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Bruise News: A Roller Derby Blog
The draw of the derby is fierce.
My name is Amy. I'm nice. I'm shy. I redefine lazy when it comes to physical activity. I have a desk job as the online community manager at the Tribune. I try to make well-thought-out decisions about my future.
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Coming Together community series
"Coming Together" is The Tribune's new weekly series that will explore the different ways -- big and small -- that people in Weld County are building community. These people are examples of how each of us can make a difference just by getting involved. The series officially begins April 8.
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The Growth Effect
The Tribune explores growth in Greeley and Northern Colorado in this new special section. Part one deals with the history of growth in the area.
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WWII Veterans
Heroes of World War II is a weekly series that honors the men and women who served our country during World War II. Each week, the Tribune features a soldier who served overseas or on the homefront.
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North to Colorado
To explore the topic of illegal immigration in Colorado, the Tribune teamed
with its affiliated newspapers across the state to create a series of stories
that will run during the next week. In addition to reporting from Weld County,
our correspondents reported from the resort areas of Vail, Aspen and
Breckenridge and the bedroom communities in the Roaring Fork Valley. Another
writer spent time in northern Mexico, visiting the towns from which many of
Colorado’s immigrants originate.
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On the Right Road?
In a two-year project, the Tribune examined why Weld County regularly leads the state in traffic fatalities. The underlying causes are explored in a special section called "On the Right Road?"
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Saving Our Schools
"Saving our Schools” is a monthly series examining student performance in Greeley-Evans School District 6. The Tribune will explore why District 6 has some of the lowest Colorado Student Assessment Program scores in the state and what can be done to improve academic performance.
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Going Home
“Going Home,” is a seven-part story about an Ethiopian man’s mission to give his family a better life, his pursuit of the American dream and his journey back home to find the man he used to be.
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Liberty in Liberia
This week, Liberia is having its first elections since a 14-year civil war tore the country apart. Tribune reporter Millete Birhanemaskel will be there to give readers first-hand reports of the historical event as a country takes its first official step into democracy. Birhanemaskel was chosen to be part of a six-person media team to report on the elections as part of a fellowship offered by the United Nations and the National Association of Black Journalists.
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Living on the Edge
"Living on the Edge" is an in-depth series about the personal stories behind poverty in Weld County. The Tribune explores how poverty affects the community
from the homeless on the streets to the poor students in the schools to the people who are on the brink of poverty and can't seem to get ahead.
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Gangs in Greeley
A special look at gangs in Greeley in a special series of articles from April and May of 2005.
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Access & Ability
People with disabilities have long struggled to gain their independence. They have encountered many obstacles, some obvious, others not. In Access & Ability, the Greeley Tribune examines how far people with disabilities have come in gaining their right to independence and how far they have yet to go
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Faces of our Future
For the past decade, children of Weld County have been part of an alarming trend. Compared to children across the state, Weld County kids fare worse in important areas such as income, health care and education. Last year, Greeley was one of four Colorado cities in crisis in terms of children's well-being. "Faces of Our Future" is a yearlong series about the personal stories behind the statistics and the effort to change the course of our children's lives.
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Worlds Apart - Coming Together
Many Weld County Hispanics and Anglos live in different worlds. You can see that in what some refer to as the two Greeleys. North and west Greeley are only a few miles apart physically, but culturally they might as well be in different countries. In monthly installments, the Greeley Tribune will explore the complex issues surrounding race relations. Through this journey, we hope to reach a deeper understanding of ourselves and our future.
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Stories from Colorado 14
The stretch of Colo. 14 in Weld County is more than just cowboys, dust storms and the prairie. The highway is sometimes deadly and filled with speed demons. Read about the history of the highway in this special series.
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