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		<title>&#8220;How did bean counters ever get control over the creative?&#8221;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<title>&#8220;I was pretty surprised.&#8221; Bret Saunders speaks on shocking ouster from KBCO after 28 years</title>
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					<dc:creator>Michael Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:04:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Lords of the billboards: Why do injury lawyers dominate the Denver sky?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:19:39 -0600</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:20:17 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>All the Denver Restaurants, Bars and Airports in Food &#038; Wine’s Top Places to Eat, Drink, and Travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:33:16 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/food-drink/denver-spots-on-food-and-wine-2026-top-places-list-40885393/">All the Denver Restaurants, Bars and Airports in &lt;em&gt;Food &#38; Wine&lt;/em&gt;’s Top Places to Eat, Drink, and Travel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Art of the Steal: Who Did Denverse Dirty?</title>
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<p>The post <a href="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/thousands-of-copies-of-denverse-magazine-stolen-40878853/">The Art of the Steal: Who Did &lt;i&gt;Denverse&lt;/i&gt; Dirty?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Westword Is Seeking Food and Drink Freelancers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:07:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/food-drink/apply-to-be-a-freelance-food-and-drink-writer-40875856/">Westword Is Seeking Food and Drink Freelancers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:20:59 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Westword Food Editor Molly Martin Is Ready for Her Next Course</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:21:39 -0600</pubDate>
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