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Tom Noel

Winfield Scott Stratton, the Cripple Creek gold tycoon and Colorado's quirkiest philanthropist, favored giving over receiving.

Noel: A most extraordinary philanthropist

June 13, 2016 at 1:10 p.m.

Noel: A most extraordinary philanthropist

Four Broncos fans dressed in Halloween costumes laugh during a game between the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High on Oct. 27 in Denver. The Broncos beat the Redskins 45-21. (Dustin Bradford, Getty Images)

Noel: Pass the “egg of life” this Sunday

April 28, 2016 at 9:13 a.m.

Noel: Pass the "egg of life" this Sunday

People stand on the banks of Cherry Creek during Denver's Great Flood on May 19, 1864. (From the Library of Congress Digital Archives)

Noel: Lessons from Denver’s flood of 1864

April 28, 2016 at 8:46 a.m.

Noel: Lessons from Denver's flood of 1864

The bicycle craze of the late 1800s attracted women as well as men.

Noel: Bikes are nothing new in Colorado

April 28, 2016 at 5:54 a.m.

Noel: Bikes are nothing new in Colorado

The last minute effort to spare the Daniels & Fisher Tower downtown from demolition for a parking lot signaled Denver's transformation to a more history-conscious city. This 1965 Pat Oliphant cartoon in The Denver Post helped save what had long been the city's most cherished and visible landmark. (Denver Public Library)

Noel: Preserving the Mile High City

April 29, 2016 at 4:42 p.m.

Noel: Preserving the Mile High City

Discovery of oil in the Florence area in 1862 ignited Colorado's first oil boom.

Noel: Oil drilling in Colorado isn’t likely to go away

April 30, 2016 at 9:31 a.m.

Noel: Oil drilling in Colorado isn't likely to go away

The 1916 Denver Union Stock Yard Company Building awaits recycling, perhaps as museum, now that the National Western Stock Show is sticking it out in Denver.

Noel: Colorado’s ultimate “recycler”? The National Western Stock Show

April 30, 2016 at 10:38 a.m.

Noel: Colorado's ultimate "recycler"? The National Western Stock Show

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Noel: The Broadmoor comes home

October 13, 2011 at 1:23 p.m.

Noel: The Broadmoor comes home

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Noel: The surburban frontier

May 19, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.

Noel: The surburban frontier

Because it is not tested, many schools sideline Colorado history and its lessons, including the state's pioneering role in equal rights for women.

Noel: Teaching history

May 5, 2016 at 12:13 a.m.

Noel: Teaching history