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Editor and publisher of the Aurora Sentinel. Old enough to know better but don’t care.
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'Frank Ragan was an assistant city manager and deputy city manager for Aurora from 1995 until 2008'

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#AuroraCO #COpolitics #NoPaywall
Aurora's ex-deputy city manager and wife stabbed to death in Texas home - Sentinel Colorado
"Frank Ragan was an assistant city manager and deputy city manager for Aurora from 1995 until 2008."
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January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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'Aurora and Colorado should stand firmly behind this hospital. So should anyone who understands that medicine must be guided by scientific evidence, not ideology’

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#LGTBQ #GenderAffirmingCare
EDITORIAL: Trump's targeting Children's Hospital Colorado is about intimidation not healthcare - Sentinel Colorado
'Aurora and Colorado should stand firmly behind this hospital. So should anyone who understands that medicine must be guided by scientific evidence, not ideology'
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January 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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'Frank Ragan was an assistant city manager and deputy city manager for Aurora from 1995 until 2008'

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#AuroraCO #Nopaywall
Aurora's ex-deputy city manager and wife stabbed to death in Texas home - Sentinel Colorado
"Frank Ragan was an assistant city manager and deputy city manager for Aurora from 1995 until 2008."
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January 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Shooting in central Aurora home leaves man with life-threatening injuries

'The shooter was also located and detained and is currently being held for questioning by Major Crimes Unit detectives'

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#AuroraCO #GunViolence
Shooting in central Aurora home leaves man with life-threatening injuries - Sentinel Colorado
"The shooter was also located and detained and is currently being held for questioning by Major Crimes Unit detectives."
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January 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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‘It doesn’t matter if we impose the death penalty for shoplifting if the likelihood of being convicted and punished is perceived as being quite low’

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#AuroraCO #NoPaywall #Shoplifting
Aurora’s costly 4-year, get-tough plan to reduce shoplifting — didn’t, records show - Sentinel Colorado
'It doesn't matter if we impose the death penalty for shoplifting if the likelihood of being convicted and punished is perceived as being quite low'
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December 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell, ex-Senator and Native American advocate, dies at 92

'He was a master jeweler with a reputation far beyond the boundaries of Colorado'

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#BenNighthorseCampbell #NoPaywall #COpolitics
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, ex-Senator and Native American advocate, dies at 92 - Sentinel Colorado
"He was a master jeweler with a reputation far beyond the boundaries of Colorado."
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December 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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‘The crux of all this is the Republican delusion that if you punish people mercilessly for committing any crime, people will no longer commit any crimes’

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#AuroraCO #Shoplifting #COleg #Copolitics #ScienceMatters
PERRY: It's clear that Aurora's lock-em-up crime policy is nothing but pokey hokie - Sentinel Colorado
'The crux of all this is the Republican delusion that if you punish people mercilessly for committing any crime, people will no longer commit any crimes'
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December 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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FACT CHECK: Trump says he's ended eight wars. It's not true

Several conflicts that Trump claims to have resolved are far from over

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#Factcheck #Trump #GazaWar
FACT CHECK: Trump says he's ended eight wars. It's not true - Sentinel Colorado
Several conflicts that Trump claims to have resolved are far from over.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Damage caused by the fires was estimated to cost about $20,000

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#AuroraCO #NoPaywall
Man charged with 16 counts of arson in recent northwest Aurora fire spree - Sentinel Colorado
Damage caused by the fires was estimated to cost about $20,000
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December 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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'Witnesses reported the Jeep attempted multiple unsafe passing maneuvers by entering the southbound lanes'

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#AuroraCO #COtraffic
Fatal head-on collision in Aurora leaves one dead, three seriously injured - Sentinel Colorado
"Witnesses reported the Jeep attempted multiple unsafe passing maneuvers by entering the southbound lanes."
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December 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Timing is everything. Well, not everything. As journalists, we believe that accuracy is everything. Well, not everything. But delivering accurate, timely news is what drives the Sentinel. The timing for your support couldn’t be better because your donation is DOUBLED.

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December 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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ICYMI:

‘These state legislators are reminding the nation that fear is not policy, and authoritarianism is not leadership’

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#RuleOfLaw #AuroraCO #MassDeportation
EDITORIAL: Colorado, other states have a duty to keep Trump from ruling outside the law - Sentinel Colorado
'These state legislators are reminding the nation that fear is not policy, and authoritarianism is not leadership'
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December 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Broncos will host first playoff game since January 2016.

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#BroncosCountry #NFL #Playoffs
Broncos win first AFC West title in a decade, ending Chiefs' reign, and eye No. 1 seed - Sentinel Colorado
Broncos will host first playoff game since January 2016.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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SENTINEL MUSE: Holiday fun across the metro area — Part Two

Sentinel Muse is your guide to fun and cool events in and near Aurora

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#AuroraCO #WeekendVibes
SENTINEL MUSE: Holiday fun across the metro area — Part Two - Sentinel Colorado
Sentinel Muse is your guide to fun and cool events in and near Aurora
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December 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Police say boy, 17, fatally shot himself in Aurora driveway early Sunday

The boy was not identified because of his age

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#AuroraCO
Police say boy, 17, fatally shot himself in Aurora driveway early Sunday - Sentinel Colorado
The boy was not identified because of his age
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December 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Kennedy Center president said he would seek $1 million in damages from the musician “for this political stunt.”

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#KennedyCenter #ChuckRedd
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building - Sentinel Colorado
Kennedy Center president said he would seek $1 million in damages from the musician “for this political stunt.”
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December 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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'These measures are not radical. They are conservative in the truest sense in that they conserve the Constitution, due process and the principle that the government must always answer to the people'

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#Immigration #Trump2025 #RuleOfLaw
EDITORIAL: Colorado, other states have a duty to keep Trump from ruling outside the law - Sentinel Colorado
'These state legislators are reminding the nation that fear is not policy, and authoritarianism is not leadership'
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December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Aurora's Fresh Start Week cancels 73 warrants, resolves old court cases

'This is the first time we’ve done something on this scale'

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#AuroraCO #NoPaywall
Aurora's Fresh Start Week cancels 73 warrants, resolves old court cases - Sentinel Colorado
"This is the first time we've done something on this scale."
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December 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Woman calls police after shooting boyfriend in northwest Aurora

'The man was rushed to a nearby hospital with what police said was a non-life-threatening gunshot injury'

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#AuroraCO #GunViolence #NoPaywall
Woman calls police after shooting boyfriend in northwest Aurora - Sentinel Colorado
"The man was rushed to a nearby hospital with what police said was a non-life-threatening gunshot injury."
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December 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Roiling political controversies often linked to national polemics held the public spotlight all year

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#AuroraCO #2025 #NoPaywall
2025 continually brought both national and local controversy to Aurora - Sentinel Colorado
Roiling political controversies often linked to national polemics held the public spotlight all year
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December 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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‘These state legislators are reminding the nation that fear is not policy, and authoritarianism is not leadership’

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#MassDeportation #Trump2025 #RuleOfLaw
EDITORIAL: Colorado, other states have a duty to keep Trump from ruling outside the law - Sentinel Colorado
'These state legislators are reminding the nation that fear is not policy, and authoritarianism is not leadership'
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December 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Bo Nix throws go-ahead touchdown pass to R.J. Harvey.

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#Broncos #broncosvschiefs #NoPaywall
Nix's late TD pass and stand by Broncos defense finishes off 20-13 win over Chiefs - Sentinel Colorado
Bo Nix throws go-ahead touchdown pass to R.J. Harvey.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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‘What’s being debated is whether it should be allowable in Colorado in 2025 for one person to be punished with a sentence more than 30 times longer than another person for the same offense’

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#AuroraCO #COpolitics #COleg
Colorado Supreme Court rules against Aurora's 'tough-on-crime' penalties - Sentinel Colorado
'What’s being debated is whether it should be allowable in Colorado in 2025 for one person to be punished with a sentence more than 30 times longer than another person for the same offense'
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December 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump's pardon, release her from prison

Peters claims nine-year sentence violated her First Amendment rights.

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#TinaPeters #TheBigLie #NoPaywall
Tina Peters asks Colorado appeals court to recognize Trump's pardon, release her from prison - Sentinel Colorado
Peters claims nine-year sentence violated her First Amendment rights.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Trump promises to keep 'bad Santa' out of U.S. during Christmas Eve kid calls

'We want to make sure that he’s not infiltrated, that we’re not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa'

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#Trump #Christmas2025
Trump promises to keep 'bad Santa' out of U.S. during Christmas Eve kid calls - Sentinel Colorado
"We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa."
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December 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM