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Volume 9 Issue 5 May 22, 2009

Lowry News

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Algebra goes missing inDenver Middle Schools

see ALGEBRA on page 11

Eighth grade algebra— remember it?For many kids, it was the toughest classof middle school, full of terrifying popquizes and solving for two unknownsfrom a system of equations. Oooh. I

still remember Ms. Greenfield, a genu-ine Boetcher scholar, and the queen of eighth grade algebra. But eighth gradealgebra is also the pathway to college.Without it, students aren’t on track for 12th grade calculus, a required (orunstated admission requirement) classfor many top-flight schools, includ-ing MIT, Caltech, Claremont’s HarveyMudd, not to mention the engineering

school at CU-Boulder and the ColoradoSchool of Mines.

So why is it missing in action inmost of Denver Public Schools.

It’s a tale so concerning that parentsacross Denver, spurred on by an intrep-id group at Smiley Middle School, have

taken to the sine qua non of 21st centu-ry community organizing, the on-linepetition, to try to get the eighth grademath to make a comeback.

Algebra is key to not just math, butmuch of physical science and social sci-ences that demand statistical evidence.Without it, students can’t be expectedto master basic concepts in physics and

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• Pull and save Junefree events calendar

page 10•Understanding property taxassessments page 2

•2009 Challenger debuts page 7

• The Cherry Tomato page 13

• Hangar 2 at Lowry moves aheadpage 12

It was the Wednesdaynight before Thanksgiving,1986. Boulder was dead,dead, dead, most of the cam-pus had fled home for theholiday. I headed down tothe University MemorialCenter, to the 3.2 bar in the basement (oh, the days of 3.2 beer) with Grant Beck and Joel Smith of the Boulder band Feedback. We weregoing to check out a bandsomebody had seen at someparty— Big Head Todd and

the Monsters. Now, this wasn’t the BigHead Todd -- guitar hero and song-writer -- that most people know. Thiswas Todd Park Mohr, still picking up asax to rip a solo off, with mostly R&Bcovers and Stevie Ray Vaughn tunes,shyly fronting a band that Coloradowould come to love. There were maybesix people in the audience that night.

Skip ahead twenty-two years. Myfour year old son has to pee. Having just navigated horrible Chicago traffic,I pilot the rental car to the parking lotof a social club, where a spirited shuffle board game is going on, where he canviolate laws prohibiting public urina-tion. We’re just a few blocks from the

suburban Chicago home of Big Head

Todd and his family, and we’re headed

for a sleep-over, but he can’t wait. Post-pee, we pull into a driveway, and findthe erstwhile rock star engaged in fix-ing a child’s bike and tending a grill.

It’s been a long trip for Todd— sell-ing out Red Rocks, dates on the DavidLetterman Show, platinum record sales,settling into legend status as the big-gest name to come out of Coloradoin nineties. Yet, he’s the same playerwho played the basement of the UMC, became Boulder’s favorite band, and isstill at it, reveling in a new role as par-ent of two boys, while touring, writingmusic and having authored a thought-ful podcast.

It’s amazing to watch Todd playing

by the Cherry Creek News

The pick of Denver festivals, markets

Our absolute favorite summer cul-tural event is back, June 19-21— Denver’sGreek Festival.

Art, music, color and, oh yeah, food.It’s great for kids and adults, too. Everyyear we make the trek. It’s always hot,and the people watching is simply superb.The air conditioned breaks to check outtraditional and more modern Greek artforms tops off a great day.

You can enjoy traditional Greek danc-ing by the Hellenic Dance Academy of

Denver and music by Etho Ellas. Alwaysplenty of homemade food and pastriesfrom throughout Greece will satisfy anyappetite. This year, the cultural center,

book store & gift shop will include orig-inal watercolors by Pantelis Zografos.Beautiful gold and silver jewelry, authen-tic Greek merchandise and breathtakingphotography will be featured as well.Located at 4610 East Alameda Ave, thecorner of Alameda and Dahlia, the eventruns morning to night. Parking is avail-able in the lower lot near the East Gateas well as across the street in the old CubFoods Parking lot.

This the Greek Festival is donating aportion of the profits to The Gathering

Big HeadToddand theMonstersreturn to

Red Rocks

Place, a non-profit supporting womenand their children who are experiencinghomelessness or poverty by providing asafe daytime refuge and resources for self-sufficiency. The Gathering Place providesemergency support services and immedi-ate relief to women and children in dis-tress. Women who are able to meet theirimmediate and urgent needs can thencollect their inner resources and makepositive life changes for themselves andtheir children.

For street fairs, check out the HighlandStreet Fair in North Denver. Three stagesof music, with Colorado’s best and toppedoff this year by Rosie Flores, the rootsrock and rockabilly superstar from Austin,Texas. Perhaps America’s best woman gui-tarist (yeah, move over Bonnie Raitt),Flores keys the festival, held each year theSaturday before Father’s Day. Arts, shop-ping and more at 32nd and Lowell. A KidsZone makes the rock shows a killer familyevent too.

Kicking off the outdoor shopping sea-son is the merchants of Old South PearlSt. people-sized Farmers Market opportu-nity every Sunday, June 7-Oct. 25, 9a.m.-1

see SUMMER on page 2

see TODD on page 3

Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Todd Park Mohr return to Red Rocks June 6



Cherry Creek News & Central Denver DispatChMay 22, 2009

On May 1, all owners of Denver’s215,000 taxable properties received a let-ter from the Denver Assessment Divisionstating the newly assessed value of theirproperties.

Home may be assessed for more thanyou anticipate. Why? Because timing iseverything. Unfortunately, new assess-ments were calculated when the realestate market was stronger than it istoday. Your 2009 assessment is based onsales that occurred during the 18-monthperiod between January 1, 2007 and June30, 2008. Unfortunately, the valuationsthat determine tax bills cannot alwayskeep up with rapidly changing mar-kets. The timing for assessments thislast round happened to be when valu-ations were higher and the foreclosureimpact was just beginning. I certainlyunderstand your frustration. When there-evaluations begin again this year (odd-numbered year) property owners will seethe difference in home values in the 2011cycle of Notice of Evaluations. However,it could be worse. According to an earlyApril article in the Denver Post, Denver’saverage home values are only down by5.1 percent compared to decreases of 35percent in Phoenix and 32.4 percent inSan Francisco. Each year, the city collectsmore than $750 million in property taxes.These funds are used to support localgovernment, the City School District,

special district projects and many othervoter-directed purposes.

The Assessor’s Office gave an infor-mative presentation to the Denver CityCouncil Finance Committee on April 15.I would encourage you to watch thepresentation online if you have questionsabout property taxes. Click here for a link to the video, then click on April 15 video.

If you disagree with the City’s valu-ation of your property, you can file anappeal in person, by regular mail or viathe internet.

Appeal in writing. Your objectionmust be postmarked no later than June1, 2009. Mail to: Assessor’s Office, Attn:Real Property Appeal, 201 W. Colfax Ave.,

Dept. 406, Denver, CO 80202. Submityour appeal document from the 18-month based period (January 1, 2007 to June 30,2008) – this could be an appraisal or mar-ket sales information. Please note that, bystate statute, current market data cannot be considered in your 2009 appeal. Makesure to retain a copy of your appeal foryour records.

You can appeal online by June 1, visitwww.denvergov.org/onlineprotest.

You can appeal in person by June 1.Call 720-913-4164 to arrange an appoint-ment. Please bring all pertinent informa-tion.

The Assessor will mail a decisionregarding your appeal on or beforeAugust 31.

How is property assessed?For residential properties, the Assessor,

under Colorado law, studies the sales of homes similar to yours that sold withina specific 18-month period. An incomeapproach is used for commercial andindustrial properties. For personal busi-ness property, values are based on theasset information declared by the owner.

How are my property taxes calcu-lated?

First, the Assessor determines yourproperty’s actual value. Then, a percent-age of that value is calculated in order toarrive at your assessed value. For resi-dential property, this percentage changes

each year. It is currently 7.96 percent.For commercial property and businesspersonal property, it is 29 percent. Yourassessed value is then multiplied by thecurrent mill levy to arrive at your prop-erty tax bill. Here is a sample calculationfor a residence: A sample residence hasan actual value of $150,000. This figureis multiplied by the residential rate of 7.96%, which results in an assessed valueof $11,940. This assessed value is thenmultiplied by the mill levy of 66.948 fora property tax bill of $799.36 (.066948 x$11,940 = $799.36).

Adapted from material provided byCouncilwoman Jeanne Robb

Property assessments lag realestate downturn

Summer events

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“When the going gets tough, the toughget smarter.” This is one of the hopes of theEconomic Prosperity Task Force, a group thathas met for the past year to develop strategiesfor helping Denver residents be more pros-

perous, whetherthe economy is indecline or expan-sion.

D e n v e rresident Cheryl

Jenkins reflectsthe potential suc-cess of changes

being recom-mended bythe Task Force.Cheryl has twokids and was onwelfare until a

financial education program of the DenverCommunity Credit Union helped her becomeself-sufficient. Now Cheryl has a job with alocal nonprofit agency and a bank account tohelp her save money and develop credit.

Financial education and access for adultsis one of five recommendations emergingthis month from the Economic ProsperityTask Force. The group was appointed a yearago and was co-chaired by me and AndréPettigrew, the city’s Economic DevelopmentDirector. More than 30 people from business,government agencies and nonprofit groupsparticipated in the process.

Implementation of the recommendationto improve financial education and accessis beginning even before the ink is dry onthe full report. Denver has been selected bythe National League of Cities as one of eightcities to participate in a program aimed at

helping people learn more about managingmoney and get connected with banks.

Improved financial literacy for kids isalso important, so the second recommenda-tion is to work with Denver Public Schoolsto help implement state legislation requiringfinancial education in schools and to helpinfuse financial education into after-schooland summer programs for kids.

The third and fourth recommendationsare to be more strategic in the delivery of public assistance services and to change eli-gibility standards to prevent the “cliff effect.”The cliff effect results in people losing pub-lic assistance when they earn slightly moremoney. A family earning $4,000 more peryear, for example, may lose $9,000 in ben-efits.

The final task force recommendation isaimed at helping people and businesses pur-sue economic and educational opportunities.Particularly in the present economic climate,we want to ensure that both residents and

business owners are aware of opportunitiesfor education, job training, and new busi-ness opportunities to improve their economicsituation.

Implementation of the EconomicProsperity goals will involve the collabora-tion of many different interests. We wel-come people who have experience or knowl-edge that will help us move forward, andare beginning the implementation processwith an open summit on June 4th. To learnmore about the summit details visit www.douglinkhart.org or contact my office at(720)865-8000.

— Dong Linkhart is a Denver CityCouncilman at-large

Improving Your Prosperity

David Sirota is an independent pun-dit at-large. He is one of a few nationalpolitical voices that lives in Denver.

A veteran of both campaign and leg-islative politics, Sirota has eschewed thenation’s capital for a home in the West,

first in Montana, and now in Denver.We sat down with Sirota, a syndi-

cated writer whose columns run in theDenver Post and is a regular guest hoston 760 AM talk radio. His books have

been national best sellers.“I worked on campaigns right out of

college, and then worked on the (Capitol)Hill.” He then worked at the Center forAmerican Progress, where he won a

book deal. “I’ve been a full-time writerfor about five yearsnow. Part of my jobthat I don’t like, isin order to be awriter these days,you have to be

not just a writer. Itkind of takes away from writing. “Sirotais a frequent guest on cable news pro-grams. And he has long been a fixture ontalk radio, nationally, and in the Denvermarket, a role he seems to relish. “I don’tpitch myself. But it’s definitely harder(getting on TV) living in Denver.”

Sirota is identified with a pragmaticprogressive agenda, one that has foundfull flower after the policy bankruptcy of the latter Bush era.

Why Denver? “I wanted to stay in theWest, my brother lives across the streetfrom me and my wife goes to school atDU. The lifestyle is good. Denver is avery easy place to live.”

Sirota is an independent voice, nottied to party or an institution. “If you

turn on theTV, or thenewspaper,it’s not con-servative orliberal, it’s

Democrato rRepublican.Most of the mediap o r t r a y sthings as red versus blue. Polls tell usthat people are looking for alternativevoices. I don’t feel like what I’m get-ting is honest. What I can’t deal with iswater carrying. Saying that somebody

is doing something rightor wrong solely on the

basis of whether they areon your partisan team.That’s really hurtingour political discourse,

because the truth is bur-ied under Republicans and Democratsfighting this adolescent game.”

“I think conservatives got a lot donein the last thirty years. The conservativemovement was making the Republicanparty synonymous with the movement,so you really have an ideologically con-servative party. They showed that youcan pass a lot of things if you do that. TheDemocrats’ problem is that they try to beall things to all people.”

Obama has come in for criticism fromSirota on the economy. “The truth needsto be out there, to educate people aboutwhat been going on in the economy.That’s the way I work, my mission.”

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Summer shopping swoons with S.Pearl’s annual Sidewalk Sale, June 5-7.A Pet Fair will put the pawed first atthe June 14 market, and a Green Fairwill focus on environmentally soundsstuff and services June 28. A new HealthFair promotes the local health care com-

munity on July 19, families will love aKids Fest on Aug. 16. South Pearl’s yearlyHalloween celebration will trick and treatSunday, Oct. 25.

South Pearl is labeled a “growersonly” market, supporting the farmers of Colorado. That means the markets fea-tures what is currently coming fresh outof Colorado fields. Other markets will

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with kids, including mine. As the adultsdrink wine, Todd is Kung-Fu Panda’ingwith my son. My kids have no ideawho Todd is. Just as they don’t actuallyunderstand when Cousin Billy is on the

radio (my wife is Billy Corgan’s cousin),and think it’s a typical experience, theydon’t quite relate to Todd as anythingother than a father, even though they’veseen him on-stage at Red Rocks.

And through my sons eyes, I getto see one of my favorite artists, thesame way I saw a young guitarist twodecades ago. It is powerful testimony tothe nature of time and perspective.

Big Head Todd and the Monsterswill hit the stage a Red Rocks on June6, in what has become a rite of summer.The band, who has toured relentlesslyfor two decades, crafted a sound that,more than any other single source, hasdefined the Colorado music scene.

The musical adventure continues forTodd. “Over the last six months we have been playing a lot with horn sections.Red Rocks will be lots of fun, with afive piece horn section. I’ve always beena fan of R&B and big horn sections.”Todd says concert-goers should expecta three hour show. “It’s been excitingfor me to perform, and because we haveso much material we can do a differentshow every night.” For Red Rocks, thatincludes musical surprises, new mate-rial and unexpected songs.”

Todd is working on new songs for anupcoming release. “We just got off theroad, finished our winter tour in May.I’ve been chilling at home with the kids,

playing a lot of video games, eating icecream and chocolate chip cookies.” Fanscan expect a new album early next year.

Todd’s songwriting has forged a per-sonal bond with many fans. His musicseems to encapsulate different timesand places in a way more transientmusic doesn’t. Over time creating that bond has changed.

Songwriting has “become a lot moredifficult for me. When you’re young,there’s a lot to explore. With time, it becomes more difficult, because I don’twant to write the same song twice.”And for Todd, the muse is nocturnal.“The majority of songs I dream. Achorus or a verse...” is where it starts.“I’m not so much a lucid dreamer, butif its good, its memorable. I’ve had to

become patient with myself in terms of song writing. I work every day-- that’smy songwriting style-- slow and all thetime. When something occurs in mymind, I just have to be sure I record itproperly.”

Recording technology has explodedsince Todd first made a record, but thattechnology is something he eschews.“I’ve come full circle with that stuff.The best technology is a piece of paperand a pencil. Technology... can be a bigdistraction. If something is good, youshould remember it, it should be unfor-gettable.” Todd says he has written acouple of hundred songs. He acknowl-edges that he can feel hemmed in bythe past.

“I read the paper every day. A bigfunction of music is to pay attention tothe present. That’s what makes SouthPark so great, right? They can make funof something that happened last week.”

“Sometimes I write storytellingsongs, but not necessarily all of the time.What I’m interested in is the musicalquality of the nature of language, rhymeschemes and meter, not only meaningand content.”

It’s not all music for Todd, who isconstantly reading and thinking. Hehas spent sometime on progressive talk radio, commenting on politics, and BigHead Todd and the Monsters had a tuneadopted as Hillary Clinton’s campaigntheme last year. Talking with him, youfind a sense that his musical success hasgiven the luxury of pursuing a life of the mind.

“I’m really psyched about explor-

ing philosophy,” says Todd, who for atime was producing a serious, academ-ic-minded, philosophy podcast, but hestresses that line of inquiry lies in aseparate channel from music. “I don’tthink its has a lot to do with music atall. I don’t think they are congruous.”

But his music has created an endur-ing connection with his Colorado fans.“A well-composed piece of art, a lot of people can relate to it, and relate at dif-ferent times. I’ve tried to be thoughtfuland hopefully that comes through musi-cally,” concluded Todd. Big Head Toddand the Monsters return to Colorado onthe stage at Red Rocks, June 6.

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chemistry, and anecdotally, without theearly exposure to algebraic logic andreasoning, they lag behind their peersin intellectual development.

All of which may help explain DPS’distressingly poor record in collegesuccess, as a recent study.

Roxana Witter is spearheading thefight, but has thus far failed to getan audience with DPS SuperintendentTom Boasberg on the issue.

She writes, “Over the last year, I havetalked to friends and family members,co-workers and acquaintances acrossthe country. All are shocked at the fightthat DPS has put up against reinstatingAlgebra in our school (Smiley). Andeveryone asks why DPS would fightthis. I cannot answer them.”

“In the book Radical Equations, byRobert Moses, the arguement is madethat not having access to Algebra 1in middle school is equal to not hav-ing the right to vote. As you all know,

without Algebra 1 in middle school,children are behind their peers andunable to complete college prep mathin high school. This leads to the ulti-mate consequence of fewer opportuni-ties at the college level, and finally, lesseconomic access and success.”

“The fact that it is primarily minori-ties that lack access to middle schoolAlgebra makes this a Civil Rights issueof the 21st Century. The lost opportuni-ties suffered by those without access tomiddle school Algebra (again mostlyminorities) include inability to competefor scholarships, inability to competefor entrance to colleges, and inabilityto enter many areas of study, includingalmost all of math, science, business,and social sciences. That means thatthese kids do not have the opportunityto become engineers, scientists, doctors, bankers, corporate executives, etc.

“In DPS, the effects of not havingAlgebra 1 in middle school is evidentin all kids. High schools are seeing kidscoming from “accelerated”, “gifted”,and “honors” programs that are notready for college prep math classes because their Algebra skills are inad-equate. Kids that have had standardDPS middle school curricula cannoteven pass Algebra 1 after 9th grade.The math teachers see it, and so do theprincipals. The college counselors seeit, and so do the college admissions

offices. The longer DPS keeps their blinders on, and ignores this math cri-sis, the more children DPS fails. Everychild that enters a DPS middle schooland is not prepared for and offeredAlgebra 1 is a child whose opportuni-ties have been slashed by DPS.”

“Smiley was successfully teachingAlgebra until this school year. Thedecision to remove Algebra was notdata- driven, because the data showsthat these kids were outperforming allof DPS in Math and they were well-prepared for college prep level math inhigh school,” writes Witter.

“Why is DPS fighting Algebra inSmiley and other middle schools?”

Denver Public Schools BoardMember Arturo JImenez is pushing the board to address the issue. “We mustensure that there is equity, and thatalgebra is being taught in all middleschools.”

The story on middle school algebra is well-documented. “Mathematicsis the language of science, and algebra is the minimum vocabulary thatscientists of every discipline use todescribe their work,” says Dr. GeorgeCastro, Associate Dean of the Collegeof Science at San Jose State University.

A 1997 federal Department of Education report made the researchclear: “Students who plan to take

advanced mathematics and sciencecourses during high school, and beginto study algebra during middle school,are at a clear advantage. A rigoroussequence of mathematics spans sev-eral years. The traditional sequenceof mathematics courses involves oneyear courses in algebra I, geometry,

and algebra II, followed by a half-yearcourse in trigonometry, a full- or half-year course in pre-calculus, and thencalculus or an Advanced Placementcourse. ... Approximately 60 percentof the students who took calculus inhigh school had taken algebra in the8th grade. The typical high schoolsequence of rigorous science courses(biology, chemistry, and physics) alsonecessitates an early background inalgebra and geometry. Students whodo not take courses covering algebra-ic concepts early in their educationalcareer risk closing the door on manyimportant opportunities, includingopportunities to take courses outside

of mathematics and science. “Witter continues: “Currently, DPSuses the Connected Math Program(CMP), and does not teach traditionalalgebra. Unfortunately, the researchdoes not support that kids completeAlgebra 1 with CMP, although CMPteaches algebra concepts. Programsoutside of Denver which use CMP alsooffer accelerated middle school pro-grams combining three years of CMPinto two, plus a full year of Algebra1. In Denver, many middle schoolsare trying to teach Algebra “underthe table” but even students that havepassed the “district Algebra test” arerecommended to repeat Algebra inhigh school because they are not ade-quately prepared.

Furthermore, Algebra offerings inDPS, even as limited as they are now,seem to fall on racial lines ...childrenof color are less likely to have algebra options. Only programs such asHill Middle School Honors Programhave been told they can teach Algebraoutright, to their honors students.Until this year, Smiley Middle SchoolHonors/IP offered traditional algebrain 8th grade with remarkable results.These students CSAP math scores aver-aged well above other schools andthe district as a whole. Despite theseresults, the district has mandated theremoval of Algebra at Smiley and soleteaching of CMP.

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Algebra, MIAcontinued from page 1

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Founding Lowry United Neighbors(LUN) Dave Siefkas is moving on.

Jay Clapper will step in as President.

Having been on the LUN Board, Jaynotes the difficulty of getting Lowry resi-dents involved on a regular basis. One of Jay’s main goals will be increasing mem- bership in LUN. (It’s easy. Simply go towww.lowryunitedneighborhoods.ning.com and sign up.) Jay also hopes to hold joint forums and activities with the Lowryhomeowners’ association (LCMA). He believes that LUN can work closely withthe homeowners’ association while pre-serving LUN’s unique voice on mattersthat impact Lowry neighborhoods suchas zoning and land use issues. You cancontact Jay at 303 910-5947.

Siefkas had been a major force in rais-ing accountability issues for Lowry rede-

velopment projects and safeguarding theoriginal vision of Lowry.

Last month, the Denver Landmark Commission and the Lowry Planningand Disposition Committee unanimous-ly approved the redevelopment conceptfor Hangar 2. Presented by Hangar 2Partners, consisting of Larimer Associatesand Hartman Ely, the concept restoresthe hangar, incorporating the creationof a self-storage facility in the interiorand adaptation of the small blonde brick buildings attached on either side to retail

and office spaces. The proposal also pro-vides storage and parking for the WingsOver the Rockies Air & Space Museum(WINGS) and creates four small-scalerestaurant buildings along the southand west edges of the property, whichwill aptly be named the Lowry DiningDistrict.

“We are excited to work with WINGSto bring new vitality and synergy to boththe museum and the Town Center area,”said Jim Hartman, development partnerand manager of Hartman Ely.

The Dining District will include cus-tom-designed buildings and surround-ing streetscape to provide premium res-taurant spaces with spectacular outdoor

seating areas. In contrast to typical retailcenters, the plan for these 10 spaces is tocreate purposefully built food and bever-age establishments that house a varietyof restaurants, from Bohemian coffeeshops and upscale neighborhood bars tohigher-end restaurants.

“The redevelopment of the Hangarand creation of the Dining District is a

great achievement for the Lowry com-munity, and the Partners look forwardto creating such a vital area for the

neighborhood,” said Joe Vostrejs, Lowryresident and chief operating officer of Larimer Associates.

The Hangar 2 Partners aim to createa vibrant retail and restaurant districtfor the Lowry neighborhood. The areawould serve as a center of gravity forLowry neighbors to gather and act as its“Main Street,” much like Denver’s SouthPearl or South Gaylord.

Through 2009, Hangar 2 Partnerswill work with the Lowry communityto refine the design and complete theapproval process for the project. As partof that refinement, the Partners and theLowry Community Master Associationwill host this community meeting at

6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 at TheEisenhower Chapel in Lowry to discussthe development and answer any ques-tions. It is anticipated that constructionwill begin mid-2010.— from Lowry

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advertiser in the Cherry Creek News.But no longer.And apparently, the ads were a

casualty of tough reporting on Lowryredevelopment issues.

We have striven in the past coupleof years to show the full picture of thecity processes on approving controver-sial redevelopment projects at Lowry.

We have made document requeststhat have made parties uncomfortable.

We have given neighborhood advo-cates like Christine O’Connor andDave Siefkas a place to share theirviews widely.

And not surprisingly, we paid aprice for the truth.

The LRA placed no ads with us thisyear. And sources say that it may wellhave been retaliation for aggressivereporting on sweetheart real estatedealings...

It won’t deter us, of course, from bringing our readers the toughestreporting we can muster on issueseffecting the quality of life in Denver’spathbreaking Lowry redevelopment. LOL!

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