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VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 49
How the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will affect abortionaccess in Colorado In Colorado, there are — and will continue to be — very few abortion restrictions. BY SHANNON NAJMABADI THE COLORADO SUN
Melody Epperson’s “Look Deeper Reveal” is part of the exhibition “Discover the Covered: The Artist Process” at IMAGE COURTESY OF NEXT GALLERY. Lakewood’s Next Gallery.
Lakewood mother daughter art show rooted in nature Growth and transformation theme well suited to new gallery home STAFF REPORT
“Transform the Tiny” by Laurie Gibb and “Discover the Covered: The Artist Process” by Melody Epperson each opened June 24 at Next Gallery in Lakewood and will run through July 10. The mother and daughter artists, both members of Next, have distinctly different painting styles, but thematically are closely aligned with work exploring the natural world. Gibb’s “Transform the Tiny” explores a world where the size of a seed was an indication of its importance. Imagine that our
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attention was grabbed and held so that we could examine and come to understand why the seed had evolved to be that shape and that texture. In ‘“Transform the Tiny,” Gibb’s artistic rendition of seeds and microorganisms captures the forms that have evolved over millions of years to create a structure that will provide for the continuation of that plant or organism on Earth. With the exhibit, Gibb continues her desire to honor the natural world, exploring the energy carried by the tiniest of forms that makes up our very life and our future on Earth. “Transform the Tiny” is a celebration of recognizing and honoring the smallest of efforts of hope and creation. SEE ART SHOW, P5
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday morning overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly five decades of federal abortion protections. The vote was 6-3. Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion, which was signed by the other conservative justices on the court: Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. Chief Justice John Roberts authored a concurring opinion, saying he would have preferred to ban abortion after 15 weeks without gutting Roe. The court’s liberal justices, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, dissented. SEE SUPREME COURT, P4
Roe v. Wade NoCo Ladies for Liberty, which formed this year, brought a group to the state Capitol earlier this year to protest an abortion rights bill. PROVIDED BY MICKIE NUFFER
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