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Monte Whaley
Monte Whaley is a former Denver Post reporter.
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Search is on in Longs Peak area for New Jersey man
Search crews set out Saturday morning to find a 30-year-old New Jersey man who was reported overdue after an attempted Thursday climb on Longs Peak.

“It’s just heartbreaking”: Arapahoe High School cancels classes in wake of second student death in three days
Two seniors at Arapahoe High School in Centennial died three days apart this past week, sending mental health workers and counselors onto a campus still operating under the shadow of...

Colorado teacher union plans October blitz for Amendment 73 school tax increase
Colorado's largest teacher union is planning several events in October to rally support for the proposed statewide tax increase for schools as well as local school funding measures that will...

September’s record heat baked Denver schools, prompting complaints from teachers and parents
Fall weather is finally cooling off older city schools, but not the ire of many teachers and parents who say Denver Public Schools has done little to keep classrooms from...

Veteran educator Ron Cabrera named interim superintendent of Denver Public Schools
Ron Cabrera, who began his 40-year career as an educator as a teacher at North High School, will become interim superintendent of Denver Public Schools next month following a unanimous vote Thursday...

Colorado Mesa University student dies in shooting
A Colorado Mesa University student was killed by gunfire, school officials said Saturday.

Special-needs kids become co-pilots at Centennial Airport
Challenge Air for Kids and Friends was held at Centennial Airport Saturday to help special needs kids realize their dream of piloting an airplane. As many as 100 kids were...

Toxic algae found in Gunnison’s Blue Mesa Reservoir
The National Park Service has found toxic algae in a section of Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison and is asking people to exercise caution when using the reservoir.

Embittered by NFL, former Pro Bowl QB living in Castle Rock writes plays about “psychopathic blood sport” he now hates
Mike Boryla spent 40 years forgetting all about football. Now the 67-year-old former Regis High School star, Philadelphia Eagle and all-pro quarterback talks about it all the time in stark,...

$14 million gift to University of Denver will fund Scrivner Institute of Public Policy
Doug and Mary Scrivner this week gave the University of Denver $14 million to support public policy teaching, research and scholarship, and, in return, the Scrivner Institute of Public Policy was...