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Kevin Simpson
Kevin Simpson was a reporter at The Denver Post until 2018. He covered a wide variety of topics at The Denver Post while working as a sports writer, metro columnist and general assignment reporter with a focus on long-form pieces. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he arrived in Colorado in 1979 and spent five years covering sports at the Rocky Mountain News before moving to The Post. He shifted from sports to city desk in 1987 and spent seven years writing his metro column before focusing on long-form stories that have spanned subjects as diverse as storm chasers, bull riding and conflict in the Middle East.
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Cherry Creek’s Chesley to retire as superintendent; Bull to interview
Cherry Creek's Chesley to retire as superintendent; Bull to interview

Colorado wins Race to the Top money for early childhood push
Colorado wins Race to the Top money for early childhood push

Colorado wins Race to the Top money for early childhood push
Colorado wins Race to the Top money for early childhood push

New NAEP results explore link between vocabulary, reading skill
New NAEP results explore link between vocabulary, reading skill

Expanded learning offers more hours, but not more of the same
Expanded learning offers more hours, but not more of the same

Will new studio prompt artist/anatomist Zahourek to resume painting?
Will new studio prompt artist/anatomist Zahourek to resume painting?

Aurora schools superintendent John Barry will move on
Aurora schools superintendent John Barry will move on

DPS, plaintiffs now speak same language on modified consent decree
DPS, plaintiffs now speak same language on modified consent decree

Amid adjustment to civilian life, veteran still feels tug of military
Amid adjustment to civilian life, veteran still feels tug of military

Little-known VRAP program offers vets a chance to retool for workforce
Little-known VRAP program offers vets a chance to retool for workforce