May is mental health month, and the kids are talking about it. One evening in April, a hodgepodge of people with connections to teens, including teens themselves, participated in a mental health forum. As a reporter and lay person, I had the opportunity to participate, and want to share a couple of highlights that I […]
James Steindler
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Turning ‘pain into power’
From a young age, Jack Holden Raife wanted to learn to fly airplanes. Sadly, he was just 18-years-old when he passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 2, explained his obituary, found on the opening page of the leaflet passed out at the young man’s memorial on Saturday, April 15. The memorial was held on the […]
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Navigating the party amid fentanyl boom
Doctor Rob Valuck runs a drug abuse prevention center at the University of Colorado, “The Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention.” Most of the center’s work focuses on prescribed drugs, but not exclusively. “Virtually my entire career has been spent on, more or less, the opioid crisis and trying to formulate responses to it at […]
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Connecting virtually
As with technology in general, social media is adapting and digital-interfacing is getting closer and closer to home. A plethora of available platforms cater to everything from world-wide communication and discovery to serving microcosms of society as immediate as a localized friend group. Today, people can get to know who their neighbors are without even […]
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5Point expands its flagship festival
The film event of the year is gearing up for its 16th annual flagship festival. That’s right, the 5Point Adventure Film Festival is right around the corner, kicking off Wednesday, April 19 and wrapping up on Sunday, April 23. This year, there are 50 films to enjoy. Of those 50, 10 are showing in Colorado […]
