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		<title>Colorado Farmers Need Relief. The 2026 Farm Bill Could Help</title>
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					<dc:creator>Will Coggin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:05:08 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>These are challenging times for Colorado&#8217;s renewable energy laboratory</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chuck Kutscher</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:31:46 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Why voting to reintroduce wolves in Colorado was a mistake</title>
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					<dc:creator>Ellen Kessler</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:23:14 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/graywolf.jpg" alt="gray wolf in snow" /><p>"I blame Colorado Parks &#38; Wildlife for the program's failure."</p>
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		<title>Commentary: Public roads need public solutions</title>
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					<dc:creator>Erik Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:34:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/bowmar.webp" alt="town with trees and lake" /><p>The Bow Mar dispute should force a larger conversation about how we maintain, manage and design the roads and bridges that we rely on. </p>
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		<title>Colorado just blinked on AI and we&#8217;re going to pay for it</title>
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					<dc:creator>Eduardo Samayoa</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:40:29 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Cow tipping or drinking raw milk: Which is the bigger dare?</title>
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					<dc:creator>David Kim</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:06:01 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Colorado&#8217;s 2026 budget crisis absorbed by poor and working class</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kayla Frawley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:46:58 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>From San Luis Valley to Vail, Latino labor powers Colorado’s economy</title>
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					<dc:creator>Ernesto Sagás</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 06:43:10 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/flickr-yuma-migrant-workers-field.jpg" alt="Mexican migrant workers harvest crops in an Arizona field" /><p>Latinos have always been a part of Colorado's story. Here's how they helped drive the economy and contributed to its lifestyle.</p>
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		<title>Veterans are leading the way in healing&#8230;again</title>
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					<dc:creator>Rob Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:30:02 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/inwavesandwar.webp" alt="veteran healing" /><p>As they search for ways to address the invisible wounds of war, they are on the frontlines of an advance in medicine, this time involving psychedelics.</p>
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		<title>The rumors of Colfax&#8217;s devastation are greatly exaggerated&#8230;and holding Denver back</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jill Locantore and Frank Locantore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:32:01 -0600</pubDate>
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