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Justin Everett, who represents state House District 22 in south Jefferson County, said, “I am a product of school choice.” Everett talked about moving from New York to Colorado as a child and having a hard time finding a school that could meet his needs as a gifted student. “I ended up being the poor kid in a private school...” Everett said. “We wouldn’t watch TV at night to save money. We had one light on by the kitchen table, where my mom would read a library book and my dad would read the paper and I would do my homework. That’s what my parents would do to cut
Colorado’s four-year high school graduation rate reached a six-year high last year, with some area districts — including Denver Public Schools — that serve at-risk students showing marked improvement and others taking steps back. The on-time graduation rate for the class of 2016 was 78.9 percent, according to data released in January by the state education department. That’s a 1.6 percentage point jump from the previous year. The state’s dropout rate also improved, falling by 0.2 percentage points. All told, 584 fewer students dropped out in 2015-16 than in the previous school year. The state’s graduation gap between students of color and white students also narrowed slightly for the sixth consecutive year. The four-year graduation rate for students of color was 71.9 percent, an increase of 1.7 percentage points from last year. The graduation rate for white students in 2016 was 84.4 percent. “The news is encouraging for the state and shows the continued dedicated commitment of students, parents, teachers and school staff,” Education Commissioner Katy Anthes said in a statement. “It is motivating that we are moving in the right direction as we all strive to have students graduate prepared for life after high school, whether that is in college or careers.”
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Supporters of school choice gather at the steps of the capital in Denver Jan.26 as part of National School Choice week. MIKE DIFERDINANDO
Capitol rally promotes school choice Similar events took place around the country BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Jordan Smith, a fifth-grade student at Golden View Classical Academy, stood on the steps of the state Capitol and spoke about her school and the opportunities it provides. She said she likes the books they read at her school in Golden, including “Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Garden.” She called her education “a gift.” “It’s perfect for me,” she said.
Smith was one of hundreds of people from around Colorado who gathered in Denver to advocate for school choice Jan. 26. The rally was in support of National School Choice Week. Similar events took place around the country. School choice advocates support empowering parents to choose the right school for their children. These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, online learning, private schools and homeschooling, according to the National School Choice Week website. Supporters held signs and wore yellow scarves to show unity.
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Legislator’s bill aims to protect Colorado’s minorities Salazar working on a bill to challenge federal changes BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
During his election campaign, President Donald Trump spoke often about deportation plans for undocumented immigrants and keeping a close eye on the Islamic community. But after Trump’s win in November, police departments in cities like Denver and Aurora said they will not enforce federal immigration laws, and Boulder’s city council unanimously voted to declare itself a sanctuary city. Now state Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, is considering similar legislation for the entire state. “What I’m considering isn’t a sanctuary measure, but rather about protecting the states’ rights,” he said. “I want Colorado to be proactive instead of reactive.” The bill Salazar is proposing is still being fine-tuned, and he doesn’t have a timeline for when it will be introduced. The measure is tentatively called “The Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act” after the late Colorado governor who spoke in defense of Japanese-Americans facing intern-
ment during World War II. In its current form, the bill would stop state, cities, counties and law enforcement agencies from providing information about the race, ethnicity, immigration status or religious affiliation of Colorado residents to the federal government for deportation or tracking purposes. Protecting the rights of all citizens, regardless of their background, has gained renewed importance to many minority communities not just in Colorado, but in the entire country. On Jan. 17, the Latino Democratic caucus — which includes Salazar and Senate Democratic Leader Lucia Guzman, Assistant Minority Leader Leroy Garcia, Sen. Irene Aguilar, Sen. Dominick Moreno, Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran, Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, Rep. Dan Pabon and Rep. Donald Valdez — released a statement about the importance of protection. “Nationally, over 900 suspected hate incidents have been reported, including several in our state,” the statement said. “Many people are also worried about potential changes that would impact people of color, immigrants, Muslims, women, members of the LGBTQ community and the environment.” The statement ends with a pledge that “Colorado does not endorse hate. We will do everything we can to protect the rights of all of our residents and to defend against any efforts that
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here are two old proverbs I would like to share with you this week. The first is this, “An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarWINNING rels.” And the second one is this, “Fools WORDS find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.” Well since typically I share my opinions way too often in these columns, I thought maybe this week I would shift Michael Norton it up a little bit and ask more questions as opposed to sharing opinions and observations. And is it OK if I ask you to write back and answer or respond to any or all of the questions posed? The first question I would pose would be around another famous thought shared by many authors and experts, “Seek first to understand and then to be understood.” What
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has happened to us as a nation as we have endured this past election season and outcome of the election? Have we really forgotten to seek first and then to be understood? The second proverb I quoted above seems to capture this, and unfortunately and rightly so has found us playing the role of the fool and worried more about airing our own opinions than seeking to understand others. Long before the election, leading up to the election, and now post-election, there have been stories of marriages ending, friendships being destroyed, business partners separating, siblings who have stopped communicating, coworkers refusing to work together or even talk. There has been documented violence that speaks to the first proverb I shared, “An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.” The questions are just too many to list in a short weekly column, so let’s just start with a few questions, shall we? Is this who we have become? Have we become a society and culture that now relies on the freedom and acces-
sibility that social media outlets provide to air our own selfish opinions? Have we come to the point where we don’t even form our own opinions or sound judgment because we rely on what we hear or read through the posts of others? Some we know and some we have never met. I mean day in and day out someone invariably shares with me that they have deleted more friends from their Facebook account because they can no longer stand the rhetoric. I wonder if that might be an interesting statistic for Facebook to share, how many people have been unfriended over the past few months? In the continued spirit of asking questions instead of pontificating, when did we stop thinking for ourselves? Now I am not saying that everyone has, but would you agree that there seems to be a lot of jumping on some else’s bandwagon going on? Do you think we should start or maybe just get back to having sound judgment and making our own decisions based on our own true belief systems instead of being held hostage of the
belief systems of others? Do you think that if we found our way back to staying true to our belief systems, and if we took the time to listen and seek to understand others first that we may save a few marriages, friendships, working relationships, and heartache? Do you think that there is a certain percentage of the population that simply likes to stir the pot, acting the fool just to start a quarrel? When you think about this for yourself and for your own family and friends, how many times have you changed the channel on the television or logged off of the internet because it was just too much to handle? For me the final question is this, “Is it time for change?” And not the “Hope and Change” of a campaign speech, and not the change that a new president may or may not bring about. I am asking if it’s time to change for us? For you? For me? For all of us? Is it time to be reminded that an unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts SEE NORTON, P5
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f all the things to be heartbroken about in 2016, the separation and divorce of HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” stars was not one of them. For me. There has always QUIET been an interest in DESPERATION the personal lives of well-known people, even if their notoriety is dubious. That why we have autobiographies and biographies. It’s an industry to follow and document personalities. A paparazzi’s photo Craig Marshall of a celebrity up to no Smith good can put a lot of money in his pocket. If you have ever wondered where the word “paparazzi” comes from, here it is. Paparazzo was the name of a news photographer in Federico Fellini’s 1960 film La Dolce Vita.
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Fellini said, “`Paparazzo’ suggests to me a buzzing insect, hovering, darting, stinging.” I have another, unprintable, name for men and women who poke into the private lives of anyone with a telephoto lens. I don’t care how much weight someone has gained or lost, or what they had done to their lips. Others do, and (seem to) subsist on the ups and downs of the “Bachelors” and the “Bachelorettes.” Why is Johnny Deep’s financial report in the front pages of a daily? I became aware of an interest in named names for the first time when I heard that Eddie Fisher had his eye on Elizabeth Taylor, when he was still married to Debbie Reynolds. Fisher and Reynolds were supposed to conform, I guess, to an idealized vision of love and marriage. “Stay put,” America said. It impacted Fisher’s career, and many cheered when Taylor hooked up with Richard Burton.
It went around my high school that Emily had cheated on Mike with John, while Mike was cheating on Emily with Norm. I realized then that it was human nature to take a vicarious interest in the goings-on of others. Later, as a college art professor, I became the subject of rumors that continue, like a noir film, to follow me out of the past. We are often flawed characters. If we weren’t, where would literature and cinema and songs be? “Your Cheatin’ Heart” was a hit for a reason. Would you go to a film about a couple without conflicts of any kind? Probably not. I know someone who doesn’t seem to know anything that is going on in the world of entertainers outside of entertainment. I don’t know how she does it. She must have bought a filter on Amazon Prime. I have come to the conclusion that
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we all need distractions from the important stuff. Otherwise, why would over a million people in a 650,000 population town show up to celebrate a professional football team? I have tried to look at this from both sides. Believe it or not, that’s what I do with just about everything. I am a known humbug when it t comes to human excesses. And we g excess all over the place. 6 Charles Dickens’ books were serialized. All of them. That means they i weren’t published all at once. a It was a brilliant idea for its time. t Anticipation is an exciting thing. We v want to know what is going to happen g d next to our favorite distractions. The next thing you know, we’re flip- B a ping and flopping all over it like the r dickens. s Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. t a He can be reached at craigmarshallh smith@comcast.net.
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Eddy Serrano, a senior at KIPP Denver, leaps out of a pocket of defenders while his teammate, Felizardo Varela (4), sets a pick. KIPP came out on top Jan. 26, winning 61-55 against Arrupe Jesuit High. IAN WARREN
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Denver Public Schools was among the districts that saw a rise in its graduation rate. The rate for 2016 is 67.2 percent, up from 64.8 percent. DPS officials celebrated their improved numbers at Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy, a kindergarten through 12th school in southwest Denver that posted a 100 percent on-time graduation rate last year and had zero dropouts. DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg hailed it as a “shining example,” a formerly struggling school reborn after being put on turnaround status. Since the state changed the way it tracks graduation rates eight years ago, DPS’ four-year graduation rate has grown 70 percent, Boasberg said. The graduation rates at another
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quarrels? And should we also think about the fact that it is fools finding no pleasure in understanding, but that they delight in airing their own opinions? How about you? How have you or would you respond to the questions
metro area district, Englewood Public Schools, climbed from 47 percent in 2015 to 54 percent in 2017. Diana Zakhem, the district’s director of postsecondary and workforce readiness, said the district has been working on improving graduation rates for years. “It really is a combination of a lot of different things,” Zakhem said. “Focusing on student engagement, relevancy and relationships with them — all of those things have helped and contributed. It’s not just one thing that happens over one school year.” The Sheridan School District, meanwhile, had a 69.1 percent graduation rate, down from 75.9 percent in 2015. The tiny Sheridan district this year jumped off the state’s accountability clock for low performance. Depending on how it fares on other measures, the decline in graduation rates could put the district on the state watch list again.
above? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can get back to seeking to understand and then to be understood, wouldn’t you agree that 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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costs and make sure I had a high-quality education.” State Rep. Polly Lawrence, of Roxborough, and state Rep. Patrick Neville, of Franktown, also spoke at the rally. Joanie Williams, a parent of three students at Doral Academy in Arvada, held signs and said she came to support her school and its style of education. “We came out today to support arts-integration education,” William said. Erick Valencia, the communications coordinator at Platte River Academy, a charter school in Highlands Ranch, spoke to the crowd in both English and Spanish. “School choice is something I’m passionate about,” Valencia said. “It’s great to see so many people here who believe in the same thing.”
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Three master ballet works, accompanied by the Colorado Ballet Orchestra, will be staged at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver from Feb. 17-26. (Performances will be preceded by the Firebird Gala, also at the Ellie, at 6 p.m. on Feb. 6 — information and tickets: coloradoballet.org/gala.) Ballet MasterWorks is presented every two years to highlight the skills of the various dancers, alternating with a collection of contemporary works. The 2017 production includes “Firebird,” choreographed to Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Ballet” by RussianAmerican dancer Yuri Possokhov. He was originally with the Bolshoi and has been with San Francisco Ballet since 1994, where he was principal dancer until 2006 and since then has been choreographer-in-residence. His “Firebird” premiered with the Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2004 in Portland, based on Russian folklore, and tells of a beautiful princess, rescued by a magical bird with dazzling feathers — and by heroic Prince Ivan. Also on the program: “Serenade,” choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings in C,” the first ballet he created in America. It includes 28 dancers in blue costumes, in front of a blue background. “Petit Mort,” created by choreographer Jiri Kylian to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is the final work on the program. The choreographer created the ballet for the Salzburg Festival on the second centenary of Mozart’s death and based it on slow movements in Mozart’s two most famous piano concertos. It will be the first time Colorado Ballet has presented a Kylian ballet. Kylian started training with the
Principal Dancer Maria Mosina is air-bourne in “The Firebird,” to music by Stravinsky, in Colorado Ballet‘s “Masterworks” program at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver. Mosina, who has had a long career with Colorado Ballet, plans to retire after this season. ALLEN BIRNBACH
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Prague National Conservatory at age 9, after seeing a performance that inspired him, then got a scholarship to the School of the Royal Ballet in London. He worked with Stuttgart Ballet and directed the Nederlands Dance Theatre before starting a chamber company for dancers over 40, according to online information. Artistic director Gil Boggs said Ballet MasterWorks is the dancers’ favorite production of the year artistically. In another Colorado Ballet matter, a note from the company’s office said that the March 31 through April 2 performance of “The Little Mermaid” at Gates
Ballet MasterWorks will be presented Feb. 17 to 26 by the Colorado Ballet at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 18, 24, 25; 2 p.m. on Feb. 18, 19, 26. Tickets: $30 to $155: coloradoballet.org. or call 303-8378888, ext. 2. Concert Hall is completely sold out. It features original music by composer Michael Moricz and choreography by Tony Award winner Lynne Taylor Corbett, who is a Littleton High School graduate.
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Two Denver officers involved in a fatal shooting that sparked angry protests and followed high-profile killings by police elsewhere in the country will not be disciplined, officials said. An investigation by the Denver Police Department and other agencies determined the officers used appropriate force when they shot and killed Jessica Hernandez, 17, on Jan.
26, 2015. The review also said they complied with policies in place at the time. “Nonetheless, this incident is a tragedy for all involved,” the department said in a news release Jan. 23. “Ms. Hernandez had her whole life in front of her and we mourn her loss with the family.” The Denver District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the officers, saying their lives where threatened when Hernandez drove toward them in a stolen car. The vehicle did not hit either officer, but Mitch Morrissey, who was district attorney at the time, said it was dangerously close.
The officers fired eight shots into the car, hitting Hernandez three times. Four other teenagers who were in the vehicle were not injured. Shortly after Hernandez’s death, the police department barred officers from shooting at moving vehicles unless someone inside is firing at them. The teen’s shooting marked the fourth time in seven months that Denver police fired into a moving vehicle. The old guidelines let officers fire on a car if it was bearing down on them and there was a chance they could be struck. An independent monitor of the department deemed those rules inadequate, in part because they
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Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joy E. Hoehler, a/k/a Joy Eldora Peterson, a/k/a Joy Eldora Hoehler, a/k/a Joy E. Peterson, a/k/a Joy Peterson, a/k/a Joy Hoehler, Deceased Case Number 2017PR30064 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 2, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. Keith T. Peterson Personal Representative 151 W. 1st Ave. Denver, CO 80223 Legal Notice No.: 8006 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregg T. Abell, aka Gregg Thomas Abell, aka G.T. Abell, aka Gregg Abell, Deceased Case Number: 2016 PR 31524 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 19, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.
Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Otto Kuhn, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30038
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 2, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. Dale Robert Kuhn Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo, LLC 650 S. Cherry Street, No. 710 Denver, Colorado 80246 Legal Notice No: 8004 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty Joan Schranck, aka Betty J. Schranck, aka Betty Schranck, Deceased Case No.: 17PR30075
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 2, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ original signature on file in office of Palmer, Goertzel & Associates, P.C.
Madeleine M. McBride Personal Representative 4133 S. Newport Way Denver, Colorado 80237-2033
Patricia F. Gatton Personal Representative 4679 S. Xavier Denver, CO 80236 303-795-5110
Legal Notice No: 8000 First Publication: January 19, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
Legal Notice No.: 8005 First Publication: February 2, 2017 Last Publication: February 16, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald Dispatch
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Pamela Kay Tufts, aka Pamela K. Tufts, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30019 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 19, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. Wendy Tufts-VanBuskirk Personal Representative 19827 Morden Blush Drive Lutz, FL 33558 Legal Notice No: 8001 First Publication: January 19, 2017 Last Publication: February 2, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
Government Legals Public Notice In accordance with Board Resolution of January 11, 2017: The Annual Public Meeting and election of 2017 Officers for SouthWest Improvement Council (SWIC); SouthWest Neighborhood Housing; Rio de Esperanza LLLP; and RDE Corporation takes place Wednesday, February 15th at 3:30 p.m. in Eagle Bear Hall at the Westwood Community Center, 1000 South Lowell Blvd. in Denver, Colorado.
Nominated for 2017 Officers are Tony Oum, President; Linda Vargas, Vice-President; Gus Achey, Treasurer; Judy Hrdlicka, Secretary; Ray Ehrenstein, Director; and Phil Munsterman, Director. Legal Notice No.: 8002 First Publication: January 26, 2017 Last Publication: February 9, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald Dispatch
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