grassroots Group Padres & Jóvenes Unidos Is Ready to Get Political

By Sara FlemingJuly 24, 2019

Padres & Jóvenes Unidos, a grassroots community nonprofit that focuses on racial justice in education, is launching an offshoot that will focus directly on electoral politics.

Colorado Renaissance Festival: Ye Olde Discriminatory Workplace?

Colorado Renaissance Festival: Ye Olde Discriminatory Workplace?

By Sara FlemingJuly 23, 2019

Michele St. Michael, a former tarot card at the Colorado Renaissance Festival, is taking the Festival to court this week.

Changes to Help Those “Lost in the System” Because of Mental Illness

Changes to Help Those “Lost in the System” Because of Mental Illness

By Sara FlemingJuly 22, 2019

For years, Colorado has failed to meet standards for the time people are supposed to spend waiting in jail before they receive competency evaluation and treatment.

After John Andrews’s Anti-Islam Speech, Colorado Muslims Call for Action

After John Andrews’s Anti-Islam Speech, Colorado Muslims Call for Action

By Sara FlemingJuly 18, 2019

John Andrews gave an anti-Islam speech at this year’s Western Conservative Summit.

Inauguration: City Celebrates “OneDenver,” Dissenters Say Not Yet

Inauguration: City Celebrates “OneDenver,” Dissenters Say Not Yet

By Sara FlemingJuly 15, 2019

Elected officials of the City of Denver, including Mayor Michael Hancock and thirteen members of City Council, were sworn in this morning.

At the Western Conservative Summit, A Call to Keep Fighting the Culture Wars

At the Western Conservative Summit, A Call to Keep Fighting the Culture Wars

By Sara FlemingJuly 13, 2019

The Western Conservative Summit happens every year in Denver thanks to Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute.

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New Stapleton Complex Helps Denver Achieve Affordability Goals…Sort Of

New Stapleton Complex Helps Denver Achieve Affordability Goals…Sort Of

By Sara FlemingJuly 12, 2019

A new affordable housing complex in Stapleton, the Moline Apartments, will provide affordable housing to 180 residents.

Jeff Hunt: Trump Appeals to Many Things Conservatives Care About

Jeff Hunt: Trump Appeals to Many Things Conservatives Care About

By Sara FlemingJuly 11, 2019

The Western Conservative Summit will incorporate themes of religious freedom and guest speaker Donald Trump Jr. Some might say that’s contradictory, but not organizer Jeff Hunt.

Wellington Webb Doesn’t Want Park Hill Golf Club to Be Next “Paved Paradise”

Wellington Webb Doesn’t Want Park Hill Golf Club to Be Next “Paved Paradise”

By Sara FlemingJuly 9, 2019

Former Mayor Wellington Webb is speaking out against the pending sale of Park Hill Golf Club.

Expect Packed Houses for Sunday Morning Soccer

Expect Packed Houses for Sunday Morning Soccer

By Sara FlemingJuly 6, 2019

Soccer fans will pack into bars and drive out to Dick’s early Sunday morning.

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