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President Obama visited the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on April 24, 2012, to talk about reducing student loan rates. Ken Aikin, my husband, was one of the brass quintet members who [...]

It’s nearly St. Patrick’s Day, and so my thoughts turn to Ireland: an ancient and mysterious land filled with landscapes of intense beauty. Ireland always extends welcoming arms to [...]

As we approach Thanksgiving, I want to express gratitude to the nation’s farmer’s markets for bringing locally-grown, fresh food to town. Much of the food is produced organically, even if it’s [...]

If you haven’t seen the Denver Botanic Gardens’ exhibit, called Native Roots/ Modern Form: Plants, Peoples and the Art of Allan Houser, hurry over. The exhibit is on for just one more month, [...]