Rosa Barassa of Denver wears ashes on her forehead as a visible sign of penance during Mass on Ash Wednesday at St. Cajetan Catholic Church in Denver on March 6, 2019.
There are a few moments that stand out in my mind from this year. I remember the look of devotion and light on the face of Rosa Barassa after receiving the ashes during Mass on Ash Wednesday. Seeing Five-year-old twins Mozely and Hazel Martin tromping along South Boulder Creek could have been the beginning of any fairy tale. As twelve-year-old Kenidey Effling leaned on her cow Skittles waiting for a spot to open in the cattle washing area at the National Western Stock Show, everything about her body language read true exhaustion.
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Home schooled twins Mozely and Hazel Martin 5, pick a trail during Little Fox Forest School while they explore South Boulder Creek on March 11, 2019, in Boulder.
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Kenidey 12, waits with Skittles for a spot to open so her mother Kristi Effling, with CK Cattle in Highmore, S.D., can give the animal a good wash in the cattle washing area at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 15, 2019.
I saw Jared Polis given the Oath of Office as Governor of Denver by Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats during his Inauguration. Not long after that, I was back at the statehouse as Jane Dougherty who lost her sister, Mary Sherlach, in the Sandy Hook massacre embraced Senator Brittany Pettersen after Governor Polis signed the Extreme Risk Protection Orders legislation.
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State Sen. Brittany Pettersen, left, comforts Jane Dougherty, who lost her sister, Mary Sherlach, in the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, after speaking at the podium before Gov. Jared Polis signed the Extreme Risk Protection Orders legislation at the Capitol in Denver on April 11, 2019. The “red-flag” law allows law enforcement officers to seize the guns of individuals perceived as a threat to themselves or others.
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Jared Polis takes the oath of office from Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats to become the state’s 43rd governor at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Jan. 8, 2019.
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Former Gov. John Hickenlooper has a kiss for Roslyn, the daughter of head brewer and assistant general manager Brian Vaughan, during a visit to the Court Avenue Brewing Co., in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 27, 2019.
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Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet talks with Aaron Lehman, left, and his neighbors during a look around his snow-covered acres on the Lehman Farm discussing the needs of the Iowa farmers in Polk City, Iowa on February 23, 2019.
Jerry Burton, an advocate for “Right to Survive,” has been on the street off and on for 5 years. He is seen near his campsite in Denver on March 19, 2019.
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Shy Temple, 24, dry shaves with a carpet knife blade at a campsite he shares with a few other people on March 18, 2019, in Denver. He has been on the street for about six years, surviving in and around downtown Denver.
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Jerry Burton, advocate for “Right to Survive” talks with Denver Police during their second stop at the campsite in Denver on March 19, 2019.
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Emanuel James, 51, comforts his partner Crystal Black, 35, in the tent they share in Denver on March 20, 2019. Black is four months pregnant and suffering from pneumonia and chronic pain living while living with James on the streets.
I also continue to follow one of my favorite sports- football! Covering the Broncos this season can be brutal at times, but there are always moments that amaze. Young players Lindsay, Sutton, Chubb and Simmons pull off plays that are game-changers, revitalizing the team with their efforts. Seeing veterans like Derek Wolfe, Von Miller and Chris Harris playing their roles with strength and determination under their new coaching staff has made each game full of surprises.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) gets away from Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe (95) in the end zone the fourth quarter as the Denver Broncos lose 15-13 to the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on Oct. 27, 2019. Denver lost 15-13.
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Dario Diaz of Denver not happy in the second half of the Broncos-Chiefs game in Denver on Oct. 17, 2019. Denver lost 30-6.
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton (14) makes a touchdown catch over Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward (21) in the first quarter to make the score 6-0 as the Denver Broncos take one the Cleveland Browns at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on Nov. 3, 2019. Denver went on to beat Cleveland 24-19.
