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plug and cap the abandoned wells, in road damage from the big trucks, in fresh water used for fracking, not to mention the cost to clean up leaks. Additionally our air quality has an “F” rating from the American Lung Association and “severe” nonattainment by the EPA. Many of the new wells will impact the nonattainment area of northeastern Colorado.

Look at what is happening in California with the atmospheric rivers or Alabama with the tornadoes. Pakistan is still ooded from last summer’s oods. Much of Africa is su ering deserti cation resulting in an inability to grow crops. Twentytwo million people have been displaced by climate chaos compared to 6 million people displaced by war. Insurance is starting to deny coverage for these “natural disasters.” Will the fossil fuel industries pay for the damage their product is causing?

Janice Brown Englewood

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Janet M. (Spa ord) Mahoney, 83, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully December 15, 2022. She was born May 16, 1939, in East Chicago, Indiana, to Joseph and Zorka (Krivokucha) Csicsko, of Gary, Indiana.

Janet was a graduate of Bishop Knoll High School in Hammond, Indiana, St. Joseph’s College / St. Mary Mercy Nursing School in Gary, Indiana, Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado, and Regis University in Denver, Colorado. She served as a nurse for over 30 years in a variety of capacities at Swedish Hospital, Porter Adventist Hospital, Craig Rehabilitation Hospital, Mt Airy Psychiatric Hospital, and Fort Logan Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. She also worked outside of nursing for 16 years in Human Resources, Payroll, Publishing, and Bene ts Administration.

Janet married Walter Fredrick “Fred” Spa ord, October 22, 1960, and they had ve sons, Walter, William, Michael, John, and Brian Spa ord. She taught them to be honest, hard-working, kind, moral and to avoid smoking, drugs and peer pressure. She loved being a grandmother and would often encourage her sons to go away for a weekend so she could babysit her grandchildren. She lived in various states but spent most of her life in Littleton, Colorado where she loved visiting local parks to celebrate special events - Stern Park, deKoevend Park, and Ketring Parks were favorites. She also made sure her boys learned swimming at Franklin Pool, checked out books at Bemis Library, and learned history through the Littleton Historical Museum. https://www.horancares.com/obituary/JanetMahoney

Janet was preceded in death by her parents, and brother John F. Csicsko MD, her second husband Leo J. Smith, her third husband Bob Mahoney, numerous aunts and uncles and other dear family members.

She is survived by her rst husband, Fred, her sons and their wives, sister Carole (& John) Kibler, sister-in-law Barbara Csicsko, her Aunt Margaret, her Uncle George, other cousins, nieces and nephews, and her beloved “Grandma’s darlings” - Joshua, Nathaniel (Anna), Luke (Grace), Elena, Lillie, Nicholas, Benjamin (Catherine), Isabel, Amanda, Ian, Christopher, and Olivia Spa ord.

In lieu of owers, donations can be made to the Littleton Library and Museum by sending contributions to: e Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum 6028 South Gallup Street Littleton CO 80120-2703