This article, the first in a series of upcoming posts covering the complex U.S. healthcare system and its relationship to the story of need, attempts to briefly highlight how the system developed and how it currently functions (and malfunctions). The basics In between birth and death, people have their health. Some do a better [...]
The Crescent Grange in Broomfield, Colo., hosted an open house this afternoon in honor of National Grange Month. The festivities featured music from the two-man band Diamonds in the Rough, brochures about Grange membership, a living history presentation and fashion show, and an art project for children. They also highlighted the Grange’s community garden and [...]
Thanks to an invitation from my friend Steve Cuss, pastor of Discovery Church in Broomfield, Colo., I got to join him and about 1,000 other faith community, civic and business leaders in downtown Denver for the 25th annual Colorado Prayer Luncheon earlier today. Here’s what stood out to me, besides the cheesecake and the fact that the [...]
I planned to attempt some investigative journalism last month, but then I realized I didn’t need to “go undercover” in order to write this commentary. During the course of my attempts to understand the needs of people on the margins in the Denver area, I’ve observed a few things about the nature of the system [...]