Profiles and narratives highlighting the people behind the politics, systems and issues in Colorado and around the world
Statewide Parents Encouraging Parents Conference Changes Lives
Published at coloradoparent.com When Alison Seyler’s youngest son was diagnosed with autism at four years old, it was overwhelming. At first Seyler and her husband often felt alone as they tried to navigate everyday life. Then a neighbor left a flyer for the statewide Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) conference on their porch, and it changed…
Paying the price
When I first meet Juan de Dios García, he’s laughing. His dark eyes twinkle as his dimples indent and his smile broadens. But there is something else behind his eyes that belie his smile. Our conversation quickly takes a serious turn. As we sit down across from one another with a translator, he leans in,…
Too much to risk
Activists dig in against oil and gas development they claim threatens the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and nearby water supplies The first time Anna Lee Vargas visited the Sand Dunes, she cried. She was in kindergarten, on an end-of-the-year field trip, and had somehow lost a shoe. “It was eaten by the…
The unexplainable phenomenon
Block 1750 re-envisions annual ‘Murmuration’ performance Moving from behind his computer, Goodgold starts to dance to synthesized music. There’s a pause — and he waits for a live keyboard cue before he starts to move. As the music builds, played by Tyson Bennet, Goodgold tilts his head, snaps his arms out, pops up onto both…
Opening up
Learning to talk about suicide “The thing that I was really amazed by is that nobody ever asked me, ‘Why did you kill yourself?’” Dave tells me as we talk about his attempted suicide that left him dead for somewhere between 10 and 13 minutes in 1994. “Nobody really asked me.” So I ask him.…
Someone like me
The immigration journey of mother and advocate Jeanette Vizguerra Some may call Jeanette Vizguerra an advocate, a leader, a hero. Still others label her illegal. But she identifies herself as a mother — “A mother that loves her children so much and that is going to do anything that is needed to be with them…
Moving in seven directions
Cross-country trek brings attention to the harsh conditions on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation “This is my way home,” says Matt Bad Wound. He is one of several people making a 350-mile journey from Boulder, Colorado, to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on horseback as part of a fundraiser for the South Dakota based nonprofit, The Tipi Raisers.…
Podcast: (un)affordable
Welcome to (un)affordable — a podcast about affordability solutions in Boulder County brought to you by Boulder Weekly and KGNU. In each episode, we’ll present an interview with someone involved in affordability solutions from design to homeowner’s association costs to transportation access and more. This is just one person’s opinion on one aspect covered in…
Podcast: Unhoused
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, communities already struggling to provide services to the unhoused are seeking to end an enduring problem with new solutions: preventing evictions and exploring opportunities for safe lots, urban campgrounds and tiny homes in addition to the national Housing First strategy. Whether you live in Boulder or not, join host…
Worlds apart
Finding opportunity, and friendship, in Colorado As Rezwan Masud walked toward the waiting train, he heard someone come up behind him. Before he could turn, hands covered his eyes. He was startled, unsure of who it could be. After all, hardly anyone knew he was back in the U.S. Rezwan had taken the train in…
Angela K. Evans 