General Assignment Reporter
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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Colorado teacher-license fees to jump by one-third
Colorado teacher-license fees to jump by one-third

Rescuers still trying to save wounded goose
Rescuers still trying to save wounded goose

Teacher-license fees to jump by one-third
Teacher-license fees to jump by one-third

Increasingly, male teachers found at head of elementary class
Increasingly, male teachers found at head of elementary class

Group counting on baby boomers to help others navigate health care
Group counting on baby boomers to help others navigate health care

Cholesterol drugs in testing could work better than highly successful statins
Cholesterol drugs in testing could work better than highly successful statins

Dispelled kidnap myths do little to allay parents’ fears
Dispelled kidnap myths do little to allay parents' fears

Downsized schools raise bar, but not all reach it
Downsized schools raise bar, but not all reach it

Bennet, Buck locked in tight Senate contest
Bennet, Buck locked in tight Senate contest

Bennet wins in Senate race
Bennet wins in Senate race