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crowd responded: “This is what democracy looks like.” Following are voices from the crowd: Sonia Hill, with her daughter Olivia: “We are here to show solidarity for women’s rights and against hate — that is what we’re here for. For minorities, Muslims, everything that is not Trump.” Kimberlee Sia of Denver: “I hope that her generation (her daughter’s) doesn’t have to have this
Denver has started work on becoming the first city in the U.S. to allow marijuana clubs and public pot use in places such as coffee shops, yoga studios and art galleries. Voters narrowly approved the “social use” measure last November. But the ballot proposal didn’t spell out many rules for how the marijuana could be consumed, beyond saying that the drug can’t be smoked inside and that patrons must be over 21. Since then, the state Liquor Control Board has decreed that no businesses with a liquor license can allow marijuana use. That leaves it to restaurants that don’t serve alcohol and other event spaces. A workgroup made up of Denver business owners, city pot regulators and marijuana opponents met to discuss the details, debating even the simplest topics. For almost an hour, they debated whether kid-friendly venues such as museums or zoos could host adults-only marijuana-friendly events at night. The measure includes a caveat that public pot use not occur near schools and places kids congregate.
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Diane Fornbacher of Highlands Ranch holds a sign as she fires up protesters with a bull horn as they prepare to march at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver. The group was part of the more than 100,000 people who gathered to support not only women’s rights, but human, social and gender rights the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. IAN WARREN
‘This is what democracy looks like’ Hundreds of thousands march for women’s rights in downtown Denver BY IAN WARREN SPECIAL TO THE DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH
A theme of unity wove through the hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who marched on a chilly Colorado morning in downtown to protest President Don-
ald Trump’s new administration. One of hundreds of women’s marches held Jan. 21, the day after Trump’s inauguration, the rally drew more than 100,000 people to Civic Center Park, where local poets, activists and politicians urged the crowd to stand up for not only women’s rights, but also healthcare, human, religious and social rights. The idea of a better future was common among families who brought their children with them. When someone yelled, “Show me what democracy looks like!” the
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Construction defects bill introduced Bipartisan measure addresses insurers’ legal costs BY KYLE HARDING KHARDING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Reforming Colorado’s construction defects laws in order to incentivize the building of condominiums and townhomes has emerged as a priority for both Republicans and Democrats early in the legislative session. State Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, and House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, are prime sponsors of a bill tackling the issue, with co-sponsorship from House Assistant Minority Leader Cole Wist, RCentennial, and Sen. Angela Williams, D-Denver. Wist “This is the first step in a multi-tier process to help Coloradans attain a home of their own, and I am pleased to be a part of this critical legislation,” Wist said in a statement. Senate Bill 17-045 was intro-
duced Jan. 11, the first day of the session, and has been assigned to the senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee. It targets insurance rates. In construction defects actions in court in which more than one insurer has a duty to defend a party, the bill would require the court to apportion the cost of defense among all of them. Supporters of the bill say it would simplify and reduce litigation costs. “By targeting insurance rates, we’re addressing the problem without reducing consumers’ rights to protect the property that they spend their life’s savings to buy,” Duran said. Grantham said that while 100,000 people moved to the state last year, only 25,000 new homes were built. Reforming the law on construction defects has been a longtime priority of Republicans in the Legislature. They say the status quo prevents condos and townhomes from being built, leading to Coloradans facing the choice of either apartments or singlefamily homes, with no middleprice ground. Reform is also supported by several business groups, including the South Metro Denver Chamber of
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Commerce. Some cities and towns — including Lakewood, Littleton and Parker — have passed ordinances addressing the issue in recent years, as legislation died at the Capitol. State Rep. Susan Beckman, R-Littleton, has identified reforming construction defects laws as a priority of hers this session. “There is a need to greatly modify the destructive construction defects law that was passed in 2008,” the Littleton Republican told Colorado Community Media in early January. “We must ensure a market-driven economy and availability of attainable home ownership options that are not hindered by regulation and manipulation. Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, RHighlands Ranch, also says the issue is a priority. “Flawed laws from the recent past have made it impossible for homebuilders to meet market needs, especially for first-time homebuyers and downsizing seniors,” he told Colorado Community Media ahead of the session’s kickoff. “Instead of attainable housing, many Colorado families are trapped in apartments, unable to realize their housing dream.”
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“We don’t want this around children, we all agree,” said Emmett Reistroffer, a cannabis consultant who ran the public-use campaign. But he urged regulators not to be too restrictive, pointing out that there’s no law saying adults can’t drink alcohol in front of children, such as at a professional football stadium. “We do tolerate alcohol use by adults in front of people under 21,” he said. Supporters hope to see the city start accepting applications from businesses by this summer, but regulators could easily drag out decision-making for months. It won’t be an easy job, if the initial meeting was an indication. City officials had to double the size of the room to accommodate the crowd, and a long white board for questions filled quickly with subjects such as “Hours of operation?” Another hot topic: how patrons at the new weed-friendly clubs and coffee shops will get their marijuana. The measure does not allow participating businesses to sell pot, so patrons would have to bring their own. Some neighborhood groups expressed doubt about allowing a pot club to open next door to a pot shop, but a police officer on the panel liked the idea. “If the people going to these places don’t have anywhere to buy it, you’re going to attract a black market,” Deputy Police Chief David Quinoness said. The workgroup plans to submit regulations to city marijuana regulators, who make the ultimate decision on which businesses get licenses, costing $2,000 a year.
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MARCHING TO HONOR THE DREAM This year’s Martin Luther King Marade — a march and parade often billed as the country’s largest — weathered the snow and cold Jan. 16, drawing a smaller-thananticipated crowd that still numbered in the thousands. The crowd, gathered to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, marched along Colfax Avenue from City Park to a Civic Center, and listened to speeches by local politicians and activists.
Thousands of marchers joined together on Jan. 16 to march down Colfax in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.
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ABOVE: Protesters make a statement by linking their arms in unity. LEFT: Stephan Mérda leads the front of a Jan. 20 protest that drew hundreds of people opposing President Donald Trump and highlighting worries about regression of civil rights and the loss of civility and ethics. Many segments of society were represented, from health care to immigration to the LGBTQ community and women. PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN CHANG
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conversation. I hope they don’t have to talk about equal rights and they don’t have to talk about the fact that we have to protect people who have been discriminated against, or people who are unable to in some cases, stand up for themselves. And she shouldn’t have to worry because of the color of her skin or because she’s a woman or because she might be a little bit different than
someone else, that there’s going to be a concern for her safety or her livelihood.” Maria Sanchez Courter, standing on a planter shouting to marchers: “I’m here to let the next four years know that we are not going to be quiet, that women’s rights matter, and we are not gonna go away. And we will not be bullied.” Emmaortte Strand, who grew up in the 1940s and ‘50s, advised younger women not to take things for granted: “I mean, people my age … we’ve been through the civil rights era and remember what it was like to have
segregated bathrooms in the South, the whole Jim Crow laws and people being lynched in the South — and things weren’t so great in the North either. I think young women could do themselves a big favor if they could study the history of women’s rights in our country, from the suffrage of the 1800s and the women’s right to get to vote in the 1920s, and realize first of all, people need to vote and get involved in the political process even if it seems unattractive. That’s the power we have. So I’m just saying get educated and be active and peaceful.”
Along with the large turnout were large signs. The colorful, handmade placards shouted their many messages, from “We will overcome” to “Women’s rights are human rights.” IAN WARREN
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ometimes the tiniest of incidents can throw us into a tirade or tantrum. We get so blinded by the perceived crisis of the moment and situation we lose our minds, our tempers can quickly flare, and we fly off the handle and do or say things we will probably regret later. Have you ever been there? Me too. Now I don’t know about you personally, but sometimes it is the smallest of changes or accidents that occur where we see people just lose it. Yet those very same people when faced with an enormous crisis or challenge seem amazingly calm during the battle or height of the storm. You may know this type of person, you may live with them or work with them. This master of remaining calm in the face of a critical situation or massive adversity may be you. So how can we develop an attitude and a technique that will help us to slow down or stop in the face of any trouble or problem, large or small, and gain control of our thoughts, words and actions before they take control of us? When I have spoken with some people who have mastered the art of
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finding calm in the fiercest of battles or crisis, and when I have witnessed such amazing grace and thoughtfulness in challenging times, there was a common denominator, a total lack of panic or worry. Instead, I heard stories of courMichael Norton age and an attitude of thinking about the bigger picture. I would see people looking and listening more than talking and screaming. The people who amaze me the most are those who are in the middle of one of life’s biggest storms or tragedies and surrounded by others who are screaming, yelling, cursing and scrambling around without direction, and yet these amazing people can observe, understand the full impact, take control in a very calm and confident manner. As a matter of fact, instead of screaming or cursing, they even speak a little more softly. There is no doubt we all get faced with little accidents and incidents that can quickly get under our skin or
annoy us to the point of anger and frustration. And locally and globally there are things happening every day that could be considered a massive challenge or enormous storm of life. And in either case, it is not what happens to us or around us, it is how we respond to what is happening to us or around us. You know the saying and maybe even the book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … And It’s All Small Stuff.” Well it’s true. The next time the dog accidentally knocks over a cup of coffee, or your child mistakenly deletes a document on your laptop, or someone bumps into you in the grocery store, just remember to stop, slow down and realize it really is just small stuff and your reputation and your character are better than that, you are better than that. Fight the impulse and urge to react, and instead respond with calm and grace. This year we almost voted into office the first woman to be the president of the United States. And had she won, some people would have been angry and frustrated, not because she was a woman, just because they were voting for someone else. But had she won, we would have all come together once again. And now, regardless of who you
voted for, we have elected the first businessman into office. Some are scared, some are overreacting and overreaching, but this is where calm, grace, understanding, stopping, slowing down, and an attitude of panic being our worst enemy must prevail. We are one country, and must come together and help Mr. Trump succeed. And as one Hollywood actor who opposed Trump recently stated, “If the president of the United States fails, we all fail. If he succeeds we all succeed.” We really must come together and help him succeed. So how about you? Do you get caught up in the moment and “lose it” sometimes too quickly? Are you someone who responds to bigger battles and storms with thoughtfulness, calm, and grace? I would love to hear your thoughts at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can learn to respond instead of react to small accidents and incidents as well as in the huge storms of life, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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Perhaps that’s why they don’t schedule children when I have an appointment. Overhearing me might be bad for business. There’s one assistant whose Native American name is “Fast Moving Footprints.” Another one whose name is “Just Keep Swimming.” Nina wears braces, and looks 15. But she is 32 and the single mother of four boys: 13-year-old twins, a 10-year-old, and an 8-year-old. She’s a former Marine. Every square inch of Nina — I’m told — is tattooed. Her meticulous handwriting is just like an architect’s. She knows things about artists, authors, films, and music that I know about, and she’s half my age. We recommend music to each other. There is no better way to find out about someone than through music. If she yearned to possess an autographed box set of Lionel Ritchie, I would nod, tip my Panama, and run for the door. Everything Nina recommends is just like she is: unusual, challenging, and
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fascinating. (I heard a rumor that she rocks a ruby red Strat late at night.) I asked her about Christmas. “The boys and I celebrated Christmas being grateful for what we have. We bought presents for the Christmas wishes of four kids that we took off of the angel tree at work. “My boys will hopefully take these simple acts of kindness I teach them and become great men.” The coincidences and alignments it took to meet Jennifer would fill a notebook. Or were they coincidences? The same goes for the unexpected discovery of Nina, who can explain Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep” better than Chandler could, who is a varsity mother, and who can place provisional crowns and assist with extractions while you are comfortably numb. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
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Learning the craft Bukatman said becoming a master sushi chef takes years, but learning for fun is quick and easy. She advises people to work with very sharp knives and know when to use water. You need dry hands when working with seaweed paper but wet when working the rice. “The trickiest part is learning to make the rice properly,” she said. Adding too much water melts the grains into a glue-like mixture. Bukatman started her sushi-making classes around 12 years ago, she said, also noting they are some of her most popular options. Customers eat as they go and take home nearly $60 worth of sushi supplies. Kizaki and his brothers offer regular sushi-making classes through their restaurants. He said they began the tradition as a way to broaden their customers’ horizons. “Food is an introduction of Japanese culture,” he said. “When I do a class I talk about Japanese culture.” Talking culture was a way to make the classes entertaining for those who are simply there to have fun, he said. But in Kizaki’s perspective, if you want to learn serious sushi-making, go to Japan. “Then,” he said, “you learn the skill from a pro.”
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iane Bukatman, who founded For the Love of Food cooking school in Golden, learned to make sushi in 2004 while working at a Washington, D.C., restaurant. One co-worker was a Japanese sushi chef for the restaurant, she said. Fascinated by the art, she’d spend free-time watching him craft sushi rolls. Eventually, he taught her the trade, she said. And when it comes to a fascination with sushi, Bukatman isn’t alone. In recent decades, sushi locations have sprung up left and right, making a large imprint in the U.S. restaurant market. Likewise, sushi-making classes have become popular options for date nights, birthday parties and other events. If you’ve ever wondered how sushi became popular in the U.S. or where to learn sushi-making, local restaurateurs and cooking instructors have the answers for you. For Yasu Kizaki, one of four brothers who run well-known Denver restaurant Sushi Den and sister restaurants Izakaya Den and OTOTO Den, sushi’s rise in popularity coincides with historical events. As people began to move from Japan to the U.S. after World War II, and through events such as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Americans gradually gained more exposure to Japanese food, he said.
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Sushi is not as dense as a mashed potatoes-and-meat type meal, she said, and sushi rolls look appealing to consumers. “Just the whole concept of, `I can look at this and it looks pretty healthy,’ ” she said. It’s also easy to personalize, she said, which is something that comes across in her classes. For those leery of raw fish, she will demonstrate how to substitute in vegetables or smoked salmon. And there are dessert options, Morin said. Sushi-makers can incorporate fresh fruit or coconut for a sweeter taste. Kizaki said sushi truly gained momentum in the 1990s. The California roll — which typically contains cucumber, crab meat and avocado — provided Westerners a steppingstone into the new culinary world, he said, as it didn’t incorporate raw fish in the mix. By the 2000s, Kizaki said, sushi was going strong.
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$19.95 Internet: Limited time offer. May not be available in your area. Speed may not be available in your area. $49.94 Bundle: Limited time offer. May not be available in your area. DIRECTV速 SELECT速 Package & speeds up to 12 Mbps when bundled with qualifying CenturyLink services. 24-month DIRECTV agreement required. 12-month Internet contract required. New customers only. Conditions apply. AutoPay enrollment required for Internet.