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		<title>Westword Launches Spring Membership Drive</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:46:51 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Westword Is Seeking a Staff Writer</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:26:19 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>You Ask, We Answer: Introducing the Weekly WTF</title>
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					<dc:creator>Lauren Antonoff Hart</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Westword Audience Survey Now Open</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:01:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Standing With Our Communities, Supporting All Immigrants</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:47:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Time to Bring Out Your Best: The 2026 Readers&#8217; Choice Poll Is Live!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Why Trump Should Just Grab Greenland, Colorado</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/greenlandgoogle.webp" alt="greenland highway sign" /><p>He already considers this state enemy territory!</p>
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		<title>When Big 5 Leaves Denver, Consider Me Big Sad</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/opinion/big-5-closing-denver-colorado-stores-40827570/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/big-5-denver-closing-mitchell.jpeg" alt="closing Big 5 sporting goods store" /><p>You can find more Dick's locations than ever in Colorado, and a Scheel's or two. But what about the people who don't want to walk through a mall or ride an indoor Ferris wheel?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/big-5-closing-denver-colorado-stores-40827570/">When Big 5 Leaves Denver, Consider Me Big Sad</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Want to Park at the Auraria Campus? You&#8217;re Scrooged.</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:36:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Join Our Team: Westword Is Hiring an Audience Strategist</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:37:11 -0700</pubDate>
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