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Abbey Homburger started working two jobs to help pay for preschool for her twin boys. But when she found out about the Denver Preschool Program, everything changed, she said. The Denver Preschool Program is a tax-supported program that helps families living in Denver afford preschool for their 3-and 4-year-olds. Tuition support is given based on the income that a family makes. Families can calculate how much tuition assistance they can receive on the program’s website. This November, ballot measure 2P asks Denver voters to decide if the program should remain in place without raising additional taxes. Before going to preschool, Homburger’s kids were going to work with her as young as 2 while she was working full-time at a learning center in Denver. “It was really hard to afford childcare for them. I didn’t get much of a work discount – they both have special needs so it was really important for me that they came to my school,” Homburger said.

Colorado prosecutors landed a single conviction for labor trafficking and fewer than 50 convictions for sex trafficking in 17 years despite multiple efforts to strengthen state laws. From 2006-2022, there have been 267 criminal cases involving trafficking, and within those cases there were 619 counts of labor trafficking and 10,813 counts of sex trafficking, according to a new report from the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking. But very few resulted in convictions. Many of the people initially charged with trafficking ended up being convicted of other crimes, including child abuse, drug charges or “keeping a place of prostitution,” found the new report from the Colorado nonprofit. All of the trafficking charges were filed in just 23 of Colorado’s 64 counties, which points toward the need for more widespread training among law enforcement and district attorneys’ offices to identify and prosecute trafficking, the report said. Its authors called on Colorado to strengthen local task forces that work to prevent trafficking and hold traffickers accountable in court.

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Abbey Homburger’s twin boys walking to school. Now in kindergarten, Homburger was able to COURTESY PHOTO send them to preschool thanks to the Denver Preschool Program.

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childhood was funding because we know that quality preschool delivers children that are much better prepared through school, through life,” Holguin said. “Preschool is expensive because unlike K-12 education, it is not publicly funded. It is primarily the responsibility of the parents.” Holguin added that about 70% of the cost of preschool is paid by parents, and the average cost of care in Denver is $12,000 per year. The average Denver Preschool Program grant that families received between 2021 and 2022 was $790 per month. Denver Preschool Program also has a program for 3-year-olds. It got its start three years ago and looks at high-need families that are living under 270% of the poverty rate, or making about $80,000 a year for a family of four. Denver Preschool Program can provide two years of free full-time preschool for families in Denver that are high-need.

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When it was time to start preschool at age 4, the cost was about $2,400 a month for both of her children, Homburger said. “I used to deliver Door Dash when they would go to bed. My husband was working full-time and he would hang at home with them,” Homburger said. “Basically he was covering all the bills and I was covering groceries and them going to school. At the end of the month, it cost me more money and I would have to work more so that they could go to school but it was something that was really important to me.” Homburger didn’t know about the Denver Preschool Program until she started working at the learning center. “It was a total game-changer. I didn’t have to work a second job anymore,” Homburger said.

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This November, Denver voters will decide whether to continue supporting the existing voter-approved 0.15% sales and use tax that funds the Denver Preschool Program, “until such authority is altered or repealed by the Denver City Council or Denver voters,” states the ballot question. If it is not approved, the program is set to expire in 2026. There are no opposition campaigns for ballot question 2P. Denver voters first approved a ballot initiative of 0.12% sales tax to fund the Denver Preschool Program

Challenges for many schools in Denver and across the state have been trying to retain teachers during staffing shortages while keeping up with salary demands. More than 80% of Denver Preschool Program’s preschool partners have earned a quality level of three or higher from Colorado Shines, which is provided by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood and rates all licensed preschools in Colorado on a scale of one through five. Denver Preschool Program will pick up providers that are rated at level one and grow them to a level three through coaching, training and certifying more teachers. “We have been able to support preschools with enrollment bonuses so that they can recruit teachers and hire them with some kind of incentive,” Holguin said. Retention bonuses are also given to keep the staff that preschools in the program already have. “While we’re doing everything to support and continue to enhance their skills, we also need to figure out how to enhance their salaries,” Holguin said. “Workforce is probably one of our biggest issues.”

Abbey Homburger and her twin boys. The family received a grant from the Denver COURTESY PHOTO Preschool Program so the boys could attend preschool.

in 2006. In 2014, reauthorization increased the amount of sales tax to fund the program. Denver voters approved the higher rate of 0.15% in

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The mission of the Denver Preschool Program is to provide Denver families with tuition assistance for their 3 and 4-year-olds at highquality preschools. Since 2006, the program has served about 65,000 children. It distributed about $18.3 million in tuition support between 2021 and 2022, serving 60% of 4-year-olds in Denver. Families who live in the city and county of Denver are able to choose from more than 250 preschools. Around 60% of the school providers are a part of Denver Public Schools. The other 40% are community providers. President and CEO of the Denver Preschool Program, Elsa Holguin, said going back to the ballot this year is the best time to do so, as polls conducted with the Denver Preschool Program in February revealed a 78% approval rating among unlikely voters, Holguin said. Holguin has been involved with the Denver Preschool Program since its beginning, when it was called the Children’s Tax Initiative. “The most pressing issue for early

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And unlike UPK Colorado, the Denver Preschool Program is specific to those who reside in the city and county of Denver. Additionally, the Denver Preschool Program provides credits after the 15 hours a week that the statewide program covers, offering many families the opportunity to send their child to full-day preschool. Holguin said there is a need for full-day preschool, particularly among families with parents who work a full-time job and can’t afford full-time preschool. A full day for preschool is six hours per day

while an extended day can be up to 10 hours a day. For Homburger, the greatest impact of the tuition savings from the Denver Preschool Program was giving her more time to spend with her family. “I didn’t have to go (to work) on a Saturday. We can go to the zoo or the museum,” Homburger said. “I think everyone should know about it (the Denver Preschool Program) and I think it’s really important that we keep it.” To learn more about the Denver Preschool Program, visit dpp.org. A YouTube video on Question 2P can be viewed online: tinyurl.com/2P-DenverPreschool-Program.

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They also said Colorado needs to do more to include trafficking survivors, and those most vulnerable to trafficking, including LGBTQ people, Indigenous people and immigrants. The task forces need to include people who “reflect and look like the community” because people who need help with food, shelter and language translation will seek out others they feel comfortable around, said AJ Alejano-Steele, co-founder and research director of the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking. “If you have a high population of immigrants from Mexico, does the partnership actually have people who represent that group?” she asked. “It’s hard to go to people for help if they don’t look like you.” In agricultural areas, the groups should include people who work on farms, and in mountain communities, they should include people who have worked as sheepherders, for example, she said. Sheepherders migrate to Colorado from Chile, Peru and Mexico to work on ranches, and in some cases, find out after they arrive that they are required to work 24 hours per day, seven days a week, the report said. “They live in small campers without electricity, toilets or running water,” it said. “Most herders reported having no days off for over a year. These workers have been consistently exploited to the financial benefit of their employers — the very definition of labor trafficking.” Larger jurisdictions are more likely to have officers trained to identify human trafficking and how to interview potential victims. The results show that many counties aren’t using state trafficking laws

Colorado had 267 criminal cases involving human trafficking from 2006-2022.

as often as they could be, the report said. Rural counties rarely, if ever, use the statutes. Five counties had 67% of the human trafficking charges filed in the state. In order of case counts, those were Adams, Arapahoe, El Paso, Denver and Jefferson counties. In a Jefferson County case announced last month, a sheriff ’s special investigations unit uncovered a human trafficking operation inside a massage parlor in Golden. After receiving a report from someone who feared a massage therapist was a trafficking victim, law officers searched the business and discovered that a Chinese citizen had been coerced into performing sex acts in exchange for a green card, authorities said. Colorado statistics show the state has been far more focused on sex cases than labor cases. All but 10 of the

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267 cases that resulted in charges in the past 17 years were sex trafficking, the report found. “Sex trafficking tends to receive more attention,” Alejano-Steele said. There is a “lag in understanding” about what labor trafficking looks like, speculating that it’s harder for people to recognize because the effects of it are commonplace in daily life. People are complicit when they buy coffee or fruits and vegetables produced by people who are being trafficked, she said. “It makes labor trafficking feel a little bit close to home,” she said. People who have unstable housing are some of the most at risk for becoming trafficking victims, and traffickers will prey on people who are in shelters or temporary housing because they know that housing will

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expire. The Laboratory is hoping to work with more housing nonprofits so people are trained to help residents avoid being trafficked. “When you have somebody who is in need of making money, in need of getting a shelter over their head, in need of putting food on the table … you have prime conditions for a trafficker,” Alejano-Steele said. “If you are desperate, you will follow somebody who is offering you a day job.” Colorado updated its trafficking laws in 2014, creating the Colorado Human Trafficking Council and aligning state law with federal trafficking laws. As a result, the state saw a burst in prosecutions. But the number of prosecutions statewide has declined since then. SEE TRAFFICKING, P43

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Tattered Cover files for bankruptcy 3 of 7 metro area bookstores will close BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Tattered Cover Book Store has filed for bankruptcy in federal court and will close three of its Denver area stores and layoff about a quarter of its employees. The beloved bookstore chain is seeking a reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Colorado. It announced its intent to financially restructure on Oct. 16. Locations at McGregor Square in downtown Denver, Westminster and Colorado Springs are expected to be shut down by early November, but could close in the coming days. The inventory from those stores will be transferred to the stores that will remain open. “We want to have the four remaining stores be at the top that they can be for the holidays,” said Brad Dempsey, CEO of Tattered Cover. The Tattered Cover is an independent bookstore chain that got its start 52 years ago. It is owned and operated by Bended Page, LLC. The four remaining locations are on Colfax Avenue in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, at Union Station in Denver, Aspen Grove Shopping Center in Littleton and a children’s store at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. The Tattered Cover’s Denver International Airport locations will continue operating as part of a license agreement with Hudson Bookstores.

With the closures comes the “loss of expert booksellers,” Dempsey said. At least 27 of Tattered Cover’s 103 staff positions will be impacted. Some impacted employees could fill temporary seasonal positions at the remaining stores during the holiday season. The company is also working to develop severance packages for eligible employees. The Tattered Cover has a history of opening stores in developing areas and becoming the lead tenant in them. Such is the case in Westminster where the bookstore has been key to the redevelopment of the area that formerly housed the Westminster Mall. The company “couldn’t take that risk right now,” Dempsey said. He added that the company will not expand to any new locations in the foreseeable future. All Tattered Cover locations are underperforming, he said, but a number of factors led to the selection of the three stores for closure, Dempsey said. Those included staffing, projection for potential growth and sales, and interconnectivity between the community and the stores. The McGregor Square location, for example, is a beautiful store, Dempsey said. However, it depends on foot traffic and its location does not boast a lot of other retail stores to help facilitate that traffic. Parking there was an additional issue for customers. The Tattered Cover, like many retailers and small businesses around the metro area, has not been immune to economic struggles, including rising inflation in recent

The McGregor Square Tattered Cover is one of three locations that will be closing by PHOTO BY LUCY BEAUGARD early November.

months, Dempsey added. And, COVID-19 was a “huge disruption. The bookstore has also gone through two ownership changes since 2015. Due to the struggles and transitions, Tattered Cover leaders hope to regain financial footing through bankruptcy filings. The small business provisions of Subchapter V of Chapter 11, which Congress enacted in 2020, could allow the bookstore chain to access up to $1 million in debtor-in-possession financing. That could be provided by a new, yet-to-be-named entity that would likely include current investor board members Leslie Rainbolt and Margie Gart. The new funding would be used to obtain additional inventory for

the 2023 holiday consumer buying season, and invest in technology that will provide for a better online and book-ordering experience, Dempsey said. “This business is a legacy,” Dempsey said. “(It’s) a civic institution for Colorado. We have total and complete dedication to make this work.” The Tattered Cover is hoping for the support of its loyal customers, especially during the busy holiday season. It’s best to shop at independent stores, Dempsey said, because the revenue stays local. “Everybody loves a bookstore and they’re great for the community,” Dempsey said. “We’re going to keep this legacy going.”

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Bring your a-game, not your ego sissippi Avenue and Franklin Street, All F3 members receive an F3 name One of F3’s defining characteristics Local men’s workout some 15 men, all F3 members, gather from the group after their second is that it is only for men. Some may be for their morning workout. workout. Dodson, who joined in 2018 skeptical of such a “boys club,” but F3 group encourages During the next hour, these men after donating a kidney to his wife, members stressed that this was not to will sprint, sweat and laugh as they was quickly dubbed “Donor.” exclude women, but rather to build leadership and vulnerability move through one grueling exercise Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith – or the male relationships that many BY CASSIS TINGLEY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

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after another. The only rule? Leave no man behind and leave no man where you found him. And, added Jason “Donor” Dodson, “don’t be a jerk.” “We try to instill the idea of, ‘I’m not in competition with you as a man,’” he said. “I’m in competition with myself — that might mean, today, I’m going to run slower because that’s what I need for me.”

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your community and your friends,” said Bishara “Einstein” Zinaty. “The ability to put that ego aside.” Mike “Honey Bucket” Riniker also emphasized leadership. “I think a good example of a man who is well-balanced with his masculinity would be somebody who is not afraid to be a leader, and sometimes being a leader is, as this group has taught me, being vulnerable,” he said. Vinciguerra summed it up with “honesty and vulnerability.” “You can be strong,” he said, “but you gotta be open and say, ‘yeah, sometimes it’s a struggle.’”

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Dr. Jarrod Call, a graduate of the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work who is a current faculty member at the University of Washington, reiterated that rigid gender roles cause many men to face “social pushback” on forging close relationships with their counterparts. “Specifically around men and masculinity, there’s a very focused message around independence, selfreliance and emotional stoicism,” Call said. “At times, that strict independence can be isolating.” To Todd “Double D” Miekle, head of F3 in Colorado, breaking away from this individualistic mindset is one of the most important parts of F3. “A really powerful thing that I’ve seen is watching guys connect,” he said. “Seeing guys have a couple of brief discussions and then a bro hug after, I think there’s power in that.” All F3 workouts are free to attend, open to all men, peer-led, take place outside and end in a circle of trust during which participants can share struggles or thoughts on whatever is going on in their life. While F3 recruitment videos boast American flags and crowds of men doing push-ups on a football field, participants of the Wash Park group emphasized that vulnerability is both key to strong leadership and expected at every workout. That’s why the circle of trust is so important to Vinciguerra: it allows and encourages members to share their struggles, not just their victories. “There’s stuff that society throws on us, just like they throw on women – being ‘like a man,’ and all the stuff you see in Hollywood,” said Vinciguerra. “Here, it’s like, ‘I got frustrated with my son yesterday and I’m not sure how to handle it and could use some help.’” Vinciguerra added that at a circle of trust several weeks ago, one member had shared that they had recently contemplated suicide. Accounting for nearly 80% of suicides in the U.S. in 2022, men face high rates of suicide and mental health issues, and they are also far more likely to commit serious acts of public and domestic violence. According to the Violence Project’s database on gun violence in the U.S., 97% of public mass shootings are committed by cisgender men; and 34% of female murder victims in 2021 were killed by an intimate partner, compared to 6% of male victims. Call underlined that men

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any male community leaders around them that are giving them good guidance and keeping them from doing bad things.” Call went on to point out that patriarchal norms and lack of healthy role models in American culture can also push men to strive for the wrong ideals. “We’ve created a society that values wealth and power above all else, so when we look to the models of masculinity – the rich, business elite, or politically powerful men – there’s not great healthy models in those communities,” Call said. “There’s a mismatch be-

tween what we’ve elevated … as being an ideal representation of masculinity, and what’s going be an actually helpful and useful model for men.” F3 seeks to approach masculinity in a healthier way. When asked what positive masculinity looked like to them, members’ answers all shared a common thread: getting in touch with their emotions. “Manhood is the ability to express yourself clearly, the ability to show emotions when needed and handle those emotions like an adult. It is to support your family, to be a steward, to support

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A shift to center

n a recent conversation with a friend from Florida, I heard her say something I would never have expected. She said instead of remaining Republican, she is going to change her party affiliation to unaffiliated or independent. EDITOR’S I was shocked. She has always leaned COLUMN far right. She has always supported her state’s Republican views. Yet here she is telling me she’s had enough of both parties and no longer wants to be a member of either. Then, a few days later, an editor with another publication posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he is seeing more shifts in party affiliations and wonders what would happen if at some point we got a logical Thelma Grimes independent or unaffiliated candidate — would they fare well on Election Day because Americans have grown tired of the lack of civility or maturity of the current two parties? When I first registered to vote, it was as a Republican. I was raised in a conservative town. It is what I knew. And, as I have said, it’s still the direction I lean on a lot of issues — although, I should stress not all, and I say lean conservatively. Years later, when I started covering politics more as a journalist, I chose to become unaffiliated. I did it for work, but over the years, I have been glad I did. I am glad to this day that I am not affiliated with either party. Like my fellow editor, I too hope for a day whn I can vote for a third-party candidate. I won’t do it just to prove a point, but because it is a good candidate that I believe in. We haven’t gotten there yet but given the current political climate — I can see maybe in the notso-distant future it becoming a possibility. In April, Axios had a story on the shifting of political affiliations. Quoting a Gallup poll, the article said a record 49% of Americans see themselves as politically independent, which is the same as the Democrats and Republicans combined. The article went on to explain why this shift matters, stressing that it means rising future challenges to the money of the two traditional parties, and helps explain how volatile and evenly split politics are. Listing this part as a “fun fact,” the Axios article goes on to state that every election since 2004 — except 2012 — has seen the White House, Senate, or House flip control. Antsy, unsatisfied independent voters are the reason. In Colorado, being automatically registered as unaffiliated has increased the middle-of-the-road voters. However, I do think the increase is also indicative of the Axios article — we, as Americans, are unsatisfied and tired of out leadership. Yet, with all this data and trends, I find it interesting how neither party is changing direction. Instead, they are sticking to nonsensical fighting, partisan bickering, and believing they are the ones who are right. Look at Republicans. Many of them are sticking with Trump despite all the evidence that says they are not going to win with that approach. They also ousted a House speaker who I think was just trying to keep the government open. Democrats — they are no better. They all voted and went along with ousting the House speaker, yet now they are in a jam with no replacement found as of our press time, and the war in the Middle East might just require a vote in the U.S. Can’t take a vote without a House leader. If Democrats had taken the adult approach and not played the Republican games — we would not be here. Let’s face it — while Republicans are keeping the headlines for their political games these days, Democrats are playing them just as often, even if they are not grabbing the headlines as much. I am hopeful that one day we do get to vote in the middle and send an even clearer message to the two parties that the games are tiring and will mean election losses later.

Thelma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

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October 26, 2023

VOICES

Hope and encouragement

ope may not be a strategy, but it certainly is a catalyst for change. Over the past few weeks in this column, I have tackled topics such as the importance of havWINNING ing a healthy self-image, developing and maintaining a WORDS positive attitude, and how to build winning relationships at home and at work. This week I want to share a message about the role that hope plays in our lives, especially during times of change. Hope cannot be our strategy as we simply cannot hope our Michael Norton way through a challenge or difficult season of life. However, hope is that spark, that tactic, and a catalyst for successful change or achieving a positive result or outcome. Everyone reading this column has hope for something, happy and healthy children and grandchildren, an enjoyable retirement, a new job opportunity, a new relationship, peace, joy, to end the violence in the world, to end world hunger, and so many other things in life that our hopefilled heart desires. When hope arises, opportunity is born. It’s looking at life through the lens of hope instead of hopelessness. The hopeless person struggles to get out of bed, where the hopeful person greets each day with an excited outlook, looking forward to all that the day could be. Hope is light, whether it is the tiniest of light that we see in the distance, or the brightest light we see in a cloudless blue sky. There is another word that when coupled with hope creates even greater positive energy, and that word is encouragement. Hope and encouragement are force multipliers when used in conjunction with one another. When hope is born in one person and someone else is there to fan the fire of hope through sincere encouragement it makes all the difference in the world. Think back to a time where you had hope for something and a family member, friend, or coworker offered you sincere encouragement, how did that make you feel? Hope is a powerful force that can uplift and inspire us even in the darkest of times. When faced with challenges, hope gives us the strength to persevere. Though hope alone is not enough to overcome obstacles, combining hope with thoughtful strategy and dili-

gent effort can lead to incredible results. In our personal lives, maintaining hope is crucial for emotional well-being. When going through tough situations like illness, loss of a job, or relationship struggles, hope helps us see light at the end of the tunnel. It gives us courage to take things one day at a time, believing better days are ahead. Hope reminds us that no matter how bleak things seem now, circumstances can improve. At work, hope empowers us to envision success and pursue our goals with passion. Whether launching a new project, vying for a promotion, or pushing through a difficult assignment, hope gives us energy and optimism to keep striving. It fuels our dreams and aspirations. With hope, we’re more resilient in the face of setbacks and criticism. Hope helps us see possibilities rather than obstacles. Though hope alone cannot guarantee success, it lays the mental groundwork needed to turn vision into reality. Paired with thoughtful planning and bold action, hope takes our ambitions from abstract to concrete. It motivates us to put in the sweat, late nights, and sacrifice required to achieve excellence. To nurture hope, it’s important to surround ourselves with encouraging, positive people who believe in us. Their hope lifts us higher. We must also cultivate hope within by regularly visualizing our brightest future, affirming our capabilities, and anticipating triumph over trials. Another great way to nurture hope is to keep a hope journal, writing down all of your hopes and dreams. Hope empowers, uplifts, and emboldens us to reach for our highest potential. Though hope itself is not a strategy, it is the foundation for change. With hope, we can live and work with passion, purpose, and perseverance. And Dr. Alfred Adler said it this way, “Hope is the foundational quality of all successful change. No hope, no change.” Are you living with hope? Are you sincerely encouraging others in their hope? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we use hope as a catalyst for change, it really will be a better than good life. Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

Benefit from risk

here is risk in everything we do.

Why not find a way to benefit from it? We take risks every day: Driving a car, crossing the street, goFINANCIAL ing to a public place. There STRATEGIES is even risk in being lazy, not exercising, for example. But there should always be a time and place where each activity is beneficial. There is risk in investing as well as not investing and missing out on possibilities. The real trick is to make the risks you are already taking work for Patricia Kummer you. Risk is an essential concept for financial planning. Financial advisers are required by regulation to know their

clients, communicate risks, and help guide them based on their preferences and needs. What I have learned in this exercise is that clients rarely understand their own tolerance for risk. A good example is you got home safely from work, so you felt no risk in driving today. Your investments are positive, so maybe it doesn’t matter if they are too risky for you. It is a fact of human nature that we generally only feel risk-averse when the very risk we expected and planned for actually materializes. This can make it difficult to plan around and achieve financial independence. There is research that shows the benefits of staying invested, even during perceived risky events such as market swings and volatility, although it is important to remember that SEE KUMMAR, P9

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A haunting novel

t the end of “A River Runs Through It,” Norman Maclean says he is “haunted by waters.” It’s a beautiful turn of a phrase, but what does it mean? We generally think of haunting in terms of ghosts in a haunted house or cemetery. In them, the ghosts are real entities, men without skin as Toni Morrison describes them in “Beloved.” In Maclean’s story however, the haunter is not an entity, but a memory, one that took up residence and became etched in his psyche so powerfully that it wouldn’t release its grip. Adding to the depth of the mystery is Maclean’s associating his memories with water, which in Jungian psychotherapy is the realm of the unconscious. Norman Maclean was a real person who decided to tell the story of his family with an especial focus on his brother, Paul. Without Paul, the story falls short, even becomes trite. It is Paul we find captivating. Incredibly flawed, making poor decision after poor decision, yet remaining endearing. As his father says at the end. He was beautiful. Still, why relate a story of one’s family? Yes, “A River Runs Through It” is a captivating tale, but why does it have staying power, given it was published in 1976 and made into a film in 1992? Besides, nearly everyone has a tale of their family in which

some crazy batdoodoo stuff took place. The reason is that it’s for that very reason: “A River Runs Through It” is a timeless archetypical tale about a family and one of its incorrigibly endearing member. By doing a masterful job, Maclean Columnist avoids falling into the trap of writing a novel — actually, a novella — about a human condition that isn’t novel. To this day, it remains a story in which many find meaning even though their circumstances are vastly different from life in rural Montana a century or so ago. Even if readers and viewers aren’t haunted by memories of their family and coming-of-age years as Norman was by his. We can, however, become haunted in other ways than through personal memories. Artfully moving tales, because of their author’s mastery of the craft of storytelling and writing, can also strike a chord outside the realm of Mnemosyne. Those stories resonate despite the reader not sharing experiences of the characters or being unable to immediately identify with setting or story arc. “Beloved” is such a novel for me.

I read “Beloved” many years ago. But with the unseemly hyperbolic controversy stirred up by book banners and other doltish types —politicos who feed like vampire bats off the blood of rabid ideologues —I decided to reread it. The timing could not have been more propitious. I began reading it while Judge and soon-to-be Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was being grilled by inquisitors who posed as senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee. It was humbling to watch how she withstood the assaults with stoic dignity, which made me wonder from where such powerful transcendental grace comes. Before reading the story itself, I read the foreword by Toni Morrison in the Vintage International 2004 edition. In it she wrote about how the story came into being. The core was based on an account of Margaret Garner, who had escaped from enslavement and then murdered one of her children and tried to kill the others rather than see them hauled back into inhuman bondage. Morrison said her intent was to kidnap the reader and throw them into an alien environment so they would share the same experience as the novel’s characters. On that, she was most successful. All that I had previously read and saw through photos from the era served as background. This time “Beloved” took me there. I

was on the plantation and the Ohio River and in ramshackle 124, the place Sethe finally call home. I saw the brutal mutilation of her back and of her mind, yet sat in wonderment in her determined stoicism. There was a new report of a parent who said their child, a high school IB — International Baccalaureate — student, had nightmares while reading “Beloved.” Consequently, the parent wanted “Beloved” banned from their child’s school. At first, I rolled my eyes and thought, Helicopter parent not allowing her child to grow up. I felt sad for the student and others like them sensing the taunting and ridicule they might have to endure at the hands of their peers. But after rereading the novel, I appreciated more fully the young person’s disconcertment. The story is incredibly haunting, to the point it might cause some to experience nightmares. But if I were their parent or teacher, I would work to help them understand how that was a very good thing. Because, truth be told, at times we need to be literarily kidnapped and brutalized for us to understand and accept hard truth of those who were literally.

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on CDs and money market accounts remind me of similar times in my 38-year career when suddenly investors decided not to invest but just save at the bank instead. Saving is good. We recommend everyone have a savings account. This is for at least six months of living expenses in case of job loss or illness. It is also important to have savings for large purchases within the next year or two. But if you need your assets to grow at a greater rate than inflation, over long periods of time, being a saver instead of an investor will not likely help you achieve your goals. It is always important to identify what risks you are willing to take.

Risk of losing out against inflation or risk of losing some principal in the short term. Everyone needs to make their own decision on how much wealth accumulation over what period of time they are seeking. Invariably, there should be a variety of different types of investments, all designed to be optimum over different periods of time, to help you meet your goal. Market volatility has always provided opportunities somewhere. It is important to channel your risk for the things that can wait long enough for growth cycles to outperform being a saver. And to save for things that don’t have time to grow. Then your risk of losing purchasing

power vanishes due to the shortterm need for those dollars that are readily available. But if you need your money to double before retirement, or even more depending on your age, then liquid savings may not help you meet your goal. The next time you think of saving instead of investing, take a closer look at what you need over certain periods of time. That may help you determine where it is appropriate to take on different types of risk.

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past performance is no guarantee of future results. Based on my experience investors who get nervous and make emotional decisions during large declines in the market and withdraw investments or reallocate investments run the risk of underperforming the markets over the long-term. As an adviser, I wonder how many of those people would have told me to invest only in assets that go up … and is there even such a thing? The higher current interest rates

JERRY FABYANIC

Jerry Fabyanic is a former Clear Creek Courant columnist and author of “Sisyphus Wins” and “Food for Thought: Essays on Mind and Spirit.”

Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner professional and a fiduciary for over 35 years and is Managing Director for Mariner Wealth Advisors.

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LOCAL LIFE

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Local high school graduates find unique brotherhood on Mines football team BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ack Walters wasn’t planning to play college football. Now, he plays for the reigning NCAA Division II National RunnerUp, practically down the street from where he grew up. A three-sport athlete for Golden High School, Walters hoped one of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference universities would recruit him during his senior year. Once Colorado School of Mines reached out and offered him a scholarship, he knew that’s where he belonged. “Growing up in Golden, Mines is just in our backyard,” Walters said. “ … I knew I wasn’t going to pass up on it. It’s a great academic school, and (has) some of the best football in the country.” Walters is one of about 30 players from the Denver metro area on the Mines football team, helping spur the Orediggers toward their first-ever national title. Because many of them played against each other in high school, the local Orediggers have a unique bond, Walters and

Pomona High School graduate Billy Pospisil III described. The players sometimes dish out good-hearted “smack talk,” they said, and share stories about opponents or coaches they had in common. Walters explained how those similar experiences can make things easier when meeting new players on recruiting visits or at camps. That’s something Valor Christian High School graduates Jackson Zimmermann and Carter Forsythe can attest to. The two played together at VCHS, and when Forsythe visited the Mines campus, Zimmermann — who was a freshman cornerback for the Orediggers — showed him around. Forsythe, now a redshirt freshman linebacker, said seeing Zimmermann find success at Mines was one of the reasons he decided to join too. Another was the program’s culture, and how similar it was to Valor Christian’s, he continued, adding how there are now six VCHS alumni among the Orediggers. “Mines’ culture is already so fantastic,” Forsythe said, “ … (and) Jackson made it an easy decision.” Another benefit of playing so close to home, they described, was how frequently they get to see their loved ones at the games. They said their family members, former teammates and coaches, family friends and others from the Valor Christian community show up to support them at the games. Pospisil, who played wide receiver at Washington State University and gradtransferred to Mines in fall 2022, com-

DO YOU KNOW THESE LOCAL OREDIGGERS? The Colorado School of Mines football team features 50 players from Colorado, about half of whom graduated from Denver-area high schools. They include, but aren’t limited to: • Billy Pospisil III (Arvada/Pomona High School) • Sean McNair (Highlands Ranch/Valor Christian High School) • Nick Stone (Highlands Ranch/Mountain Vista High School) • Jalen Thomas (Englewood/Arapahoe High School) • Mikee Barker (Parker/Ponderosa High School) • Jackson Zimmermann (Highlands Ranch/Valor Christian High School) • Carter Forsythe (Littleton/Valor Christian High School) • Will Adams (Littleton/Columbine High School) • Christian Benedetto (Parker/Valor Christian High School) • Levi Johnson (Arvada/Ralston Valley High School) • Jack Walters (Golden/Golden High School) • Preston Rose (Highlands Ranch/Valor Christian High School) • Peyton Rose (Highlands Ranch/Valor Christian High School) • James Hess (Littleton/Dakota Ridge High School) • Blake Doud (Parker/Legend High School) • Clayton Jacobs (Parker/Lutheran High School) • Mitchell Morehead (Arvada/Ralston Valley High School) • Brock Zanetell (Evergreen/Columbine High School)

mented how grateful he was to be back home. He believed attending a local college was “underrated,” and that some high school students might overlook it as an option. “But, coming back after being away, there’s really not much that beats it,” Pospisil continued. “ … It’s been a great ride ever since.” Where nerds win

Despite attending different high schools, the four players said their experiences helped prepare them for everything they’d face at Mines. Walters said Golden’s football team struggled his freshman and sophomore years, but a new head coach and a change in culture propelled the program to new heights. “It taught us what it was like to be in a winning program,” he continued. That was something Zimmermann found very early at Valor Christian. The redshirt sophomore cornerback said he wasn’t planning to play high school football, SEE BROTHERHOOD, P35

Jack Walters (80), a redshirt senior tight end for Colorado School of Mines, talks to his teammates while running drills ahead of the Sept. 30 homecoming game. Walters, who graduated from Golden High School in 2019, was named Second-Team All Colorado his senior year, among other acPHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN colades.

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Colorado School of Mines redshirt freshman Carter Forsythe (34) talks to his teammates during the Sept. 30 homecoming game. Forsythe is one of six Valor Christian High PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN School graduates on the Mines football team.

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clarifying that he went to Valor Christian for its academics. But he ended up “falling in love” with the game and the program’s culture. Despite having six head coaches since starting high school, he said he’s been drawn to programs “where, no matter who the coach is … you’re going to have a great brotherhood around you.” Zimmermann and Forsythe described how Valor Christian and Mines have similar cultures centered on brotherhood and trust. And for both programs, that’s translated into winning records, Forsythe added. “Winning isn’t everything,” he continued. “But it’s definitely a byproduct of the hard work we put in here (at Mines) and the chemistry we have.” #HelluvaEngineer

The Orediggers aren’t just facing tough situations on the field, but in the classroom as well. The players must learn to balance athletics with their classes in engineering, computer science and similar subjects. Pospisil, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in environmental engineering science, said the Orediggers face a “truly unique situation” as far as college football goes. “School is tough, but it’s going to be tough when you’re doing any one of these majors,” Pospisil continued. “But when you’re done,

you’re set up for life. I think in the receiver’s room, the average starting salary in the last five years is close to $100,000 now.” While Pospisil was unsure if he’d return to Mines next year, Walters plans to use his final year of eligibility in fall 2024 and pursue a master’s degree in engineering & technology management. Walters is currently studying mechanical engineering, which he said he didn’t know much about when he first started at Mines. But he’s enjoyed becoming a proverbial jack-of-alltrades, studying everything from construction to technology consulting. “It’s really hard, but I like it,” he said. “ … If I was telling my high school self if I should come to Mines, I’d say do it 100%.” ‘The perfect fit’

While there’s been plenty of adversity to overcome both on and off the field, Walters had no regrets about coming to Mines. He said the university and the football program have taught him “how to grow up.” “You don’t really know how hard school and football can be,” he said, adding that because of that adversity he’s now forged bonds with his fellow Orediggers that’ll likely endure all their lives. Those planning to attend college shouldn’t be afraid to stay local, Walters said. While he always wanted to go to an out-of-state college, he described how Mines “is such a special place you can’t get anywhere else in the country.” Pospisil felt the university deserved more national recognition for its academic prowess.

When he graduated from Washington State with an engineering-related degree, he knew Mines would be the “perfect fit.” “‘Where can I go play some great football and get a great education?’” he continued. “There’s really no better place super close to home.” Zimmermann and Forsythe both said they were grateful to be able to represent Valor Christian and the Highlands Ranch-Littleton area on the college football stage. The two hoped their families, hometown communities and the Denver area would continue to support them as the Orediggers hope to end 2023 holding a trophy. “It’s really cool to just see the support,” Zimmermann said, “and see everyone come together in Golden.”

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Personal Representative 2843 Clinton Way Denver, CO 80238 Legal Notice No. DHD121 First Publication: October 12, 2023 Last Publication: October 26, 2023 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ARTHUR MARTINEZ A/K/A ART MARTINEZ, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31126

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Prior to 2014, there were just two trafficking convictions in Colorado. Additional state laws since 2014 have sought to provide immunity for prostitution offenses for minors who are sex trafficked, create felony-level crimes for stealing wages, and give agricultural workers the right to state minimum wage, overtime and labor organizing. A 2022 law established an office for missing and murdered Indigenous people, who are trafficked at higher rates, within the Colorado Department of Public Safety. 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.

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Sips (with a Z) opens at Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station gets a lounge to relax in amid the immersive art BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Meow Wolf says it’s OK to wear sneakers with a tux to its new lounge area at Convergence Station in Denver. The new lounge, called Sips (with a Z), features a full bar offering classic and custom cocktails, nonalcoholic drinks and snacks including charcuterie, flatbreads and desserts. Décor for the 3,250-square-foot space is a mix of street art and contemporary art deco, providing an avant-garde atmosphere. The art museum describes Convergence Station as a “permanent exhibition,” its “first multiversal transit station serving Earth and home to one of Denver’s most unique performance and event venues.” Sips (with a Z) carries through with the Convergence Station theme as the executive travel lounge of the People enjoy the new Sips (with a Z) lounge, which opened on Oct. 13 in Denver’s ConQuantum Department of Transpor- vergence Station. PHOTO BY JO DAVIS

tation. More than 50 artists, designers and technical experts worked collaboratively on Sips (with a Z)’s design and conceptualization, Meow Wolf states. “What I have loved about this project has been the team’s collaborative spirit. From partnering in design to executing that last brilliant layer of graffiti, it’s been a blast working with these amazing humans,” said Susie Cowan, Meow Wolf’s senior creative producer, in a statement. Sips (with a Z) is open for ticketed guests from noon to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and from noon to 7 p.m. on Sundays. It is also available for private events. Meow Wolf Denver, also known as Convergence Station, is located at 1338 First St. Convergence Station is the third permanent art exhibition for New Mexico-based Meow Wolf. It boasts about 60,000 square-feet of exhibition space, and is home to The Perplexiplex venue where a variety of live performances are hosted, and the Galleri Gallery, which offers Denver artists a national platform to showcase and sell their work.

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