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Dick Hilker

Missouri Athletic Director Mack Rhodes answers questions during a news conference about the search for head football coach Gary Pinkel's replacement on Nov. 18 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. (Nick Schnelle, Columbia Daily Tribune via AP)

Hilker: The strong arm of football

April 20, 2016 at 1:56 a.m.

Hilker: The strong arm of football

A University of Colorado at Boulder student counts her money after selling back her textbooks to the school bookstore in May 2013. (Daily Camera file)

Hilker: Bring down textbook prices

April 20, 2016 at 2:45 a.m.

Hilker: Bring down textbook prices

People are being helped at a driver's license office in west Denver, Oct. 07. The Colorado legislature is looking at a plan to outsource some of the Department of Motor Vehicle services to retailers in order to reduce lines and wait times at state offices. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)

Hilker: Privatize DMV services

April 21, 2016 at 2:09 a.m.

Hilker: Privatize DMV services

The Harlem Globetrotters, right, huddle during a timeout in a game against the Washington Generals, left, during a basketball game on the outdoor ice rink at Lasker Rink in New York's Central Park in February 2010. (Associated Press file)

Hilker: Farewell to the Washington Generals, longtime losers

April 21, 2016 at 12:17 p.m.

Hilker: Farewell to the Washington Generals, longtime losers

Boulder officials took a busy four-lane thoroughfare, Folsom Street, and turned it into two lanes of traffic jam. The additional right-of-way was converted to wider bicycle lanes. (Daily Camera file)

Hilker: Boulder due for political change?

April 21, 2016 at 4:31 p.m.

Hilker: Boulder due for political change?

A girl offers a prayer for A-bomb victims before lanterns placed at the Peace Memorial Park in Nagasaki, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on Aug. 8, the eve of the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. (Jiji Press, AFP/Getty Images)

Hilker: No second-guessing the A-bomb

May 21, 2016 at 3:13 p.m.

Hilker: No second-guessing the A-bomb

Children peek through the windows of an opera house model at Tiny Town in Jefferson County.

Hilker: We need more Tiny Towns for downsizing era

April 22, 2016 at 2:27 a.m.

Hilker: We need more Tiny Towns for downsizing era

A Minnesota police officer wears a body camera in Duluth. Some Minnesota police chiefs plan to ask a state agency for temporary restrictions on access to police body camera video after failing to convince Minnesota lawmakers to limit public availability. (Jim Mone, Associated Press file)

Hilker: Wait for body camera fallout

April 23, 2016 at 10:29 p.m.

Hilker: Wait for body camera fallout

NCBI says our focus skills are getting shorter. Hilker writes, blame Twitter, or tweeting. Kids only get 140 characters. They have to be brief. (The Associated Press)

Hilker: Hurry up and read this short column

April 23, 2016 at 11:50 p.m.

Hilker: Hurry up and read this short column

Kraft Foods Inc. plans to stop using artificial coloring in its packages of macaroni and cheese. (Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images file)

Hilker: Without artificial coloring, will Mikey still like it?

April 22, 2016 at 9:09 a.m.

Hilker: Without artificial coloring, will Mikey still like it?