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BARBWIRE BOB 3-9-23

A series on the evolution of the growth and technology of newspapers over decades from the pioneer days to the present. NEWSPAPERS WERE A BOOMING ENTERPRISE Part: 4 Colorado newspapers have always been in demand from the mining camps to cattle country.  As the Colorado Territory became a state in 1876, there was a newspaper …

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BARBWIRE BOB – 3-2-23

PART 3: NEWSPAPER TECHNOLOGY AND IBM Using new technology, the newspaper exploded with growth. Moffat County and Craig boomed with energy development and the arrival of coal-fired electric power plants.  The small newspaper now had a two-unit new Goss printing press that could print color and 20,000 16-page newspapers an hour.  We had 30 newspaper …

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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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