Author: STEPHANIE EARLS stephanie.earls@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Manitou Springs photographer’s new book celebrates classic American playgrounds
When they first began appearing in American towns and cities in the early 20th century, public playgrounds were far from the frivolous invention the name implies. Rather, the establishment of designated child activity areas, with exercise equipment, was part of a Progressive Era social agenda that aimed to educate and socialize underprivileged and immigrant children…
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Colorado College student’s sleep study taps subjects’ mindset
You’ve likely heard of the placebo effect, an outcome that cannot be attributed to a specific treatment or therapy but rather is caused by a patient’s mindset alone. As it turns out, the force behind the placebo effect – namely our beliefs and perceptions – might be one of the more powerful health tools in…
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In keep-it-short age, a hunger still exists for great storytelling, writer says
The written word – and what readers expect from it – has evolved in strange ways since the dawn of the Internet age. In the past two decades, we’ve learned a new, abbreviated language and embraced a phantom social currency that lets us feel connected without requiring us to connect. Information is truncated and streamed,…
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Minister, mom
Patti Agnew’s first appointment as a Methodist pastor was in Holly, a prairie town near the Kansas border, population about 900. The year was 1994 and Agnew was 30, recently married and a fresh seminary graduate from Los Angeles. She was the first female pastor ever tapped to lead the trio of small, rural congregations…
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Focus on the Family’s “Irreplaceable” opens Tuesday
“Irreplaceable,” a new, feature-length documentary from Focus on the Family, premieres in a special one-night nationwide screening at more than 700 theaters Tuesday, but the film championing traditional family structure and marriage has collected controversy on its way to the big screen. The film follows married father-of-four Tim Sisarich, executive director of Focus’ New Zealand…
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Sud Sisters: Super Bowl brew picks
When beer calls, we drink. Sud Sisters, a new beer column and blog, officially debuts Feb. 26 in the Food section and at gazettedev.gazette.com. With the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, though, we figured why wait? Our beer skills are needed now. Plus, if you don’t like our personal recommendations for game-day brews, you’ll…
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Mile High fashion: A colorful evolution of Broncos uniforms
Aside from serving as mutual dating pools, fashion runways and the gridiron have little in common – or so it might seem. Former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis put it like this: “It was the uniforms. That’s how we won those Super Bowls,” said Davis, who led the team to back-to-back titles in 1997…
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Leukemia patient, Broncos DB share more than a name
When Carter Gates was 7, he discovered a passion for football. Not just football, but the Denver Broncos. Not just the Broncos, but defensive back Tony Carter. “With his name being Carter and having that on the back of the jersey, he thought it was so cool,” said Carter’s mom, Kelly Gates. What began with…
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Colorado Springs, Denver among nation’s driest cities
Americans’ opinions about humidity often seem relative. A measure of the level of moisture in the air, humidity can have a drastic effect on everything it touches. Dry air can make extreme heat more tolerable – as in “it’s a dry heat” – and can benefit those with some respiratory ailments, but it also can…
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Divide man leads photo safaris to Africa
“You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions.” – Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), “Out of Africa” In Africa, the night is full of voices. Allan Studer takes a moment to get into character. The sound he makes begins as a low grumble and swells to rhythmic chuffing, like Morse code transmitted by…