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NFL Ends Lawsuits, Agrees to Concussion Settlement

The league will pay $765 million to more than 4,500 players to cover medical exams, concussion-related compensation, and medical research. Nearly 300 former Denver Broncos filed lawsuits against the NFL.

Sports: Banner Debate Devolves

Two sports personalities’ debate over NFL banners hanging in Denver turns into an argument about the Aurora theater shootings. Seriously.

The Dean’s List

The best public high schools along the Front Range. Plus: an in-depth look at how the so-called Colorado Paradox has shortchanged our kids—and how we might finally be able to fix it.

Pioneers 2.0

They told us to go west, so we did. And we still are. In droves. Welcome to a different kind of Gold Rush, in which Colorado’s most precious commodity is new residents. This population boom is changing our state: We’re no longer so darn white, so young, so isolated. We’re the poster child for a new West. Take a look.

Resurrection

Robert “Rider” Dewey spent 17 long years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit. During that time, he endured constant legal setbacks and personal tragedies. This is how he made it to the other side.

Veg Fund

Revision International helps turn Denver’s urban garden crops into cash.

High Lonesome

Fall is the prime time to explore Colorado’s Rocky Mountain ghost towns.

Schoolhouse Rock

Music may be the key to helping kids graduate in one Denver neighborhood.

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