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GV Council gets more pushback for forcing its Arts Council to change scholarship policy

In October, as part of the process of reviewing its $60 million 2023 citywide budget, the Greenwood Village City Council decided that its Arts and Humanities Council (GVAHC) had to discontinue its policy of awarding three $5,000 merit scholarships annually to talented Arapahoe County high school seniors planning to major in the arts in college. …

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UNPACKING THE BACKPACK – Maybe students should spend their money elsewhere

Art can break down barriers. It can open minds and connect communities. Art at its best reaches across borders. Greenwood Village City Council, however, has taken the opposite position with its recent meddling in the work of the city’s Arts and Humanities Council. With the decision to restrict and ultimately cancel the annual Greenwood Village …

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BARBWIRE BOB – 2-9-23

From ROTC to tank warfare Following two years of mandatory ROTC, a choice was offered to Junior level students to enroll in advanced military science for two- years that offered a Reserve Officer commission as a 2nd Lt. Following graduation, a tour of duty in the Army or Air Force. They didn’t offer naval programs. …

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UNPACKING THE BACKPACK – The Proust questionnaire

Marcel Proust, a French novelist, essayist, and critic from the early twentieth century, is probably best known for his iconic, massive novel Remembrance of Things Past. The book follows the narrator’s recollection of childhood and his transition into adulthood, pondering the loss of time and the eternal search for meaning. In contemporary times, Proust may …

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BARBWIRE BOB 2-2-23

I departed ranch life after graduating from high school in Craig, Co. to attend Colorado A&M.  My goal was to become a veterinarian and return to the ranch life with my father and my four uncles who all had adjoining ranches in rural Moffat County. My dad really liked the concept of me becoming a  …

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