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David Olinger

David Olinger is a former investigative journalist for The Denver Post.

The construction site at the VA hospital project in Aurora, Colo.

VA officials were warned about Aurora project before work began

April 24, 2016 at 10:48 a.m.

VA officials were warned about Aurora project before work began

The 1100 foot concourse connects the buildings at the new Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, CO, viewed during a tour April 18, 2015. The 31 acre campus includes 1.26 million square feet in 10 buildings, as well as 3 parking structures. The hospital is designed to withstand and stay operational during a natural disaster.

VA report says no good alternatives to Aurora hospital completion

April 25, 2016 at 3:32 a.m.

VA report says no good alternatives to Aurora hospital completion

Construction managers accompany members of the media during a tour of the new Veterans Administration hospital complex, which is under construction, in Aurora, Colo., just east of downtown Denver, Saturday April 18, 2015. Plumbers, electricians and drywall installers are still at work on the budget-busting Denver veterans hospital, even as the Veterans Affairs Department tries to coax another $830 million from Congress to finish the project, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

VA mess in Aurora likely to affect other projects nationwide

April 25, 2016 at 12:40 a.m.

VA mess in Aurora likely to affect other projects nationwide

U.S. senators, staff, and other lawmakers inspect the new VA hospital construction site in Aurora, April 24, 2015. The hospital's $604 million construction budget and now is expected to cost $1.73 billion.

Senators, VA official clash over Aurora hospital at hearing

April 25, 2016 at 7:09 a.m.

Senators, VA official clash over Aurora hospital at hearing

The VA's Brad McCollam said the extra $340 million would cover staff training, as well as furniture, fixtures and equipment.

VA investigation into Aurora hospital will get construction expert

April 25, 2016 at 4:38 a.m.

VA investigation into Aurora hospital will get construction expert

AURORA, CO. - APRIL 18: A research building is viewed during a tour new Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, CO April 18, 2015. The latest estimate for the half-finished Aurora campus alone 脩 $1.73 billion 脩 is $1.1 billion above the budget awarded to contractor Kiewit-Turner when construction started more than three years ago. The 31 acre campus includes 1.26 million square feet in 10 buildings, as well as 3 parking structures. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post)

VA panel investigating Aurora hospital missing construction expert

April 25, 2016 at 3:15 a.m.

VA panel investigating Aurora hospital missing construction expert

The VA's Brad McCollam said the extra $340 million would cover staff training, as well as furniture, fixtures and equipment.

$1.73 billion estimate for VA hospital excludes equipment, beds

April 25, 2016 at 6:06 a.m.

$1.73 billion estimate for VA hospital excludes equipment, beds

The construction site of the VA hospital at the Anschutz Medical Campus on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

Private medical care for veterans proposed during Aurora forum

April 25, 2016 at 4:16 a.m.

Private medical care for veterans proposed during Aurora forum

In Castlewood Canyon State Park, hikers can visit the remains of a Cherry Creek dam, shown here, that collapsed during a torrential 1933 rainstorm, shooting a wall of water 15 feet high downstream to Denver.

Hiking downhill at Castlewood Canyon

June 24, 2016 at 2:36 p.m.

Hiking downhill at Castlewood Canyon

The construction site of the VA hospital at the Anschutz Medical Campus on Tuesday. From its beginnings, the vision of a gleaming new medical campus for Colorado veterans featured what critics call extravagant design touches.

VA was warned that Aurora hospital could face huge cost overruns

April 25, 2016 at 3:19 a.m.

VA was warned that Aurora hospital could face huge cost overruns