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		<title>GEO Group sues over new Colorado law requiring immigration detention center safety inspections</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:19:20 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/auroraice.webp" alt="ICE processing facility in Aurora" /><p>“There are disturbing reports about unhealthy living conditions at for-profit detention camps like the GEO facility in Aurora.”</p>
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		<title>The coldest case: Mystery remains 35 years after the Father&#8217;s Day bank massacre</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>First (and only) home within Colorado&#8217;s most private ski resort heads to auction</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Cellphones and other personal devices will be banned in Denver schools</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:23:35 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/chalkbeat-dps-cellphone-woolf.png" alt="An assistant principal at Girls Athletic Leadership School, a Denver charter school where cellphones were already prohibited, takes a phone from a student in September 2025. This fall, all Denver students will have to turn off or turn in their phones at school." /><p>The school board unanimously passed a new bell-to-bell ban for students on Monday.</p>
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		<title>Denver pulls plug on rec center pool leaking thousands of gallons a day</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:59:14 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/aztlan_pool-e1780960922153.jpg" alt="Aztlan pool" /><p>"We understand this news will be disappointing for the many families, children and residents across Northwest Denver who rely on the pool each summer."</p>
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		<title>City Park bandstand set for rebuild after fire in March</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:11:24 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/city-park-band-stand-burn.jpg" alt="city park jazz bandstand burned after a fire" /><p>The nearly 100-year-old staple burned down in March.</p>
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		<title>Cannabis calendar: Mile High Walk Club with NFL Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:06:42 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Medical marijuana has been rescheduled. Does that mean I can fly out of Denver with it?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:42:43 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/072925_East_Security_TSA_Checkpoint-114-e1780683818748.jpg" alt="Customs officers question a traveler at an airport security checkpoint, inspecting his belongings and discussing security procedures." /><p>The federal government has updated its policies, but what about the airport?</p>
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		<title>Help Wanted: Colorado record-sealing organization needs willing attorneys</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:20:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/2024Clinic-AIDCenterDenver1-e1780699859928.jpeg" alt="Expunge Colorado holding an informational clinic regarding records sealing in 2024." /><p>Expunge Colorado has been helping people get on their feet for over eight years.</p>
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		<title>Denver City Council preparing to boot businesses that don&#8217;t comply with local laws, like immigration enforcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:59:30 -0600</pubDate>
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