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April 18, 2019
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
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‘I WONDER WHAT SHE’D BE LIKE TODAY’
Rick Townsend says visiting the Columbine Memorial feels like ‘saying hi’ to his daughter Lauren, who was killed in the school shooting 20 years ago. For more from Townsend and others whose lives were never the same after April 20, 1999, turn to pages 5-8.
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A PIECE OF HISTORY
NOT ALONE
Suicide-prevention walk at Arapahoe High School brings community together
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms offers a getaway right here in the metro area P15
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THE BOTTOM LINE
“She’s got a very tough job, and we need somebody at the helm of this school who’s up to the job.”
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Jessica Peck, attorney, calling for the replacement of Arapahoe High Principal Natalie Pramenko | Page 2 SouthPlatteIndependent.net
INSIDE: VOICES PAGE 12 | LIFE PAGE 14 | CALENDAR PAGE 25 | SPORTS PAGE 27