Education
Earth Day Coloring Page!
Welcome to The North Star’s Coloring Page! With so many families at home, we wanted to include an activity in this month’s issue. In celebration of Earth Day, we hope your young (or young at […]
Year: 2020
Public Safety
Welcome From Our Newest Columnist
Hello members of the Northwest Denver Community from your Denver Police District 1 Police Station. Thank you for reading The Denver North Star paper and enjoying all the great features and articles. I am excited […]
Community
Street Seen: Sign of the Times
As we navigate the uncharted and terrifying territory of the coronavirus, the signs of our times stand out as a stark reminder of our responsibility toward one another. Messages ring out with warnings from the […]
Arts and Culture
Regis Prof Winograd Explores Nature in New Book of Essays
“In Florissant, there was this ancient volcano that erupted all the time, and that’s why there’s all those fossils there.” Regis University professor and poet Kathryn Winograd is talking about Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, […]
Politics
State Legislature Takes Unprecedented Break, Refocuses
The Colorado State Legislature usually has 120 days to meet starting in January, but like many other things this year, that calendar took a different turn when the legislature recessed last month due to concerns […]
Health
COVID-19: How to Keep Your Family and Community Healthy
By Dr. Maria Gentile The COVID-19 pandemic is like nothing else we have seen in our lifetimes. We have all been impacted by this, and it is easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless. Still, there […]
Health
7 Things You Can Do Right Now
I hope you are well. Writing this, I am struck knowing that many will not be well by the time the paper arrives. I feel it in my chest. Hot and tight. Sound familiar? It’s […]
Shaping Our Future by Remembering Our Past
Looking for Miracles in the Hood
Denver in 1895 experienced nothing as drastic as the current coronavirus epidemic. Denver citizens were still feeling the effects of the Silver Panic of 1893 and perhaps North Denver citizens argued over what color their […]
Checking Out Book Reviews
Checking Out: The Authenticity Project
We’re currently going through a time that is different than anything most of us have experienced before due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the stay-at-home order issued to Colorado residents. While much has previously been […]
The Gray Zone
It’s a Matter of Perspective: How COVID-19 Impacts Us
I reached a 90-year-old family member by phone on his first day under a stay-at-home order. I was taken aback when he broke into a story about his mother going through nursing school in New […]