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the 1990s. Denver’s event has now grown to be one of the largest in the country.

After not being able to have the event for the past two years because of COVID, the annual event is back for 2022. The Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 7 and May 8 at Civic Center Park in Denver.

“We’re very excited to bring the event back,” said Andrea Barela, president and CEO of Newsed.

“Both days will offer plenty to experience.”

This year’s highlights include three stages of entertainment that

Anaisa Lua does her best to create a welcoming and safe space for her clients. A quote framed and hanging on her office wall sums it up: “Vulnerability is the courage to show up and be seen.”

“Therapy allows a space for people to feel accepted and understood. I feel that it’s a space for them to truly be their genuine selves. Sometimes they share about walking in the world and having to hide,” said Lua. Lua is a therapist working with I Matter Colorado, a program that provides funding for six free therapy sessions for all young people in Colorado under the age of 18 (under 21 for those receiving special education services). Often times, therapy can cost anywhere from $100 to $150 per hour and Lua says I Matter Colorado helps eliminate that financial barrier.

“Especially if you have multiple children and you’d like all of them to get services, you

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The Chihuahua races are one of the cutest events at Denver’s Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival. The annual festival returns COURTESY PHOTO in 2022, taking place on May 7 and 8 at Civic Center Park.

Annual Cinco de Mayo event returns to Civic Center Park

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Tacos, Chihuahuas and low riders.

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner. But no Cinco de Mayo celebration would be complete without the music and the dancers in their colorful costumes.

“It’s the cherry on top of the event,” said Jeanette TrujilloLucero, director of Fiesta Colorado

Dance Company who is managing the community stage for Newsed’s annual Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival.

Newsed Community Development Corporation is a community-based nonprofit with a mission “to promote and develop economic, community programs and projects that raise the income, educational and political levels of Denver residents,” states its website.

Newsed has been putting on the Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival since 1988. It got its start on Santa Fe Drive in west Denver, and because of its popularity, it was moved to take place at Civic Center Park annually sometime in

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Colorado lawmakers plan to overhaul unemployment system Plans include extending benefits to immigrants

BY TAMARA CHUANG AND JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill as soon as this week that would overhaul the state’s unemployment system and also send roughly $600 million to the depleted unemployment insurance trust fund to lower a $1 billion federal debt hanging over employers.

The $600 million replenishment was expected — Gov. Jared Polis made the recommendation in November — but the changes to the unemployment system are a surprise that comes after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations between lawmakers, Polis’ office, the business community and progressive fiscal groups.

Many of the systemic changes proposed in the forthcoming bill are extensions of temporary changes made during the pandemic. Some details are still being negotiated, but the alterations are slated to include continuing a COVID-era fund offering unemployment benefits to people living in the U.S. illegally who aren’t eligible for aid under federal law, as well as making permanent a change allowing people to collect more benefits even if they secure part-time work.

“We have a number of provisions that were put in on a temporary basis during the pandemic that have worked really well for the state and have helped families get back on their feet,” said state Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat who will be a prime sponsor of the bill. “We think it’s a good idea to make many of them ongoing.”

Hansen said the legislation is expected to have bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, though Republican sponsors in both chambers haven’t been finalized.

While Republicans have called for eliminating the full $1 billion debt owed to the federal government by the trust fund, the business community appears happy with where the legislation is headed.

“The $600 million is a huge win for employers across the state,” said Loren Furman, president of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce.

Employers, who are solely responsible for filling the trust fund, are pay-

Lawmakers and lobbyists are seen at the Capitol on Jan. 12 in Denver at the start of PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN Colorado’s General Assembly’s 2022 session.

ing more this year in unemployment insurance premiums. But they face even higher payments in 2023 because of the deficit, caused by the federal government keeping Colorado afloat during the pandemic. Insolvency surcharges won’t stop until the trust fund fills its $1 billion hole. To get the fund fully solvent, it needs $2 billion to $2.5 billion, according to Colorado Department of Labor and Employment officials.

Furman said that without the $600 million replenishment, businesses will face higher costs because of solvency surcharges and that’s not fair because they kept their businesses going through the pandemic. Companies that shut down no longer contribute, even as their workers benefited from the trust fund.

Progressive organizations also say they and labor groups are pleased with the upcoming legislation.

“What we’re doing with this bill is just making sure that we are as prepared for the next recession as we can be,” said Kathy White, executive director of the liberal-leaning Colorado Fiscal Institute. “That includes forward funding (the trust fund) to accelerate solvency and preserving some of the policy changes that were made

during the pandemic that are really targeted at making sure the program works for workers and it works for the lowest wage workers. That’s where we saw the greatest gaps.”

What made it into the bill The bill’s proposed changes to the unemployment system are meant to continue what state and federal lawmakers started during the pandemic.

They are designed to help low-wage unemployed workers survive in a future recession.

“One of the things that we really learned through the pandemic is that the unemployment insurance system is literally the only and first line of defense that the United States has to manage recessions, to keep the economy basically from tanking and going into a vicious spiral as jobs are lost,” White said. “During the pandemic, there was a recognition by the Trump administration first and the Biden administration second … that there are just certain gaps in how well the UI system works for workers, even though it’s the most critical system we have. It’s an automatic stabilizer.”

There are three key changes set to be included in the forthcoming legislation:

• Colorado lawmakers created the Left Behind Worker Fund during the pandemic to provide financial help to workers living in the U.S. unlawfully who lost their job because of COVID-19. The bill would make the fund permanent and change the name to the Benefit Recovery Fund. The goal is to help immigrants whose employers already pay their unemployment insurance but who are ineligible to receive unemployment benefits because of federal laws. The fund would not raise unemployment premiums and it would be capped.

• Currently, Coloradans receive 55% of their regular pay as unemployment.

But if they work part time and earn 25% or more of the weekly benefit, that benefit starts to diminish. That provision hurt employers who had to reduce their operating hours in the pandemic because it meant their employees could make more by not working. The legislation would raise the partial UI limit to 50% before the worker sees any reduction in their benefits.

• Employers would be required under the bill to inform their workers that they are eligible for unemployment benefits.

Three other proposed changes to the unemployment system under the legislation are still being negotiated.

They would: • Eliminate the one-week waiting period between when a worker loses their job and their unemployment benefits start. White said the thinking behind this change is that low-wage earners need the money as soon as possible. The one-week delay was waived during the pandemic.

• Waive a requirement that unemployed workers repay unemployment overpayments. During the pandemic, an executive order required the state labor department to pay benefits first and then check on eligibility. Because of that mandate, thousands of unemployed workers later deemed ineligible were overpaid benefits and then required to pay them back. Many had already spent the money so it became a frustrating mess.

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Mexican army’s May 5, 1862, victory over France at the Battle of Puebla — which is a south-central Mexican state — during the FrancoMexican War. The significance of this one battle is that the Mexican army defeated the French, which was supported by heavy artillery, despite being vastly outnumbered and poorly supplied.

“Like St. Patrick’s Day, these events aren’t widely celebrated in their country of origin, but they are in the U.S.,” Barela said. “Here in Denver, Cinco de Mayo goes way, way back.”

According to popular belief, the U.S.’ Mexican Americans celebrated Cinco de Mayo as an act of resistance during the late 1800s.

Circa the 1960s, Mexican-American youths celebrated Cinco de Mayo to demonstrate pride and ownership of joint heritages, and Chicano activists — identifying with the struggle of the Mexican army in Puebla — used the day to raise awareness to civil injustices.

Today and locally, Newsed’s Cinco de Mayo event offers a fun way to learn, experience and celebrate culture.

“This event is like experiencing Mexico in Denver,” Barela said. “If you don’t know much about Mexican culture, now is your opportunity to experience it.”

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will feature musical and dance performances, Chihuahua races, taco eating contests, arts and crafts vendors, a low rider car show and a community parade.

This year’s entertainment is truly be the best, Barela said. She added that each stage features unique aspects of Mexican, HispanicAmerican, Latinx and Chicano/a culture. The main stage will host regional groups such as mariachi, banda and Mexican rock. The local stage will host local bands that perform a range of genres from hip hop to Latin jazz. The community stage will host traditional music and dance groups — this is where one can experience baile folklórico, or, folkloric dances.

“In Mexico, each state has its own dance, costuming and music that comes from that region,” TrujilloLucero said.

For example, the white dresses can be associated with Veracruz, and the colorful dresses — the most popular — come from Jalisco, which is thought to be where mariachi originated.

When Fiesta Colorado Dance Company performs, the dances are announced and its origins are explained “so the audience gets to learn about the culture,” TrujilloLucero said. “When you go to the fiestas (the Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival), you’ll get to experience the whole spectrum of it all.”

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the

IF YOU GO A main attraction of Newsed’s annual Cinco de Mayo Celebrate Culture Festival is the music and dance performances. This year, the event takes place on May 7 and 8 at Civic COURTESY PHOTO Center Park in Denver.

A schedule of attractions and additional event information is available on cincodemayodenver.com.

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Broadway and Highway 285 road construction starts soon Aging bridge to be replaced

could be included, Warren said last year.

For cyclists and pedestrians, that would mean the traffic light and street crossing at Sherman Street would be removed. Cyclists and pedestrians would be rerouted a short distance east to the Little Dry Creek Trail.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One of the major highway interchanges in the south Denver metro area is set to undergo construction, starting in the coming months, in a project that hopes to better accommodate traffic on two of Englewood’s largest roads.

During the construction to replace the aging South Broadway bridge over U.S. Highway 285, traffic on Broadway could be reduced to one lane in each direction, according to the City of Englewood’s online updates on the project.

The project will ultimately add a third lane in both directions under Broadway on Highway 285. In Englewood, that road is synonymous with Hampden Avenue in some parts and with Jefferson Avenue where the highway dips to the south.

Construction is expected to begin in spring or summer 2022 and last to the end of 2023, according to the city’s website. The project’s design phase started in December 2020 and lasted into early 2022, the website says.

The Broadway bridge was completed in 1955, and the ramps were completed in 1970, according to Jake Warren, the project manager for Englewood.

“Bridges built in the (1950s) and ’60s had a typical service life of

Traffic runs on U.S. Highway 285 in the afternoon March 12, 2021, in Englewood. An upcoming construction project will replace the South Broadway bridge, shown here, and FILE PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD add a third lane in both directions along 285 at the interchange.

about 50 years,” Warren told Colorado Community Media last year.

“Modern bridges are designed with an anticipated service life of 75 years.”

The project gives the city an opportunity to improve other elements on the Broadway bridge, according to the website.

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wider sidewalks, a “buffer” zone between pedestrians and traffic, “improved aesthetics,” and narrower lanes promoting safer driving as traffic enters the pedestrian-dense downtown Englewood area, the website says.

The new bridge could include the updated Englewood logo on four large, decorative columns at the corners, the website adds.

Upon receiving some remaining approvals from the Colorado Department of Transportation, or CDOT, the project was to go to the Federal Highway Administration for approval, according to a March 31 update from the city.

Here’s more information on the project and what it could change.

Traffic shifts During construction, when traffic may be reduced on Broadway to one lane in each direction, the new lane pattern could eliminate the southbound-to-eastbound left turn and set up a detour for the eliminated movement, according to the city’s updates.

A permanent change to traffic may occur nearby. To eliminate weaving and provide a “safe zone” for traffic merging onto eastbound Highway 285, access to Highway 285 from Sherman Street to the south would be fully removed, the website says.

Sherman Street at the north side of Highway 285 may become fully closed, or a right turn off westbound Highway 285 onto Sherman

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The environmental resources that were to be considered or evaluated as part of the NEPA approval process for the Englewood project included air quality, noise, and permanent water quality, among others, according to Warren.

“Given that we’ll have additional surface area from the extra lanes on 285, we’ll include stormwater detention, such that there isn’t an increase from historic flows being sent directly into Little Dry Creek,” Warren said last year.

The proposed water quality mitigation measures — which will likely include both hydrodynamic separators and rain gardens — will help remove pollutants and improve the quality of stormwater runoff discharged into Little Dry Creek, a February update from the city said.

The city contracted with the engineering firm ATKINS North America, referred to as “the consultant,” to perform environmental investigations regarding the project and to develop plans and specifications for construction, the city’s website says.

More info The project draws from three sources of funding, including $7.6 million in federal funding, $0.8 million from the state and $1.7 million from the city, according to the updated total online.

The city hosted public information meetings about the project. The meetings took place in February 2021, May 2021 and in October, according to the city’s website.

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Polis opposes ban on flavored tobacco, nicotine products Bill would siphon $25 million in annual tax revenue

‘This bill has probably been lobbied more than any other bill that I’ve seen in my four years here at the state Capitol.’

BY SHANNON NAJMABADI THE COLORADO SUN

Gov. Jared Polis says he doesn’t support a bipartisan bill that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine products, including menthol cigarettes, because he prefers a local regulatory approach.

But some city and county leaders explicitly support the measure, now stalled in the legislature, and two organizations that represent local governments and fiercely defend their local-control powers, the Colorado Municipal League and Colorado Counties Inc., aren’t fighting it.

There’s another reason the Democratic governor may oppose House Bill 1064, which is aimed at reducing teen nicotine use: It would siphon as much as $25.2 million — of an expected $167.7 million — in annual tax revenue from the state’s fledgling preschool program, a signature Polis initiative.

The debate this year over House Bill 1064 highlights the outsize role the tobacco industry plays in the Colorado Capitol, where it successfully defeated efforts to increase tobacco taxes in 2016 and 2019.

In 2020, the Polis administration negotiated with tobacco giant Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, on a bill that placed a measure on the ballot to raise cigarette and tobacco taxes and enact a tax on nicotine products, including vape cartridges. The measure, Proposition EE, passed, raising millions of dollars to fund free preschool slots and helping the governor accomplish a campaign promise.

This year, House Bill 1064, which is aimed at outlawing products that critics say market to children with fruity flavors and colorful packaging, is drawing similar tobacco industry interest.

The measure is one of the mostlobbied bills before the legislature this year, with more than 140 lobbyists and lobbying firms representing more than 85 clients supporting, opposing or monitoring the measure. That’s nearly one-quarter of the entire lobbying corps.

The companies lobbying on the bill are spending big money on their efforts to shape the measure.

Matt Soper Republican Rep. of Delta

Flavored tobacco projects continues to be debated by lawmakers.

Altria and another tobacco giant, Reynolds American, respectively spent $149,000 and $173,000 on lobbying from July 2021 through the end of March.

The national nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is leading the charge to support the bill, and has spent nearly $181,000 on lobbying through the end of March. It has 25 lobbyists and lobbying firms working on the measure.

Lawmakers have acknowledged the supercharged nature of the debate.

“This bill has probably been lobbied more than any other bill that I’ve seen in my four years here at the state Capitol,” Republican Rep. Matt Soper, of Delta, said during a committee hearing in March.

Others say the fight highlights the folly of trying to fund essential services with sin taxes, which are often meant to discourage a certain behavior.

“It’s not hard to see that that’s on a collision course,” said Rep. Marc Snyder, a Manitou Springs Democrat. “The more successful you are at accomplishing the social and health policy, the less revenue you have.”

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Local control “in the eye of the beholder” The governor declined to an-

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might feel like you need to prioritize one versus the other,” said Lua. I Matter is the state’s response to a growing mental health crisis facing so many young people who are trying to navigate life during a pandemic. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mental health emergency room visits increased from 2019 to 2020 by 25% for young people aged 5-11 and 31% for adolescents aged 1217. The leading cause of death for people aged 10 to 24 in Colorado is suicide.

Aarav Varma is a 16-year-old sophomore in high school. He said the isolation he experienced during school lockdowns was almost unbearable, “COVID shaped me as a person and it tore me apart being online — it hurt so much I was feeling down every day.”

Varma found out about I Matter Colorado through school. “I had to use I Matter because I was feeling a little bit sad being online over the last year, it really took part of me away being on Zoom calls eight hours a day,” Varma said.

The program is the first of its kind in the country. Governor Jared Polis signed a bipartisan bill this past July that provided $9 million to the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health to facilitate

16-year-old Aarav Varma utilized a Colorado program that provides six free therapy sesCOURTESY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS sions to youth.

I Matter. So far 1,923 youth have utilized one session, 1,221 have had two sessions, and 753 have had three or more sessions. 141 therapists are available.

Lua said one of the best parts of the program is that the kids get to choose their own therapists, giving them a sense of autonomy.

“They are able to log on themselves and they are able to read through the profiles of the clinicians and they decide who they feel connected to and who they want to see,” she explained.

For Varma, the I Matter sessions helped him feel less isolated.

“We do have a ray of hope, there’s a ray of light that we can see finally. We are not alone in this. I Matter is the true thing that can help kids feel like they are not alone. No one is ever alone,” he said.

Now that Varma is going to school in person, he can get back to exploring some of the things he loves like graphic design, chemistry and creating things.

He says he might go into the psychiatric field when he grows up to help other people with their mental health struggles.

Currently, a bill is making its

‘Therapy allows a space for people to feel accepted and understood. I feel that it’s a space for them to truly be their genuine selves.

Sometimes they share about walking in the world and having to hide.’

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way through the state legislature that would extend the program two extra years if it passes.

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs. org.

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A deeper look into the character of Margaret Tobin Brown Molly Brown House exhibit sheds new light on sinking of Titanic — and a famous survivor

popular conception of Brown as an ignorant saloon girl.

“She was really smart and really motivated and absolutely undaunted by the things the culture said were inappropriate for women to do,” Iversen said.

BY KIRSTEN DAHL COLLINS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Shortly before she boarded the RMS Titanic in the spring of 1912, wealthy socialite and activist Margaret Tobin Brown played tourist in Egypt. The 45-year-old Denverite explored the pyramids by camel and shopped in a Cairo bazaar, where she bought a 3-inch high, turquoisecolored statue called an ushabti.

Purportedly, such ancient tomb ornaments brought good luck. She would need it.

On the night of April 14, Brown was reading in bed in her Titanic stateroom when she felt a jolt overhead. The world’s largest luxury ocean liner had just collided with a towering iceberg. The ship sank in less than three hours, killing 1,500 passengers and crew. Brown was among the 706 who survived.

Today, that ushabti is one of many fascinating items on display in a new exhibition, “Heroine of the Titanic,” at the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Perhaps the ushabti really saved Brown’s life — or perhaps it was her own level-headed behavior during that terrifying night. Brown was far more remarkable than most people know. She spoke five languages, studied acting in Paris under Sarah Bernhardt, crusaded for women’s voting rights, ran for Senate and won the French Legion of Honor for her relief work during World War I. Clearly, Brown, who lived from 1867 to 1932, was a fascinating person in her own right. To prove the point, the museum is voyaging back in time to that fateful April of 1912 — in a quest to reveal not only fresh insights about the sinking, but also about a woman who may rank as Denver’s most famous but least understood.

Movie props, items salvaged from the wreck and a virtual time machine The Molly Brown House Museum show, which runs from April 1 to Sept. 25, is displaying Titanic-related items from its own collection — such as an anxious telegram Brown received from her son when she was aboard the rescue ship, Carpathia.

Thirty items loaned by the Branson Titanic Museum in Missouri include artifacts salvaged from the wreck, discovered in 1985. Also on display are props from the 1997 film, “Titanic,” and the entertaining but highly inaccurate 1964 movie musical, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”

But Andrea Malcomb, the museum’s director, is even more excited about another artifact. In early 2020, just before the pandemic hit, the museum acquired a century-old scrapbook from descendants of the Brown family. Created in 1914, by Brown’s teenage niece, Helen Tobin, who was living in her aunt’s household at the time, the scrapbook

A widely published photograph from May 29, 1912, shows Margaret Tobin Brown, chair of the Titanic Survivors Committee, presenting a silver loving cup to Captain Arthur H. Rostron of the rescue ship, Carpathia. The grateful Brown also gave Rostron her Egyptian ushabti, a good-luck talisman that accompanied her in Lifeboat Number Six. PHOTO BY TIM COLLINS

contains newspaper interviews, photos and never-before-seen family documents. It was donated by the Vollrath/Marenholz family.

“The scrapbook is a game-changer for us,” said Malcomb. “This comes from a period in Margaret’s life where we were missing a lot of information.”

The fragile, yellowed pages offer fresh details about not only the Titanic disaster, but also Brown’s involvement in the Women’s Suffrage Movement and her 1914 run for the U.S. Senate.

According to museum curator Stephanie McGuire, the scrapbook functioned as a virtual timemachine, allowing her to immerse herself in the world of 1912.

“Putting together these exhibits is a dream,” she said. “We’ve built this whole exhibit off primary sources, rather than relying on books about it.”

Added Malcomb, “There are so many myths surrounding Margaret.

This 110th anniversary of the sinking enables us to strip away myth and show the truth.”

Harmful caricatures of Brown and other Western women And of myths, there are many.

To set the record straight, Margaret Brown was never called “Molly,” except by Hollywood scriptwriters.

As a baby, she did not float down a rushing river in her cradle. She never worked in a saloon or accidentally burned up all her husband’s hard-earned cash by hiding it in a wood stove. She did not use expressions like “Gol’ durn.”

Dr. Kristen Iversen, author of the highly-regarded biography, “Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth,” is dismayed by these fallacies. Caricaturing Western women like Molly Brown and Baby Doe Tabor is dangerous, she warned, “because the reality of these women is erased.”

As a grad student in history at the University of Denver, Iversen was astounded to discover a treasure trove of old clippings and other documents that put the lie to the

The maritime tragedy that never should have happened What of the tragedy that made Brown famous? Her compassionate treatment of other passengers, many of them impoverished immigrants, won her the title, “Heroine of the Titanic.” Newspapers rushed to interview her and world renown soon followed.

According to Iversen, Brown was an excellent writer and also published her own accounts of the ordeal. She especially wanted to expose human errors that led to the tragedy.

Brown strongly criticized the ship’s excessive speed and lack of safety drills. In Iversen’s biography, Brown commented, “the Titanic disaster was a tragedy as unnecessary as running the Brown Palace into Pike’s Peak.”

Although Brown didn’t have access to current scientific research, in a larger sense, she was probably right.

The tragic sinking of the Titanic has special relevance today, in light of tragedies like the 2018 and 2019 SEE BROWN, P8

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These five fallacies and many others are busted by Kristen Iversen’s biography, “Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth.”

Perhaps the most widespread myth is the name, Molly Brown.

The creative team that turned Margaret Tobin Brown’s heavilyfictionalized life story into a Broadway musical chose the nickname, Molly, because it was easier to sing. But during her lifetime, no one ever addressed Margaret Tobin Brown as Molly.

Andrea Malcomb, director of the Molly Brown House Museum, exchanges glances with a cardboard cutout of Margaret Tobin Brown at the Brown family dinner table. The bowls at each setting suggest that the family’s first course might have been consomPHOTO BY TIM COLLINS mé, a clear broth often served around the turn-of-the-century.

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crashes of Boeing planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Just as Boeing’s new management took dangerous shortcuts in their race to beat the European-made Airbus to market, evidence from the wreck of the Titanic suggests that competition between two British shipping lines — White Star, which built the Titanic and arch-rival Cunard — may have played a role in the sinking.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) surmised as much, after analyzing 40 iron rivets salvaged from the wreck.

According to the NIST website, the Titanic’s hull was secured with 3 million rivets made from lower grade iron with a high percentage of slag. At the time, there was a worldwide shortage of quality iron and the shipwrights — under pressure to get the boat into the water — probably settled for what was available. But the slag-filled rivets grew brittle from exposure to the icy North Atlantic. On impact

with the iceberg, the rivets popped their tops, opening five of the ship’s “water tight” compartments. The ship quickly sank. The speed of the sinking was long attributed to a 300foot gash in the hull ripped by the iceberg. Exploration of the wreck proved that this never happened.

Like many Titanic survivors, Brown was haunted by the experience for the rest of her life. But she still managed to cram in a staggering number of experiences by the time she died at age 65 — 20 years after the Titanic sank. When she wasn’t working with Denver Judge Ben Lindsey to reform harsh juvenile laws or standing up for the rights of miners in Ludlow, she was in Switzerland, learning how to yodel.

It all feels a bit daunting. How did she have time? One thing is certain: Margaret Tobin Brown never had time to be dull.

To learn more about the Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, or to purchase tickets to its latest exhibit, which opened on April 1, visit mollybrown.org.

MYTH: Molly Brown worked as a saloon girl in Leadville before marrying J.J. Brown.

FACT: Margaret Tobin moved to Leadville in 1886 at age 18 to keep house for her brother, Daniel, who was hard at work in the mines.

Money was tight so Margaret Tobin got a job at a local department store, where she sewed carpets, draperies and shades.

MYTH: Molly Brown was an ignorant yokel who couldn’t read or write.

FACT: Margaret Tobin grew up in a hard-working family of Irish immigrants in Hannibal, Missouri. She went to school until age 13, when she was expected to get a job to help support the household. As a young bride in Leadville and later in Denver, Margaret Tobin Brown hired tutors to further educate herself and her children. She ended up speaking five languages.

MYTH: Molly Brown was a gold digger.

FACT: After meeting the modestly paid mining engineer J.J. Brown at a Catholic church picnic in 1886, Margaret Tobin wrote, “I wanted a rich man but I loved Jim Brown.” They married the same year.

MYTH: The Browns struck gold on their claim and became wealthy overnight.

FACT: In 1893, J.J. Brown’s employer, the Ibex mining company, struck a rich vein of gold in the Little Jonny mine. By then, J.J. and Margaret Brown had been married for seven years and had two children.

MYTH: Denver’s elite Sacred Thirty-Six, controlled by socialite Louise Crawford Hill, shunned Molly Brown and her husband, J.J., as ignorant upstarts.

FACT: After moving from Leadville to Denver in 1893, J.J. and Margaret Brown quickly became respected members of Denver society and at times, attended some of the same events as the Crawford-Hills. However, Margaret Brown’s progressive political views differed drastically from the Hills, who were publishers of the conservative newspaper, “The Denver Republican.

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hen Ryan and I were thinking of starting our family, we were determined to be the “perfect parents”. It was so hard to watch other parents struggle with their children, knowing that if they just knew what we knew, their kids wouldn’t behave like such terrors.

At the church we attended at the MOTHER time, there was a family that let their daughter run up and down MUSINGS the pews during the entire service.

They would even allow her to walk around on the stand.

Only when she started tugging on the clothes of the person speaking did the parents finally go up to get her. One Sunday, I got so fed up, I gently scooped her in my arms as she passed by my seat and took her out in the hall. If anyone asked, my Stacy Carruth cover story was that I assumed the mom needed a break so I was watching her child so she could enjoy the service.

But who was I kidding? Annoyed at the brazen irresponsibility of the parents, I was trying to do the rest of the congregation a favor. And my body language showed it.

The continued incompetency of parents astounded us everywhere we went. If parents would just take their kids to the car every time they threw a fit at the store, they’d eventually learn to behave. If you treat your kids with respect, they’ll treat you with respect. Give them a candy bar when they tell the truth, and they’ll always tell the truth. Kids yell and hit because their parents yell and hit. It’s simple logic, people.

Our children would sit quietly in church and listen attentively. They would be honest, kind and respectful. They would never hit. We wouldn’t allow them in the store unless they were well behaved.

We would make sure of it.

Fast forward 5 years and I was a mom of 3 kids: Diana (4), Steve (2) and Peter (2 months). We were standing in the grocery line.

Steve was crying because he dropped his special bear somewhere else in the store and yelling at and hitting me to go get it.

Diana was whining for a treat over and over and Peter was screaming because he was desperately hungry. I was exhausted from feeding him during the night. We had just enough formula to make it until the morning (because my milk didn’t last past a month) and I couldn’t buy more before then because we were waiting for our next paycheck to be able to pay for it. I couldn’t leave the grocery store because he was hungry and the only thing that would calm him down was to wait in that darn line, with screaming kids behind a man who decided that that day was a great day to pay with a check.

Yes, I was that mom. In that moment, I was the exact replica of all the parents I had harshly judged for so many years.

And that was the day (on top of so many others) that I gave up being a perfect mom. That was the day that I decided to give myself, and everyone around me, a break.

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ust like many of you, sometimes I get so overloaded with work that I fall behind a little and need to play catch up. This happened to me earlier this week. With a big writing project due, as well as several other initiatives, I was starting to feel a little stressed out. And as I thought about all the writing I had to do, it was overwhelming and probably the last thing that I wanted to begin doing.

Although I didn’t feel like doing it in that moment, I grabbed my second cup of coffee and headed to my desk surrounded by research material and started writing.

Did I feel like writing at first? No, I didn’t.

But once I took the action to get started, my attitude improved, so my thinking improved, and within two days I completed the project.

In last week’s column I shared how changing our thoughts could change our outcomes. Staying with that same theme, I wanted to share how changing our actions will also change our outcomes.

There are always times where we don’t feel like doing something, especially something hard, or taking on a task that sucks the energy from us. When that happens it’s easy to give in and walk away.

But if we start doing the work or the task, we usually wind up working ourselves into a better mood.

There has always been a healthy debate about this topic. Does attitude drive the behavior, or does the behavior drive the attitude? There are people who believe that applying a positive mindset can help

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them overcome the barriers and they can start doing the work. They change their action by first changing their attitude. This works well for those people who have this capability, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

There are others who believe that by jumping in and starting the work Michael Norton regardless of how they feel, they will tell you that after taking step one and starting, steps two, three, four and more propel them into doing the task with a much better attitude. These are also the people who will usually look for the hardest or biggest project or task that needs to get done and do that one first. If there is a difficult or challenging conversation that needs to take place, it’s going to be their first call.

For those of us who work out there are those mornings or days where we just don’t feel like it. Some give in and crawl back under the covers. And some know that all they must do is get up, get to the gym, begin a run, or jump on a bike and within just a few minutes of acting, they are happy and motivated as they work towards their health goals.

When it comes to prospecting most salespeople will own up to the fact that they dislike cold calling or making phone

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calls to find their prospects. It’s really their least favorite thing to do. But again, once they take that first step, take the action of making that first call, they will generally get fired up as they set

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Now, I just focus on dealing with the hand I was dealt, no matter how unfair or impossible it may be.

And that is exactly what makes me the best mom for my kids- by

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represent and can weigh the pros and cons and determine how to best address these kinds of issues in their area,” Cahill said in a written statement.

A number of cities and towns in Colorado have already passed their own flavor bans, including Aspen, Boulder, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.

Colorado counties believe they lack the legal authority to pass flavor bans, though a few have increased taxes on the products as a way to try to discourage their use.

Additionally, some mayors say the local efforts have limited effect.

“They’re just not working,” Edgewater Mayor John Beltrone told lawmakers of local ordinances. “Our high school — Jefferson High — is two blocks away from a smoke shop in Lakewood that doesn’t have these restrictions.”

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock vetoed a flavor-ban ordinance passed by the Denver City Council last year, in part because he believed state action would be more effective.

“It is not a prohibitive enough barrier if our youth are simply able to travel across Denver’s border to the nearest convenience store and obtain flavored tobacco products,” Hancock wrote in a letter issuing his veto.

Kevin Bommer, executive director of the Colorado Municipal League, said the group’s members are split; some support the bill while others don’t want to be told what businesses they

appointments and make some sales. They change their attitude by changing the action, and by doing both they create a solid sales funnel and enjoy the commissions that they earn.

It doesn’t have to be an “either or” situation. I prefer the word “And” over “Or” any day. When I can combine a healthy positive attitude while also taking the

actions necessary to achieve my goals, I find that approach always works better for me personally.

What do you think, do you rely on your state of mind to determine the actions you will take? Do you trust in your actions and that they will lead to a better attitude on your way to getting things done or achieving your goal? I would love to hear your story at mnor-

ton@xinnix.com and when we can change our actions and our thoughts to change our outcomes, it really will be a better than good year.

showing up every morning in the mess. I deal with my own trauma, baggage, insecurities, marriage issues and budget constraints while also trying desperately hard to keep these (now) four humans alive and not screw them up (but just in case, we do have a trust fund set aside for therapy in the future).

I stopped labeling myself as a

good or bad mom. In every situation of parenting, I am simply doing the best with what I have: the energy I have, the knowledge I have, the patience I have and the support I have.

Yes, educate yourself, go to therapy, self-reflect but at the end of the day, you can only be a little bit better than you were the day before. You simply cannot start

from anywhere else than where you are- Today.

And I’m still telling myself this as my 5-year-old loudly broadcasts to the entire house, “Yo the wuhst stinky butt Mommy in the hoe wide uh-ff!” (because he can’t say “world”).

‘As a general philosophy, the governor

prefers local control because our local governments are closest to the people they represent and can weigh the pros and cons and determine how to best address these kinds of issues in their area.’

Conor Cahill, a spokesman for Gov. Jared Polis’ office

can have in their community, referencing concerns from vape shops who say the bill would put them out of business.

Some three dozen Colorado municipalities have adopted regulations on youth access to vaping products that are less restrictive than a ban, according to the Rocky Mountain Smoke Free Alliance, an association that represents about 125 small Colorado vape stores.

Those policies include only selling vaping products in agerestricted stores or imposing stiff penalties on those caught selling to minors, said Joe Miklosi, a former state lawmaker lobbying for the association, which opposes the bill.

The governor’s concern about local control is “a curious position, actually,” Bommer said, citing Polis’ “unwillingness to support local control on building codes and sales taxes.”

“I guess local control is in the eye of the beholder,” he said.

Health officials say the products pose health risks Health officials say flavored tobacco and nicotine products pose a serious public health risk, especially for children of color and those with low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Alarm about the flavored products dates back to at least 2018, when the U.S. Surgeon General said there was an epidemic of e-cigarette use among young people, fueled by “new types of e-cigarettes that have recently entered the market.”

Soon after, there was an outbreak of severe lung injuries tied to vaping products containing THC. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tightened regulations on flavored nicotine products but some manufacturers switched to synthetic nicotine to evade the added scrutiny. The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress earlier this year would close that loophole

Michael Norton is the grateful president of XINNIX, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

Stacey Carruth is a parent with four children in Arapahoe County. and leave manufacturers with 30 days to ask the FDA to continue selling their products.

At Girls Athletic Leadership Schools in Denver, school officials have caught pre-teens with vaping devices that look like mascara wands or have fruity flavors like pineapple, said Carol Bowar, the school’s executive director. The products are more discreet than smoking marijuana or a cigarette, she said, and students caught with the products tell school officials they are able to buy them without being carded.

“It’s a really deadly, addictive substance that’s disguised as something benign. And that is what’s troubling,” Bowar said.

Nicotine is particularly addictive for preteens and teenagers whose brains are still developing, said pediatrician Anne Shelton, a member of the Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. That group supports the legislation.

Nearly 30% of Colorado high school students used vapes, ecigarettes and similar products in 2019, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among young adults who use tobacco, more than 80% started with flavored products, according to a study by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

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oug and Elizabeth Simpson use the scientific technique of pressure and release to train dogs by developing a relationship with the animal by communicating in its natural form of language.

“It’s the technique in the Simpsons’ methodology,” said Cindy Heller, brand champion for Tenderfoot Natural Dog Training, which the couple co-founded in Boulder over 30 years ago. “The mother dogs are pack leaders that use the same technique of pressure and release to train their puppies that leave the pack.”

The Simpsons are former horse trainers and participated in competitive horse shows.

Doug is a native of Colorado, and Elizabeth has lived in Colorado for about 40 years.

When the Simpsons were learning natural horsemanship, they raised about 100 animals on their property, such as dogs, cats, parrots, ferrets, turkeys, llamas and horses.

“We learned they all speak

the same language and understand each other,” Elizabeth said. “It’s humans that have forgotten.”

The science they learned through natural horsemanship working with famous “horse whisperers” started with three drills for young colts, and they found that the technique, with some tweaking, was effective with dogs.

The Simpsons said they discovered that many dog trainers were using ineffective tools.

“It didn’t seem to be changing the future of dogs and was not changing the behavior of numbers of dogs sent to shelters,” Elizabeth said.

Elizabeth said dogs can be trained without using all the harsh devices of shocking and pinching and pockets full of food.

“It’s about developing a relationship with the animals that last a lifetime,” she said. “We know what drill to use to fix it, which is very simple, essential and natural.”

Natural pressure-and-release training techniques include pressures to get the dog’s attention using a motivator such as verbal, emotional, visual, body language, tone, distance or energy. A pressure involves standing close to the dog, talking to them in a lower voice, making eye contact, tapping your hand and startling them with a finger snap or hand clap.

A release involves stepping away from the dog, whispering, looking away from your dog and using a gentle touch and a warm presence.

When having a relationship with an animal, Doug said owners need to learn to understand most of their dog’s physical movements, which have meaning.

According to the Simpsons, humans and dogs understand each other through movement and eye contact.

“If you stroke them, it’s like mama washing them,” Elizabeth said. “It changes the animal’s brainwaves by calming them. It’s hardwired into them.

It’s the relationship of love, trust and respect.”

Doug said people were adopting dogs in greater numbers during the pandemic and could not handle behavior issues.

COVID-19 made it worse, and many dogs were returned to shelters.

“The problem (was) people were home most of the time — they were not going to public places or taking the dog on a walk,” he said. “The dog got used to them being home and lacking socialization. When people start going back to work, it caused the dog to suffer from separation anxiety.

“Separation anxiety can cause a dog to be destructive and stressful,” Doug explained.

“If they did not have aggression, they became more aggressive.”

Doug said another common problem during COVID was people giving their dogs too much free time or recess. It’s SEE DOGS, P13

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Chef Chris Bertke joins Native Foods STAFF REPORT

Chef Chris Bertke has assumed the role of executive chef for Native Foods, a vegan fast-casual restaurant brand.

Native Foods has a location in Glendale at 680 S. Colorado Blvd., and in Lone Tree and Boulder.

Bertke is a St. Louis native. He has a background in fine dining and experience in a number of vegan kitchens. Bertke, who is vegan, specializes in creating meat-like products using his own recipes — versus using fillers such as soy or tofu — for house-made meat substitutes.

“Joining Native Foods as executive chef is so exciting because I have the opportunity to create plant-based meat alternative recipes for our already innovative menu,” Bertke said in a news release.

Native Foods’ spring menu launched in April and features new creations by Bertke.

To learn more about Native Foods, visit nativefoods.com.

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Elizabeth and Doug Simpson, owners of Tenderfoot Natural Dog Training, with their dog Levi.

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with no structure or teacher, he said.

The dog’s behavior gets worse and worse, and they become very independent and don’t want to listen. The dog doesn’t learn patience. Instead, they run, chase, jump and bite. So they look for direction from their owner — the leader of the decisionmaker in the world of recess.

“The right side of the brain is all adrenaline, which is the reactionary brain to react, jump and explode. With this type of energy, the dogs do whatever

they want,” Doug said.

Doug said when you work with the dog, they’ll do what you ask. Common chemicals released in the brain’s left side, such as serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin, immediately calm them.

“If I asked the dog to sit, those chemicals are releasing so engagement mentally is more tiring then the physical,” he said. “The physical walk is also very mental with stops and pace changes. It’s a good time for them and gets their attention.”

Seth Steele took Charlie, a Chihuahua poodle, to Tenderfoot Natural Dog Training to work on crate training and handling.

“I learned that I need to be with Charlie consistently and be the pack leader, and our family is a pack,” Steele said. “He’s sleeping in a crate, not in the bed anymore. We correct him when he makes noises, and it worked.

Doug recommends a minimum of 30 to 40 words with every physical action or a fiveword vocabulary. Spend time together, then go back to work.

It’s a limited understanding and limited engagement. The more you work with them, the calmer they become, and you become more of a leader.

“It becomes so simple and subtle,” Doug said. “They are pretty obedient and do what you ask them to do.”

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Amy Jablonski’s dog Poppy needed training. She bit Elizabeth in the face when Elizabeth tried to hold her during the first training session.

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With just over a year until Colorado begins providing free preschool to 4-year-olds statewide, state lawmakers want to inject $100 million into efforts to beef up the early childhood workforce and create more slots for young children.

During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, a group of lawmakers announced the legislation, which would be funded with federal COVID relief dollars.

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It would also create a new program to support and train people who care for young children but are not licensed by the state.

“This bill is a massive investment in ensuring we as a state rise to the occasion of helping families out, by allowing parents to work, by allowing single parents to return to the workforce,” said state Rep. Alex Valdez, a Denver Democrat who sponsored the bill. “COVID-19 gutted our child care workforce and we need to rebuild it.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO 1437 Bannock St., Rm. 256 Denver, Colorado 80202 Plaintiff: PATRICIA ANN ROBINSON, Defendants: WHITE SPOT COMMISSARY INC., a defunct corporation; PAUL D. LOPEZ, Public Trustee for the City and County of Denver; all other persons who claim as creditors, successors, assigns or otherwise under White Spot Commissary Inc.; and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action.

Brian Landy (#25337), Attorney for Plaintiff 4201 E. Yale Ave., Suite 110 Denver, CO 80222 Phone: (303) 781-2447 Fax: (720) 547-9009 E-Mail: brianlandy@landy-law.com Case Number: 2022CV030824 Division: 269 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response.

You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint [petition] may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

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This is an action to quiet title to: LOTS 33, 34 AND 35, BLOCK 36, VALVERDE, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO, also known by the street address 1251 W. Nevada Pl., Denver, CO, 80223 /s/ Brian Landy #25337 Attorney for Plaintiff (TO THE CLERK: When this summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney's name.) *Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows -35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., §38-6104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration).

Legal Notice No. 81563 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Denver Probate Court, Denver County, CO 1437 Bannock St., Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: Martin Bernard, Jr., deceased /s/ signature on file Gage J. Fellows, Esq. Attorney for the Proposed Personal Representative, Rudolph Wayne Bernard 1823 Ford St, Ste 102, Golden, CO 80401 Ph: 303-278-1605 Case Number: 22 PR 30513 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO 15-10-401, C.R.S., NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE PURSUANT TO C.R.P.P. 24 To: The heirs of Martin Bernard, Jr., AND All Interested Persons, AND Ralph M. Bernard Last Known Address: Unknown

Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the Petition For Adjudication Of Intestacy And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative and proposed Order must file a written objection with the Court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the Court may take action on the Petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate. Copy of Petition For Adjudication Of Intestacy And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative is available for review at the offices of Gage J. Fellows, Esq., and the Denver Probate Court.

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1)2008 Subaru Blue. 226792 Legal Notice No. 81562 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Abandoned Vehicles: 1) 1963 Chevy Impala White 31847L214667 Tow and Recovery LLC PO Box 5338 Greenwood Village, CO 80155 833-869-2767 Legal Notice No. 81595 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM L. DOTY, SR., Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30471 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tami S. Busch, Personal Representative P.O. Box 57421 North Pole, AK 99705 Legal Notice No. 81567 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jay Blane Adams, aka Jay B. Adams, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR85 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy L. Hoffman, Personal Representative 620 W. 4th Street Hardin, MT 59034 Legal Notice No. 81568 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donna Jean Butler, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30223

A Hearing Without Appearance on the Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative requesting the appointment of Rudolph Wayne Bernard as Personal Representative will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver County Probate Court, 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 on or before Sunday, August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Date: May 6, 2022 Time: 8:00 A.M. Division: 1 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202

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By: /s/ James E. Freemyer James E. Freemyer, #11839 Attorney for Personal Representative 1575 Race Street Denver, Colorado 80206 Telephone: (303)861-0868 Legal Notice No. 81559 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Julie Ann Billings, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31196 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kevin J. Gaucher, Personal Representative 75 Bass Drive, Apt. 303 Stafford, VA 22554 Legal Notice No. 81597 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael John Berlin, a/k/a Mike John Berlin, a/k/a Mike Berlin, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30443 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Person Giving Notice: Personal Representative: Elizabeth Berlin 3007 S. Upham Street Denver, CO 80227 Phone: (303) 888-4475 Email: fyre_lite@msn.com Legal Notice No. 81565 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert J. Faure, Deceased Case Number: 22PR119 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 23, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

JEAN E.FAURE Personal Representative P.O. BOX 2466 GREAT FALLS, MT 59403 Legal Notice No. 81577 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PURITA E. YAP, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30246 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (JASMINE YAP) or to DENVER PROBATE COURT (1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202) on or before AUGUST 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/_Kimberly Ruddell KIMBERLY RUDDELL, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representatives 1801 California Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81591 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Theodore Albert Ulrich, also known as Theodore A. Ulrich, aka Theodore Ulrich, and Ted Ulrich, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30459 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy Allison Ulrich, Personal Representative 4300 E. 6th Avenue Denver, CO 80220 Legal Notice No. 81572 First Publication: April 14, 2022

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: Monica Diehl, aka Monica M. Diehl, aka Monica Martha Diehl, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30538

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maria Gabriela Rojas Arce, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30456 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ericka Pardo, Personal Representative c/o Carleton H. Hutchins Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

By: /s/ Thomas M. Diehl Personal Representative Thomas M. Diehl 2681 Ponderosa Dr., Lodi, CA 95242 Legal Notice No. 81596 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81598 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Linda J. Siener, aka Linda Jane Siener, and Linda Siener, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30441

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARIA FLORINDA AIELLO, A/K/A MARIA F. AIELLO, A/K/A MARIA AIELLO, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30359 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 28, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy S. Germany, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 77 Erie Village Square, #100

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

George J. Siener Personal Representative c/o Thomas G. Hodel, Esq. Anderson & Jahde, P.C. 5800 S. Nevada Street Littleton, Colorado 80120 Legal Notice No. 81570 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Erie, CO 80516 Legal Notice No. 81592 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STELLA ANN YATES, aka STELLA A. YATES, aka STELLA YATES, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30479

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maureen Elizabeth Mckee, deceased Case Number: 2022PR30183 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Courtney Mckee c/o Franks Law, PC Personal Representative 355 S Teller St. Ste. 200 Lakewood, Colorado 80226

Jamail Yates, Personal Representative c/o 3i Law, LLC 2000 S. Colorado Blvd.

Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 81576 First publication: April 21, 2022 Last publication: May 05, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Legal Notice No. 81578 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KAYLEEN GREY HERZOG, a/k/a Kayleen G. Herzog, and Kayleen Herzog, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30437

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra L. Little, aka Sandra Lane Little, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30398

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kris Edward Grey, Personal Representative c/o Charles A. Miller 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1420 Denver, CO 80264 Legal Notice No. 81569 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Debra Dalla, Personal Representative C/O Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104 .

Legal Notice No. 81580 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Daniel Frederick Curl, aka Daniel F. Curl aka Daniel Curl, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30486

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NANCY N. FOGG, a/k/a NANCY NEVELL FOGG, and NANCY FOGG, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30511 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Peter L. Fogg, Co-Personal Representative Karin Kinne McGeary, Co-Personal Representative Molly Susan Kinne, Co-Personal Representative 354 S. Corona St. Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No. 81579 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Douglas Edward Stambaugh Personal Representative c/o Warren, Carlson & Moore, LLP P.O. Box 610 Niwot, Colorado 80544-0610 Legal Notice No. 81583 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

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proposed bill. Instead, a committee will be created to study the proposal.

The idea behind the $25 per dependent comes from the federal $600 per-week pandemic unemployment supplement from Congress, which helped many workers stay afloat even as it was criticized for helping the lowest earners make more by staying jobless, White said.

Colorado currently pays a maximum of $700 a week for up to 26 weeks, while some states, such as Alabama, max out at $275.

Furman said the chamber and Colorado businesses have been working on the bill with state legislators and organizations like the Colorado Fiscal Institute since January.

“We want to make sure that these proposals don’t take money out of the fund at the most vulnerable time,” Furman said. “So some of the provisions we’re going to do through a study, some of them might get pushed up until the fund is at a billion-dollar threshold. It’s just about putting some guardrails around them.”

In a statement, Polis’ office thanked business leaders and bill sponsors who are following up on his original proposal to use $600 million to pare down the trust fund deficit. The office didn’t comment on proposed changes to the unemployment system.

“We appreciate the work of the sponsors, business and workers’ advocates to move forward with a proposal that fully funds the governor’s budget request,” the statement said.

How $600 million will help insolvency issues Colorado’s unemployment insurance trust fund ran out of money in August 2020, five months into the pandemic. But unemployed workers still got paid, thanks to the state getting a loan from the federal government.

That loan swelled to $1 billion by April 2021.

Even as workers returned to their jobs and employers paid premiums to the trust fund, the federal loan was still more than $1 billion as of April 15, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Colorado employers are on the hook for repaying the loan through additional fees. Annual unemployment insurance premiums increased in January because the trust fund was empty on June 30, the date of the annual health checkup. By state statute, that alone means Colorado employers shift to a higher rate. Colorado employers are now paying the highest rate possible (see the far right-column in this rate schedule).

Next year, employers will see their costs rise because of the new trust fund solvency surcharge and the loss of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act credit.

The proposed bill would address both. By shoring up the trust fund with $600 million, employers could see the solvency surcharge stop in 2026 in the best-case scenario of a strong economy. With no government help and a weak economy, the surcharge could continue to 2028.

The proposed $600 million would come from Colorado’s share of federal pandemic relief through Congress’ American Rescue Plan Act. At least

16 other states have used American Rescue Plan Act money to replenish some or all of their depleted trust funds, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

Texas repaid its entire unemployment debt using federal money. Some Republicans in the Colorado legislature have unsuccessfully advocated for doing the same.

The Colorado labor department said using the money to pay the federal loan to avoid the additional interest is the “best use of $600 million of ARPA,” said Daniel Chase, the state labor department’s chief of staff.

“Our current plan would be to use about $580 million to pay down the loan balance upon receipt of the money, then hold the remaining amount to pay off the interest owed in September, which we estimate to be between $15 million and $20 million,” Chase said.

Federal law doesn’t allow states to use employer premiums to cover interest payments, so if Colorado didn’t set aside the $20 million balance for interest, the state would have to find other alternatives, he said.

But Chase doesn’t think Colorado will try to pay off the rest of its federal debt the same way it did after the Great Recession. Back then, Colorado’s federal unemployment loan ballooned to $578.2 million by March 2011, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report. Surcharges kicked in and some Colorado employers said their premiums tripled. The business community backed an effort for the state to issue a bond to finance the debt and reduce their fees. The bond was paid off in May 2017.

Colorado’s economy has recovered

much more quickly than it did after the Great Recession. As of February, the state had recovered all of the 375,400 jobs lost in the first two months of the pandemic. That’s why a bond may not be necessary, as employers are back to paying insurance premiums.

Nevertheless, the state labor department has bonding authority if needed.

But it’s through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, which was used during the Great Recession.

CHFA no longer bonds for state agencies. So state lawmakers must transfer the labor department’s bonding authority to the treasurer’s office, which is also in the proposed bill.

“While we don’t anticipate the need to bond to the degree of the Great Recession, we do want to enhance our tools available should we be close to paying off the debt at key points in the next year,” Chase said.

If the trust fund balance is positive on June 30 and the loan is paid off, employers can move to a lower premium rate in 2023. Even if the state misses the date but pays off the loan by Nov. 10, the state avoids a FUTA credit reduction. But there are some models that show the state’s loan balance could still be $100 million.

“In that case,” Chase said, “bonding could be a financially viable option to hit that timeline.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Laura Dichter, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30278 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

William B. Hayes Attorney for the Personal Representative 824 Hideaway Circle East, No. 341 Marco Island, Florida 34145 Legal Notice No. 81582 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Allison St. Claire, also known as Alice Cornelia Hegedus, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30433 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jason Coote, Personal Representative c/o Josh Krieg Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81571 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donna Jean Brennan, a/k/a Donna Jackson Brennan, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30029 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

James J. Brennan, Personal Representative P.O. Box 9296, Avon, CO 81620 Legal Notice No. 81566

First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles Robert Niemczura, a/k/a Charles R. Niemczura, a/k/a Charles Niemczura, and Nemo Niemczura, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30347 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 29, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Suzanne Romero, Personal Representative 2100 Kahala Circle Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone: 303-941-4496 suzie.romero@hotmail.com Legal Notice No. 81593 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen C. Kirby, a/k/a Stephen Kirby, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30387 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew Abernathy Personal Representative 9836 W. Freiburg Dr., #4B Littleton, Colorado 80127 Legal Notice No. 81573 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ALBERTO D. LOMBARDI, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30416 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate

Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before August 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Giovanni Lombardi Personal Representative 3961 Stonegrass Point Broomfield, CO 80023 Legal Notice No. 81558 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alix P. Leadley, a/k/a Alix P. Wettach, a/k/a Alix Pamela Leadley, and Alix Leadley, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30217 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ken Carmel, Personal Representative 89 Gatelock Avenue Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Legal Notice No. 81581 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Claude M. Maer, Jr., aka Claude McCabe Maer, Jr., aka Claude M. Maer and as Claude Maer, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31796 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cynthia M. Crockett Personal Representative c/o Holland & Hart LLP 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81564 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Last Publication: April 28, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID K. WILLIAMS, JR., aka D.K. WILLIAMS, JR., and as DAVID KENT WILLIAMS, JR., Deceased Case No.: 2021PR031559 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

C. Davies Reed, Personal Representative 8474 Olde Mill Circle East Drive Indianapolis, IN 46260 Legal Notice No. 81575 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Steven Bugg, Personal Representative 10268 E. Jewell Ave., #37 Aurora, CO 80247 Legal Notice No. 81574 First Publication: April 21, 2022 Last Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Evelyn G. Mullen-Messer, aka Evelyn Gertrude Mullen-Messer, aka Evelyn Mullen-Messer, aka Evelyn G. Mullen, aka Evelyn Gertrude Mullen, aka Evelyn Mullen, aka Evelyn G. Messer, aka Evelyn Gertrude Messer, aka Evelyn Messer, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30508

In the District Court 21 SP 1372 – Bradley Edward Redmond, father of the adoptee, Lily Grace Hardy, a female child born 12/30/2012 to Jenna Leigh Hardy (Hopp):

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 28, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marilyn D. Wytulka, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln St., #1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 81594 First Publication: April 28, 2022 Last Publication: May 12, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAULA ANN BOLLENBACHER, a/k/a PAULA A. BOLLENBACHER, a/k/a PAULA BOLLENBACHER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30457 All persons having claims against the above

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled Special Proceeding. The nature of the relief being sought is an Adoption of Minor Child by Stepparent. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days from April 14, 2022, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for termination of any parental rights you may have to the child.

This notice is given pursuant to N.C.G.S. 1A-1.

Cameron V. Reed Associate Attorney Spence & Berkau P.A. 212 South Second Street PO Box 1335, Smithfield, NC 27577 Tel. (919) 934-1149 Fax (919) 934-3635 cameron@sst-law.com Legal Notice No. 81561 First Publication: April 14, 2022 Second Publication: April 21, 2022 Third Publication: April 28, 2022 Last/Fourth Publication: May 5, 2022 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

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