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		<title>116-year-old Colorado town argues itself out of existence</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:56:51 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Hartman_Colorado.jpg" alt="Hartman, Colorado" /><p>The Department of State officially declared Hartman abandoned after years of political and literal fighting.</p>
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		<title>Reader: I support dirt bikes more than the oblivious drivers on the roads</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-preapring-laws-against-dirt-bikes-some-unmoved-40914367/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<category domain="foundation:section-category">Opinion &amp; Commentary</category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/dirt-bike-2.jpeg" alt="Dirt bike riders perform tricks and spew smoke on 16th Street in downtown Denver on March 8, 2026." /><p>"They're less likely to kill me!"</p>
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		<title>Bennet and Hurd team up to shield Glenwood Springs Hot Springs from quarry expansion</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/news/sen-bennet-and-rep-hurd-team-up-to-shield-glenwood-springs-hot-springs-from-quarry-expansion-40914678/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:43:57 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2022-45/glenwood-hot-springs-resort.webp" alt="Bennet and Hurd team up to shield Glenwood Springs Hot Springs from quarry expansion" /><p>A companion bill is going to Congress to help block mining expansion in Glenwood Springs that could affect the hot springs.</p>
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		<title>James Ellroy&#8217;s latest novel names names, but not in the way you might expect</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Ellroy-author-photo-square.jpg" alt="James Ellroy&#8217;s latest novel names names, but not in the way you might expect" /><p>"The aggregate horror of world communism makes Hitler's 13-year run as the führer of Germany look like child's play."</p>
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		<title>Denver to consider crackdown on riding dirt bikes, e-motos on roads</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/dirt-bike-2.jpeg" alt="Dirt bike riders perform tricks and spew smoke on 16th Street in downtown Denver on March 8, 2026." /><p>City leaders are exploring fines, confiscations and even penalties for parents to get off-highway vehicles off the streets.</p>
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		<title>Denver moved people indoors. Now it needs to move them forward</title>
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					<dc:creator>Erik Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:48:42 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/homeless_curtis_bennito_kelty.webp" alt="A homeless resident stands outside her tent at the corner of 21st and Curtis streets, just outside the U.S. Post Office., in late 2023." /><p>"Denver has become better at moving people off the streets and into shelters, but it hasn’t reduced homelessness."</p>
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		<title>New Denver entertainment venue licensing rules almost final</title>
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					<dc:creator>Michael Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:02:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/herbs.nightclub.denver.large_.jpg" alt="Herb&#039;s bar in downtown denver" /><p>Media coverage has focused on a tweak allowing some bars to stay open until 4 a.m., but stakeholders say it's overstated. </p>
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		<title>Psychedelic activists launch referendum to reverse part of new law that restricts sharing</title>
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					<dc:creator>Brendan Joel Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:28:59 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/mushroom_beauty_1-plates-semon.webp" alt="psilocybin mushrooms presented on plates." /><p>If successful, the referendum would appear in front of voters in November — but time is running out.</p>
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		<title>​Federal measure could undermine rideshare safety laws, state legislators say</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:37:54 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/rideshare-driver-prasad-panchakshari-unsplash.jpg" alt="A rideshare driver drives down the street In a big city" /><p>According to state lawmakers, including one from Colorado, the bill would make it "effectively impossible" to hold rideshare companies accountable for sexual assault. </p>
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		<title>Lawsuit wants male circumcisions outlawed in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:46:28 -0600</pubDate>
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