One of the historic wins during the just-ended legislative session is Colorado’s first-ever maternity-care bill package: the Birth Equity Bill Package, also referred to as Colorado’s Momnibus, after the federal package by that name.
After six years in Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, I was given $100 and sent on my way. I vowed I’d never return to drug use or jail. Some people told
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Detra Dione Farries leaves the courtroom following her advisement hearing Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in El Paso County Court. Farries was arrested Friday, February 25, 2011 on suspicion of manslaughter in the dragging death of tow truck driver Allen Rose. Colorado Springs police believe Farries was at the wheel of a GMC sport-utility vehicle that dragged Rose, 35, an Iraq war veteran, for more than a mile on February 23, 2011. Mark Reis, The Gazette
MARK REIS
Jurors in the Detra Farries trial ride in a bus along Platte Avenue Tuesday, February 14, 2012 past a roadside memorial to Allen Lew Rose that was covered by a tarp Tuesday by the District Attorney s Office. Mark Reis, The Gazette
Belleview Station, 6785 East Chenango TheBigWonderful returns with an opening weekend filled with music, craft cocktails and beer, food trucks and a festival shopping market. Saturday is devoted to Colorado bluegrass, with Sugar Moon, Meadow Mountain, Pick & Howl and Chain Station. Sunday is for local cover and jam bands, with Dogs Off Leash, Wake Up & Live: A Bob Marley Tribute, Puma Borracha and DeadPhish Orchestra. Both days, Something Vinyl Club will be spinning records in the festival vendor village. The Beer Garden Bar, with ten-plus Colorado craft beers as well as Derby-themed cocktails, will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. General admission tickets are $35 Saturday, $30 Sunday; Open Bar sessions are available from noon to 4 p.m. or 4 to 8 p.m. ($65 Saturday, $60 Sunday), and include admission to the festival. Get tickets and more information at thebigwonderful.com.