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		<title>Second Verse, Same as the First: Denver Woos the 2028 Democratic National Convention</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:42:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/obamaden.webp" alt="obama accepts democratic nomination 2008" /><p>"Change drives hope. Hope inspires change."</p>
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		<title>Westword Celebrates Award-Winning, Member-Funded Journalism</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:03:31 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/westword-wins-three-first-place-top-of-the-rockies-awards-40878833/">&lt;i&gt;Westword&lt;/i&gt; Celebrates Award-Winning, Member-Funded Journalism</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Good Morning America Is at Pikes Peak Today&#8230;but Denver&#8217;s Left in the Dark</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:19:27 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/pikespeak.jpg" alt="snow-capped mountain" /><p>Xfinity has blocked out the ABC affiliate in the Mile High.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/xfinity-dispute-leaves-denver-in-dark-on-good-morning-america-40869778/">Good Morning America Is at Pikes Peak Today&#8230;but Denver&#8217;s Left in the Dark</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cheat Sheet: Colorado Sues Trump Over Election Order</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:37:46 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-04/trumpcolorado.webp" alt="donald trump clapping by Colorado flag" /><p>“The president’s unlawful executive order threatens the right to vote for millions of Colorado voters — Democrat, Republican or Unaffiliated — who use mail ballots."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/colorado-sues-trump-over-election-executive-order-40868598/">Cheat Sheet: Colorado Sues Trump Over Election Order</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tina Peters Gets a New Sentence and a New Champion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:53:15 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/tinagetty.webp" alt="blonde woman in white dress" /><p>“The trial court’s comments about Peters’s belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond relevant considerations for her sentencing."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/disgraced-colorado-clerk-tina-peters-getting-new-sentence-40866712/">Tina Peters Gets a New Sentence and a New Champion</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>There Oughta Be a Law Against John Eastman</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:58:09 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2022-27/gettyimages-169912369.webp" alt="man with white hair testifying" /><p>The disgraced attorney gave Trump his anti-birthright citizenship arguments, as well as advice on overturning the election.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/john-eastman-argued-against-birthright-citizenship-40866068/">There Oughta Be a Law Against John Eastman</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>150 Colorado Classics: A Starter Set of Places to Go, Things to See</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:41:04 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/denver-skyline-park-view-flickr.jpg" alt="Denver skyline view from city park" /><p>The state's having a big birthday. Here are 150 reasons to celebrate.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/top-colorado-places-to-go-and-things-to-do-40860377/">150 Colorado Classics: A Starter Set of Places to Go, Things to See</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>This Year’s Best of Denver Marks the End of an Era</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/IMG_2385.jpeg" alt="This Year’s Best of Denver Marks the End of an Era" /><p>Westword’s founder and editor-in-chief, Patricia Calhoun, will retire this summer. </p>
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		<title>State of the Union: We Watched, So You Didn&#8217;t Have to</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/opinion/watching-donald-trump-state-of-union-40849160/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:11:57 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-15/trumpvotingbooth-377855730.webp" alt="trump coming out" /><p>Thirteen months after Donald Trump moved back into the White House, we're in a state of disbelief.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/watching-donald-trump-state-of-union-40849160/">State of the Union: We Watched, So You Didn&#8217;t Have to</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver&#8217;s Martin Luther King Jr. Marade Marches On</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/mlkhamblin.webp" alt="MLK statue" /><p>Community leaders will gather in City Park by Ed Dwight's statue of MLK, which replaced a more controversial sculpture.</p>
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