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Laura Christman, Cherry Hills Village candidate for mayor

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

2015 Le Bal de Ballet honorees and Debutantes introduced

Laura Christman, a Cherry Hills Village resident for more than 25 years, has entered the race for mayor and has earned the endorsement of numerous leaders.

Mountain climbing film comes to Landmark Theatre Oct. 15

The 2015 class of Le Bal de Ballet Debutantes and Young Men of Distinction was formally introduced Sept. 21 at the Denver Country Club.

Volume 32 • Number 46 • October 9, 2014

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The adventure documentary Autana comes to The Landmark Theatre in Greenwood Village Oct. 15 through the efforts of Film Festival Flix.

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County issues first samesex marriage licenses ‘The writing was on the wall,’ clerk says By Peter Jones The new legality of same-sex marriage was no particular challenge for the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, which granted its first license just before 5 p.m. on Oct 6, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear the appeals of five states that had their bans on gay marriage overturned. “When the couple came in, it just didn’t make any sense to ask them to come back at a later time. The writing was on the wall,” Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane said. “They wanted to be the first people in Arapahoe County to get their marriage license, so it was fun to see how excited they were.” Crane’s office had been prepared for weeks for what many have considered the inevitability of legal gay marriage. Crane said his office already had forms prepared with “spouse” designations in place of “husband” and “wife.” “It’s the same transaction we do for straight couples,” he said. “We have Continued on page 10

Going bust … Breast art supports cancer patients

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Model Brian Hart, avid bicyclist and owner of Englewood’s Frame de Art, rides into the sunset with his secondplace breast cast. Photo by Peter Jones

By Peter Jones

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usted in Colorado” was the theme of this year’s Breasts of Colorado benefit as 19 women and two men posed for mug shots with facsimiles of their breasts. The casts would soon be transformed into art as part of a creative fundraiser for Sense of Security, a Colorado nonprofit that helps breast-cancer survivors pay their living expenses. Models were responsible for raising $500 or more. The benefit culminated Oct. 2 in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month when the organizer, the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce, held its annual Breasts of Colorado celebration at the Englewood Civic Center with a dinner and silent auction. Continued on page 2

AG hopefuls differ on qualifications Coffman and Quick debate for South Chamber

By Peter Jones The choice for Colorado’s next attorney general may come down to voter preferences in candidate style and background if last week’s debate at the South Metro Denver Chamber in Centennial is any indication. When Republican Cynthia Coffman and Democrat Don Quick squared off Sept. 30, the two were not far apart on the attorney general’s role as the state’s lead counsel. The two also shared disagreement with Gov. John Hickenlooper’s temporary reprieve for a

“I’m a prosecutor, not a politician. … I’m the only candidate in this race who has tried cases before juries.” - Don Quick, Democratic candidate for attorney general death-row inmate and the Department of Law’s obligation to defend the Colorado Constitution, regardless of politics or

“This is the first time I have ever run for elected office, so I think I’m the one who’s not a politician.” - Cynthia Coffman, Republican candidate for attorney general personal beliefs. Where the candidates differed most was on whose credentials were best suited to heading the state government’s

large and bustling in-house law firm. Quick, a former district attorney in Adams County’s 17th Judicial District and a onetime deputy to former Attorney General Ken Salazar, touted his suitability with what has become his recurring campaign slogan. “I’m a prosecutor, not a politician,” he said, likening his resume to that of the outgoing, term-limited Republican incumbent John Suthers. “I’m the only candidate in this race who has tried cases before juries, so I know what juries can think and what the liability to a state is when you are making an Continued on page 5


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