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Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses - maybeThe immigration debate continues.

The first mass immigration to theUnited States was between 1820 and1880 when four million Irish fled thepotato famine for a new life in America.On the verge of the industrial revolu-tion of the 20th Century, America wasin need of cheap labor and lots of it.Fast forward to 2009, and in the midstof the era of cutting edge technology,America still finds itself in the need ofcheap labor, and lots of it.

Now more than ever, Americansseem split along political and raciallines regarding the issue of immi-gration. There are few topics thatare more polarizing. While President

Obama has promised his commitmentto passing comprehensive immigra-tion reform and is meeting with con-gressional leaders from both partieson a major piece of legislation, he isacutely aware that our broken immi-gration system requires solutions thatare anything but easy. While neitherthe small contingent of individualsadvocating completely open bordersnor the (delusional) anti-immigrationzealots proposing the deportation of12 million undocumented immigrantswill likely be content with the pro-posed legislation, we must enter thisdebate armed with facts and free frompropaganda. Millions of lives are in

the balance, as are issues of nationalsecurity, economic vitality and familyvalues.

Jessica Kunevicius, Esq., is a localattorney who practices immigrationlaw. In an interview with the NorthDenver News, Ms. Kunevicius dispelscommon myths about immigrationwhile explaining basic immigrationlaw.

Myth: Undocumented immi-grants simply need to get in lineto obtain legal status or a greencard.

There is no line for the vastmajority of undocumented immi-grants. Even those who have thenecessary family relationships or pro-

fessional qualifications face years ordecades waiting a visa. Most undocu-mented immigrants do not work inprofessions that qualify for a greencard. The annual number of greencards for low-skilled workers is small,insufficient for Americas enormouseconomy, which depends on both thehigh and low-skilled. Provided theexistence of a qualifying family rela-tionship or professional qualifications,the time an immigrant spends waitingfor a green card varies greatly. Legalpermanent resident status or greencards are granted to immigrantsaccording to preference categories andquotas. There are both family catego-ries, (or as they are known, the Family

Preferences e.g. Sons and daughters ofU.S. citizens, Spouses of PermanentResidents, etc.) and employment cat-egories (Employment Preferences e.g.People of extraordinary ability in thesciences; People with Bachelor degreeswhose skills are in short supply in theU.S., etc.) Most of these categorieshave a backlog, with more eligible toget green cards than there are in thequota each year. Further, there is alimit on green cards for any particularcountry. All nations face backlogs,but China, India, Mexico and thePhilippines, with their own quotas, aresubject to longer waits.

Depending both preference andcountry of origin, some family mem-

bers wait a very long time to be reunit-ed. Consider a U.S. citizen who wantsto petition for her Filipino nationalsibling. Based on the wait times forthat category, the sibling would not begreen card eligible for approximately22 years. U.S. citizens must wait 16years for a green card for a marriedson or daughter if they are comingfrom Mexico. The Mexican spouse ofa U.S. permanent resident must waitapproximately 7 years to be able toenter the United States legally.

It is extremely difficult for a fam-ily member to receive permission tovisit the U.S. while an application ispending, it is easy to see why mothers,

fathers and children who face years ofseparation may break the law, enter-ing illegally. Doing so, however, makestheir chances at eventually receivinggreen cards even more distant andunlikely.

Myth: Undocumented immi-grants enter to take advantage ofour generous public benefits.

It is a common misconception thatundocumented immigrants come tothe United States to take advantageof public benefits. To the contrary,undocumented immigrants are ineligi-ble for almost all federal public assis-tance programs and major federal-state programs welfare, food stampsand Medicare. Legal permanent resi-

dents are severely limited when itcomes to the benefits they can receive.Legal permanent residents must payinto the Social Security and Medicaresystems for about a decade beforethey are eligible to receive benefits.

Myth: Immigrants do not paytaxes.

Legal and undocumented immi-grants pay the same property andsales taxes as everyone else. Legalimmigrants as well as undocumentedimmigrants pay income taxes or havetaxes automatically withheld fromtheir paychecks even though theycan't claim a tax refund. According

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I missed my iris thisyear. Every time theytried to bloom they got hammeredwith hail or rain. I had to cut sev-eral peonies because they were sodrenched they were falling to theground. Lets hope our July gar-dens will be better. Annuals andsome perennials are coming intotheir own now.Such perenni-als as echina-cea, helianthus,coreopsis, kni-

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Todays plumed celosia comes inyellow, pink, orange, and fuschia.The colors are vibrant, the plantsthrive in full sun, and it has nopredators in our area.

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Just four and a half hours awayis the charming little town betweenthe mountains and the desert knownas Taos, New Mexico. Apleasant drive down I-25through Walsenburg andsouthwest through SanLuis will take you to thisvibrant community adrift in a timesomewhere between Spanish coloni-zation and our modern day.

We actually made the trip over theMemorial Day Holiday to get a lookat the annual Red River Motorcyclerally and it was easy to see why thebikers like this part of the country.Beautiful scenery and winding roadsabound and are not only good for

motorcycles, but bicycles and autoenthusiasts as well.

One of the landmark places tostay in Taos is the famous KachinaInn, distinguished by its strikingSouthwestern dcor accents and anextensive collection of artwork Taosis known as an artists colony afterall and the arts are around everycorner.

The inn is a functioning gallery aswell and many of the pieces on dis-play are for sale. Most are varied and

visually intriguing pieces by nation-ally known artist Charles Collins,who also has a gallery on the Plazain the center of town.

Something is always going on inthis friendly vivacious town, and thismonth it runs the gamut from the

Taos Pueblo Pow Wow Gathering ofIndian Nations (July 10-12) to theHigh Country Arts & Crafts Festival(July 25-26), with folkloric markets,blues festivals, writers conferencesand sports car rallies in between.

The Pueblo is worth visiting evenwhen the Pow Wow isnt happeningfor a look back in time and its remark-able mission church. The Pueblos

of New Mexico are understandablyproud of their traditions, which pre-date the coming of Europeans to the

Americas.In the Plaza, you will

find a delightful array ofshops, boutiques and gal-leries. If feeling a bit peck-

ish, you might want to sample theinteresting Southwestern take onsteak, fish and pasta to be foundupstairs at Ogelvies Taos Bar andGrill. Down below youll find the OpenSpace Gallery, an artists' co-op witha number of unusual and strikingpieces. You may have the pleasure oftalking with Robert MacGregor, oneof two artists who take turns staffing

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ly creative art canbe found in theshop of LeandroM. Rodriguez, amasterful workingartist with a roomfull of sculpture,fine art, jewelry,ceramics and rugs.Everything in hisshop, AcuarelasStudio Gallery, iscarefully chosen toenhance your liv-ing environment many of the pieces

are Rodriguez own work.However, the most intriguing-

ly mesmerizing shop we have everventured into can be found at theeast end of the plaza: Maison-FaurieAntiquits. Here you will find a col-lection of antiques and treasures toboggle the imagination. There areitems of exquisite beauty and qual-ity from first edition books to Tiffanylamps. Furthermore, this is one ofthe most remarkable collections ofArt Noveau sculpture, curious medi-

cal apparatus and finely crafted sci-entific instruments you will ever findcrowded into 1,000 square feet.

There are numerous activitiesreadily available nearby and at 6,952ft. the warm days and cool nights ofsummer are most inviting. We think

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Wheeler Gallery (above): This colorful and whimsically decorated hacienda is the WheelerStudio Gallery along the back way to Red River. Taos Plaza (below): Taos' Historic Plaza isone of the many places well worth visiting day or night with galleries, shops and restaurants

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Theresa SoutherlandNorth Denver Notions

Mary Ann Shaffers book isnamed after a culinary delight.Mashed potatoes, sweetened withbeet juice, were the ingredients usedin a potato peel pie,the only refreshmentserved at the GuernseyLiterary Society meet-ing. Deprived of theusual bakery ingre-dients, locals had tobe creative when theirisland was occupiedby the Germans during World WarII. Food was not the only scarcityduring the war and the islanderscourageous spirits are revealed in

the Guernsey Literary and PotatoPeel Pie Society by Ms. Shaffer andher niece, Annie Barrows.

The authors use anunusual literary device inthis fictional story filledwith facts. The characterslives are revealed througha collection of letters thatthey exchange after the war.The first letter is from Tom,a pig farmer, to Juliet, ajournalist in London. Tomwants to learn about anauthor whose book he hadread during the occupation. Julietsname was on the leaflet of the book

so Tom writes to her. Thus ensuesa series of letters between the jour-nalist and the island natives.

Juliet begins to correspondwith Eben, who loves to readShakespeare and whose grandsonhad to be relocated during thewar when all of the children hadto leave the island. Then theresAmelia, the elderly spinster whobravely hides runaways and formsthe literary society as a ruse to foilthe Germans. William, Clovis andJohn are all members of the book-club, and their letters reveal livesfull of courage and bravery as theislanders try to survive five years of

occupation.The horrors of war are cleverly

inserted into the fantastic book, butthey never overwhelm the reader.

The facts are overshad-owed by the charac-ters who are intriguingand sometimes funny.Isola, Guernseys mosteccentric native, is anherbalist who is alwaysembroiled in humor-ous escapades. At one

point in the story she decides tobehave like Miss Marple, a literarydetective, yet it is through Isolasantics that disaster is avoided.

Eventually Juliet decides to visitthe island and meet all of thepeople shes been writingto. Guernsey is only sevenmiles long and five mileswide so its not long beforeJuliet is introduced to allthe residents, includingKit. Elizabeth, Kits moth-er, was imprisoned by theGermans so the child isbeing raised by membersof the literary society, andshe and Juliet eventuallybecome friends. Its the

fate of Kit and her mother that formthe touching end of the novel.

This story is thought-provokingand beautifully crafted. It is sure toplease anyone interested in historyand the lives people forged in warand peace. By the end of the book,the reader will have learned a lotabout strength and survival, andmeet people wed all be proud toknow. The author states that, thelove of art transcends barriers andanyone reading Guernsey Literaryand Potato Peel Pie Society willfind their lives enriched just likethe characters in the novel wereaffected by what they read duringthe war.***

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It is a focus on whole bodyhealth and happiness, with a par-ticular emphasis on "unblockingwhat is in the way." Husband andwife Gail and Melanie Smithsonare two parts of a one-of-a-kindpairing, an acupuncturist who hasembarked on a lifetime journey ofexploring alternative means of heal-ing, and a psychotherapist with abody-oriented approach, and oneof the few practicing the Sedonamethod in Colorado.

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the clinic's goal is to "restore thebody's innate health and happinessstate." That includes acupunctureand bioenergetic modalities, andrecapturing the body's ability toheal, both the physical and theemotional side.

For the skeptical, used to thenarrow focus of western medicinedriven by differential diagnosis tofocus on single cause and singlesymptom, it can be a stretch. Butwith the near epidemic of auto-immune disorders and allergies,reactions to the environment insidethe body and without, broaderapproaches have met wider accep-

tance, and more importantly, solidresults. When the prescription islifelong dependence upon a drug,even over-the-counter ones, orsurgery, alternatives ought to beexplored.

Gail came to one of his princi-pal approaches, something calledneuromodulation technique (NMT),through "personal experience withovercoming back pain and otherissues." It relies on the intent of thepractitioner, and muscle testing,and with Gail, sometimes accompa-nied by acupuncture. "I came intoit as a skeptic it seems like weirdmedicine," because of what we areacculturated to--- working with anenergetic state. It may seem crazy,but we don't care because it works."In a nutshell, NMT views the bodyas an information system, where avariety of hormonal, nervous, andmuscular systems trade informa-tion and continually readjust in aninternal balance we know as goodhealth.

Gail continues, "All this inputfrom culture, trauma and stresses,distort the informational state ofthe mind-body; NMT uses the bodyto look for what is going on; somepart of your system knows how to

fix what is wrong. NMT accessesthat system and uses the informa-tion.

NMT treats many forms of ill-ness that are provoked by faults inthe functioning of the autonomicnervous system. This list includesall allergies, chronic degenerativediseases such as arthritis; multiplesclerosis and other demylenatingdiseases; Crohn's disease, IBS, andgastric reflux disease; infectiousdisease processes; colds; flu; allautoimmune diseases; acute andchronic musculoskeletal conditions;addictions, emotional, psychologi-cal and sensory/motor neurologi-

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Smithson isn't just about chron-ic illness. Melanie says, "When wearen't moving emotions, they areheld in the body-- as children do."Her approach to pyschotherapyhinges upon "connecting to yourbody-- a friendly relationship withour bod. When we have tummy

ache is the right question whatdid I eat, or is it what did I feel orexperience?"

Melanie is a graduate of theSedona method, and has beenaccepted into the certified coach-ing program. "I use it because itis the easiest, most effective wayof working through any issue, inthe moment or in the past," saysMelanie. "Sedona, the amount offreedom that it offers, moment tomoment, the ease of use, you cando it yourself..." all are keys. It isthe tool, "how we let go of habituallifelong patterns, i.e. worrying..."and get back on track. Melanieteaches workshops in stress man-agement, relationships, health andthe body (pain management), andattaining goals.

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Congratulations to the 3,000students who graduated fromDenver Public Schools this year!Unfortunately, however, another3,000 failed to graduate. For thefirst time, Denvers gradua-tion rates fell below 50% this

year, to 49.5%. This meansthat half of the students whostarted as freshmen four

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Whether the cup is half-empty or half-full, we shouldnot be content with these circum-stances in our community.

Graduation rates vary somewhatamong different schools in the city.

The highest rates this year wereat the Denver School of the Artsand Denver Center for InternationalStudies (DCIS), where the graduationrate was nearly 100%. Graduationrates at North and West High Schoolswere close to the district average of50%.

I recently spoke with a researchanalyst at Denver Public Schools tocheck the accuracy of the 50% grad-uation rate. I was hoping that therewas some kind of statistical misun-derstanding. Perhaps the 50% didntcount transfers or some other factor.No, they said, it was a real number,at least for high school diplomas.

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Last night on my way homefrom the D Note I turned on KGNU,and the late night DJ was playingall Michael Jackson. A lot of oldstuff, some of which Id never heardbefore. It was a revelation. Withall the media hypeand weirdness of MJI had forgotten howgreat a song writ-er he was. The DJseemed to be havinga kind of religiousexperience. He said between songs,I cant explain the opening Imhaving right now. All I can say isthat Michael Jackson is my friend.After another song the DJ said,You are listening to the sound ofearth. Michael Jackson was onearth. When I got home I sat inthe car for an hour just listeningto the brilliance of the music. Afterawhile the DJ said, Someone issupposed to be here right now totake over, but theyre not and so Imgoing to just keep playing MichaelJackson. Then he proceeded torepeat a song he had just played,Keep The Faith. I love indepen-dent radio for that reason. The DJcan follow his own inspiration. Andin this case the DJ really did seemto be inspired.

As I was listening I remembereda lecture I had attended in SanFrancisco ten years ago. It was sup-posed to be a lecture on R&B, butthe woman giving the lecture spentthe whole time trying to explain herobsession with Michael Jackson.She couldnt articulate at all whyshe loved him so much. It wasjust an hour long ramble declar-ing her love and it seemed as crazyas Michael Jackson, maybe evencrazier. But now I wonder. The actof writing music is a kind of chan-nelling of the music of the spheres.MJ was good. It shouldnt be sostrange that his music would meanso much to somebody, maybe evensave their life.

Then I remembered a strangeexperience I had had with MJsmusic. I remember I was goingthrough a particularly lonely timein my life, that feeling you some-times get of being invisible, even toyourself. I was asleep and heard avoice telling me to listen. Hard toexplain, but suddenly it seemedvery important to listen. So I wokeup, the radio was playing, andI heard Michael Jackson singing,You are not alone. I laughed. Ithought wow, someone is insidetelling me to listen to the fact thatIm not as alone as it appears I amand they are using Michael Jackson

as the medium! This somebodymust have a pretty good sense ofhumor to use a treacly pop songto get this message across. I hatedthat kind of hallmark pop stuff atthe time, so it felt like the joke was

on me. It was almostas if I were my owncompany, using myown twisted sense ofhumor to get across tomyself that the wholeuniverse was there for

me. The whole experience had aprofound effect. I never felt as aloneagain.

Yesterday I started the book "ThePillars Of The Earth" by Ken Follet.Apparently it is Oprah's favoritebook and for that reason and a fewothers I decided to read it. In theopening scene a man is standingon the gallows about to hang. Butjust before he does he looks out athis pregnant lover in the crowd andbegins to sing, "A lark, caught ina hunter's net/ Sang sweeter thenthan ever,/ As if the falling melody/Might wing and net dissever./ Atdusk the hunter took his prey,/The lark his freedom never./ Allbirds and men are sure to die/ Butsongs may live forever." As soonas I read those lines I thought ofMichael Jackson, hunted by thepress, the public, and by his ownhubris. And yet his songs will liveforever.

At the heart of MJ there wassomething much greater than MJ.It is a conundrum. Because hecould channel the music so well hebecame a pop idol, to the world, butmostly to himself. Remember thatit was MJ that crowned himselfKing of Pop. Likewise he boughtthe Beatle's music catalogue andmarried Elvis's daughter. As soonas that stuff began to happen heseemed to lose his abilities. Hebecame disconnected from hishumanity. He believed the hype. Hegot in his own way. And thereforehe is a kind of tragic figure, like theman in Follet's book who is aboutto hang. But the songs remain,and in the songs there is a kind ofsalvation.

One of the songs the DJ playedlast night was Thriller. That songnever seemed scary to me before,more like a satire of a thrillerthan anything else. But this time Ireally did get a chill when VincentPrice said, "And whosoever shall befound/ Without the soul for gettingdown/ Must stand and face thehounds of hell/ And rot inside acorpse's shell."***

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School build confidence, skillsfor motorcyclist

Two-time AMA Champion JasonPridmore is bringing his Skills andTechniques for Advanced RidingSchool to the new High PlainsRaceway in Byers on July 13th and

14th.We teach our schools at the best

teaching tracks in the country, andwe cant wait to ride at the newHigh Plains Raceway, Jason said.Our Colorado students are awe-some, and they deserve a greatfacility to hone their skills.

Pridmore continues to race, com-peting for a Slovakia-based team inthe World Endurance Championshipin 2009. He also make his return toAmerican Motorcyclist Association(AMA) racing this season with theMichael Jordan Motorsports team;this time giving two-up rides onrace days to media and invited

guests as part of Jordans 2009Racer Experience.

As laid back as Danny Walker orKeith Code are intense, Pridmoreexudes a calm and mellowness thatserves to relax his students. Giventhe anxiety that confronts so manystudents, who are venturing ontothe racetrack for the first time, oftenin company of faster riders or fasterbikes, Pridmores attitude servesboth teaching and comfort. As aresult, despite being surroundedby instructors with impressive rac-ing resums, the school has less gofast razor edge intensity than someenvironments. And that can only

aid learning.Pridmore himself is portrait infortitude. When meeting him morethan a decade ago, his lower legwas in an external fixator, a devicewhose Frankenstein appearancebelies its power in healing brokenlimbs. In the years that have passed,Pridmore has won national andworld championships while battlingbad luck and injuries that includinga potentially life-threatening rup-tured spleen. And Pridmore, wholooks far more like the aspiring golfpro he is, rather than the hard manor devil-may-care redneck imagesthat have marked American road-

racing caricatures, is a remarkablefigure. Not necessarily loaded withnatural talent, Pridmore is a crafts-man who has worked on his art,practicing, refining, and testing,until he is fluid and effortless onthe track. His trademark is mak-ing the most difficult elements ofdirecting a motorcycle at the edgeof performance and traction acces-sible and repeatable. Though he israrely the fastest man on the track,he is most often the smoothest,most controlled. And he has madehimself so, without the aid of fac-tory rides or the kind of supportthat would could have made him achampion many more times over.

Pridmores teaching seems devoidof gimmickry or artifact, genuineand direct. His classroom is sup-plemented by James Lickwar, whois more analytical and shows tracesof an engineers desire for precision.Lickwar is a good counterpoint forPridmore-- as if Pridmore primesthe students with comfort and con-fidence, then Lickwar delivers the

difficult message going fast ona bike requires effort of mind andbody, with attention to processesand action that take practice andpatience and persistence to makemastery of.

Pridmores teaching of lessadvanced students seeks threeareas of focus-- lines, downshift-ing technique, and body position--always under the dominion ofRPM management. For Pridmore,keeping the bikes engine spinningnearer redline-- much nearer red-line that most riders typically do onthe street-- is key, making throttlecontrol easier. Pridmore also urgeson what can be described as amiddle line in corner entry-- amilder technique than the conven-tionally taught late apex approach.Pridmore argues that this createsa bigger margin of error for rid-

ers on the street and the track. Ascorollary, this makes his schoolssafer and less threatening as well--without no passing on the inside,faster riders must go around onthe outside. With students takinga middle line, there lies room onthe outside to pass slower riders,and without the unpleasantries forthe slower of having someone stuffthem in the corner. Wider entries,using more (if not all) of the avail-able track, make passing more diffi-cult. Bigger bikes, frequently slowerthrough corners, hold up fasterriders, many on smaller bikes. AtPridmores school, if students keep

to the Pridmore line, frustrationand fear both diminish.Pridmore and his instructors

demonstrate this line for studentsout on the track, and Pridmorereinforces the lesson by takingstudents on awe-inspiring two-uprides. The combination is decisive,and taking the Pridmore line allowsriders to walk-up to more aggres-sive lines progressively. Its valueon slow corners is impressive, giv-ing riders a margin that may wellset them up for other corners wheremore time can be made.

Pridmore de-emphasizes theclassic, and now dogmatic battles,

over bodysteering versus counter-steering, the now nearly religiouswar over how to steer a motor-cyle. Pridmore instead uses a fair-ly conservative body positioningtechniques that allows weightingof motorcylce in corners, with aprime goal of steering the bike withthe lower body, while not eschew-ing counter-steering. Along withthat goes a progressive approach tosteering, a counter-point to a quickflick approach that can be daunt-ing to those heading up a learningcurve.

For riders new, old and some-where in between, the STAR schoolis both a great introduction to thetrack and higher level skill, and aninvitation for more the more expe-rienced or skilled to re-examinehabits and build new skills.

More information on JasonPridmore and the STAR school canbe found at www.starmotorcycle.com (562) 802-7061.***

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Myth: Becoming a citizen is aneasy process.

This misconception is similar to thefalsehood that undocumented immi-grants need to simply get in line and

legal residency will soon follow. Mostimmigrants are ineligible to apply forcitizenship until they have been in theUnited States as a legal permanentresident for five years, have passedbackground checks, have demonstrat-ed that they have paid taxes, are ofgood moral character, demonstrateU.S. history and civics knowledge,and reach a level of English profi-ciency.Applying for citizenship is anexpensive process in 2007, the feeincreased by 69% from $400 to $675,making it much harder for low-incomeimmigrants to realize their dream.

NDN: How can an immigrationattorney help navigate the immi-

gration minefield?A: U.S. immigration laws canbe compared to the byzantine taxcode. Far from straightforward, U.S.immigration law has been one of themost politically divisive areas of thelaw, and resultingly grown incrediblydense and confusing. Three majoragencies administer the immigrationsystem and dozens of other agenciesplay a role. Moving to a new countrycan be both daunting and exhilarat-ing, but the consequences of failing toplan properly can lead to nightmarescenarios and unnecessary delays.A good immigration lawyer can helpeveryone from corporate clients to

individuals navigate the immigrationminefield. An attorney well-versed inimmigration law can provide an hon-est, thorough assessment of a caseand explain the options available to aclient based on not only the currentlaw, but changes that are in the judi-cial and legislative pipeline.

When our economy is shifting andfewer Americans seek lowing payingjobs picking tomatoes, cleaning hotelrooms, or landscaping, parties on bothsides agree that immigrants fill a void.We cannot have it both ways. We havecheap tomatoes in the grocery storebecause undocumented workers arepaid less, work in awful conditions,with little to no recourse. If Americanswant stricter immigration, we must bewilling to pay more for the goods andservices. If undocumented workersare not permitted to enter the U.S.,farmers will have to pay Americanworkers more wages and benefits,passing costs onto consumers. Withthe growing number of Hispanic vot-ers in America, it will interesting tosee how both parties react to eventuallegislation.

Jessica Kunevicius is a attorney livingDenver, Colorado. Ms. Kunevicius practiceis devoted to providing quality, cost effec-tive representation in all areas of immigra-tion law, from family-based visas to depor-tation defense- you can reach Jessica at:303-459-2806 or [email protected] Gould is an attorney living in NorthDenver with his wife, Therese, and theirterrier, George. Marks practice focuseson insurance claims, automobile collisionclaims, personal injury, bad-faith insur-ance claims, commercial insurance claims,and he also provides pro bono legal assis-tance to those who are unable to afford anattorney-- you can reach Mark at: 303-832-2393 or [email protected].***

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North Denver CommunityHappenings

The North Denver News is happy to provide news on current communityevents and organizations to the north Denver community. If you qualify as acommunity school, club, church or other non-profit organization in the area,please contact the paper about our free community listings. Information forthese listings can be sent in to the News through the following: Mail: P.O.Box 12487, Denver 80212, fax 303.458.7541 or e-mail: [email protected]

GalleriesPirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, 3659 Navajo Street, 303.458.6058Hours: Friday 7 10 pm, Saturday - Sunday from noon to 5 pm.More information, call 303-458-6058. www.pirateart.org

Rase Gallery, 1735 W. 39th Ave, 303-455-6821Grassroots art - open Fridays and Saturdays

Zip 37 Gallery, 3644 Navajo Street, 303.477.4525July 10 - 26: Louis Recchia

EDGE Gallery, 3658 Navajo Street, 303.477.7173www.edgegallery.org and www.37thandNavajo.com

Kirk Norlin Studio + Gallery, 4430 Tennyson St ., 303-477-1847 or 877-499-5511 (toll-free), www.kirknorlin.com, Hours: Tues-Fri noon-7 pm , Sat10 am-5 pm

PROVIDE-N-CE Art Gallery & International Gift Shop4325 W 41st Ave (303) 477-0309 www.provide-n-ce.orgBridging Hope non-profit improving the lives of women and children inVietnam is now sharing the space with PROVIDE-N-CEHours: Wed-Sat: 10 am 6pm, Sun & Mon: Closed Tuesday: By appoint-ment

PlatteForum1610 Little Raven Street, Suite 135, Denver, CO 80202303.893.0791 www.platteforum.org

The Other Side Arts 1644 Platte Street 303-859-7792

NEXT Art Gallery 3659 Navajo Street, 720-934-7884 Gallery Hours:Wednesday & Thursday 11a 2p . Friday 6 10p . Saturday & Sunday 12

LibrariesSmiley Branch Library 4501 W. 46th Ave. at Utica St, 303.477.3622; Tues,Wed Noon - 8 pm; Thurs 10 am - 6 pm; Sat 9 am - 5 pm; Closed: Mon, Fri,Sun

NW Denver Toy Library - The Toy Library offers a collection of over 400toys, games and puzzles for children (infant through age 8) to borrow, enjoyand return. The Toy Library is open Tuesday - 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday - 10to 12 noon, and Saturdays - 10 to 12 noon. Smiley Branch Library, 4501 W.46th Ave., 303-477-3622

Woodbury Branch Library 3265 Federal Blvd at W. 33rd Ave., 720.865.0930.Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am - 6 pm; Tues, Thurs Noon - 8 pm; Sat 9 am - 5pm; Sun closed

Other Great StuffBug Theater - All shows are at 11 am on Saturdays and tickets are $5.Located at 3654 Navajo, For reservations and more information, call theBugLine at 303-477-9984. www.bugtheatre.org

Emerging Filmmakers Project at the BugThird Thursday of every month @ 8:00 P.M. $53654 Navajo 303-477-9984 www.bugtheatre.orgFounded in May of 2002, The Emerging Filmmakers Project offers subsi-dized workshops and a monthly Screening Night featuring films and talkbackby regional filmmakers.

1st Friday Art Walk and Stroll -- 1st Friday of every month from 6 10pm check out some of Denver's most unique galleries, shops and restaurantsalong Tennyson between 38th and 44th. Families welcome.

Berkeley Regis United NeighborsFor more information www.berkeleyregisneighbors.org/ [email protected]

The Optimist Club of Northwest Denver meets the last Saturday of themonth except for June and July, in Trevista at Horace Mann's cafeteria, 4130Navajo. Besides working closely with the students and staff at Trevista bygiving of their time, talents and resources, the Northwest Denver Optimistsalso sponsor activities for students North Denver. Those activities includePunt, Pass and Kick competition, Tri-Star Basketball competition, oratoricalcontests and chess tournaments. For more information, please contact Bob

Bramble at 303-260-4311. Membership is open to all who wish to "bring outthe best in kids."

Recession Proof Your Income with Amy Berglund, RE/MAX Professionalsand An Nguyen, Platinum Financial, LLCJuly 23rd ~ 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Ans Lemongrass Grille, 2643 W. 32nd AveFree appetizers, face painting for the kids, raffle prizes and more!Presentation from 5:45 - 6:00call 720-560-6674 for more information

Wine Tasting Fundraiser - Friday, July 10th between 5:30 and 9:00 pmHouse District 4 Democrats are hosting a Wine Tasting Fundraiser atBalistreris Vineyard, located at 1946 E. 66th Ave., Denver, CO 80229. Therewill be 15 different wines to sample, including up to two full glasses per per-son, all served with assorted cheeses, salamis, bread, crackers and fruit.Space is limited, please RSVP to Diane Dunn at [email protected] donation of $40 will benefit the activities of HD4 Democrats and theDemocratic Party of Denver.

Firehouse Kitchen8, 15 and 22, 2-3 pmDenver Firefighters Museum 1326 Tremont PlIntroducing the summers tastiest new childrens education series! Turn yourboring summer afternoons into a fun and delicious treat! Parent and chil-dren will learn kitchen safety while enjoying firehouse treats, which include

mummy pizza, fruit smoothies and tatar boats; Reservations required, $5 sup-ply charge per child and class, or $15 for a 4-week session; Call museum forreservations at 303-829-1436

Front Range Buddhist Community Presents Introduction to BuddhistPhilosophy & MeditationSunday Evenings, 4:30p to 6:30pm at Mile High Music Together Studio,4100 Tennyson St. (Highlands Area) New Students & Drop-ins WelcomeAnytimeVisit our website for information on advanced classes, retreats and visitinglamas: www.summitdharmacenter.org For info, call Dave or Tracy at(303) 665-2393

Women of Wisdom Circle (WOW) is the first and third Monday of everymonth at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm beginning July 204345 West 41st Ave, right across the street from Tennyson Hardware.

As the Divine Feminine we all have the innate wisdom within to bring heal-ing to this planet. WOW Circle is a safe and sacred space to explore ourindividual healing as well as the collective. Our time together will includeprayer, meditation, ritual/ceremony, celebration, play, sharing and exploring.Together we can support one another to become the change we wish to seein the world. Well see you there! Contact: Susan Portincaso at [email protected]

MERRITT MADNESS CONTINUESMerritt Methodist Church's community outreach program will featureGospel Night, Friday, July 31, and on August 13, Author's Night with NickArvin, Margaret Coel, Bruce Ducker, and Rhonda Spellman. 7 pm at 23rd andIrving, Free Admission.

NEXT HUNI BOARD/MEMBER MEETING New location!!Asbury Events Center ANNEX, 2215 West 30th Ave. (The Big Church on the

corner.) held the third Tuesday of the month

Psychedelic Experience: Rock Posters from the San Francisco Bay Area,1965-71 through July 19, Open Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m.; closed MondaysDenver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy; The exhibit showcases morethan 300 visually stunning posters as well as album covers, undergroundnewspapers and comics that evoke the youth culture of the 1960s and 70satime of radical American social change. In the Psychedelic Side Trip, a hands-on area of the exhibition, visitors can design and print their own poster, trytheir hand at creating a light show or record a memory from the 1960s toshare.

Yoga en Espanol 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Open to all levels. Also offering:Hatha, Iyengar, Prenatal, Restorative and Sunday Meditation. For informa-tion, check our website at kriyayogacenter.com or call Michael at 303-271-

1057.

Program for Intercultural Communication and Language SkillsInformal, welcoming atmosphere to practice your Spanish and learn moreabout Hispanic culture. $10/mo - Class meets every Mon. and Thurs. 7-9pmat Our Merciful Savior Episcopal Church (2224 W. 32nd Avenue 80211). Formore info: Matt Skeen 303-621-4560 or [email protected] para la comunicacin intercultural y competencias lingusti-casAmbiente informal y acogedor para practicar su ingles y aprender mas sobrela cultura norteamericana. $10 / mes - la clase se reune cada Mon. y Jue.7-9pm en Our Merciful Savior Episcopal Church (2224 W. 32nd Avenue80211). Para ms informacin: Matt Skeen 303-621-4560 o [email protected]


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Lets start this review with adisclaimer: We are not going todiscuss food at all. We are goingto discuss a unique experience thatincludes food ahighbrow dinner

theater of sorts.And it all beginswith a trip toDenvers Museumof ContemporaryArt.

Please allow meto familiarize you with LoDo's new-est cultural gem. The MCA hasexisted in LoDo for several years.A glass and stone monolith on thecorner of 15th and Delgany, MCAis a non-collecting facility that fea-tures an ongoing series of changingexhibits, art videos/film, and otherforms of contemporary art that havenot found a niche in other local artoutlets. Until recently they have

had marginal success in attractinga small core audience, but therehas apparently been somethingmissing to bring the entire packagetogether.

Enter The Lab.The Lab at Belmar was an inter-

esting space in Lakewood thatoffered unique adult programmingand creative outlets for artists ofvarious mediums. They were knownfor their outrageous events andability to look outside of the boxwhen orchestrating their activities.The Lab promoted a world wherelife WAS art. It was not merely forthe eyes and ears. Art includes all

of our senses, including smell andtaste. Who else would have theaudacity to devote an entire eveningof programming to the history, cul-ture, and tastes of BACON!?

Enter 2008/2009 and the econ-omy.

Both facilities, MCA and The Labalike, found themselves strugglingto build and maintain the audienc-es they needed to remain self suf-ficient. Alone, they were in a finan-cial struggle that is very typical formany businesses as the publicsability for discretionary spendingshrank. And so they did what anysmart business duo would do. Theymerged resources.

The Lab closed (a sad day forLakewood) and its creative staff washired to manage the MCA. This hasresulted in a more vital facility thatis able to build on the strengths ofits partners. You will still find cut-ting-edge exhibits and installations,but also really fun and enlighteningevents.

Enter Mixed Taste: Tag TeamLectures on Unrelated Topics.Every Friday night MCA features anentertaining and enlightening lec-ture series on two completely unre-lated topics. After an hour of this,the audience is put to the challengeof finding an inevitable connection.

For example: What do you getwhen you mix aquatic plants withshow tunes? Kirk Johnson, fromthe Denver Museum of Nature andScience, was the first speaker on thenight we attended. He discussedthe adaptability of aquatic plants inthe Amazon, and showed evidencethat these very same plants oncethrived right here in Colorado sev-eral million years ago. Mayor JohnHickenlooper was very provocativein his thesis of show tunes as oneof the first means used by society toaddress racism and discrimination.

During the highly amusing ques-tion and answer portion of the

evening one audiencemember, embracing thechallenge to find theconnection betweem these two top-

ics, asked Doplants discrimi-

nate? Afterthe laughterdied down, theanswer was anemphatic yes!Many varieties oftrees and plants,

even though they grow together,will never, ever touch. They willalways retain a small gap of space,even if its just an inch, separat-ing themselves from other species.Fascinating stuff isnt it!?

But I digress! This is a columnabout food, so I suppose I shoulddevote a bit of time to the din-ing experience. There are actuallytwo parts to a full Friday evening

at MCA. Mixed Taste is the firstcourse, and Mixed Grill is the sec-ond. After the lecture, which is pre-sented in a converted garage acrossthe street, those staying for dinneror dessert walk back to MCA wherea lovely outdoor reception area hasbeen installed in an exterior alley-like space that is surprisingly cozy.A simple meal is provided by ThreeTomatoes Catering.

Every week they create a newthematic menu of cocktails, din-ner and desserts. On the night ofour visit the cocktails were BloodyHearts and Salty Dogs. I dontknow what, exactly, was in my

Bloody Heart, but whatever it is,it packed QUITE a punch and I wasin a very good mood.

For dinner we were served pulledpork or BBQ tofu sandwiches, kettlechips, coleslaw and pickles. Wasit fancy? No. Was it worth the$15, which also included the killercocktail? Heck yeah! Where else intown can you get a tasty meal fabu-lous conversation and a drink for$15? Desserts cost extra, about $5.For dessert, they provided either arich chocolate brownie decoratedwith fondant lily pads, or a limecupcake sprinkled with Broadwaysglitter and stars.

The cost for the Mixed Taste Tag

Team Lectures is $20. Mixed Grillis also $20. The package togeth-er, however, is $35. Programs arescheduled through Friday, August28 and I warn you that every showwill sell out early. It is an evening ofthought-provoking ideas, intelligentconversation, interesting people,and yummy, affordable food. Sogo. Go now. Order your tickets andhave a fabulous time. I cannot rec-ommend this enough.***

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July 17 Fractals & Vance Kirkland withNicholas Ormes & Hugh GrantJuly 24 Greek Olives & Salvador Dali

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with Howie Movshovitz & Lt. Col. JohnPlating

August 7 Machiavell i & MolecularGastronomy with Nancy Wadsworth & IanKleinman

August 14 The Human Genome &Leadbelly with Lawrence Hunter & Jake

Adam YorkAugust 21 Sylvia P lath & Snub-Nosed

Monkeys with Michael Henry & HerbertCovert

August 28 Absinthe & Artic Ice Capswith Erich Harbowy & Gifford Miller

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