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September 12, 2019
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Improbably Vulnerable

Andrea Mann’s story as told to Liz Bergren

What you can’t see in the photos of Jason and I walking through the woods just after our wedding ceremony, under a purple umbrella as it started to rain, is Jason’s injured finger. The injury from an accident the evening prior involved a staple gun, wedding decorations, and a trip to the emergency … [Read more...]

October 30, 2017
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Finding Home

Finding Home

A Story of Redemption and Recovery in the Face of Poverty

As told to writer Cindy Baldwin I lay on the floor of my silent mobile home praying to God that there would be some way out, bargaining with Him that there would be some way I could get my kids back. I had left an abusive husband and my family a year before, moving several hundred miles from home … [Read more...]

September 29, 2017
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Helicopter Mom

Helicopter Mom

The Challenges and Rewards of Motherhood

Being a mom is the most challenging job you will ever have, but at the same time the most rewarding. Before my daughter was born… I don’t know. My husband and I, we would just kind of go out to eat here or there, you know. It was Peppy O’Tools until they closed, now it’s Coyote’s. We didn’t have … [Read more...]

September 20, 2017
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Text Message Received

Text Message Received

When a Police Officer Receives a New Work Phone, an Unusual Friendship Blossoms

About a year ago- well, a little less than a year ago, in May of last year- there was this new cadet on patrol and he was just about to graduate cadet school. He was in the car with another patrolman, coincidentally whose father I worked with in the Sheriff’s department. Well, both of them were hit … [Read more...]

September 13, 2017
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Remembrance of a Legacy

Remembrance of a Legacy

What Will You Leave Behind When You're Gone?

The speed at which a place closes up after you’re gone is scary, regardless of what you might have done during your time there. It just doesn’t even matter. None of it really matters. And, you know, my uncle on my mother’s side was Glenn Miller. He was actually inducted into the Colorado Music … [Read more...]

September 6, 2017
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One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

Keep a Family Together Through Tragedy

I would say it started in the year 2000, when my niece called me and told me my mom had fallen. By the time I got to my niece’s, where my mom was staying, she had already been taken to the hospital. I went to the hospital, and the doctors told me she did not have long to live. So, I called my … [Read more...]

August 28, 2017
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Doing Both?

Doing Both?

An Attorney in Greeley Getting the Most Out of Motherhood and Career

Life can be planned to an extent, but interests change.  Change… If anyone asked me a year back if I would have been a wife to someone or even a mother, I would have chuckled. With many different ways I could have went with my life, I picked one of the hardest but most rewarding jobs. The blessing … [Read more...]

August 16, 2017
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A House by Themselves |

A House by Themselves |

A Greeley Doctor Struggles to Find Balance Between Work and Family

I’ve lived in Greeley for my whole career — came here in 1999 and graduated from the residency program in 2002. I’ve been the sole wage earner my whole career, which wasn’t really the plan, but my husband just hasn’t found his niche. In Greeley, that’s a decent lifestyle, one professional — half … [Read more...]

August 9, 2017
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It’s the Passion

It’s the Passion

What happens when a local music scene fades away?

We started putting on a block party a few years ago. It was a strong way to build culture in our community. Eight to ten thousand people would show up, which is crazy for a small town like Greeley. We were able to hire local bands, and people dipped in and out of the bars and shops while the bands … [Read more...]

July 19, 2017
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Just a Tiny Little Scene

Just a Tiny Little Scene

A Musician Evolves from Band Leader to Evangelist of Greeley's Music Scene

I was pretty into music growing up. After I got to high school, I started playing in rock band, and we won the “Battle of the Bands”. So after that I knew I wanted to be: a rock star. I moved to Greeley with my band in 2006. A couple of us were going to UNC, a couple of us were just working up here. … [Read more...]

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